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Chair no.2

Chair
1992 (Designed), 2001 (Manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Top Mouton (Manufacturer)
Severen, Maarten Van (Designer)
Place of origin
Belgium (Made)

Chair made of unpainted aluminium, with a seat and back formed from a single sheet of beech plywood supported on four metal legs.

Object details

Category
Furniture
Object type
Chair
TitleChair no.2 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Aluminium and beech plywood
Aluminium
Beech
Brief description
Chair no.2; designed by Maarten Van Severen (Belgian, born 1956), 1992; manufactured by Top Mouton, Belgium, 2001; aluminium and beech plywood.
Physical description
Chair made of unpainted aluminium, with a seat and back formed from a single sheet of beech plywood supported on four metal legs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 88.1cm
  • Depth: 43.2cm
Dimensions taken from Artsy website. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/maarten-van-severen-cn-degrees-ii-or-chair-n-degrees-2-wood-and-aluminium-side-chair-by-maarten-van-severen-atelier-ca-1992
Gallery label
(2006)
103-6

CHAIR No.2
Designed by Maarten Van Severen (Belgian, born 1949). 1992
Made by Top Mouton, Belgium, 2001
Aluminium and beech plywood

Like other designer-makers in the 1990s Van Severen produced his own editions of furniture. At the end of the 1990s, however, he licensed his designs to the Belgian manufacturer Top Mouton who manufacture his furniture under his name and guidance. About 150 of these chairs are made each year.

Given by Maarten Van Sevren Meubelen TM, Belgium
W.671-2001
Credit line
Given by Maarten Van Severen Meubelen by TM - Belgium
Object history
In 2001 the manufacturer claimed to make 150 examples of this chair each year.
Bibliographic reference
'The Furniture Machine: furniture since 1990', Gareth Williams, V&A Publications, 2006, illustrated p.43.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.671-2001

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Record createdAugust 31, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O62436/chair-no2-chair-severen-maarten-van/
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