Designer:

Niels Diffrient, American, 1928–2013  Search this

Medium:

Aluminum, steel, fiberglass, nylon foam, textile

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 121.9 × 66 × 68.6 cm (48 × 26 × 27 in.)

Type:

models and prototypes

Decorative Arts

prototype

Object Name:

prototype

Manufactured in:

USA

Date:

1995–1998

Description:

Task chair prototype consisting of a large, curved headrest above a roughly rectangular contoured back and seat covered in gray fabric and set into an aluminum and steel frame composed of exposed, moveable elements and mechanisms; two short gray arms; base consists of a telescoping vertical post on five radiating black feet with casters. Moveable headrest and arms; swivel seat, adjustable height base.

Credit Line:

Gift of Helena Hernmarck

Accession Number:

2023-9-2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46c6052a1-e2dc-4760-9e44-0f4e23c140f7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2023-9-2