Office of:

Donald Deskey Associates, New York, New York, USA  Search this

Draftsman:

Earl E. Hoyt Jr., American, born 1936  Search this

Client:

Union Carbide Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA, founded 1917  Search this

Medium:

Black marger, graphite, red crayon on newsprint

Dimensions:

30 x 46.2 cm (11 13/16 x 18 3/16 in.)

Type:

furniture

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

New York, NY, USA

Date:

1960–1965

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Design for blow-molded plastic, snap-together chair for Union Carbide. At center, perspective shows planar chair with three identical panels comprised sides and back; these have groove at half-height into which the seat slides. At right, perspective diagram shows assembly process; above, detail of snap-together components. Below right, incomplete sketch of similar detail.

Credit Line:

Gift of Donald Deskey

Accession Number:

1988-101-1531

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a09acd46-855b-4869-9f55-bdf8abc46f93

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1531