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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 marker, graphite, red color pencil on newsprint
Dimensions:
31.5 x 46.1 cm (12 3/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Type:
furniture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
New York, NY, USA
Date:
1960–1965
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design for plastic, snap-together lounge chair for Union Carbide. At center left, rear perspective shows armless, lounge-style chair supported by frame consisting of slender rods and fortified by stretchers with buttresses. Parabolic seat comprised of horizontal elements. At lower right, diagram possibly for another design (1988-101-1534) describing how “poly” element inserts into frame; upper right detail of seat surface possibly for the same. Stapled to additional designs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Deskey
Accession Number:
1988-101-1533
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/kq4069895b2-cb79-4eca-b032-58b891dcbe00
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1988-101-1533