"Malitte" Seating System
Designer
Roberto Matta(Chilean, 1911–2002)Chilean, 1911–2002
ManufacturerManufactured by
Knoll International(American, established 1938)American, established 1938
CultureChilean
Titles
- "Malitte" Seating System
Datedesigned 1966, manufactured 1972
MediumPolyurethane foam and stretch wool
DimensionsOverall: 62 × 62 × 25 in. (157.5 × 157.5 × 63.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Toni and Jeffery Beauchamp
Object number2016.7
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Published References Eidelberg, Martin, ed. "Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was." New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991. Hanks, David A. and Anny Hoy. "Design For Living: Furniture and Lighting 1950-2000, The Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection." Paris: Flammarion, 2000. Lutz, Brian. "Knoll: A Modernist Universe," New York: Rizzoli, 2010. "Eurodomus," Domus 463 (June 1968): n.p. Sayag, Alain and Claude Schweisguth, eds. "Matta." Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1985. Arcangeli, Francesco and Franco Solmi. "Sebastian Matta." Bologna: Museo Civico, 1963.
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