Sir Norman Foster
Nomos Table, Model T0816

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Designer Sir Norman Foster(British, born 1935)British, born 1935

ManufacturerManufactured by Tecno(Italian, established 1953)Italian, established 1953

CultureBritish

Titles

Nomos Table, Model T0816

DateDesigned 1986, manufactured 2000

Fabricated inItaly

MediumDie cast aluminum, steel, and glass

DimensionsOverall: 28 3/4 × 63 × 31 1/2in. (73 × 160 × 80cm)

Credit LineThe American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection, museum purchase funded by the American Institute of Architects, Houston

Object number2001.75.A,.B

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 206

Exposé

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Forms + Surfaces, Inc., Carpinteria, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Exhibition History"What's New: Recent Accessions in Modern and Contemporary Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 24–May 27, 2002.

"Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection at the MFAH," The Museum of Fine Arts, Alice Pratt Brown Garden Gallery, August 8, 2010–January 30, 2011.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked "Tecno" at the each end of the central tube and just below center of the spine.
Marked "350-TT.16" just below center of the spine.

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