Designer
Shiro KuramataJapanese, 1934–1991
ManufacturerManufactured by
VitraSwiss, established 1950
CultureJapanese
Titles
- "How High the Moon" Chair
DateDesigned 1986
MediumNickel-plated steel mesh
DimensionsOverall: 28 1/2 × 37 1/2 × 32 in. (72.4 × 95.3 × 81.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2011.448
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on a sticker on the base: "AUFTRAG/CLIENT/CUSTOMER / Objekt: 94354 16.92 / 001 / 40500100 / MONTAGE-L: 1 / HOW HIGH THE / vitra" (with super- and sub-scripts scattered throughout)
Printed on a sticker on the base: "DIESES PRODUKT IST WIE EIN KUNSTOBJEKY / ZU BEHANDEN. FUR DIE GEWERBLICHE / NUTZUNG IST ES GEEINET. / CE PRODUIT ETRE TRAITE COMME UN / OBJET D/ART. IL N'EST PAS APPROPRIE A / L'UTILISATION COURANTE. / THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE TREA- / TED AS A WORK OF ART. IT IS NOT / INTENDED FOR CONTRACT USE. vitra"
Printed on a sticker on the base: "DIESES PRODUKT IST WIE EIN KUNSTOBJEKY / ZU BEHANDEN. FUR DIE GEWERBLICHE / NUTZUNG IST ES GEEINET. / CE PRODUIT ETRE TRAITE COMME UN / OBJET D/ART. IL N'EST PAS APPROPRIE A / L'UTILISATION COURANTE. / THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE TREA- / TED AS A WORK OF ART. IT IS NOT / INTENDED FOR CONTRACT USE. vitra"
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