Maker Chair (Mesh) Prototype
Designer
Joris Laarman(Dutch, born 1979)Dutch, born 1979
ProducerProduced by
Joris Laarman Lab(Dutch, established 2004)Dutch, established 2004
CultureDutch
Titles
- Maker Chair (Mesh) Prototype
Date2014
MediumMagnesium alloy
Dimensions31 1/2 × 21 × 23 in. (80 × 53.3 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2014.819
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
For “Mesh” and “Diamond”: Joris Laarman Lab (designer’s studio), Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Friedman Benda Gallery, New York, April 2014.
“Polygon” is being made to order and will ship from Joris Laarman Lab when ready.
Exhibition history for “Mesh” and “Diamond”: “Joris Laarman Lab: Bits and Crafts,” Friedman Benda Gallery, New York, May 1-June 14, 2014.
Exhibition History"Joris Laarman Lab: Bits & Crafts," Friedman Benda Gallery, New York, May 1–June 14, 2014.
"Laarman Lab: Design in the Digital Age," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, June 24–September 16, 2018.
"Prototype/Production," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2016–April 30, 2017.
Published References Joris Laarman Lab: Bits and Crafts. New York: Friedman Benda Gallery, 2014. Joris Laarman: Stranger Than Fiction. Burgos, Spain: Centro de Arte Caja de Burgos, 2008. Solomon, Benjamin. “Exhibition Review: Joris Laarman Lab at Friedman Benda,” Architectural Record online, May 8, 2014. Picchi, Francesca and Louise Schouwenberg. “Digital Deco: the signs of a new digital creativity in the new sculpture chairs by Joris Laarman,” Domus 900 (February 2007): 20-23. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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