Designer
Archizoom AssociatiItalian, active 1966–1974
ManufacturerFor
Design CentreItalian, active possibly 1967–1979
ManufacturerManufactured by
PoltronovaItalian, established 1957
CultureItalian
Titles
- “Mies” Armchair and Footrest
DateDesigned 1969
MediumChromed metal, rubber, horse hair and bulbs
DimensionsOverall (.A): 31 1/2 × 29 1/8 × 51 9/16 in. (80 × 74 × 131 cm)
Overall (.B): 11 3/4 × 41 × 8 in. (29.8 × 104.1 × 20.3 cm)
Overall (.B): 11 3/4 × 41 × 8 in. (29.8 × 104.1 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, gift of Dennis Freedman
Object number2018.497.A,.B
Not on view
Explore Further
Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–November 29, 2020; Yale School of Architecture Gallery, New Haven, February 21–July 8, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
N/A
N/A
Footrest: label "modernariato"
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.
Archizoom Associati
Designed 1969
Chromed metal, rubber, horse hair and bulbs
2018.497.A
Archizoom Associati
Designed 1969
Chromed metal, rubber, horse hair and bulbs
2018.497.B
Studio A.R.D.I.T.I.
designed 1971, made c. 1971–73
Lacquered wood, chromed steel, steel wire, Perspex, magnets and bulbs
2019.322
Martine Bedin
designed 1978, made c. 1981–88
Fiberglass, enamel, steel, rubber, and 40-watt incandescent bulbs
2020.71
Le Corbusier
Designed 1928–29, made c.1933–37
Chromed steel, iron, leather, canvas, and rubber
92.190.A,.B,.C
Lapo Binazzi
Designed 1969, made c.1972–1973
Ceramic, silk, metal, and bulbs
2019.204.A,.B
Bernhard Schobinger
1983–1984
Antique crystal beads, television bulbs, German Coca-Cola bottle, silver, and steel wire
2002.4062