Archizoom Associati
“Mies” Armchair and Footrest

“Mies” Armchair and Footrest
“Mies” Armchair and Footrest
“Mies” Armchair and Footrest
DesignerItalian, active 1966–1974
ManufacturerItalian, active possibly 1967–1979
ManufacturerItalian, 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)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, gift of Dennis Freedman
Object number2018.497.A,.B
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ProvenanceDennis Freedman Collection, New York; given to MFAH, 2018.
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
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Footrest: label "modernariato"

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