Designer
Alessandro Mendini (Italian, 1931–2019)Italian, 1931–2019
Design houseFor
Studio Alchimia (Italian, active 1976–1984)Italian, active 1976–1984
CultureItalian
Titles
- "Spaziale" Chair
Date1981
MediumLacquered wood
DimensionsOverall: 33 7/16 × 21 5/8 × 22 1/16 in. (85 × 55 × 56 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, museum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2019, and Ray and Ashley Simpson
Object number2019.246
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject 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.
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