Designer
Archizoom Associati (Italian, active 1966–1974)Italian, active 1966–1974
ManufacturerFor
Design Centre (Italian, active possibly 1967–1979)Italian, active possibly 1967–1979
ManufacturerManufactured by
Poltronova (Italian, established 1957)Italian, established 1957
CultureItalian
Titles
- “Mies” Armchair
DateDesigned 1969
MediumChromed metal, rubber, and horse hair
Dimensions31 1/2 × 29 1/8 × 51 9/16 in. (80 × 74 × 131 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, gift of Dennis Freedman
Object number2018.497.A
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Footrest: label "modernariato"
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Archizoom Associati
Designed 1969
Chromed metal, rubber, horse hair and bulbs
2018.497.A,.B
Le Corbusier
Designed 1928–29, made c.1933–37
Chromed steel, iron, leather, canvas, and rubber
92.190.A,.B,.C
Jean Tinguely
1962
Sheet steel base, steel rods, fur pelts, horse hair, and electric motor
65.18
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
designed 1929, manufactured 1930
Chromed steel and leather
97.354
Don Albinson
Sofa designed 1954, manufactured 1960–1969; upholstery designed 1955, manufactured 1960–1969
Chromed steel, wire, urethane foam, and wool and nylon upholstery
99.242
