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” Footrest
DateDesigned 1969
MediumChromed metal, horse hair, and bulbs
Dimensions11 3/4 × 41 × 8 in. (29.8 × 104.1 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, gift of Dennis Freedman
Object number2018.497.B
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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