Designer
Philippe Starck (French, born 1949)French, born 1949
ManufacturerManufactured by
Vitra AG, Basel (Swiss, established 1950)Swiss, established 1950
CultureFrench
Titles
- W. W. Stool
DateDesigned 1990, manufactured 1996
PlaceWeil Am Rhien, Germany
MediumAluminum and paint
Dimensions38 1/16 × 22 in. (96.7 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by B. N. Woodson in honor of Grace, Olivia, and Cate at "One Great Night in November, 1996"
Object number96.1711
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 3 February - 5 May, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The stool is signed in black, on verso of front leg top: "STARCK."
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