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"Numero Uno" Armchair

Creator Name

Massimo Iosa Ghini;
Moroso Spa

Cultural Context

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Date

ca. 1989

About the Work

Brooklyn Museum Object Description
Armchair, mirror-polished and chrome-plated tubular steel, fabric, ash wood, springs, plastic, felt and Velcro. Front legs and arms formed from a continuous tube that extends upward and outward from two flat circular disk feet, each with felt pads on underside, and then curves back where it is soldered / welded (?) to rear leg. The rear legs, with plastic glides, arc forward and then back. A metal post extends from each of the rear stiles and attaches to the rear back support which is upholstered with a foam pad that follows the contours of the wood. Narrow metal tubes form the rear stretcher, front stretcher and two side stretchers. The upholstered seat cushion floats within the frame at an angle ...

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Title

"Numero Uno" Armchair

Creator

Massimo Iosa Ghini, Italian, Italian, born 1959, Designer;
Moroso Spa, Maker

Worktype

Furniture

Cultural Context

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Material

Chromed plated steel, textile, ash, metal springs, plastic, felt, Velcro

Dimensions

30 5/16 x 26 3/16 x 31 7/8in. (77 x 66.5 x 81cm)

Technique

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Language

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Date

ca. 1989

Provenance

Gift of Palazzetti Inc., Jan 18, 1990

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Rights

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Creative Commons-BY

Inscription

no marks; no signature; no inscriptions

Location

Udine, Italy

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