2/1960-2-2
Collection
Furniture
Brief description
One of two 'Series 7' or 'Butterfly' stacking chair designed by Arne Jacobsen and manufactured by Fritz Hansen Ltd. in Denmark in c.1960. The chair seat and back are made from a single sheet of plywood faced with teak veneer and the chair stands on four tubular steel legs.
Title
Series 7
Object name
chair
stacking chair
stacking chair
Object number
2/1960-2-2
Production person
Arne Jacobsen (designer)
Production organisation
Fritz Hansen Ltd (manufacturer)
Production date
1955 (designed)
c.1960 (manufactured)
c.1960 (manufactured)
Production place
Denmark (designed)
Period
Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Material
plywood
steel
teak
chrome
steel
teak
chrome
Technique
veneered
moulded
bent
chromium plated
moulded
bent
chromium plated
Physical description
Stacking chair with the seat and back made from a single piece of curved plywood faced with teak veneer. It has a nipped in waist and stands on four bent tubular steel legs. The feet caps are missing from this chair.
Dimensions
Height: 75.5cm
Width: 49cm
Depth: 41cm
Width: 49cm
Depth: 41cm
Website keywords
seating