226/2003-2

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

'Series 7' chair with a yellow bent plywood seat and a tubular chromed steel frame, designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen Ltd in Denmark in 1991. This chair is one of a set of six purchased by the museum from the estate of the late Christopher Zelley-Beattie and there is a Documenting Homes collection associated with this object, 26/2009.

Title

Series 7
3107

Object name

chair
stacking chair

Object number

226/2003-2

Production person

Arne Jacobsen (designer)

Production organisation

Fritz Hansen Ltd (manufacturer)

Production date

1991 (manufactured)
1955 (designed)

Production place

Allerod (manufactured)
Copenhagen (manufactured)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

plywood
steel
rubber

Technique

moulded
veneered
laminated
bent

Physical description

This chair has legs of bent tubular mirrored chromed steel, terminating in rubber-capped feet. Fixed to these legs is a piece of plywood painted yellow, bent to form the seat and backrest. The plywood is formed of nine layers of moulded veneer and two layers of cotton textile between the veneered layers which is then laminated. There is a paper label stuck to the underside of the seat.

Dimensions

Height: 77cm
Width: 51cm
Depth: 49cm

Website keywords

Decoration and furnishings
furniture
seating
dining furniture