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Knotted Chair

A white chair without armrests made of links resembling hand-knotted macramé, supported by four thin, outward-set legs.

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  • A white chair without armrests made of links resembling hand-knotted macramé, supported by four thin, outward-set legs.

Date:

1996

Artist:

Marcel Wanders (Dutch, born 1963)
Manufactured by Cappellini S.p.A. (Italian, founded 1946)

About this artwork

Marcel Wanders is well known for his innovative designs that redefine archetypes of form and function through the use of new processes and materials. Knotted Chair, designed for the Dutch group Droog Design, in collaboration with the faculty of aviation at Delft Technical University, was the first project by Wanders to attract international interest. Constructed to resemble hand-knotted macramé, the chair is actually made from aramid fibers twisted around a carbon core and filled with epoxy resin, resulting in an incredibly strong and durable object.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Marcel Wanders

Title

Knotted Chair

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1996

Medium

Macramé of carbon fibers and epoxy-coated aramid fibers

Dimensions

72 × 56 × 65 cm (28 3/8 × 22 1/16 × 25 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Architecture & Design Society

Reference Number

2007.60

Extended information about this artwork

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