Stacking Chair
This chair utilizes the law of physics that states a hollow tube is stronger than a solid rod. New technology was developed in order to manufacture the chair with hollow legs and perimeter, making it a very strong, yet lightweight, stackable seat.
Artwork Details
- Title: Stacking Chair
- Designer: Mario Bellini (Italian, born Milan, 1935)
- Manufacturer: Heller Incorporated
- Date: designed 1998, manufactured 1999
- Medium: Fiberglass-reinforced polypropylene
- Dimensions: 33 1/4 in. × 17 1/2 in. × 19 in. (84.5 × 44.5 × 48.3 cm)
- Classification: Furniture
- Credit Line: Gift of Heller Incorporated, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.352.1
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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