"Calla" Side Chair (model no. 1005)

2001

Not on view

In 1960 Verner Panton designed the first injection molded, single material, monoblock stacking chair. Building on this concept forty years later, Sawaya reinvented the concept. Advances in technology allow his dynamic design to be both bolder and lighter than its predecessor. Inexpensive and easy to mass produce, this chair is eminently practical—it can be stacked and used indoors or out—as well as comfortable, and brings affordable high quality design to the general public.

Artwork Details

Title: "Calla" Side Chair (model no. 1005)
Designer: William Sawaya (Italian, born Beirut, Lebanon 1948)
Manufacturer: Heller Incorporated
Date: 2001
Medium: Fiberglass reinforced polypropylene
Dimensions: 31 1/2 in. × 21 in. × 24 1/4 in. (80 × 53.3 × 61.6 cm)
Classification: Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Heller Incorporated, 2005
Object Number: 2005.48
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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