"Gyre" lounge chair

Designer Zaha Hadid British, born Iraq
Manufacturer Established & Sons
2006
Not on view
Pritzker prize winning architect Zaha Hadid was best known for her unconventional buildings that seem to defy logic of construction. Until this series of designs for Established and Sons, London, the only interior furnishings she designed were either experimental or designed specifically for her buildings. The Gyre design for a lounge chair tests the boundaries in materials and processes just as Hadid's buildings do.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Gyre" lounge chair
  • Designer: Zaha Hadid (British, born Baghdad, Iraq 1950–2016 Miami, Florida)
  • Manufacturer: Established & Sons
  • Date: 2006
  • Medium: Polyester resin and polyurethane lacquer
  • Dimensions: 26 9/16 × 55 7/8 × 83 7/16 in., 264.6 lb. (67.5 × 142 × 212 cm, 120 kg)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2007
  • Object Number: 2007.339
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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