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"Diamond" Chair

Designer Harry Bertoia American, born Italy
Manufacturer Knoll
1952
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Diamond" Chair
  • Designer: Harry Bertoia (American (born Italy), San Lorenzo, Friuli 1915–1978 Barto, Pennsylvania)
  • Manufacturer: Knoll
  • Date: 1952
  • Medium: Steel wire, plastic, rubber
  • Dimensions: 27 3/4 × 43 7/8 × 31 3/4 in., 17.6 lb. (70.5 × 111.4 × 80.6 cm, 8 kg)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.542.1
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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