Stoel

(1930) reconstructie / reconstruction 2012

El Lissitzky

beech veneer

73,3 x 60,7 x 53,1 cm

Currently not on display

Acquired in 2012

Inventory number 3104

productie-ontwerp & uitvoering / production design & construction Mark van den Heuvel

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Description

This chair - a design by Lissitzky - is one of the Soviet contributions to the Second International Hygiene Exhibition in Dresden in 1930. The exhibition informed the public of recent developments that should enhance the quality of daily life. The chair uses the then brand-new bentwood technique.

[exhibition text 2017]

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