Stool: Model 424
Designer
Harry Bertoia
(American, born Italy, 1915 - 1978)
Manufacturer
Knoll International
Date1961; designed 1952
MediumSteel, plastic-coated wire mesh, and Naugahyde
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 23 5/8 × 16 5/8 inches (36.83 × 60.01 × 42.23 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Education and Operations Divisions
Object number2006.15.2
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DescriptionThe top of the stool is a grid of 12 horizontal and 19 vertical 1/8" diameter steel ribs which are coated in black plastic. The cushion is made from orange Naugahyde. The top of the cushion covers the stool and wraps under the grid about two inches.Copyright© Estate of Harry Bertoia / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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