Siesta Chair
Designer
Ingmar Relling
(Norwegian, 1920 - 2002)
Manufacturer
Vestlandske Møbelfrabrik
(Norwegian, 1929 - 1997)
Retailer
Westnofa
(Norwegian, founded 1955)
Dateca. 1965
MediumRosewood or palisander, leather and canvas
DimensionsOverall: 38 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 28 inches (97.79 × 62.23 × 71.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of Margaret Jeter Doan
Object number2011.60.1
On View
On viewGallery Location
- L3
Collections
DescriptionChair with stained bentwood frame connected underneath by a stretcher and cord threaded into the frame sides with black tufted leather cushions.Gallery LabelSimple, accessible and ergonomic forms were the height of sophistication and comfort for many Europeans and Americans in the 1960s and 1970s. The elegant, bent laminated wooden frame of the Siesta Chair cradles a leather cushion allowing the user to be supported and relaxed. The Orbiter Floor Lamp allows the user to adjust the thin, highly functional arm to any position. Both the furniture and lamp are still in production today, a testament to their enduring place as exemplars of modern design.
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