"Ghost" Chair

Object NameArm Chair

Designer Tomu Katayanagi (Japanese, b. 1947)

Designer Cini Boeri (Italian, 1924-2020)

Manufacturer Fiam Italia S.p.A.

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Date1987

Place MadeItaly, Milan

TechniqueCut, kiln-formed, edges polished, ground

SizeOverall H: 62.3 cm, W: 92.4 cm, D: 77.5 cm; Glass Th: 1.2 cm

Accession Number93.3.25

Credit LineGift of Forma and Design Inc. and Fiam Italia, S.p.A.

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, natural green tint non-lead glass; cut, slumped over a mold in a kiln, edges polished. Low arm curvilinear chair formed of single piece of bent rectangular flat glass, one long horizontal cut separates seat/arms from "ribbon" back rest; glass is slumped over a mold to form "M" shaped arms and seat, back support is raised and lsightly angled; all edges are polished; half-round strips of protective black plastic under both base edges; acid-etched at front (viewer facing) lower right corner: (logo)/FIAM/(Pesano) Italia".
Provenance

Source Forma and Design Inc. - 1993

Source Fiam Italia S.p.A. - 1993