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David Adjaye

Washington Skeleton Chair, 2013

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Description

Maker

  • Knoll International, Inc., 1938-, American, manufacturer
  • David Adjaye, b. 1966, British (b.Tanzanian)

Title

Washington Skeleton Chair

Year

2013

Medium

Aluminum with copper plating

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Gift of Joan H. and David E. Bright in honor of their daughter Katherine H. Bright, Brown University Class of 2016

Object Number

2014.32

Projects & Publications

Publications

Manual / Issue 7

Alchemy
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Modern and Contemporary Galleries

From architect David Adjaye’s first collection of furniture, Washington Skeleton chair is described by the designer as “appearing light yet also expressing monumentality.” Similar to his architectural design for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., the chair features dichotomous elements. The bold form cantilevers forth from the back legs, which are braced by the front legs.

Produced in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the design firm Knoll, the collection was a collaboration between the company’s designers and Adjaye, who said of the process: “It is an amazing luxury to be able to manipulate and sculpt—at full scale—as you go along. This is something you can’t do with buildings.”

Paula and Leonard Granoff Galleries

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