Frank O Gehry Wiggle Side Chair
The wiggle side chair is part of frank gehry s 1972 furniture series easy edges in which he succeeded in bringing a new aesthetic dimension to such an everyday material as cardboard.
Frank o gehry wiggle side chair. The most celebrated architect working today frank gehry has single handedly changed conventional ideas about architecture. The sculptural chair is not only very comfortable it is also strong and robust. Wiggle side chair frank gehry 1972 the wiggle side chair is part of frank gehry s 1972 furniture series easy edges in which he succeeded in bringing a new aesthetic dimension to such an everyday material as cardboard. Approximately 60 layers of cardboard are held together by hidden screws with a fibreboard edging.
Perhaps the most beautiful chair ever created the wiggle chair is a real museum piece. Manufacturers had been seeking an alternative to plastic since the 1960s but struggled to find anything that could compete with its light flexibility. This sculptural modern wiggle chair is an icon of modern furniture design with timeless appeal. With his furniture series easy edges he succeeded in bringing a new aesthetic dimension to such an everyday material as cardboard.
Frank o gehry born toronto 1929 is one of the world s most significant architects best known for his now iconic guggenheim museum bilbao 1993 1997. Frank gehry was one of the first designers to produce cardboard furniture having created the wiggle side chair in 1972. The gehry wiggle chair was designed by notable pritzker prize winning architect frank o. The sculptural chair is not only very comfortable it is also strong and robust.
La wiggle side chair est prévue pour la grande distribution où elle sera vendue à 15 dollars avant d être retirée par gehry ce qui peut sembler paradoxal quand on connaît le succès qu elle a eu. December 19 2018 a wiggle side chair and stool in a gluck bedroom. Four models from the series side chair wiggle side chair dining table and low table set are now being produced by vitra. Photo by scott frances.
Corrugated cardboard with edges made of natural look hardboard. Frank gehry 1972 the architect frank gehry is known for his use of unusual materials. With his furniture series easy edges he succeeded in bringing a new aesthetic dimension to such an everyday material as cardboard. The sculptural form of the wiggle side chair makes it stand out.
The sculptural form of the wiggle side chair makes it stand out. Gehry in the period between 1968 to 1972 and is a stardust staff pick.