Ax Chair No. 6020
Designer: Peter Hvidt (Danish, 1916 - 1986)
Designer: Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen (1907 - 1993)
Manufacturer: Fritz Hansen, Eftf. (1885-present)
Date: 1950 (design)
Dimensions:
H: 29 1/2 in. (75 cm).; Depth: 29 1/2 in. (75 cm); Back: 24 in. (61 cm)
Medium: Seat and back of molded plywood. Side of beech veneer. Legs laminated around a core of teak.
Place of Origin: Denmark
Classification: Furniture
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Object number: 2015.3
DescriptionEach side of the chair is a single laminated wood unit comprising of the front and back legs, the side rail of the seat, the upright of the back, and the arm. Although not immediately apparent, this chair is designed to be easily dismantled (the stretchers unscrew). The chair is more usually seen with this plywood seat and back rather than with the quilted leather upholstery of the earliest design version.
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