Wire Frame Chair and Wire Frame Stool (1998)

Chair and stool constructed from round section steel wire with white powder coated finish. Chair has rectangular wire base, from which a continuous band of wire mesh is bent and folded to form the front, back and seat section. Band of wire mesh is formed from 7 vertical lines of mesh intersected by regularly spaced horizontal lines. One horizontal wire across seat continues down to base frame to create structural support. Stool has rectangular wire base, from which a continuous band of wire mesh forms the front, back and seat section. Band of wire mesh is formed from 7 vertical lines of mesh intersected by regularly spaced horizontal lines.

Dimensions:

73 x 55 (chair) cm

Accession Number:

M20027/2; 2018.26/2

Credit:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society with funds from the Arts Council Lottery Fund, the Corporate Patrons of Manchester City Galleries and the Crafts Council

Scheme:

Special Collection Scheme (1997-2004): Craft

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artists by the Contemporary Art Society, with the aid of an Arts Council Lottery grant for its Special Collection Scheme, the Corporate Patrons of Manchester City Galleries and the Crafts Council, 7 September 2001; presented to Manchester Art Gallery, 2001

Relationship:

Manchester Art Gallery

Subject:

Furniture

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Shin + Tomoko Azumi

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Wire Frame Chair and Wire Frame Stool (1998)

pre-fabricated mesh, steel rod

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