Garden Egg Chair

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Garden Egg Chair

Maker: Peter Ghyczy; VEB Synthesewerk Schwarzheide

Date Made: 1968/1971
Country: German Democratic Republic

Materials: polyurethane, foam
Measurements: 107 cm x 86.5 cm x 79.5 cm; 42 1/8 in x 34 1/16 in x 31 5/16 in

The Garden Egg Chair was designed in 1968 by Peter Ghyczy and made of polyurethane, a material whose use Ghyczy pioneered. The chair was originally conceived as a suitcase in which one could sit, with cushions that could be folded up inside of the furniture rather than needing to be removed. However, as Ghyczy experimented with the design, the egg shape emerged. Ghyczy designed the chair for the West German Reuter Products, which then sold it to the GDR in 1971. Subsequently VEB-Synthese-Werk, in Swarzheide, began its mass production.

Accession Number: 2008.245.001

Credit Line: Design Objects Collection
Collection/Series: Furniture

On View: Yes

Transformations: Living Room -> Flea Market -> Museum -> Art

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