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Lot Essay
An immediate icon of 1960s design, the Globe chair was used in Mary Quant's Bond Street boutique in 1968, and in the cult television series 'The Prisoner', from 1967.
Details
EERO AARNIO; Finland
GLOBE CHAIR
designed 1965, edited by Asko Oy, enamelled steel, GRP plastic, upholstery
50in. (127cm.) height; 42in. (107cm.) approx. diameter
GLOBE CHAIR
designed 1965, edited by Asko Oy, enamelled steel, GRP plastic, upholstery
50in. (127cm.) height; 42in. (107cm.) approx. diameter
Literature
The Sixties: Decade of Design Revolution, Jackson, London, 1998, p.110 the design illustrated.
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