The butterfly chair is the result of a collaboration between three Argentinian architects, Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy, Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet, for the Edificio Charcas building in Buenos Aires. An ingenious construction, in which two bent steel bars were fitted together, created a frame over which a butterfly leather cover can be fitted. A later version used the cheaper but extremely strong canvas. This chair, produced at the time by Knoll, was very popular in the 1950s.
Specifications
| Title | BKF chair |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Chrome plated metal, canvas |
| Object type |
Chair
> Furniture
> Living
> Utensil
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 94,5 cm Height 90 cm Depth 80 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Designer:
Jorge Ferrari Hardoy
Designer: Antonio Bonet Castellana Designer: Juan Kurchan Executor: Knoll International Producer: Grupo Austral |
| Accession number | V 1763 (KN&V) |
| Credits | Purchased 1991 |
| Department | Applied Arts & Design |
| Acquisition date | 1991 |
| Creation date | in 1938-1939 |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Chrome plating
> Chrome plated
> Plate
> Metallized
> Covering surfaces
> General technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Chrome plating
> Chrome plated
> Plate
> Metallized
> Covering surfaces
> General technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Place of manufacture | New York City > New York State > The United States of America > North America > America |
| Geographical origin | The United States of America > North America > America |
