Robert Venturi, Brown, prototype Chippendale chair

Robert Venturi with Denise Scott Brown
prototype Chippendale chair

Knoll International
USA, c. 1983
laminate over plywood, upholstery
23.5 w x 23.5 d x 38 h in (60 x 60 x 97 cm)

In the early stages of production, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott brown experimented with a series of laminates and finishes for their series of historically inspired chairs for Knoll. This prototype Chippendale chair features a variation of Ettore Sottsass' Bacterio 2 pattern developed in the early 1980s with Abet Laminati.

Provenance: Estate of Marion Boulton Stroud, Philadelphia
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