European Decorative Arts and Sculpture "Easy Edges" Side Chair Made in Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central AmericaDesigned 1972 Designed by Frank O. Gehry, American (born Canada), 1929. Made in 1972 by Jack Brogan. Made from 1982 by Chiru Enterprises, Inc., Los Angeles. Corrugated cardboard; Masonite fiberboard Currently not on view 1988-93-1 Gift of William E. Woolfenden, 1988 |
LabelThe furniture in Gehry's "Easy Edges" line is made from layers of single-ply cardboard stacked together and glued with the corrugations running at right angles, the same method used in the manufacture of plywood. An advertisement for the line touted that the resulting material was so strong that several of the chairs together could support a Volkswagen. The furniture won high points in the environmentally conscious 1970s for its use of cardboard, a recycled material. |
