"Oh" Chair Prototype

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"Oh" Chair Prototype

Designed 1998

Designed by Karim Rashid (Canadian (born Egypt), 1960) Made by Umbra, Ltd., Toronto (1979–present)

Interested in designing a stylish, inexpensive chair, Rashid borrowed the curves, open spaces, and translucent polypropylene material from his "Garbo" wastebasket to create "Oh." When introduced in January of 1999 at the price of forty-five dollars, the chair found a ready market; fifty thousand "Oh" chairs sold in the first three weeks of availability.

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Object Details

Titles:

"Oh" Chair Prototype

Date:

Designed 1998

Artists:

Designed by Karim Rashid (Canadian (born Egypt), 1960) Made by Umbra, Ltd., Toronto (1979–present)

Medium:

Polypropylene, powder-coated steel

Dimensions:

34 × 24 × 24 inches (86.4 × 61 × 61 cm) Height (to seat): 17 inches (43.2 cm)

Classification:

Furniture/Furnishings

Credit Line:

Gift of Totem Design Group, 2000

Accession Number:

2000-155-1

Geography:

Made in Canada, North and Central America

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