"Oh" Chair Prototype
Designed by Karim Rashid, Canadian (born Egypt), 1960. Made by Umbra, Ltd., Toronto, 1979 - present.
Geography:
Made in Canada, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1998Medium:
Polypropylene, powder-coated steelDimensions:
34 × 24 × 24 inches (86.4 × 61 × 61 cm) Height (to seat): 17 inches (43.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
2000-155-1Credit Line:
Gift of Totem Design Group, 2000
Made in Canada, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1998Medium:
Polypropylene, powder-coated steelDimensions:
34 × 24 × 24 inches (86.4 × 61 × 61 cm) Height (to seat): 17 inches (43.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2000-155-1Credit Line:
Gift of Totem Design Group, 2000
Label:
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.
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.