
"Sof-Tech" Side Chair
- Designer: David Rowland, American, born 1924
- Manufacturer: Thonet
- Medium: Tubular steel, plastic-coated springs
- Place Manufactured: York, Pennsylvania, USA
- Dates: ca. 1979
- Dimensions: 29 7/8 x 19 1/2 x 16 7/8 in. (75.9 x 49.5 x 42.9 cm) Seat Height: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
- Markings: Paper label affixed to underside of seat frame: "Sof-Tech Collection TM / designed for Thonet by / David Rowland [in script] TM / US PATS 3,720, 568; 3,767,261; / 3,843,477; 3,845,986 / CAN PAT: 960,380 (74). / Other patents pending"
- Signature: no signature
- Inscriptions: no inscriptions
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor - Accession Number: 84.33.2
- Credit Line: Gift of Thonet
- Image: Overall, 84.33.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
- Catalogue Description: Tubular chrome-plated steel frame with plastic-coated gridded sheet for seat and back. Frame composed of a pair of straight stiles, curving back slightly at the top, and a single length of steel running from the foot of both legs, around the sides and back of the seat. The seat and back are each composed of a length of plastic-covered ("Soflex") grid (with rounded lines), arching slightly upward from side to side. CONDITION: Excellent, no noticeable wear.
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