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Meda Chair

Alberto Meda

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Alberto Meda (Italian, born 1945). Meda Chair, designed 1996. Aluminum, plastic, plastic mesh, plano covered foam seat, 38 1/4 x 27 3/8 x 20 1/4 in. (97.2 x 69.5 x 51.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Vitra, Inc., 2004.15. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Designer

Alberto Meda

Manufacturer

Vitra, Inc.

Title

Meda Chair

Date

designed 1996

Geography

Place manufactured: Weil am Rhein, Germany

Medium

Aluminum, plastic, plastic mesh, plano covered foam seat

Classification

Furniture

Dimensions

38 1/4 x 27 3/8 x 20 1/4 in. (97.2 x 69.5 x 51.4 cm)

Inscriptions

Label: Alberto Meda

Markings

Molded in plastic on underside of chair: "Meda Chair / [in script] Alberto Meda / vitra." In plastic pouch attached to bottom of seat, a white plastic tag printed in black: "UNDER PENALTY OF LAW / THIS TAG IS NOT TO BE REMOVED / EXCEPT BY THE CONSUMER / [line] / URETHANE FOAM 90% / POLYESTER FIBER 10% / [line] / LIC. No. PA-24543 / [line] / Certification is / made by the / manufacturer that / the materials in / this article are / described in / accordance with / law. / [line] / MADE BY / VITRA, INC. / 6560 STONEGATE DR., ALLENTOWN, PA 18106 / Date of Delivery ______________ / Conforms to Cal Tech Bulletin 117" In plastic pouch attached to bottom of seat, paper booklet with cover reading: "Meda Chair / Gebrauchsanleitung. / Instruction for use. / Mode d'emploi. / Gebruiksaanwijzing. / Istruzioni per l'uso. / Instrucciones para / el uso. / [in bold] vitra. [silhouette of the chair]" Printed on label affixed to plastic pouch: "Ack: 037286-001/ Prod: 41700200 / Date: 01/16/04 / 1 of 1" Molded in the aluminum of chair base: "938-646 / AL [inscribed within a triangle within a circle (recycling symbol)]"

Credit Line

Gift of Vitra, Inc.

Accession Number

2004.15

Frequent Art Questions

  • Can you tell me more about this chair please?

    Yes, this is a great example of mid-century Italian design. Italy's economy experienced a boom in the 1950s and 60s, largely due to their progressive designers.
    By the 1990s, Italian designers were looking back to the heyday of design for inspiration. The soft curves of the chrome recall the space age design of the mid-century.

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Artists and makers

Alberto Meda

2 works in the collection

Vitra, Inc.

1 work in the collection