Isabelle Moore (British, born 1965). <em>Amoeba Rocking Chair</em>, ca. 1995. Recycled plastic ("Origin"), plywood, 25 3/4 x 16 x 37 3/4 in. (65.4 x 40.6 x 95.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund, 1996.133 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.133_bw.jpg)

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Isabelle Moore (British, born 1965). Amoeba Rocking Chair, ca. 1995. Recycled plastic ("Origin"), plywood, 25 3/4 x 16 x 37 3/4 in. (65.4 x 40.6 x 95.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund, 1996.133 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.133_bw.jpg)

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Amoeba Rocking Chair designed by Isabelle Moore is made out of plywood covered in recycled, multi-colored plastic.

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This is known as an "Amoeba Rocking Chair" by British designer Isabelle Moore. It was made in 1995 from recycled plastic and plywood. Its interest in recycled materials is characteristic of the 1990s and that decade's growing concern about the environment.

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This is called the "Amoeba" rocking chair because its organic form evokes an amorphous single-celled organism. It was made in 1995 by the Scottish designer Isabelle Moore from plywood and a type of recycled plastic called "Origin".

In the 1990s designers were beginning to think about recycling and eco-friendly design.

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That is a rocking chair designed by Isabelle More and made in Seattle around 1995. It is made out of a type of recycled plastic called “Origin”(the spotted parts) and plywood (the frame). It is known as the Amoeba Rocking chair due to it's peculiar form.There was an interest in recycled materials in the 1990s, growing from the decade's concern about the environment.

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That's the "Amoeba Rocking Chair" designed by Isabelle Moore. It is made from plywood (the frame) and recycled plastic (the spotted parts). It was made in the 1990s, reflecting that decades growing concern about the environment.

Amoeba Rocking Chair

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

DESIGNER Isabelle Moore, British, born 1965

MEDIUM Recycled plastic ("Origin"), plywood

Place Made: Seattle, Washington, United States

DATES ca. 1995

DIMENSIONS 25 3/4 x 16 x 37 3/4 in. (65.4 x 40.6 x 95.9 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 1996.133

CREDIT LINE Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Rocking chair made out of recycled plastic ("Origin") and plywood. chair back, seat, and underside continuous concave arched form; flat sides. Frame of red plywood covered with sheet of multicolored plastic (with flecks of white, reds, blues, greens, yellows) that are secured to frame with rows of screws; plastic sheet extends about 1 1/2 inches past frame. Ovoid cut-outs through the width of chair in top and bottom are similarly lined with plastic sheets. Condition: Excellent; a few scratches around chair and one lost screw on base.

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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

CAPTION Isabelle Moore (British, born 1965). Amoeba Rocking Chair, ca. 1995. Recycled plastic ("Origin"), plywood, 25 3/4 x 16 x 37 3/4 in. (65.4 x 40.6 x 95.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund, 1996.133 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.133_bw.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 1996.133_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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