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1992

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1996

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2001

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2025

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Egg Chair Chair

This is a chair. It was designed by Ursula Haupenthal and manufactured by Pankl Praezisionstechnik GmbH. It is dated 1992 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is carbon fiber resin composite, titanium alloy. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Pankl Praezisionstechnik GmbH. It is credited Gift of Pankl Praezisionstechnik GmbH.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 134.8 x 45 x 57.4cm (53 1/16 x 17 11/16 x 22 5/8in.)

Cite this object as

Egg Chair Chair; Designed by Ursula Haupenthal (b. 1955); Manufactured by Pankl Praezisionstechnik GmbH; Austria; carbon fiber resin composite, titanium alloy; H x W x D: 134.8 x 45 x 57.4cm (53 1/16 x 17 11/16 x 22 5/8in.); Gift of Pankl Praezisionstechnik GmbH; 1996-43-1

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