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  • We acquired this object.

2013

  • Work on this object began.

2015

2025

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Washington Skeleton™ Chair

This is a chair. It was designed by David Adjaye and manufactured by Knoll Inc.. It is dated 2013. Its medium is aluminum, nickel, steel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Knoll Textiles. It is credited Gift of Knoll.

  • Chair
  • nickel-plated steel, aluminum.
  • Courtesy of Thom Browne.
  • 74.2015.2

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 82.6 × 45.7 × 51.4 cm (32 1/2 in. × 18 in. × 20 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Washington Skeleton™ Chair; Designed by David Adjaye (English, b. Tanzania 1966); Manufactured by Knoll Textiles (United States); aluminum, nickel, steel; H x W x D: 82.6 × 45.7 × 51.4 cm (32 1/2 in. × 18 in. × 20 1/4 in.); Gift of Knoll; 2015-11-1

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