http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109845/armchair-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Armchair: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109845/armchair-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109845/armchair-gallery-label-current Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Armchair: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2002-02-07</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Cut from a single sheet of plywood and given its final form without joinery of any kind, Gerald Summer's armchair is audaciously simple in construction. It was manufactured by Summer's own, modestly named London firm, The Makers of Simple Furniture. Today, it represents a textbook example of ingenious problem-solving in industrial design. Despite its apparent simplicity, this chair was difficult to fabricate. As a result, its price was not competitive with the molded plywood designs of its Scandinavian competitors. Its single-sheet plywood form was, however, ideal for tropical climates where traditionally joined furniture was subject to separation. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109845/armchair-gallery-label-current Cut from a single sheet of plywood and given its final form without joinery of any kind, Gerald Summer's armchair is audaciously simple in construction. It was manufactured by Summer's own, modestly named London firm, The Makers of Simple Furniture. Today, it represents a textbook example of ingenious problem-solving in industrial design. Despite its apparent simplicity, this chair was difficult to fabricate. As a result, its price was not competitive with the molded plywood designs of its Scandinavian competitors. Its single-sheet plywood form was, however, ideal for tropical climates where traditionally joined furniture was subject to separation." type="image/jpeg" />Cut from a single sheet of plywood and given its final form without joinery of any kind, Gerald Summer's armchair is audaciously simple in construction. It was manufactured by Summer's own, modestly named London firm, The Makers of Simple Furniture. Today, it represents a textbook example of ingenious problem-solving in industrial design. Despite its apparent simplicity, this chair was difficult to fabricate. As a result, its price was not competitive with the molded plywood designs of its Scandinavian competitors. Its single-sheet plywood form was, however, ideal for tropical climates where traditionally joined furniture was subject to separation." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts