Product details

Seller's Notes:Terrific early edition of the Frank Gehry Cross Check Chair by Knoll International USA. The chairs shows some wear commensurate with age. Some of the slats have been re-glued due to the drying out of the original glue which is very typical of this design. There are also a few minor scuff marks and stains. Please see the pictures for wear information. This chair is currently in the collection of several museums, such as the the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The MIA describes the piece as: "an interesting twist-both literally and figuratively-on art, craft, and design traditions. A contemporary inheritor of the bentwood tradition started by the Thonet firm in the 1830s, Cross Check can be seen within the context of the work of modernist icons Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames. But its basket-woven seat connects it with traditional handcrafts (in this case Gehry's inspiration came from ordinary bushel baskets), while its energetic, ribbon-like tendrils interconnecting to form the back, legs, and arms are a human-size example of the complex, sculpturally flowing use of materials that characterizes Gehry's architecture. It is also his practical design solution, as the interwoven structure gives Cross Check a springiness that improves upon earlier bentwood chairs. Gehry's lifelong love of ice hockey influenced the lightweight wood structure of the series as well as the names of the pieces (which also include Power Play and Hat Trick). " I have enjoyed this chair as seating, sculpture and a conversation piece immensely, but as we downsize it's time to pass along to its next home.

Brand: Frank Gehry