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1915 San Lorenzo (IT)
1978 Los Angeles (US)
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Bertoia emigrated to America in 1930. He studied at the Cass Technical High School in Detroit and trained on a scholarship at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan. From 1939 to 1943, he set up a metal workshop and began to teach jewelry and metal working. In 1943, he worked with Charles and Ray Eames for the Evans Product Company where they experimented on molded-plywood seating. In 1950, he established a studio in Pennsylvania and introduced his famous 'Diamond' chair made of welded steel lattice work. The success was immediate and in the mid-50's the royalties he received for these chairs allowed him to devote himself exclusively to his sculpting career.
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Courtesy
Knoll
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'Bench'
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D E S I G N E R
Harry Bertoia
P R O D U C E R
Knoll International, United States
1952
M A T E R I A L
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D I M E N S I O N S
welded steel
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wood
The bench consists of wood slats spanning a metal frame.
Length: 72" (183 cm) - Width: 19" (48 cm) - Height: 15 ¼" (39 cm)
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Courtesy
Knoll
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'Bird' Lounge Chair and Ottoman
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