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Model 86T Rocking Stool

Object Details

Description
Slightly concave circular wooden seat supported by a series of steel rods set at angles into circular wooden foot.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Knoll Textiles, New York, New York, USA, founded 1947
Designer
Isamu Noguchi, American, 1904–1988
Date
1954
Credit Line
Gift of George R. Kravis II
Medium
birch, chrome-plated steel
Dimensions
H x diam.: 41.9 × 35.6 cm (16 1/2 in. × 14 in.)
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
stool
Type
stool

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