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Other Name
Bikini chair
Description
"Bikini" chair Garth Chester ‘Bikini’ Chair original in red vinyl upholstered, steel framed, signed in pencil on base by designer, ex collection of Douglas Lloyd-Jenkins, exhibited in The 50s Show, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland
Place
Auckland City/Auckland/New Zealand
Accession Number
2005.119.6
Accession Date
29 Nov 2005
Department
Applied Arts and Design

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collection of Auckland Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2005.119.6
Public Access Text
Chester’s ‘Bikini’ chair was used in the interior fit-out of the Ca d’Oro coffee lounge, where he collaborated with Dutch born designer Peter Smeele and Frank Carpay.
Cultural Origin
unknown
Primary Maker
Mr Garth Chester (Furniture maker)
Place
Auckland City/Auckland/New Zealand
Date
1956
Period
fifties
Elizabeth II (1952 - 2022)/House of Windsor/English reign
Media
steel/iron alloy/metal/inorganic material
vinyl/thermoplastic/plastic/organic material
Measurement Reading
750mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in G18 Encounters gallery.)
345mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in G18 Encounters gallery.)
460mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in G18 Encounters gallery.)
Classification
Chair
Seating Furniture
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Chair
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22 Mar 2018

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