Dondolo Rocking Chair
- Designer
- Cesare Leonardi, Italian, 1935–2021
- Designer
- Franca Stagi, Italian, 1937–2008
- Retailer
- Elco, Venice, Italy
- Date
- 1967
- Material
- Fiberglass
- made in
- Venice, Veneto region, Italy, Europe
- Classification
- Furniture
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 30 5/8 x 15 3/4 x 67 3/4 in. (77.8 x 40 x 172.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Funds given by the E. Reuben and Gladys Flora Grant Charitable Trust
- Rights
- © Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi
- Object Number
- 144:1996
NOTES
In light of its strength and its ability to be molded, plastic was discovered to be eminently suitable for the design of one-piece furniture, leading to the creation of a number of new chair forms with strong sculptural qualities. The sweeping cradle shape of this chair uses plastic to dramatically reinterpret the traditional rocking chair. Appropriately named Dondolo (Italian for swing), its floating, cantilevered seat is a testament to the rigidity and sculptural potential of molded fiberglass.
Provenance
- 1996
Full House, New York, NY
1996 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Full House [1]
Notes:
[1] Invoice, October 18, 1996 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 12, 1996.
Full House, New York, NY
1996 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Full House [1]
Notes:
[1] Invoice, October 18, 1996 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 12, 1996.
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