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Marc Held
$8,000List Price
About the Item
Held designed his rocking chair with the intention of relieving muscular strain; he assumed that movement is less tiring than standing still. The chair rests on a convex base in order to both rock and swivel. ( Image 8 Florence Knoll and Yves Vidal in the show-room of Bd. Saint Germain)
Held bio:
1932 Born August 16th, in Paris. His father is a Hungarian and his mother Polish.
1960-1962 Makes his first wooden furniture, strongly influenced by Swedish and Danish designers like Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjaerholm and Hans Wegner.
1965 Interior designs for the 'Station de Sports d'Hiver de Avoriaz', a modern ski resort in France.
1966 Opens a design shop 'L'Echoppe' in Paris.
1967 Designs his first chair for Knoll, France.
1970 Creates a range of pieces of furniture made of glassfibre for Candilis, France.
1971 Works for Knoll International. Designs a series of beds and a series of office desks.
1973 An exhibition opens at the 'Musée des Arts Décoratifs', Nantes, displaying ten years of Marc Held's designs. Creates a dinner-service for Coquet in Limoges.
1974 Designs five watches for Lip.
- Dimensions:Height: 44 in (111.76 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 34 in (86.36 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:Fiberglass,Glass
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1967c.
- Condition:Scratches thru out especially on underside caused by use, upholstery has some small snags.. Otherwise very good original vintage condition.
- Seller Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: U1101098474516
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