Harry Bertoia’s 1950 experiment with bending metal rods into practical art produced a revered collection of seating, including this environment-enhancing barstool. Innovative, comfortable and strikingly handsome, the Bertoia barstool’s delicate filigree appearance belies its strength and durability. In Bertoia’s own words, “If you look at these chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes through them.” The barstool is available in counter and bar height.
Base and basket:- Welded steel with rods in polished or satin chrome or highly durable bondedrilsan (white and black).
- Stainless steel connections.
- Holes pre-drilled for easy snap-in installation.
- 1 1/4" wide round articulated glides on barstool.
- Black plastic glide with metal cover.
- Barstool base wire diameter measures 14mm, basket edge measures 7mm and interlacements measure 5 mm.
Upholstery:- Full covers are stretched over
wire seat basket and attach to seat basket with hooks.
Dimensions:- Counter Height: 27.5" Seat Height
- Bar Height: 29.25" Seat Height
Italian sculptor, university lecturer and furniture designer Harry Bertoia displayed a unique stroke of genius with his patented Diamond Chair for Knoll International in 1952. Bertoia was an inventor of form and an enricher of furniture design with his introduction of a new material: he turned industrial wire rods into a design icon. Educated at Detroit Technical High School, the Detroit School of Arts and Crafts and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Bertoia taught metal crafts at Cranbrook. He worked with Charles Eames to develop his signature molded plywood chairs. Eero Saarinen commissioned him to design a metal sculptured screen for the General Motors Technical Center in Detroit. His awards include the craftsmanship medal from the American Institute of Architects, as well as AIA’s Gold Medal.
Standard Leadtime for this barstool is 8-12 Weeks
Selected unupholstered and seat cushion configurations are available on the 20 day Quickship program