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Oscar Niemeyer & Pierre Vandel Vertebrae chair

Creator: Pierre Vandel (Attributed) -Oscar Niemeyer
Offered by: Bloomberry

Description
A vertebrae chair by French designer Pierre Vandel (born 1939). The chair is made of an aluminum ribbed frame, giving the chair its name, and is upholstered with brown alcantara.

The original idea for the chair came from the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who lived in Paris from 1965 until 1985. During these years (1965-71) Niemeyer designed the headquarters of the Communist Party in Paris. Vandel worked on this project and Niemeyer gave him the sketches for the chair, as he didn’t have time to further develop the design.

The model was designed circa 1970 and only 400 pieces were produced of this version without armrests. Another 400 with arms were made. One of the chairs was part of the Sensate: Bodies and Design exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2009.

More Information

Origin:	France
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	aluminum, alcantara
Condition:	Good. Good vintage condition
Creation Date:	1970s
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Dealer Reference #:	4827
Incollect Reference #:	655898

Dimensions

W.	26.77 in;	H.	37.8 in;	D.	29.53 in;
W.	68 cm;	H.	96 cm;	D.	75 cm;

Seat H.	15.75 in;
Seat H.	40 cm;

Shipping Information:

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Message from Seller:

For nearly two decades, the collection of Bloomberry has been driven by the cultural reference between architecture, art and design. Bloomberry is housed in a former textile factory and is located near Maastricht, in the south of The Netherlands. Within an hour of Antwerp and Cologne. Within two hours from Amsterdam and four hours from Paris.