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1981

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1990

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Barbare Chair

This is a chair. It was co-designed by Mattia Bonetti and Elizabeth Garouste and produced by NEOTU. It is dated 1981 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is iron, leather. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by V.I.A.. It is credited Gift of V.I.A..

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 116.5 x 46.5 x 49cm (45 7/8 x 18 5/16 x 19 5/16in.)

Cite this object as

Barbare Chair; Co-Designer: Elizabeth Garouste (French, b. 1949), Mattia Bonetti (b. 1952); Produced by NEOTU; France; iron, leather; H x W x D: 116.5 x 46.5 x 49cm (45 7/8 x 18 5/16 x 19 5/16in.); Gift of V.I.A.; 1990-22-11

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