One of Five-Piece "Malitte" Cushion System
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Plush jersey, polyurethane foam
DATES
designed 1966, manufactured ca. 1970
DIMENSIONS
17 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 25 in. (44.5 x 64.8 x 63.5 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
78.128.5
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Knoll International, Inc.
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Five-piece "Malitte" cushion system. Five polyurethane foam forms upholstered in a plush jersey fabric: four in red and one in dark blue, the forms can be displayed together as a vertical stack, or taken apart and used as a variety of seat forms. The red pieces (.1-.4) have a flat underside, two flat sides, and two sides of varied ovoid forms. The blue piece (.5) has two flat ends and is of ovoid outline.
Designed by Roberto Sebastian Matta, made by Gavina (c.1970), distributed in the United States by Knoll International, Inc.
CONDITION - New.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Roberto Matta (Chilean, 1911–2002). One of Five-Piece "Malitte" Cushion System, designed 1966, manufactured ca. 1970. Plush jersey, polyurethane foam, 17 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 25 in. (44.5 x 64.8 x 63.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Knoll International, Inc., 78.128.5. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: , 78.128.1_78.128.2_78.128.3_78.128.4_78.128.5_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
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