Chair: Please keep off the Glass
Thomas Heatherwick, 2004–2005

The chair is constructed from three huge blown glass bubbles bonded together to form the base, seat and back. The chair allows the user literally to sit on transparent bubbles of air. It is the first time that blown glass has been used to create furniture and was made in conjunction with a master glass blower from the Murano factory in Venice. This piece is part of a series which includes a table and a group of linked bowls.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Chair: Please keep off the Glass, 2004–2005
Date supported
2005
Medium and material
Glass
Dimensions
85 x 42 x 60 cm
Grant
3000
Total cost
6000

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