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AdmittedKazuo Kawasaki · 1989
Before you is Carna Folding Wheelchair — a design object by Kazuo Kawasaki, nineteen eighty-nine. The piece is titanium, rubber, and aluminum honeycomb, about 84 by 56 centimeters. In the picture, look for the chair.
Medium Titanium, rubber, and aluminum honeycomb · Dimensions 33 x 22 x 35 1/4" (83.8 x 55.9 x 89.5 cm) · Credit Gift of the designer
Hanging beside it in Gallery 417: Casa Mara, Caracas, Venezuela, Simulated Dwelling for a Family of Five Project (Scale model, 3/8" = 1')
Works like this one elsewhere in the museum: "Giraffe" chair, Stool (model S-302), Snake Chair, Lounge Chair, Butterfly Stool, Multi-use Chair
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Catalogue record: MoMA Collection Notes written for momap — not MoMA curatorial text.