Snake Chair

Poul Henningsen · 1931

You're looking at Snake Chair — a design object by the Danish artist Poul Henningsen, nineteen thirty-one. The piece is chromium plated tubular steel, laminated wood and leather, about 80 by 36 centimeters.

Medium Chromium plated tubular steel, laminated wood and leather · Dimensions 31 1/2 x 14" (80 x 35.6 cm) · Credit Gift of Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis in honor of George R. Kravis II

Hanging beside it in Gallery 516: Bud Vase, Armchair

Works like this one elsewhere in the museum: Lounge Chair, Armchair, Butterfly Stool, Armchair, Stool (model S-302), Multi-use Chair

More by Poul Henningsen here: PH Artichoke Lamp