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"Easy Edges" Chair
Corrugated cardboard

Frank O. Gehry, born 1929
Manufactured by Frank O Gehry and
Associates, Santa Monica, California, 1970

Purchase with funds from the
Decorative Arts Acquisition Trust, 1996.129

This playful chair is made of cardboard
that has been shaped into a series of springy
curves. Although the idea of a paper chair
might be surprising, it is actually strong and
comfortable. Frank Gehry is an architect who
frequently uses unexpected materials in the
design of his buildings.