Carleton xDX Collection
School Desk
Ven-Rez One-Piece School Desk and Chair
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00097
Former Accession Number
5230
Date
circa 1948 (design)
Date Source
DX Collection Registration Record Filemaker PDF
Material/Technique
moulded plywood and birch veneer
Measurement
72cm (length)
desk and chair
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57.3cm (width)
desk and chair
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84cm (height)
desk and chair
Physical Description
One-piece school chair and right-sided desk made from moulded plywood and birch veneer with clear wood finish.
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
school desks
Description
"The design was manufactured from 1948 onwards ... [the designers] focused on moulded plywood ... which they were familiar with because it had appeared in Mosquito bombers. Working with the National Research Laboratory, they designed veneered chair legs that could resist five tons of pressure before breaking -- about the same strength as steel."
Description Source
DX Collection Registration Record Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Cora Golden, Toronto
External Linls
https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/1362051