Carleton xDX Collection
Stacking Chair
Allseating Corporation 'Osˢ' Stacking Chair
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00112
Former Accession Number
5292
Date
1998 (design)
Date Source
Design in Canada (2004), p. 26
Material/Technique
black plastic and sand-cast, polished aluminum
Measurement
85cm (height)
chair
,
61.3cm (width)
chair
,
50cm (depth)
chair
Physical Description
Black plastic chair with angular, polished aluminum arm rests and legs.
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
stacking chairs
Description
"Cast aluminum is relatively inexpensive and allows for creative shapes, although results can be inconsistent. It's poured by hand into the mould, dries almost instantly and must be buffed and polished by hand. The freedom of the medium permitted Miles Keller to create the futurist Oss chair for Allseating Corporation, featuring sand-cast legs and arms."
"Miles Keller's Oss chair drew on Darth Vader aesthetic to create a sci-fi chair with a punch, 1998."
"Miles Keller's Oss chair drew on Darth Vader aesthetic to create a sci-fi chair with a punch, 1998."
Description Source
Design in Canada (2004), p.24, p.26
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Allseating Corporation, Mississauga
External Linls
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mileskeller_the-oss-stacking-chair-designed-for-allseating-activity-7273033893383925760-nWSW, https://collections.rom.on.ca/objects/2476855/os-chair