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Juan Baixas Puzzle Chair 1975

  • MoMA, Floor 3, 3 North The Philip Johnson Galleries

Highly functional and sculptural in quality, the Puzzle chair is crafted from twelve wooden pieces and tensioned fabric to achieve ergonomic comfort. Baixas designed it for scalability, emphasizing affordability and easy assembly by eschewing joints and screws in favor of sockets. Despite its initial aim for mass production and potential distribution in supermarkets, technological limitations required artisanal, small-scale manufacturing.

Gallery label from Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980, March 08, 2024 – September 22, 2024
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Altamente funcional y de calidad escultórica, la silla Puzzle está elaborada a partir de doce piezas de madera y tela tensada para lograr confort ergonómico. Baixas la diseñó para la escalabilidad, enfatizando la asequibilidad y el fácil montaje, al evitar juntas y tornillos en favor de acoplamientos. A pesar de su objetivo inicial, de producción en masa y distribución potencial en supermercados, las limitaciones tecnológicas requirieron una fabricación artesanal a pequeña escala.

Gallery label from Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980 (en español), March 08, 2024 – September 22, 2024
Medium
Wood and canvas
Dimensions
assembled: 28 5/8 x 24 x 31 1/2" (72.7 x 61 x 80 cm)
Credit
Gift of the Juan Ignacio Baixas Archive
Object number
750.2014.1
Department
Architecture and Design
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