No. 1648
Tony Duquette first conceived the Organic Baroque Chair while serving in
the Army during World War II, as evidenced by the preliminary sketch found in
his army notebook. Duquette finally realized the design in the 1960s, creating
the entire piece from wrought iron. Baker recreates the steel frame by first
heating the steel strands and forming them into its sensuous, organic form.
The chair’s frame opens up with back and arms curved out, randomly joined
by connecting steel members. The seat is constructed in a sunburst pattern—
forming a natural seat—and is supported by curved legs that are joined by
steel cross members before terminating into straight steel feet. Circa 1965.
w 36" d 24" h 40"
finish option 1: verdigris paint finish option 2: pearl paint
seat cushion
O rg aNi c B a rOq u ech ai r
16 t h e s e l e c t e d w o r k s o f t o n y d u q u e t t e
Yellow
Angle@Y
Black
Angle@K
Magenta
Angle@M
Cyan
Angle@C
Warm Gray 4
Angle@K
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