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What is the famous cardboard chair?
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The famous cardboard chair is the Wiggle chair. Despite the lowbrow nature of its material, the Wiggle chair is impressively durable as well as comfortable, a result achieved by carefully calculated corrugation. Alternating the direction of corrugation in each of the chair’s layers gave it “enough strength to support a small car,” its designer, Frank Gehry, told The Christian Science Monitor in 1972. Another benefit to the stacked layers of cardboard? A noise-absorbing quality that made the Wiggle a practical seat for family homes — although the chair is now more likely to serve as a statement piece in a modern interior than as a set around a dining table. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Frank Gehry Wiggle chairs.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 19, 2025
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Postmodern Cardboard Sculptural Chair, Frank Gehry Wiggle Chair Style, 1980s
By Vitra, Frank Gehry
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Postmodern 1980s whimsical sculptural chair in brown cardboard and reminiscent of Frank Gehry's Wiggle Chair. The chair is surprisingly ergonomic and comfortable.
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Chairs
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Paper
Frank Gehry Wiggle Chair forVitra. Switzerland, late 20th C.
By Vitra, Frank Gehry
Located in London, GB
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Late 20th Century Swiss Chairs
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Paper
Frank Gehry Wiggle Chair: Sculpted Cardboard, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century wiggle side chair made of sculpted corrugated cardboard with wood veneer along the edges (FRANK GEHRY)
Some wear on seat and back, consistent with use.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
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Wiggle Side Chair by Frank Gehry for Vitra, USA, 1972
By Vitra, Frank Gehry
Located in Antwerp, BE
Designed by Frank Gehry in 1972 as part of the Easy Edges series, the Wiggle Side Chair represents a radical exploration of material and form within American design.
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Vintage 1970s American Chairs
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Paper
Mid Century Modern Vintage Cardboard Wiggle Side Chair by Frank O. Gehry, 1972
By Frank Gehry
Located in Vienna, AT
A mid century modern vintage cardboard wiggle chair, which is a great design side chair by Frank O.
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Paper
Vitra Miniature "Wiggle Side" Chair by Frank Gehry Designed in 1972
By Vitra, Frank Gehry
Located in Naples, IT
For more than two decades, the Vitra Design Museum has been making miniature replicas of the most important pieces of its design furniture collection. The Miniatures Collection summa...
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Early 2000s German Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
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