Frank Gehry - "One day I saw a pile of corrugated cardboard outside of my office- the material which I prefer for building architecture models, and I began to play with it, to glue it together and to cut it into shapes with a hand saw and a pocket knife. it was thus possible to transform massive blocks of cardboard sculptures". Gehry named this material Edge board: it consisted of glued layers of corrugated cardboard running in alternating directions, in 1972 Gehry introduced a series of cardboard furniture under the name "Easy Edges" and this included the Wiggle side chair. The furniture was made by gluing layers of card in alternating directions.
Gehry's furniture , like his architecture is characterised by its abstract sculptural qualities and thus provides an important means of representing the architect's aesthetic in the collection. in addition to its associations with a highly important 20th century architect, The Wiggle side chair also references the innovative design aesthetic of the 1960's, particularly that decades expermentation with plastic seating. in its shape and structural principles.
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