'Lotus' Chair

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'Lotus' Chair

Manufactured in Hong Kong, 1968
Furnishings; Furniture
Rattan, wrought iron
a) Chair: 33 x 52 1/2 x 40 in. (83.82 x 133.35 x 101.6 cm); b) Ottoman: 18 x 12 x 12 in. (45.72 x 30.48 x 30.48 cm)
Gift of Fong Brothers Co. (M.2010.171a-b)
Decorative Arts and Design
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Following in the footsteps of his father, Danny Ho Fong, Miller Fong used wrought-iron frames to shape rattan into light, modern furniture....
Following in the footsteps of his father, Danny Ho Fong, Miller Fong used wrought-iron frames to shape rattan into light, modern furniture. He was still in his twenties when he designed the Lotus chair, which was displayed in California Design 10. The pleasing curves of the chair, which the Los Angeles Times called “a seductive well of comfort,” earned it a prominent place in the publicity for the exhibition.

(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
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Bibliography

  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. 

Exhibition history

  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Tokyo, Japan, The National Art Center, Tokyo, March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Tokyo, Japan, The National Art Center, Tokyo, March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland Art Gallery, July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" South Brisbane, Australia, Queensland Art Gallery, November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Salem, MA, Peabody Essex Museum, March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
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