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Miller Yee Fong
'Lotus' Chair1968

Not on view
Wicker lounge chair with a large, pod-shaped woven rattan shell seat and a flat, three-lobed rattan base, viewed straight-on against a pale gray background
Woven rattan lounge chair with a large oval pod-shaped back and seat, tightly woven in natural honey tones, fitted with a tufted gray cushion, mounted on a sculpted X-shaped rattan base.
Woven rattan lounge chair with a wide, rounded shell-form seat and low pedestal base, fitted with tufted gray cushions on seat and back.
Wicker lounge chair with a deep, rounded bucket-shaped seat in tightly woven natural rattan, fitted with tufted gray cushions on seat and back, raised on a low curved pedestal base.
Woven rattan lounge chair with a deep, bowl-shaped backrest and low-slung seat, raised on a curved pedestal base; fitted with a tufted gray cushion.
Wicker lounge chair with a deep, bowl-shaped seat tilted at a reclined angle, mounted on a flat curved base; tightly woven rattan in warm honey tones throughout.
Wicker chair with a deep, wide bowl-shaped seat in natural tan rattan, raised on a low circular woven base, with a vertical seam visible at the back.
Designed by
Miller Yee Fong
United States, California, Los Angeles, born 1941
Manufacturer
Fong Brothers Company
United States, California, Los Angeles, 1936-present, called Tropi-Cal 1954-1985
Title
'Lotus' Chair
Place Made
Manufactured in Hong Kong
Date Made
1968
Medium
Rattan, wrought iron
Dimensions
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)
Credit Line
Gift of Fong Brothers Co.
Accession Number
M.2010.171a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Curatorial Notes

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)

Selected Bibliography
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
Selected Exhibition History
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014