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Julian Side Chair
Javier Mariscal's 2005 children's chair for Magis, made to look like a cat.
360 × 550 × 490 mm
2005
Approx. $150 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Julian is a children's chair designed by Javier Mariscal in 2005 for Magis. It is made in rotational-moulded polyethylene and is suitable for outdoor use by children as well as for sitting.
Construction
The chair is made to look like a cat: the cat's paws become the legs, and the face with whiskers is the back. It comes in five colours, in a matt finish.
Specifications
- Art. nr.: MT20
- Size: 36 x 49 x 55 cm
- Material: rotational-moulded polyethylene
- Use: children's chair, suitable for outdoor use
Story
A cat that is also a chair
Julian is an appealing chair made to look like a cat. The paws become the chair's legs while the whiskered face forms the back, and the polyethylene makes it suitable for outdoors, where children can play as well as sit down.
In Mariscal's words
Javier Mariscal sums Julian up this way: "Julian has seven lives: he’s a cat, a chair, a toy... you invent the other four!"
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