Blue Luxa chair
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Australia
17 September 1955 – 1 April 2019
Blue Luxa chair
1984
painted plywood, cotton
- Place made
- Adelaide
- Medium
- painted plywood, cotton
- Dimensions
- 110.0 x 114.0 x 52.0 cm
- Credit line
- South Australian Government Grant 1985
- Accession number
- 853F2A(a-d)
- Signature and date
- inscribed on base '"BLUE LUXA" CHAIR/DYNAMO FURNITURE/ by Annabelle Collette/ 1984 Adelaide'
- Media category
- Furniture
- Collection area
- Australian decorative arts and design
- Copyright
- © Estate of Annabelle Collett
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A self-taught South Australian designer and artist whose expansive career encompassed art, fashion, design and craft, Annabelle Collett produced a distinctive brand of art and design, fuelled by feminist politics and a lively retro aesthetic. In 1978 she established YA YA Oblique Clothing, designing bright and colourful knitwear and clothing in geometric designs, which became an instant international hit. In 1981 she travelled to Paris on an Australia Council grant and subsequently began designing furniture as YA YA Design Studio.
The Blue Luxa chair was created in 1984 as part of Dynamo, Collett’s first furniture collection. The chair is constructed from plywood, with a hand-painted design and a custom cushion with spiked edging. With its Sydney Opera House-inspired vaults and brush-like black, blue and turquoise patterning, the Blue Luxa chair is a signature example of Collett’s playful aesthetic and captures the exuberant style of the times.
Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative Arts & Design
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A self-taught South Australian designer and artist whose expansive career encompassed art, fashion, design and craft, Annabelle Collett produced a distinctive brand of art and design, fuelled by feminist politics and a lively retro aesthetic. In 1978 she established YA YA Oblique Clothing, designing bright and colourful knitwear and clothing in geometric designs, which became an instant international hit. In 1981 she travelled to Paris on an Australia Council grant and subsequently began designing furniture as YA YA Design Studio.
The Blue Luxa chair was created in 1984 as part of Dynamo, Collett’s first furniture collection. The chair is constructed from plywood, with a hand-painted design and a custom cushion with spiked edging. With its Sydney Opera House-inspired vaults and brush-like black, blue and turquoise patterning, the Blue Luxa chair is a signature example of Collett’s playful aesthetic and captures the exuberant style of the times.
Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative Arts & Design
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