Design: Vignelli exhibition, Rochester, NY. Furniture Design

View of the "Design: Vignelli" exhibition, Benetton Galleries, Vignelli Center for Design Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, United States. The "Design: Vignelli" exhibition opened in 2010 at the Vignelli Center for Design Studies, which is also home to their entire professional archives. The exhibition mirrors the "Design: Vignelli" exhibition which toured nine countries between 1989-1993. As with the previous iteration, Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli designed the displays, wrote the descriptive text, and curated the artifacts for the exhibition. It is the last exhibition designed by the Vignellis that is still open to the public. Pictured: Poltona Frau Interview Chair (1988)

Text from design:Vignelli exhibition label:
Interview Chair; Poltona Frau, Italy 1988.
This chair was designed for the Tg2 television set for a particular seating position. While the chair expresses the easiness of a lounge, in reality it is very much like a side chair, where you can talk and be alert. It is now successfully on the market for a variety of uses - which goes to show you the power of the TV media.