"Radiaver" radiator
Coulon was a young architect commissioned to create new designs for the esteemed French glass manufacturer, Saint-Gobain. Many of these designs were showcased at the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts de Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris, where the Saint-Gobain display featured not only Coulon's striking electric glass radiator, but also his armchair that featured the first use of tempered glass in furniture—creating the illusion of weightlessness and transparency.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Radiaver" radiator
- Designer: Rene-Andre Coulon (French, 1908–1997)
- Manufacturer: Saint-Gobain
- Date: 1937
- Medium: Metal, glass and plastic
- Dimensions: 22 13/16 × 16 13/16 × 5 1/4 in., 21.1 lb. (58 × 42.7 × 13.3 cm, 9.6 kg)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of John M. Hall, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.317.1
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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