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It is made of an industrial synthetic material which has been treated as if it were a craft material.  The back and sides of the chair are made of a single sheet of pliable polyurethane resin which has been poured into a mould. \n\nThe colours and details of each chair are unique, although the overall dimensions and shape can be made serially. Bright colours are characteristic of all Pesce's designs, not only in his children's furniture. The chair also demonstrates Pesce's interest in the symbolic value of furniture. The seat is actually the profile of a head, and another smiling face is suggested by the holes that pierce the chair's back. Many of Pesce's designs for furniture and interiors have anthropomorphic qualities. He made adult and children's Crosby chairs, which were named after the location of his workshop.","physicalDescription":"A child's chair with metal rod legs and frame, the front legs terminating in black resin feet, the back legs terminating in red resin feet. 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The colours of this chair were chosen by the donor at the time it was ordered. About forty Crosby chairs (large and small) in total were made.","productionType":{"text":"Limited edition","id":"THES48862"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"Smiley Face","id":"x40507"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"<b>Charming chairs </b>\n\nIn a child’s imagination, anything is possible. By using animal shapes or adding a friendly face to furniture, designers invite their small users to include these objects in their play. \n\r\nIn Gaetano Pesce’s playful Crosby chair there’s more than one face – can you spot them both? \n\r\n<b>4 Puppy chair </b>\r\nDesigner: Eero Aarnio, 2003, Finland \r\nManufacturer: Magis, 2021, Italy \r\nMaterials: Plastic \r\nGiven by Magis \r\nMuseum no. B.6-2023 \n\r\n<b>5 Dodo chair </b>\r\nDesigner: Oiva Toikka, 2009, Finland \r\nManufacturer: Magis, 2022, Italy \r\nMaterials: Plastic \r\nGiven by Magis \r\nMuseum no. B.8-2023 \n\r\n<b>6 Crosby chair</b> \r\nDesigner: Gaetano Pesce \r\nManufacturer: Fish Design \r\nDate: 1998 \r\nLocation: New York \r\nMaterials: Polyurethane resin \r\nGift of Bettina and Joe Gleason \r\nMuseum no. W.51-2005 \n\r\n<b>7 Plywood elephant chair </b>\r\nDesigner: Charles and Ray Eames, 1945, USA \r\nManufacturer: Vitra, 2007, Switzerland \r\nMaterials: Plywood \r\nMuseum no. 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