<I>Stargazer</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2022
name: label: Designed by
content: Ini Archibong, American, born 1983
notes: label: Caption
content: Resembling birthing stools from West Africa, the angle of Stargazer was carefully calibrated so that when seated, it becomes uncomfortable to hold a book or look at one’s phone. Instead, sitters are tilted to gaze upward and outward.
label: Description
content: A bronze chair designed by Ini Archibong. The chair is constructed of black copper alloy with a long back rest that extends from the seat at a precise, obtuse angle to hold the sitter in a reclining position, looking up. The seat extends into two shorter legs at the front, with two longer legs adjoining at the midpoint of the back rest.
place: label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Furniture design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2025.19
objectType: label: Type
content: chairs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Ini Archibong
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bronze with paint
label: Dimensions
content: Overall with Weight: 26 1/4 × 18 × 40 1/2 in., 155 lb. (66.7 × 45.7 × 102.9 cm, 70.3 kg)