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  • About Harry
  • Harry Bertoia’s Works
    • Furniture
    • Sonambient
    • Jewelry
    • Commissions
    • Sculptures
    • Two-Dimensional Artwork
  • The Foundation
    • Who We Are
    • Photos & Copyrights
    • Our Projects
    • Ways to Get Involved
    • Catalogue Raisonné
    • Presentations & Speaking
    • Request an Exhibit
    • FAQs
    • Authentication vs Appraisal
    • Cleaning + Repair
    • ID Bertoia Chairs
    • Repair Bertoia Chairs
  • Resources
    • Auction Houses
    • Blog
    • Books about Bertoia
    • Bertoia Events & Exhibitions
    • Films about Bertoia
    • Galleries displaying Bertoia
    • Links
    • Museums Displaying Bertoia
    • Teaching Guide / Curriculum
    • How To…
      • Authenticate or Appraise your Bertoia
      • Clean or Repair your Bertoia
      • ID Bertoia Chairs
      • Repair Bertoia Chairs
      • Sell or Buy Original Bertoias
      • Jewelry Care
      • Photos & Copyrights
  • Shop
  • Contact

Blog

Notes on Repairing and Restoring Knoll Bertoia Chairs

By Celia BertoiaMay 15, 2019

Any household product in service for up to sixty years is going to show signs of wear and tear and that includes the robust steel wire Bertoia chairs that have been in continuous production worldwide since the first customer order shipments in 1953.

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Pennsylvania Pastimes

By Celia BertoiaMay 1, 2019

Traveling to Pennsylvania is always bittersweet because of my early history there, but this time was more sweet than bitter. The weather was wonderful, the company stellar, and the reception fantastic.

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In Honor of Florence Knoll

By Celia BertoiaMarch 3, 2019

Florence, better known as Shu, who passed on January 25th at age 101, and my father, Harry Bertoia, were great friends. They worked closely together on the modern Bertoia chairs that ultimately came out in 1952.

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The Harry Bertoia Foundation Has a Home!

By Celia BertoiaMarch 1, 2019

After working out of my residence for over five years, my husband Kyle and I (answering the phone thinking it’s my girlfriend and instead talking to a chair aficionado for 30 minutes at 9:00 on a Friday night) are both happy to have the foundation in a home of its own!

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Our Mission:

Harry Bertoia Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private charity. We educate and inform the public about artist Harry Bertoia and modern art in general. We collect historical documents of Harry Bertoia and distribute appropriately. We create and expand public displays and educational programs of Harry Bertoia artwork and music. Harry Bertoia® and Sonambient® are registered live trademarks.

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