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2010

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2021

2025

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Cot, GHESKIO Cholera

This is a Cot. It was designed by MASS Design Group and Herman Miller Furniture Company.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from MASS Design Group as part of Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics.

It is dated 2010. Its medium is plastic, metal. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.

MASS worked with Herman Miller and GHESKIO to design innovative seats and beds for cholera patients, to dignify the patient experience. The bedding fabric can be removed for cleaning, allowing it to be reused safely. Fabricated locally by Haitian metalworkers, tailors, and fiberglass professionals, the furniture was designed to be comfortable, durable, safe, and hygienic.

It is credited Courtesy of MASS Design Group.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 137.2 × 61 cm (54 × 24 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics.

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