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Doorstop, Aalto's Doorstop

This is a doorstop. It was designed by Tobias Wong and collaborator: CITIZEN:Citizen. It is dated 2003 and we acquired it in 2024. Its medium is concrete. It is a part of the department.

This object was donated by Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong. It is credited The Tobias Wong Collection, Gift of Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 12.1 × 14 × 14 cm (4 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside (in script, in black pen): " 1/1 AP / TOBI / '03"

Cite this object as

Doorstop, Aalto's Doorstop; Designed by Tobias Wong (1974–2010); Collaborator: CITIZEN:Citizen; concrete; H x W x D: 12.1 × 14 × 14 cm (4 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.); The Tobias Wong Collection, Gift of Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong; 2024-4-11

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