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Garbo Waste Basket

This is a Waste basket. It was designed by Karim Rashid and Karim Rashid Industrial Design and manufactured by Umbra. It is dated introduced 1996 and we acquired it in 1999. Its medium is molded polypropylene . It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Anonymous. It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 43.1 x 34.2 x 34cm (16 15/16 x 13 7/16 x 13 3/8in.)

Cite this object as

Garbo Waste Basket; Designed by Karim Rashid (Canadian, b. Egypt, 1960), Karim Rashid Industrial Design; Manufactured by Umbra (Canada); USA; molded polypropylene ; H x W x D: 43.1 x 34.2 x 34cm (16 15/16 x 13 7/16 x 13 3/8in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1999-9-1

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