Baby Stroller
1966 · Aluminum alloy tubing and saran polythene fabric
Folded: 41 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2" (104.2 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm); open: 36 3/4 x 14 5/8 x 35" (93.3 x 37.1 x 88.9 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Owen F. Maclaren
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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1970–1971
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Owen F. Maclaren was a British designer and engineer whose innovations in lightweight folding mechanisms transformed domestic and portable objects in the postwar period. His work combined precision engineering with attention to practical usability, establishing a design approach that prioritized functionality without sacrificing elegance. Active from the 1940s onward, Maclaren developed solutions that became foundational to mid-century product design.
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