Mae West Lips Sofa
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Mae West Lips Sofa is a surrealist sofa designed by Salvador Dalí in the shape of actress Mae West’s lips, considered an iconic piece of 20th-century art furniture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mae West Lips Sofa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9292463 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mae West Lips Sofa Context triple: [Edward James, commissionedWork, Mae West Lips Sofa]
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Womb Chair
The Womb Chair is a mid-century modern lounge chair designed by Eero Saarinen in 1948, celebrated for its organic, enveloping form and enduring status as a design icon.
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B.
Indian Chair
Indian Chair is a notable rock formation and historic landmark located within Mashamoquet State Park in Connecticut.
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C.
Marlene on the Wall
"Marlene on the Wall" is a 1980s folk-pop song by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega, noted for its introspective lyrics and distinctive acoustic style.
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D.
Fledermaus chair
The Fledermaus chair is an iconic early 20th-century bentwood chair designed by Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann for Vienna’s Cabaret Fledermaus, exemplifying the clean lines and geometric elegance of the Wiener Werkstätte movement.
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E.
Blansky's Beauties
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mae West Lips Sofa Target entity description: Mae West Lips Sofa is a surrealist sofa designed by Salvador Dalí in the shape of actress Mae West’s lips, considered an iconic piece of 20th-century art furniture.
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A.
Womb Chair
The Womb Chair is a mid-century modern lounge chair designed by Eero Saarinen in 1948, celebrated for its organic, enveloping form and enduring status as a design icon.
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B.
Indian Chair
Indian Chair is a notable rock formation and historic landmark located within Mashamoquet State Park in Connecticut.
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C.
Marlene on the Wall
"Marlene on the Wall" is a 1980s folk-pop song by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega, noted for its introspective lyrics and distinctive acoustic style.
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D.
Fledermaus chair
The Fledermaus chair is an iconic early 20th-century bentwood chair designed by Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann for Vienna’s Cabaret Fledermaus, exemplifying the clean lines and geometric elegance of the Wiener Werkstätte movement.
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E.
Blansky's Beauties
Blansky's Beauties is a short-lived 1970s American sitcom set in Las Vegas that followed a showbiz talent agent and her troupe of showgirls, created as a spin-off from Happy Days.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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design object ⓘ sofa ⓘ surrealist furniture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edward James
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Edward James’s Monkton House ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| collection |
Victoria and Albert Museum collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria and Albert Museum
|
| color | red ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Edward James ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| depicts | Mae West’s lips ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic surrealist sofa
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symbol of Surrealism in design ⓘ |
| designer | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria and Albert Museum
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| function | seating furniture ⓘ |
| genre | surrealist art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of 20th-century popular culture
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icon of surrealist interior design ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
pop art aesthetics
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postmodern furniture design ⓘ |
| hasSubject | female lips ⓘ |
| hasType |
art furniture
ⓘ
collectible design ⓘ |
| imageSubject | Mae West ⓘ |
| inception |
1930s
ⓘ
1937 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Mae West’s face ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Mae West ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Victoria and Albert Museum ⓘ |
| material |
fabric
ⓘ
foam ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anthropomorphic form
ⓘ
fusion of art and furniture ⓘ iconic 20th-century art furniture design ⓘ |
| partOf |
20th-century design
ⓘ
surrealist interiors ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mae West Room
ⓘ
Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment ⓘ |
| shape | lips ⓘ |
| style |
avant-garde
ⓘ
biomorphic design ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mae West Lips Sofa Description of subject: Mae West Lips Sofa is a surrealist sofa designed by Salvador Dalí in the shape of actress Mae West’s lips, considered an iconic piece of 20th-century art furniture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.