LOT DETAILS

Materials:

fibreglass-reinforced polyester resin core, blind-riveted sheet aluminium, painted polyester resin

Measurements:

34.84 in. (88.50 cm.) (height) by 66.14 in. (168.00 cm.) (width) by 25.00 in. (63.50 cm.) (width)

Edition:

7 of 10, plus 4 AP (black feet) and one prototype (white feet)

Description:

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Markings:

impressed 'BASECRAFT SYDNEY 6' (on the underside)

Literature:

Other examples of the model illustrated: D. Jackson, 'Open the Pod Door', in Blueprint, February 1990, pp. 28-29. M. Romanelli, ‘Marc Newson: Progetti tra il 1987 e il 1990’, in Domus, no. 714, March 1990. A. von Vegesack, P. Dunas, M. Schwartz-Clauss (eds.), 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection, Weil am Rhein 1996, pp. 32-33, inside front cover, back cover, pp. 172-73. M. Byars, 50 Chairs: Innovations in Design and Materials, Crans-Prés-Celigny 1997, pp. 94-97. C. Fiell, P. Fiell (eds.), 1000 Chairs, Cologne 1997, p. 606. A. Rawsthorn, Marc Newson, London 1999, pp. 9, 18-21. S. Nichols (ed.), Aluminum by Design, exh. cat., Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, 2000, dust jacket, p. 265. C. L. Morgan, Marc Newson, New York 2002, pp. 154-155. B. Loyauté, 'Le Design Aluminum au XXe Siècle', in Connaissance des Arts, October 2003, p. 98. Marc Newson: Pop On Pop Off, exh. cat., Groningen, Groninger Museum, 2004, pp. 1, 12-13. S. S. Holt and M. H. Skov, Blobjects & Beyond: The New Fluidity in Design, San Francisco 2005, p. 38. Phaidon Design Classics, vol. 3, London 2006, no. 860. J-L. Gaillemin (ed.), Design Contre Design: Deux siècles de créations, exh. cat., Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 2007-2008, p. 192. D. Sudjic, The Language of Things, London 2008, front cover and pp. 206-07. R. Cohen, ‘A Woman in Full’, in Vanity Fair, July 2008, pp. 70-71. S. Lovell, Limited Edition: Prototypes, One-Offs and Design Art Furniture, Basel 2009, p. 249. J. T. Busch (ed.), Decorative Arts and Design, Collection Highlights, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh 2009, p. 194. D. Linley, C. Cator, H. Chislett, Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture, New York 2009, front cover, p. 198. R. Violette, Why What How: Collecting Design in a Contemporary Market, London 2010, p. 153. A. Lindemann, Collecting Design, Cologne 2010, pp. 252-253. A. Castle (ed.), Marc Newson: Works, Cologne 2012, pp. 34-40. F. Chambre, Impossible Collection of Design: The 100 Most Influential Objects of the Twentieth Century, New York 2014, cover.

Provenance:

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in February 1993). Double Vision, Christie's London, 14 October 2007, lot 10. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.