Important Design

Important Design

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Marc Newson

Embryo lounge chair

Live auction begins on:

May 20, 12:30 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

Marc Newson


Embryo lounge chair


Designed in 1988

Neoprene, polyurethane foam and aluminum

Manufactured by IDEE, Japan

82 x 83 x 89 cm ; 32 ¼ x 35 x 34 ⅝ in.

Private collection, Europe

Alice Rawsthorn, Marc Newson, London, 1999, p. 26-29 and 212

Conrad Lloyd Morgan, Marc Newson, London, 2003, p. 152-153

Marie-Claire Blanckaert, "Yves Gastou, l'enfant terrible", Elle décoration, September 2008, p. 97

Elisabeth Vedrenne, "Design extrême sous les toits de Paris", Connaissance des arts, October 2008, p. 62

Delphine Antoine, Yves Gastou antiquaire du futur, Paris, 2011, p. 114

Clément Dirié, Made in Kreo. Le laboratoire du design contemporain, Paris, 2019, p. 80, 131 and 227