Marc Newson (b. 1963)

Lockheed Lounge

Details

Marc Newson (b. 1963)
Lockheed Lounge
stamped 'BABECRAFT SYDNEY' on the underside
aluminum and fiberglass
35 x 25 x 60in. (89 x 63.5 x 152.5cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is number ten from an edition of ten, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Literature

P. Dunas, 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection, Weil am Rhein 1996, pp. 172-173 (illustrated)
C. and P. Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne 1997, p. 605 (illustrated)
A. Rawsthorn, Marc Newson, London 1999, pp. 18-21 (illustrated)

Lot Essay

"I had this image of a fluid aluminum form. The shape was sculpted out of a piece of foam, the exact same way you'd create a surfboard. The only way I could get the aluminum on was by hammering out little pieces of metal and using rivets to attach them. That's where the airplane metaphor came from. So I called it Lockheed Lounge." Marc Newson, 1999

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