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Lot Essay
"Zeev and his organization make designing furniture a piece of cake. The difficult part has been thinking of a name. Torroja; 1/2 Nelson; Ro-Ro; Italic; Carlino. But it seems invidious to single out one hero: Gehry, Jujol, Starck, Guimard? Anyway it would be post rationalising the influences. In fact this sensuous sheet steel idea started with our office front entrance desk, where it looked like a ribbon of paper coming out of a typewriter and has been developed from there. If only architecture was so easy." Piers Gough
Establishing his own practice CZWG in 1975, Gough remains one of the most celebrated architects of recent decades, and was one of the leading exponents of Post-Modernist style in Britain during the 1980s. In February 2018, his 1988 townhouse for Janet Street-Porter was acknowledged as a significant example of Post-Modernist architecture, and was awarded Grade II preservation listing.
With characteristic Post-Modernist irony, it can be assumed that the deliberately misspelt title of this work misappropriates the French for tongue, to reference the ribbon-like structure. Two examples of the present model were produced. The present example with blue-grey painted finish, and another example with pink-painted finish that was retained by the architect.
Two examples of the present model were produced. The present example with blue-grey painted finish, and another example with pink-painted finish that was retained by the architect.
Establishing his own practice CZWG in 1975, Gough remains one of the most celebrated architects of recent decades, and was one of the leading exponents of Post-Modernist style in Britain during the 1980s. In February 2018, his 1988 townhouse for Janet Street-Porter was acknowledged as a significant example of Post-Modernist architecture, and was awarded Grade II preservation listing.
With characteristic Post-Modernist irony, it can be assumed that the deliberately misspelt title of this work misappropriates the French for tongue, to reference the ribbon-like structure. Two examples of the present model were produced. The present example with blue-grey painted finish, and another example with pink-painted finish that was retained by the architect.
Two examples of the present model were produced. The present example with blue-grey painted finish, and another example with pink-painted finish that was retained by the architect.