Early 'London Papardelle' Chair, 1992

Details

RON ARAD (B. 1951)
Early 'London Papardelle' Chair, 1992
produced by The Gallery Mourmans, The Netherlands
woven patinated bronze, patinated bronze
41 x 23 1⁄4 x 54 in. (104.1 x 59 x 137.1 cm) (as seen)
41 x 23 1⁄4 x 111 1⁄4 in. (104.1 x 59 x 282.6 cm) (fully extended)
incised Ron Arad 1⁄6
number 1 from an edition of 6

Provenance

Treasures & Trifles, Milford, Connecticut
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992

Literature

"Ron Arad: Sedili in acciaio inossidabile," Domus, no. 741, Milan,1992, p. 66
R. Guidot and O. Boissière, Ron Arad, Paris, 1997, pp. 26-28, 31
D. Sudjic, Ron Arad, London, 2001, p. 66 (for a related example)
Ron Arad, exh. cat., Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, 2005, pp. 36-37, 100
P. Antonelli, et al., Ron Arad: No Discipline, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2009, pp. 52-53

Further details

Christie’s would like to thank Ron Arad Associates Ltd. for their assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.

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Lot Essay

Examples of Ron Arad's 'Papardelle' chair can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 2012.31), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (inv. no. 1994.72.1), The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (inv. 2005.15), and the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein (inv. no. MGB-1029).

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