Lot 85
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GÜNTER FERDINAND RIS & HERBERT SELLDORFF
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GÜNTER FERDINAND RIS & HERBERT SELLDORFF

SUNBALL GARDEN CHAIR, DESIGNED 1969-1971

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GÜNTER FERDINAND RIS & HERBERT SELLDORFF
SUNBALL GARDEN CHAIR, DESIGNED 1969-1971
fibreglass with aluminium and upholstery, with hinged visor
59 in. (150 cm.) high; 66 in. (168 cm.) approximate diameter
Literature
Klaus-Jürgen Sembach; Modern Furniture Designs 1950-1980s, Atglen, 1997, p. 112, pl. 373 (design illustrated).
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Lot Essay

As an example of progressive technologically inspired European design, the sunball chair, pays stylistic homage to the space race and underlines the blurring of distinctions between the indoors and the outdoors. Created specifically for outdoor use, the sunball chair is understood to have been produced in less than 30 examples.

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