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Ron Arad
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Ron Arad
- 'Big Easy Volume 2' Armchair
- signed Ron Arad / AP
artist's proof from an edition of 20 + 5 AP - mirror-polished stainless steel
Provenance
Friedman Benda, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Deyan Sudjic, Ron Arad: Restless Furniture, London, 1989, pp. 52-53
Deyan Sudjic, Ron Arad, London, 1999, p. 57
Marielle Dagault, Marie-Laure Jousset, eds, Ron Arad: No Discipline, exh. cat., Paris, 2008, p. 78
Deyan Sudjic, Ron Arad, London, 1999, p. 57
Marielle Dagault, Marie-Laure Jousset, eds, Ron Arad: No Discipline, exh. cat., Paris, 2008, p. 78
Condition
Overall very good condition. Minor scattered scuffs concentrated to the seating area, and one to the left armrest approximately 5 cm in length. Front left corner of the base with a minor flaring to the lip. One minor nick to the left lower armrest edge and it is not visually distracting.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Israeli-born Ron Arad was born in 1951 and graduated from the Architectural Association in London in 1979. He proceeded to set up his own architecture and industrial design studio, forging himself an unparalleled creative identity and a notorious challenging attitude towards art, design and architecture. Refusing to be fully assimilated with either one of the disciplines, he stated: `I do not need a passport to go from one to the other`. His `No discipline` exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris was held in 2009 and exemplifies the full panoply of his oeuvre ranging from crude re-appropriated to digitally manufactured elements.
One of Ron Arad`s most iconic and recognisable early designs, it was produced in 1988 in a series of 20 and is made from polished steel - contrasting with the more roughly welded and earlier examples. From a family of designs that show the beginning of Ron Arad’s leap into more generous scales and volumes it is also a firm testimony of his transition into the digital age of production and manufacturing.