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Ron Arad
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ron Arad
- 'Loop Loop' Chair
- engraved with facsimile signature Ron Arad and numbered ed 1/6
from an edition of 6 - polished bronze mesh
Provenance
Christie's Paris, 30 November, 2006, lot 223
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Raymond Guidot and Olivier Boissière, Ron Arad, Paris, 1997, p. 55 for a drawing, p. 109, pl. 17 for an example in stainless steel
Marielle Dagault, Marie-Laure Jousset, eds, Ron Arad: No Discipline, exh. cat., Paris, 2008, pp. 96-97 for a drawing and an example in stainless steel
Marielle Dagault, Marie-Laure Jousset, eds, Ron Arad: No Discipline, exh. cat., Paris, 2008, pp. 96-97 for a drawing and an example in stainless steel
Condition
Very good condition overall. The seat and shape of the chair have been professionally restored by the producer and the mesh has been repolished.
"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.
This piece from 1992 is made from woven steel, heated up to enable it to be shaped into a swirling carpet-like mesh form. Retaining in its aesthetics Ron Arad’s drawing hand, it engages with the primary function of a carpet, re-purposing and extending into a seating device. Here, the designer leaves a strong playful mark whilst engaging with the material potential of meshed steel.