- 95
Tom Dixon
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Tom Dixon
- Two Unique 'Extruded MF' Chairs
- one with label Design/MiamiTM and numbered 4/12
numbers 4 and 5 from an edition of 12 + 1 AP - PETG extruded plastic
Literature
The Interior World of Tom Dixon, London, 2008, pp. 96-97 for illustrations of the chair and the designer producing the chair on an extruding machine
Condition
Excellent condition with some surface dust within the grooves of the chairs.
"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
Self-taught British designer Tom Dixon set up his creative think-tank `Space` in the 1980s. With a very personal approach to design, Tom Dixon began welding furniture for sets and formed his Tom Dixon brand in 2004 with a particularly hands-on heritage: “I think being self-taught is the reason why I didn’t give up. If you knew all of the things I know now, you probably wouldn’t get involved.”
Designed for the Micro Factory performance at Design Miami/Basel in June 2007, this pair of limited edition black chairs shows how a rebellious but pertinent reinterpretation of plastic can elevate the properties of the material to a glass-like and elastic quality. Extruded fresh polymer is handled and draped around a mould merely to suggest the chair-like shape or volumetric silhouette of a seating device. When solidified, the random nature of the making process renders each cast unique.