Lot 154
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Hella Jongerius

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • Hella Jongerius
  • "Kasese Sheep" Folding Chair
  • impressed JongeriusLab for Cappellini
  • carbon fiber, "Not Tom, Dick & Harry" handmade wool, silk felt by Claudy Jongstra
  • 27 x 18 1/2  x 25 in. (68.6 x 47 x 63.5 cm)
from an edition of twelve

Provenance

Murray Moss and Franklin Getchell, New York
Phillips New York, Moss: Dialogues between Art & Design, October 16, 2012, lot 12

Exhibited

Repeat, Moss, New York, May 15-June 30, 2010

Literature

Droog & Dutch Design, From Product to Fashion, exh. cat., Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2000, pp. 38, 49, 82 and 169
Louise Schouwenberg and Hella Jongerius, Hella Jongerius, London, 2003, pp. 22, 57, 59, 62, 100-101, 104 and 214-216
Hella Jongerius, Louise Schouwenberg, Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, Hella Jongerius: Misfit, London, 2010, pp. 145, 149 and 250

Condition

Overall very good condition.The carbon fiber surface presents with some scratches, scuff marks and small dents scattered, consistent with age and use. Some scattered tiny flaws inherent to the manufacturing process of the carbon fiber (light cracks, tiny holes). The fabric with some pilling, consistent with age and gentle use and visible on the online catalogue illustration.
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