Sold for:
$3,304
$3,304
Capellini Australia, 1990 wicker, aluminum 26½ w x 36 d x 29 h in (67 x 91 x 74 cm)
Newson traveled to Thailand in the late 1980s and developed the woven version of his famous lounge chair.
Newson states "I thought of this really beautiful shape and went out to the factory in the countryside, full of oxen, to make it. Each one took four hundred man hours of work."
Literature:
Marc Newson, Booth-Clibborn, fig. 60
result: $3,304
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2003-12-07
