Feltri Chair by Gaetano Pesce (2) This time with a nice yellow upholstery
Lot 100
Italy, 1987, felt, upholstery, rope 56 w x 29 d x 38 h inches
Estimate: $1,500–2,000
Result: $2,125
via Wright.
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Pair of Bastille Chairs by Piet Blom
Pair of Bastille Chairs by Piet Blom
Lot number 509
Piet Blom pair of Bastille chairs from the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Huizenga The Netherlands, 1968 lacquered wood 16 w x 15 d x 33.5 h inches
Signed with applied disc manufacturer’s label to underside of one example: [Huizenga N.V. Utrecht – Kollum].
Estimate: $3,000–5,000
via Wright.
Synergistic Synthesis XVII Sub b 1 Chair by Kenneth Smyte
Meet Kenneth Smyte, although you may know him already as a prolific commenter to this blog [added: See for instance here, here and here].
This Synergistic Synthesis XVII Sub b 1 Chair was sold at Wright for $ 3,125 which is higher than the estimated $ 2,000 – $ 3,000. Congratulations Ken!
For one reason or another Ken refuses to maintain his own web presence (I mean other than as a commenter here and there).
USA, 2003
Linn birch Laminate, formica colorcore, latigo leather, Sunbrella acrylic, top grain leather, foam rubber, steel, maple dowels
32 w x 32 d x 32 h inches
San Francisco based designer, artist and scientist, Kenneth Smythe creates work originating from evolutionary models of nature. His furniture designs are essential forms derived from complex theories; the nature of Smythe’s process renders each work unique.
Eames Chair Lovers should head over to Wright (4)
Time Life Chair by Charles and Ray Eames at Wright
Eames LCM at Wright
Preproduction Aluminum Group Chair by Charles and Ray Eames at Wright
I admit, I planned to devote only 3 posts to this special Eames Auction at Wright, but then it would have been 3 times 4 photos and now it is 4 times 3 photos, which esthetically I like better.
Note I stayed away from the Eames’s plastic designs which I simply do not like.
Eames Chair Lovers should head over to Wright (3)
Eames Black and White Cow Hide LCW at Wright
Eames Cow Hide LCW at Wright
Eames Compact Sofa over at Wright
Part 3 of my highlights of the April 8, 2010 dedicated Eames Auction over at Wright.
Cow Hide is soo beginning 60ies and totally back now after 50 years. I love it, but beware the impracticality of the cow hairs that get loose….