741
Marc Newson
set of five Bucky lounge chairs from the Fondation Cartier, Paris
Cimnaghi Giuseppe & Figlio
Australia, 1995
cold-injected polyurethane foam with flocking, aluminum, nylon
120 w x 22.5 h inches

In 1995, Newson designed this form for an installation at the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain. The individual elements were displayed connected together in the form of a three-quarter sphere. Only 50 examples of this chair were produced; its title Bucky was taken from the newly discovered molecule, the Buckminsterfullerene, named for its resemblance to Buckminster Fuller's geodesic structures. Set includes: display hardware, 5 nylon feet and aluminum connectors to create a mini geodesic dome. Signed and numbered to the underside of the red example: [Newson 5/50].

Literature: Marc Newson, Rawsthorn, ppg. 118-121 Marc Newson, Morgan, ppg. 194-199

Provenance: Acquired directly from the designer

Estimate: $15,000–20,000
Result: $33,600