Toyo Ito - Design London Wednesday, September 30, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Casa Argentaurum, Ghent
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    'Toyo Ito: Ripples on the Water', Domus, no. 872, July 2004, p. 102
    'Toyo Ito Made in Italy - Itinerant Exhibition', Domus, no. 876, December 2004, n.p.

  • Catalogue Essay

    In describing its 2013 Laureate, the Pritzker Architecture Prize Jury Citation stated: 'Toyo Ito has been able to produce a body of work that combines conceptual innovation with superbly executed buildings'. The same is true of Ito’s product design, including his ‘Ripples' bench, winner of the 2004 Compasso d’Oro Award given by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI) for excellence in Italian-produced design. ‘Ripples’ comprises five laminated heartwoods, carved expressively to create the impression of undulating water. Ito stated in a 2006 conversation with Peter Macapia, 'I have been interested in getting design inspiration from the phenomena of fluids, of things moving'.

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'Ripples' bench

designed 2003, produced 2005
Maple, beech, cherry, walnut, iroko.
40 x 178.8 x 50 cm (15 3/4 x 70 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Manufactured by Horm, Pasiano di Pordenone, Italy. Underside with printed paper label MADE IN ITALY.

Estimate
£5,000 - 7,000 

Sold for £18,750

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta e Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019

Design

London Auction 1 October 2015