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Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby
Unique 'Western Façade' bench, for 'Bench Years', commissioned by the London Design Festival
- Estimate
- £7,000 - 9,000♠
£9,375
Lot Details
Carrara marble.
2012
41.5 x 160 x 35 cm (16 3/8 x 62 7/8 x 13 3/4 in)
Produced by Torart, Italy in collaboration with Established & Sons, UK.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
‘Western Facade’ references the shrapnel damaged Aston Webb facade on the Exhibition Road elevation of The Victoria and Albert Museum caused by bombs dropped during the 1940 blitz. Holes
run both vertically and horizontally through the bench appearing randomised though they never intersect, they allow light to pass through the material giving a translucency to the otherwise solid mass.
run both vertically and horizontally through the bench appearing randomised though they never intersect, they allow light to pass through the material giving a translucency to the otherwise solid mass.
Exhibited