Donated by Marcel Wanders and Friedman Benda
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Marcel Wanders
'Bon Bon gold' chair, from the 'Personal Edition' series
Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000
Sold For
£30,000
Lot Details
2010
Crocheted rope, resin, precious metal.
55 x 100 x 100 cm (21 5/8 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
Number 16 from the edition of 20. Base with metal label impressed with designer's facsimile signature and 16 / 20. Together with a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
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Catalogue Essay
Another example of the 'Bon Bon gold' chair is in the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY.
Of all the one time members of Droog, Marcel Wanders has proved to be the most versatile of the generation of designers who made the Netherlands such a focus of attention. The Design Museum exhibited Droog in 2003.
Deyan Sudjic
Of all the one time members of Droog, Marcel Wanders has proved to be the most versatile of the generation of designers who made the Netherlands such a focus of attention. The Design Museum exhibited Droog in 2003.
Deyan Sudjic