Marc Newson b. 1963. `Orgone Stretch Lounge'

designed 1993. the second artist's proof from an edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs. produced by Pod. aluminium and enamel. stamped `Marc Newson Pod Edition' and `2/0'. measurements 63 by 80 by 181.5 cm - alternate measurements 24¾ by 31½ by 71½ in. - Lot Sold 421,250 GBP

PROVENANCE: The Gallery Mourmans, Maastricht

LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Volker Albus and Volker Fischer, 13 Nach Memphis: Design Zwichen Askese und Sinnlichkeit, Munich, 1995, p. 127
Alexander von Vegesack, Peter Dunas, and Mathias Schwartz-Clauss (eds), 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum, exhibition catalogue, Weil am Rhein, 1996, p. 172
Alice Rawsthorn, 'Marc Newson,' I.D. Magazine, January/February 1996, p. 70
Alice Rawsthorn, Marc Newson, London, 1999, pp. 90-93
Luxo, Pop, Cool, exhibition catalogue, Museu do Design, Lisbon, 1999, fig. 224 (for an example in the collection of the Museu do Design)
Conway Lloyd Morgan, Marc Newson, London, 2003, pp. 144-145

NOTE: "The form is one that I was striving for when I made the 'Lockheed Lounge' but, in those days, I didn't have the knowledge or the resources to make it." Marc Newson

Sotheby's. Contemporary Design. 18 Oct 08. London - www.sothebys.com - photo courtesy Sotheby's.