From a Private New YOrk Collection

*Zaha Hadid (Iraqi/British, b. 1950)
Gyre lounge chair from the Seamless Collection
Manufactured by Established & Sons, London, England, 2006
polyester resin and polyurethane lacquer
Edition 6 of 12
Underside with two brass roundels impressed with “Designed by/Zaha
Hadid/Seamless/2006/Gyre 6 /12” and “Established/& Sons/British Made”
H. 25 in.; W. 94 in.; D. 72 in.

$50,000-80,000

The present example, number six from the edition of twelve, is one of the five designs by Zaha Hadid for her Seamless collection. The collection, manufactured by the London based design company, Established & Sons, features five furniture forms each made to order in an edition of twelve, which were offered for private sale at Phillips in New York in 2006. The series is comprised of a chaise, shelves, a pair of stools, a cabinet and this lounge chair.

Hadid, internationally known for her daring, unconventional buildings, earned the esteemed Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004. The Seamless Collection represents her first series of interior furnishings created independently from an architectural project. The series similarly explores modern technology and materials, thus, reflecting the unity between architecture and design. An example from this edition is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y.

Please note, a certificate of provenance from Established & Sons accompanies this lot.

PROVENANCE
Wright 20 Auctions, “Important Design: Session 1,” 18 May 2008, lot 206, lot sold $84,000

LITERATURE
Jane Adlin, “Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 2007–2008,” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 66, no. 2 (Fall, 2008): 55, (another Gyre lounge illustrated).
Seamless Zaha Hadid, exh. cat. (New York: Phillips de Pury & Company, 2006) n.p. , (illustrated).