Marc Newson - Design New York Wednesday, June 3, 2009 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Osman restaurant, KOMED Media Park, Cologne

  • Literature

    Alice Rawsthorn, Marc Newson, London, 1999, pp. 140-141

  • Catalogue Essay

    Along with his cantilevered "Komed" chairs, Marc Newson designed the present stools in 1996 for Osman, a brasserie in the KOMED Media Park in Cologne and one of Newson’s important restaurant commissions of the 1990s. The concentric rings of the stool’s channeled base mimic the geometry of his "Komed" light fixture, a cantilevered saucer, which he also included in the project. Osman’s round dining tables shared enlarged versions of the present stool base. "Komed" is a prime example of Newson’s preoccupation with seamlessness and fluidity.  Only 15 examples of this design were produced for the restaurant.

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Rare set of six “Komed” bar stools, for the Osman restaurant, KOMED Media Park, Cologne

1996
Cast aluminum, fabric.
Each: 31 in. (78.7 cm.) high
Manufactured by Colber, Italy (6).

Estimate
$20,000 - 25,000 

Sold for $20,000

Design

3 June 2009, 11am
New York