1966, for R. Svoboda & Co, Austria, satin- finished sheet aluminium, natural anodized, black upholstered seat cushions, serial number “163”, height ca. 69 cm, depth ca. 86 cm, width ca. 92 cm, seat height ca. 39 cm. (MHA)

Peter Noever initiated the GALAXY project in the mid-60s with the young, up-and-coming Austrian artist Walter Pichler. The first presentation of this legendary piece of furniture took place in 1966 at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna for the exhibition “Selection 66”, organised by the former shooting star of the architectural scene Hans Hollein.

Lit.: Product catalogue Galaxy 1, R. Svoboda & Co, Vienna 5/1967/1011- md. möbel interieur design, 10/1967/1017- md. möbel interieur design, 2/1968/156 -Arnulf Rainer, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts Schweizergarten, Vienna 1968, cover photos - Interview mit Walter Pichler, in: Umriss, 1/1985, pp. 25–34 -G. Koller, Die Radikalisierung der Phantasie. Design aus Österreich, Salzburg 1987, pp. 211/212 - Ph. Garner, Sixties Design, Cologne 1996, p. 122 - Ch. & P. Fiell, 1000 chairs, Cologne 1997, p. 418. S. Breitwieser, Pichler. Prototypen 1966–69, Vienna 1998, pp. 173–181, pp. 196/197 - Ch. Skrein, 68. künstler legenden fotografien, Vienna 2001, fig. pp. 18/19, p. 122, pp. 100/101.