Lot No. 4


A “BLOF” seat cube,


2009, designed by Barbara Birgfellner, Andreas Bretter, Miriam Nascimento, Matthias C. Kügler, and Marton Toth, manufactured by Eternit, Austria, grey cement asbestos, height 43 cm, 48 x 48 cm. (DR)

Prototype from the workshop held by Eternit at the Graz University of Technology and not intended for series production. The “BLOF” cube is multifunctional and can be used as a stool, side table, etc. It is made from an Eternit board measuring 300 by 120 cm that is pressed into a Styrofoam cube measuring 42 by 42 cm when still wet. In this way, the material can be deformed and stiffens when it dries.

Exhibited in: Designforum, Vienna 2009. Provenance: Eternit Factory Collection, Austria.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at

18.05.2010 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 1,125.-
Estimate:
EUR 1,000.- to EUR 1,500.-

A “BLOF” seat cube,


2009, designed by Barbara Birgfellner, Andreas Bretter, Miriam Nascimento, Matthias C. Kügler, and Marton Toth, manufactured by Eternit, Austria, grey cement asbestos, height 43 cm, 48 x 48 cm. (DR)

Prototype from the workshop held by Eternit at the Graz University of Technology and not intended for series production. The “BLOF” cube is multifunctional and can be used as a stool, side table, etc. It is made from an Eternit board measuring 300 by 120 cm that is pressed into a Styrofoam cube measuring 42 by 42 cm when still wet. In this way, the material can be deformed and stiffens when it dries.

Exhibited in: Designforum, Vienna 2009. Provenance: Eternit Factory Collection, Austria.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Design
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 18.05.2010 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 05.05. - 18.05.2010


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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