Schätzpreis: 6,000—8,000 US$
Erzielter Preis : 12,000 US$
Auktion:
Important 20th Century Design
Verkaufsdatum: 2006-12-15
Ort der Auktion:
New York
Los Nummer: 13
Design
MARCEL WANDERS
Einführungsjahr
2000
Hersteller
Cappellini, Italy
Architonic ID
4107685
Manufactured in a small series by Cappellini, Italy
Etched WANDERS WONDERS and CAPELLINI
Etched and partially laminated aluminum
15 x 17 7/8 x 17 3/4 in. (38.1 x 45.3 x 45.1 cm)
This table was created by Marcel Wanders to commemorate the year 2000. The top of the table is an etched map of Amsterdam as it was on January 1, 2000. Inscribed along a portion of the Amstel River is, "The larger the island of knowledge, the larger the shoreline of wonder." Only five examples of the table were produced by Cappellini.
Literature and References:
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., Designing the 21st Century, Bonn, 2001, p. 547