Gemeinschaftsarbeit mit Dunne & Raby, Anthony Dunne (geb. 1964) und Fiona Raby (geb. 1963). Hideaway Furniture, Type 1. 2004/05.
Wooden sculpture, English oak, felt, sliding and pneumatic mechanisms.
One of three copies. Owing to manual execution of unique character. Total dimensions: 94 x 295 x 202 cm (37 x 116.1 x 79.5 in).
From the series "Designs for Fragile Personalities in Anxious Times".

PROVENANCE: Phillips, London, Design Sale, Lot 143, April 2008
Private Collection, UK, acquired from the above.

EXHIBITION: Wouldn't It Be Nice.. Wishful Thinking in Art and Design, Somerset House / Embankment Galleries, London, September 17 - December 21, 2008.

LITERATURE: Paola Antonelli, Safe. Design Takes on Risk, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2005, p. 72.
Gareth Williams, Telling Tales. Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design, Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2009, p. 135.