An adjustable chair/ladder

DESIGNED BY EILEEN GRAY, 1932-34

细节

An adjustable chair/ladder
Designed by Eileen Gray, 1932-34
Aluminium modernist framework, textured surfaces
24¾in. (63cm.) maximum height; 14½in. (37.5cm.) maximun width; 21¾in. (55cm.) maximum depth

来源

See footnote to Lot 357.

出版

Cf: Peter Adam, op. cit., pp. 272 & 282

拍品专文

The illustration shows André Rostino, Eileen Gray's local and faithful carpenter who made all the furniture for the house according to her instructions. They met when E.1027 was being built. Once more, the chair served a practical purpose as a ladder to reach the ceiling storage area.