Vitra Miniatures Lockheed Lounge by Marc Newson

Marc Newson originally produced the Lockheed Lounge as the centerpiece of an exhibition of his pieces at the Roslyn Oxley Gallery in Sydney. It was widely acclaimed and was bought by the National Gallery of Australia. Its concept was based "loosely, very loosely" on the chaise lounge in Jacques-Louis Davidd's 1800 portrait of Madame Recamier. "I had this image of a fluid, aluminum form. The shape was sculpted out of a piece of foam, the exact way you'd create a surfboard. The only way to get the aluminum on was to beat little pieces of metal into shape with a wooden mallet and attach them with rivets. That's where the airplane metaphor came from. So I called it the Lockheed Lounge.

Designed by: Marc Newson, 1986

Features:

• Constructed of aluminium
• Metal into shape with a wooden mallet and attach them with rivets
• Overall dimensions: 5.75" H x 4" W x 10.75" D