Chess Set by Man Ray
$380.00
Chess Set (32 pieces; board sold separately)
re-edition based on 1920 design
carved solid beech wood
tallest piece is 2" high
chess board (optional): 5/8 h. x 16 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
Man Ray designed this elegant chess set because of his lifelong friendship with Marcel Duchamp who was an avid chess player. He sought to use pure geometric forms associated historically and figuratively with the pieces they represent. The King represents the Egyptian king's pyramid; the Queen is the conical headdress of a medieval queen; the Bishop represents a flask for concocting healing liqueurs; and the Knight is based on a favorite form -- the carved scroll found on a violin. Only a handful were ever produced in Man Ray's lifetime (the maharajah of Indore commissioned a set made from silver-plated brass), and this re-issued design is rendered in wood and based on an original example from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
A solid beech wood chessboard that beautifully compliments this set is also available for $210.
Made in Germany under license with the Man Ray Trust.
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Serving Bowls by Sol LeWitt
$110.00
Star Within 2 Circles Serving Bowls
designed 1984
hand-painted maiolica in yellow, cobalt or black
8", 10" or 12" diameter
stamped signature with a copyright on the verso
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
In the early 1980s, Sol LeWitt and his family bought a rustic farmhouse in Spoleto, Italy. While in Rome looking for new dishes, he and his wife, Carol, discovered that the maiolica pottery they so admired was made locally, almost in their backyard, in Deruta. Italy. The craftspeople in Deruta were continuing the more than 600 year old tradition of creating maiolica, a technique of applying a glossy base glaze whitened with tin oxide onto fired clay pottery. Vivid, hand-painted colors are then added and the pieces are fired again.
LeWitt designed his own dinnerware in Deruta and these same pieces are now available through Artware Editions in the full range of colors the artist intended. Each piece is made by hand by the same artisans who for generations have kept this proud and classic Italian tradition alive. This dinnerware is lead-free and dishwasher safe.
If we do not already have it in stock. the fabrication time is approximately 12 weeks.
Spoons by Ai Weiwei
$12.00
Study of Perspective Spoon
stainless steel tea spoon
5 x 1 inches
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
Made in collaboration with the artist and our partners at Third Drawer Down Studio.
PupCup by Yoshitomo Nara
$185.00
PupCup
injection molded and roto-molded plastic
9.5 h. 8 w. x 8 d. inches
open edition
original packaging
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
The charming PupCup whirls, twirls and spins about to the delight of all it passes. Combining the iconic images of Yoshitomo Nara's Lonesome Puppy (Dog From Your Childhood) and The Cup Kids, the PupCup's head and body rotate in opposites directions creating a remarkable kinetic object. Requires two AA batteries.
