Modern Design 
13 May 2020
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Modern Design 
Richard Meier, Prototype daybed and maquette - Image 1 of 4
Richard Meier, Prototype daybed and maquette - Image 2 of 4
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Richard Meier

Prototype daybed and maquette

USA, 2009
lacquered wood, leather, acrylic 18½ h × 83¼ w × 38½ d in (47 × 211 × 98 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $7,500
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Maquette measures: 14.5 w x 7.25 d x 3 h inches.
provenance: Commissioned directly from the designer by Wiebe Elzenga, The Netherlands | Acquired from the previous by the present owner

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When I am asked what I believe in, I say that I believe in architecture. Architecture is the mother of the arts. I like to believe that architecture connects the present with the past and the tangible with the intangible.

Richard Meier

Richard Meier

Prototypes for a Special Commission

Meier sketching designs for the prototype armchairs, 2010.


In 2009, Richard Meier was approached by the former director of Knoll Europa, Wiebe Elzenga, to create a series of furniture for Belgium-based architect, Michel Jaspers. For the project, Meier designed a flat daybed and a version of his iconic armchair with leather seats. Ultimately, the armchairs never went into production and only six examples of the daybed were made. 


Design sketches by Richard Meier for the present lots.


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