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PROSIM SEDNA Czech Expressionist Armchair / Borek Sipek for DRIADE SpA (Italy)
$3,500
£2,657.13
€3,063.24
CA$4,951.23
A$5,330.45
CHF 2,854.56
MX$64,230.06
NOK 36,016.65
SEK 32,961.05
DKK 22,889.77
About the Item
Borek Sipek ”Prosim Sedni” / “Papillon Chair” armchair for Driade, wood, leather and brocade, Italy, 1987
Emerging from the creative mind of Sipek in 1987, the Papillon/Prosim Sedni for Driade is a rare and iconic piece that invite you to explore the playful dance between tradition and innovation. At first glance, it presents itself as a classic armchair swathed in luxurious black leather. But a closer look reveals its true potential – a mesmerizing transformation into a sinuous armchair.
The backrest unfolds, not unlike a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, crafted from an elegant fabric of brocade in an elegant shade of purple. This unexpected metamorphosis transforms the piece into a sinuous chair, offering a wholly new experience.
Cherry wood legs, each with the playful quirk of a matchstick, support the armrests. A contrasting symphony of black lacquered tapered legs – two in the back, one at the front – anchors the piece. These black legs hint at a dynamic potential, a design with a peculiar readiness to shift and adapt, adding a layer of intrigue to the overall design.
The Czech designer Bořek Šípek was one of the heavyweights of design in the late 1980s and 1990s, creating postmodern furniture and objects that enchanted the international scene and gained him recognition in the era of super-designers like Ron Arad, Philippe Starck, and Marc Newson. Like them, Šípek used Italian postmodern design as a springboard to spread radical ideas all over Europe at the time.
After the Czech Velvet Revolution of 1989, he returned back to a newly democratic Czech Republic. There, he founded his eponymous glass manufacturing company Ajeto and worked extensively for the new Czech president Václav Havel, who commissioned him to furnish the interiors of Prague Castle. Šípek did it in his signature eclectic style, which symbolically became the official formal language of the new Republic. He was also appointed as a professor at The Academy of Arts and Design in Prague in 1990, where he educated and inspired a whole new generation of Czech designers.
- Creator:B. Sipek (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 36.25 in (92.08 cm)Width: 37.5 in (95.25 cm)Depth: 24.41 in (62.01 cm)Seat Height: 18.31 in (46.51 cm)
- Style:Baroque Revival (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1987
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. There are some bleached high spots from a television shoot w/ Jay Leno hawking DORITOS in this exact chair in the 1980 s. Otherwise, in very good vintage shape.
- Seller Location:Tinton Falls, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU10626246876252
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