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Meltdown Chair, Bronze #2 by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition

$29,901.50
£22,203.54
€25,000
CA$41,080.18
A$44,662.44
CHF 23,680.08
MX$535,389.37
NOK 300,961.60
SEK 275,721.74
DKK 190,580.21

About the Item

Meltdown Chair, Bronze #2 is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is created using a ‘lost-plastic’ casting technique: a chair made from polypropylene tubes is encased in a thick ceramic shell and then melted out. The artist then pours molten bronze into the empty space that has formed and, once the metal has cooled and hardened, the ceramic shell is broken away. A work on the surface follows: the underside is left raw and patinated black while the seat is polished until it acquires a bright mirror finish. Every chair in the edition is unique because the ceramic mould must be broken to release the bronze, and therefore the entire process must be repeated for every new edition. Launched in 2007, the Meltdown Series earned Tom Price widespread international acclaim for his innovative production processes and eye-catching approach to working with commonplace plastic products. The way of assembling the plastic material and the mostly unpredictable patterns created by the heating method ensure that every piece is unique and unrepeatable. This design pieces are true sculptural objects, while at the same time being fully functional and very robust. Meltdown Chairs are included in the permanent collections of several Museums, including SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (US), the Denver Art Museum (US), The Nelson Atkins Museum (US), Chatsworth House (UK), MKG Hamburg (Germany) and the Amore Pacific Museum (South Korea). Works from the Meltdown Series have been exhibited extensively throughout the USA, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. They have been included in many high-profile museum exhibitions, including SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (US), MAD Museum of Art and Design New York (US); The Mint Museum (US); Denver Art Museum (US); Design Museum Holon (Israel); Design Museum Gent (Belgium); NRW Forum Dusseldorf (Germany); The Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga (Latvia). They have also featured at international art and design fairs, including Design Miami Basel (Switzerland); Sao Paolo Design Festival (Brazil); Cheongju International Craft Biennale (South Korea), Design Days Dubai (United Arab Emirates); Gwangju Biennale (South Korea) and Lodz International Design Biennale (Poland). Finally, the series has been featured in multiple publications, including: The Campaign for Art: Gifts for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Foreword by Helen Schwab and Robin Wright. Publisher: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2016; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 360°: Views on the Collection. Editors Judy Bloch and Suzanne Stein. Publisher: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2016; Contemporary Furniture. Author: Martin Wellner and Andrea Mehlhose. Publisher: h.f. ullmann; Germany, 2009; Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary. Author: Museum of Arts and Design. Publisher: MAD; New York, New York, USA, 2009; The Independent Design Guide: Innovative Products from the New Generation. Author: Laura Housley. Publisher: Thames and Hudson; London, UK, 2009; UFO Blurring the Boundaries Between Art Design. Werner Lippert / Petra Wenzel. Publisher: NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft; Dusseldorf, Germany, 2009.
  • Creator:
    Tom Price (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 17.72 in (45 cm)Depth: 17.72 in (45 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cast
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2016
  • Production Type:
    New Custom(Limited Edition)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    9-10 weeks
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    PARIS, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6848230609172

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