The Nick Cave Collection 
25 May 2023
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The Nick Cave Collection 
Nick Cave X Knoll, Special Edition Womb chair and ottoman - Image 1 of 5
Nick Cave X Knoll, Special Edition Womb chair and ottoman - Image 2 of 5
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Nick Cave X Knoll

Special Edition Womb chair and ottoman

Knoll
USA, 2023
Guise upholstery in Rose, chrome-plated steel chair: 36¼ h × 41 w × 35 d in (92 × 104 × 89 cm) ottoman: 15 h × 25 w × 22 d in (38 × 63 × 56 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $7,560
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The Womb chair was originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1946.
Signed to each element 'Nick Cave'.

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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The Womb chair was designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1946. The expressive, enveloping curves of the Womb Chair echo Saarinen’s sculptural architecture, from the TWA Terminal (now the TWA Hotel) at New York’s JFK Airport to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Florence Knoll challenged Saarinen to create a chair that she could curl up in, like “a basket full of pillows.”

The Eero Saarinen–designed TWA Terminal at Kennedy Airport, New York

The present example features Guise fabric in Flint from The Nick Cave Collection by Knoll. Like Nick Cave’s Soundsuits, Guise is created by intricately layering multiple techniques and materials. Space-dyed, twisted, and chenille yarns combine to create a top layer that pairs with a taffeta-like ground fabric with a subtle sheen.

Nick Cave Sound Suits on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

All proceeds from the sale of this item, including the 26% buyer's premium supports Nick Cave's foundation, Facility.

Facility

Facility is a place. It’s a multi-disciplinary creative space. And it’s home to Cave Studio, Faust Special Projects, $oundsuit$hop and Facility Foundation while also serving as a creative hub for other artists, artisans, designers and architects. Additionally, Facility plays host to myriad pop-up special projects such as exhibitions, performances and fresh retail experiences.

Facility is a philosophy. It believes that art and design can create peace, build power, and change the world ... that by fostering an environment and community built from your dreams you will wake up daily within your destiny. 

Facility is an action agent. It reaches deep into our communities, employing the collective powers of art and design as a means to empowerment and social change. Facility Foundation provides scholarships and opportunities for young, promising and emerging artists, collaborations with fierce, like-minded established artists and partnering with outside, organizations and institutions to galvanize their outreach programming.

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