RON ARAD | Unique coffee table from the B.O.O.P. (Blown Out Of Proportion) series

mirror-polished superplastic inflated aluminium

Ammann Gallery, Cologne
Private collection, Paris

For related examples from the B.O.O.P. series :
Deyan Sudjic, Ron Arad, London, 2001, p. 205
Ron Arad, No Discipline, exhibition catalogue, Centre Pompidou, Paris, November 20, 2008 –  March 16, 2009, p. 54
Ron Arad, No Discipline, exhibition catalogue, MoMA, New York,  August 2 – October 19, 2009, p. 15

Good overall condition, consistent with age and use. The aluminium presents with scattered light scratches and light scuffs. There are some tiny nicks/dents, mostly concentrated along the edges. There is some very light surface oxidation throughout with a few rare light oxidation stains. There are some remnants of bubble wrap fixed to the surface. Along the edges, on both sides of the table, there are some hairline cracks aong the soldering line, that appear to be inherent to the making.
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We would like to thank Caroline Thorman from Ron Arad Associates for her assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.