Lot 134: Lyn Godley and Lloyd Schwan , Prototype "Irkle" Bookshelf lacquered bent plywood

produced by Godley-Schwan 1993 lacquered bent plywood

measurements note 90 1/8 x 66 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (228.9 x 168.3 x 34.3 cm)

Playing the Field: the art + design of Godley-Schwan, The Design Center at Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, August 30-November 19, 2004

Collection of the artists

Paola Antonelli, "Il Rinascimento del Design a New York," Abitare, May 1999, p. 177
Mel Byars, Tony Whitfield, and Lyn Godley, Playing the Field: the art + design of Godley-Schwan, Philadelphia, 2004, p. 12
The "Irkle" bookshelf is one of the many collaborative works by Lyn Godley and Lloyd Schwan. The present lot served as the only prototype for a monochromatic example later produced by Capellini in fiberglass.