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After his graduation in 1984 he staged an exhibition and featured this aluminium chaise longue, the Lockheed Lounge - at the Roslyn Oxley Gallery in Sydney. The sensual, curvaceous shape of the Lockheed Lounge is based on Newson’s vision of a "fluid metallic form, like a giant blob of mercury," which has become the keystone of his design vocabulary. Named after the American aircraft manufacturer, the chair’s body is covered with nonoverlapping aluminum sheets joined with blind rivets, giving the impression on an airplane body.
Aluminum’s properties make it the material of choice in many areas, such as stacking and outdoor furniture. Manufacturers and designers, however, are always looking for innovative slants on old themes. London-based designers Lockheed Lounge is a stunning example of a design that crosses boundaries between industry and art.
Hand-beaten, riveted sheet aluminum over fibreglass and rubber.
63.5 x 88.9 x 152.4 cm (25 x 35 x 60").
Dutch:
Het mooist komt Newson's stijl tot uiting in zijn Lockheed Lounge chair, een combinatie tussen een zeppelin, een surfplank en chaise longue met zachtglazende aluminum omhulsel.
Lockheed Lounge chair is een meesterwerk vol kracht en magie. Phillipe Starck erkende de aantrekkingskracht van dit meubelsculptuur en zetten het in de lobby van het Paramount Hotel in New York, dat in 1990 als een van de eerste designhotels zijn deuren opende.
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Only 10 exist in the world. It was sold at auction (2000) in New York for $US 105.000.
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