Image source: Cappellini — Orgone
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Orgone
Marc Newson's fluid chaise longue made entirely of glossy lacquered fibreglass
1810 × 500 × 740 mm
1991
Italy
Official product information
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Overview
The Orgone (1991) by Marc Newson is a chaise longue with fluid lines, made entirely of glossy lacquered fibreglass. Cappellini lists it in its sofas range, and the page introduces it as the Orgone bench.
Construction
The structure is polish lacquered fibreglass, and the feet are black plastic. It is offered in five colours, and the sheet describes the fibreglass as polish lacquered in a selection of colours.
Specifications
MN_4: 181 x 74 x 50 cm (product sheet drawing). Italy is given as the country of origin on the sheet.
Story
A bench with fluid lines
Cappellini describes the Orgone bench as a chaise longue with fluid lines, designed by Marc Newson and made entirely of glossy lacquered fibreglass.
A choice of five colours
The page names orange, red, blue, white and black as the available palette, and the product sheet lists the same five finishes under numbered codes. The page credits Marc Newson as designer and prints 1991 beneath his name.
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