"Sun" Bookends #5533
Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Description:
A pair of new sand cast brass bookends from the legendary Vienna workshop, Werkstätte Carl Auböck.
Originally designed by Carl Auböck II in 1948 the bookends are today made by his grandson and great-grandson -Carl Auböck IV and V, respectively. The Carl's operate from the very same workshop in central Vienna and the bookends are cast from the same positive mould from which they have always been cast. Each bookend has been meticulously hand finished which results in the objects being brilliantly tactile.
The substantial "Sun" Bookends are beautifully weighted objects. Their internal sides are highly polished, revealing the unusual curved profile created by intersecting this wheel-like shape.
The patinated outer foregrounds the industrially inspired design of the pieces, and gives them an almost machine-like appearance. A simple design that is clearly evocative Carl Auböck II's time spent at the Bauhaus.
Specifications:
Materials: Solid cast brass, patinated outer, polished inner.
Length: 11cm
Width: 8.4cm
Height: 11cm