Marc Newson - prototype model ashtray

Ken Koupal Australia, 1994 cast resin 4¾ w x 1¼ h in (12 x 3 cm)
This form was originally to be made of a material that would change colors with heat, unable to accomplish this the design was later produced in glass. This early example in cast resin was made by master model-maker Ken Koupal. Signed with impressed model maker's mark to underside: [Ken Koupal]. provenance: Acquired directly from the designer by the present owner literature: Marc Newson , Rawsthorn, ppg. 108, 214


result: $1,440



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