20th Century Design Online
Description:
Frank Gehry (Canadian/American, b. 1929) MIT Dining Hall Table, United States, c. 2004, 2 1/4-in. thick laminated birch plywood and steel, four-prong bases with West Coast Industries labels, ht. 29 1/2, wd. 42, lg. 93 in.
Provenance: MIT Stata Center. The Ray and Maria Stata Center or Building 32 is a 720,000-square-foot academic complex designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The building opened for initial occupancy on March 16, 2004. It sits on the site of MIT's former Building 20, which had housed the historic Radiation Laboratory, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Estimate $700-900
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With an eye for excellent design and superior quality, the 20th Century Design department curates auctions of furnishings, ceramics, glass, lighting, and art by the top tier of modern and contemporary designers.