based upon

No. of editions: 10
Max order to delivery time: Immediate
Size: 84cm width, 70cm depth,67cm height
Weight: (only) 16.4kgs

Ian & Richard Abell, the fraternal team behind the London-based luxury design brand Based Upon are a unique creative partnership. Creating (through a proprietary process they describe as modern-day alchemy) textured works of art from semi-precious resins, coloured lacquers and the world’s leading liquid metals, their pieces have the sublime presence of sculpture. Exploring patterns found in nature – the fissures in rock, the scales of fish, the ripple of water or the lines on our own hands – their work has the substance of metal but the essence of something lighter, more delicate and organic.The 2002 Hara chair by Giorgio Gurioli for Kundalini was recently ranked by GQ magazine as one of the ‘best 100 things in the world’. Here Ian & Richard apply their ingenious process to create a super-light, textured metal replica of this world-famous piece with stunning effect. This chair is in Based Upon's unique Anitque Silver, a complex alloy of 5 different metals created exclusively for 20ltd.com, it is available in only 10 editions.

The pieces displayed for sale on 20ltd.com are invariably limited to a very small and collectible number of editions, very often smaller than the brand or designer might previously have contemplated. It is important to make clear however, that, where possible, these very rare items are offered for sale on 20ltd.com at no greater premium than comparable pieces produced in far greater numbers.