The “Porca China” chandelier, a unique piece in the collection of Ingo Maurer, praised and contended in the last edition of Milan’s Salone del Mobile, is going to auction. “Giving it away makes me sad, but the most important thing is supporting the human actions” says the German designer who will donate the returns to Doctors without Borders, the international organization which works in war zones and in countries stricken by disaster.

“Porca China” (china as in porcelain) is a suspended lamp which is definitely out of the ordinary. Made of fragments of Chinese white porcelain statues and chopsticks fastened around a light source, it gives the viewer the sensation of a sudden explosion crystallized in the moment of its happening. The chandelier, which weighs 25 kg and has a diameter of one meter, is the result of painstaking and lengthy craftsmanship. Its auction price begins at 45,000 euro with an additional 2,000 euro per offer up to 4 PM of October 30th. E.S.

München – Germany
Porca China. The best bid wins
Deadline 30.10.2005, h. 16
Ingo Maurer GmbH, Kaiserstrasse 47
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