SIR JONY IVE AND MARC NEWSON
The (RED) Diamond Ring
A Diamond Foundry® created diamond
This bespoke ring, created exclusively for the (RED) Auction, will be made to fit the buyer (up to a size 5)
Estimate $150/250,000

Sir Jony Ive, Apple’s Chief Design Officer, and renowned industrial designer Marc Newson – co-curators of the most recent (RED) Auction in 2013 – have designed this year a unique ring made exclusively for (RED) by Diamond Foundry®. Consistent with their mutual obsession with transforming raw material into objects of value, Ive & Newson’s design is singular, clear and un-compromised by the traditional metal settings and bands that have previously been required to create ‘diamond rings’. Theirs will be created by removing material rather than adding – an ambition made possible by the extraordinary scale of the stone which will enable the ring to be completely made of this material. 

Creating a ring-shaped diamond is no small feat; the diamond block will be faceted with several thousand facets, some of which are as small as several hundred micrometers. The interior ring will be cylindrically cut out for the desired smoothness using a micrometer thick water jet inside which a laser beam is cast. The finished ring will have between 2000-3000 facets, which has never been seen before on a single piece. The gemstone will be created by Diamond Foundry®, the certified carbon neutral diamond producer who has pioneered and developed the proprietary technology to form diamonds safely and sustainably.

SIR DAVID ADJAYE
Washington Skeleton™ (RED) Side Chair
[Set of Four]
Estimate $20/30,000
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Washington Corona™ (RED) Coffee Table
Estimate $40/60,000

These unique metallic red versions of the Washington Corona Coffee Table and Skeleton Chairs were designed by Sir David Adjaye for Knoll, Inc. exclusively for the (RED) Auction and have been donated to the sale by Knoll, Inc. Both the table and chairs reflect the designer’s distinctive architectural and sculptural vision, translated into furniture form. Of the collection, Adjaye states “The Washington Collection is an investigation into form, materials, balance and weight. I wanted to create furniture that is playful and beautiful – appearing light yet also expressing monumentality.” The collection further draws on many elements of Adjaye’s design for The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

ZAHA HADID
Coffee Table Liquid Glacial Colour
2012
Estimate $100/150,000

Zaha Hadid’s Liquid Glacial design embeds surface complexity and refraction within a startling fluid dynamic. The elementary geometry of the flat table top appears transformed from static to fluid by the subtle waves and ripples evident below the surface, while the table’s legs seem to pour from the horizontal in an intense vortex of water frozen in time. Together, pieces from the collection have been featured in exhibitions at: Serpentine Gallery, Tokyo Opera City Gallery, Seoul Design Foundation, Museum of Arts and Design, the Wilhelm Wagenfeld Foundation, and the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Australia.

Executed in 2012, this work is a unique red version from an edition of 8, plus 2 printer's proofs and 2 artist's proofs.

ABOUT (RED)®
(RED) was founded in 2006 to engage businesses and people in the fight against AIDS. (RED) partners with the world’s most iconic brands that contribute proceeds from (RED)-branded goods and services to the Global Fund. (RED) Proud Partners include: Amazon, Apple, Bank of America, Beats by Dr. Dre, Belvedere, Claro, The Coca-Cola Company, Durex, MCM, Salesforce, SAP, Starbucks and Telcel. (RED) Special Edition partners include: aden+anais, Alessi, ALEX AND ANI, Andaz, Baxter of California, Bombas, Fatboy USA, Girl Skateboards, Mophie, S’well, Wanderlust and Vespa.

To date, (RED) has generated more than $500 million for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to support HIV/AIDS grants in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. 100 percent of that money goes to work on the ground – no overhead is taken. Global Fund grants that (RED) supports have impacted nearly 110 million people with prevention, treatment, counseling, HIV testing and care services.
              
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FUND
The Global Fund is a 21st-century partnership organization designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics. Founded in 2002, the Global Fund is a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by the diseases. The Global Fund raises and invests nearly US $4 billion a year to support programs run by local experts in countries and communities most in need.

Working together, we have saved millions of lives and provided prevention, treatment and care services to hundreds of millions of people, helping to revitalize entire communities, strengthen local health systems and improve economies.

ABOUT REBUILD FOUNDATION
Rebuild Foundation is an arts, education and cultural development organization committed to transforming urban communities. Founded by artist Theaster Gates, the organization supports artists and strengthens communities by providing free arts programming, creating new cultural amenities and developing affordable housing, studio and live-work spaces. Rebuild Foundation also serves as a platform for other mission-aligned organizations by providing space, support and partnership around common goals.