“Two of the world’s foremost design pioneers, Sir Jonathan Ive, KBE, and Marc Newson, CBE, have collaborated with musician and philanthropist Bono to organize a (RED) Auction celebrating the very best of design and innovation. Jony and Marc have spent the past year and a half curating the collection, which comprises objects from disciplines as diverse as space travel and lighting design to contemporary art and rare automobiles, all unified and distinguished by their excellence and innovation. Proceeds from the 23 November 2013 sale at Sotheby’s New York will benefit The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
The auction will feature icons of design selected by Jony and Marc, including a Cinelli Prototype Laser Nostrabicycle, singed by Cinelli President and bicycle designer, Antonio Colombo. This stunning, limited- edition bicycle was ridden to victory in a major competition: in 2011, American Rider Neil Bezdek won the Red Hook Criterium in Milan, the most famous fixed-gear competition in the world, riding this Laser Nostra prototype. The design of Cinelli’s Laser was ground-breaking at the time of its release in 1980.”
