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“When I pressed the sponge, it shrank, and when I released it, it returned to its original volume.”An idea occurred: Couldn’t a chair behave the same way? At this experimental school, he met Milena Vettore with whom he opened a studio in Padua, founding in 1959 the “N” Group which focussed on with studies in programmed art.
In 1972 he took part in the famous exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” at MoMA in New York, with a dwelling module. jute fabric upholstery over polyurethane foam, nylon. Avec le fauteuil UP5 (Donna) et son repose-pied UP56 en forme de boule, Gaetano Pesce a voulu représenter les formes voluptueuses, généreuses et enveloppantes de la femme. He studied architecture at the IUAV in Venice, and attended the Venice Institute of Industrial design. (60.9 cm) wide.
Gaetano Pesce, Fauteuil UP 5 dit "Donna", 1969. (60.9 cm) wide Since the 1960s, Mr. Pesce has researched the function and form of utilitarian and decorative objects, including furniture, jewelry, and shoes, from the perspective of human emotion, environment, and production. Gaetano Pesce is a most witty, personable and engaging speaker.
Follow. Dopo aver abitato a Venezia, Londra, Helsinki e Parigi, si trasferisce a New York nel 1980 dove tuttora vive.
Gaetano Pesce est un designer très inspiré par le mouvement "Anti-design" et Pop Art. Mr. Pesce has challenged accepted standards of abstraction, uniformity, and homogeneity.
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Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Gaetano Pesce is a contemporary Italian industrial designer and architect. Your opinion goes immediately to a lot of people, and that is why design is important” says the chair’s designer, Gaetano Pesce.The chair’s metamorphosis was not as instant as Pesce hoped since it took about an hour for it to fully resize, and the design itself was not without its problems.Over time the lack of air made the foam deteriorate in the packaging, which was a terrible setback for Pesce, as buyers lost confidence.You can now buy a non-inflatable version of the chair, relaunched by the manufacturer, renamed B&B Italia, for the millennium.
Gaetano Pesce est né en 1939 en Italie et étudie l’architecture à l’Université de Venise. Difficile de résumer une œuvre aussi protéiforme et riche que la sienne.
“I had the sponge in my hand,” explains the Italian designer. GAETANO PESCE"UP-5 DONNA" CHAIR AND "UP-6" OTTOMANdesigned 1969, executed circa 2000produced by BB Italiajute fabric upholstery over polyurethane foam, nylonchair: 41 x 45 x 46 in. Fittingly, he named it Up.Lisa Perry placed the iconic seat atop a platform in her Hamptons beach house.The form that emerged was no typical seat.
Signor Pesce settled into another of his designs-high backed chair, which looked equally comfortable. In 1973 B&B Italia ceased production of Up after discovering that Freon, the leavening ingredient mixed with polyurethane, was harmful to the ozone layer. “Women suffer because of the prejudice of men. The Donna Up5 was regarded as uncompromisingly radical when it was unveiled by the avant garde Italian architect Gaetano Pesce (1939-) in 1969. Uma referência da história do design, a icônica Poltrona UP 5, também conhecida como Donna, tem atributos que vão além da questão estética.Ela também é inovadora pela tecnologia empregada e principalmente pela concepção ideológica da peça.
- … Or so the firm thought. > Plus de 20.000 descriptions de mobilier de style, design, régional et d'objets de brocante > Des conseils sur: - les styles (Art Nouveau, Art Déco, Louis XV, Henri II, etc.) Pesce designed it as part of a new series of vacuum sealed upholstered furniture which could be bought in as a flat pack and literally sprang to life once the vacuum seal was broken. (104 x 114 x 116.8 cm)ottoman: 24 in. But the chair had already made a name for itself—actually several. Condition Report. Experimentation and irony are also exhibited in his projects for Cassina, amongst which the Tramonto a New York sofa (1980) and the Feltri armchair (1987). Après l’obtention de son diplôme en 1965, il déménage à Londres, Padoue, Helsinki, et Paris, pour finalement s’installer à New York en 1980.
The chair was supposed to talk about this problem.”Furniture manufacturer B&B Italia (then known as C&B) produced the seat the next year: It was innovative, it was easily transported, it was the future.