'UP1', AN EXPANDED POLYURETHANE FOAM AND RED STRETCH FABRIC CHAIR
'UP1', AN EXPANDED POLYURETHANE FOAM AND RED STRETCH FABRIC CHAIR

GAETANO PESCE FOR C&B ITALIA, CIRCA 1969

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'UP1', AN EXPANDED POLYURETHANE FOAM AND RED STRETCH FABRIC CHAIR
Gaetano Pesce for C&B Italia, Circa 1969
28in. (71cm.) high, 34in. (86.3cm.) wide, 34in. (86.3cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Like the 'Donna' chair, this model was compressed to a tenth of its volume and vacuum-packed in a flat box for purchase. The chair would come to life and expand to its full size when unpacked.
cf. Ivonne Brunhammer, et. al, Museum do Design, exhibition catalogue, Museum of Design, Lisbon, 1999, plate 100 for an illustration of this model.

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