Lounge Chair No.357 Feltri by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina, 1986

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Manufactory: cassina

design: gaetano pesce

model: 357 feltri

condition: the armchair is in very good condition. A cord is missing. … Read more Manufactory: cassina

design: gaetano pesce

model: 357 feltri

condition: the armchair is in very good condition. A cord is missing. A small stain in the cover.




gaetano pesce was an italian architect, designer and artist. He was also a professor of architectural design at the institut d'architecture et d'études urbaines in strasbourg and a guest lecturer at various universities worldwide.

from 1858 -1965 he studied industrial design at the istituto superiore di disegno industriale in venice. During this time he joined the artist collective gruppo n. The group was dedicated to the phenomena of kinetic art and computer art, the so-called arte programmata. Pesci first caused an international stir in 1969 with his inflatable chair “up”. From then on, gaetanos pesci's works were always rigorously experimental and characterized by the use of innovative materials. “a certain geometry is complete,” says pesce, for example with “triangles, rectangles, circles.” traditional materials such as stone, iron, metal and wood were also taboo. These are “witnesses” of another time, according to pesce. "what's not over is the figure and futuristic, flexible materials." pesce preferred working with foam, synthetic resin and felt. This is also the case with the feltri armchair from 1986 offered here. The body and seat are made of wool felt stiffened with synthetic resin. The armchair is now an icon of non-conformism.

like no other, pesci understood how to fuse the disciplines of art and design. His works, which often contain humor and irony, are represented in the collections of the world's most important museums.

gaetano pesce died in new york in 2024.


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