Postmodern Crayons Collection Clairefontaine Shelf by Pierre Sala, France, 1980s

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A freestanding designer shelf created by French designer Pierre Sala in the 1980s, from the "Clairefontaine" collection inspired by the … Read more A freestanding designer shelf created by French designer Pierre Sala in the 1980s, from the "Clairefontaine" collection inspired by the world of pencils and stationery. This piece perfectly illustrates European postmodern aesthetics with its graphic, playful, and colorful approach, characteristic of decorative furniture from the 1980s.

The structure is made of painted wood and consists of uprights shaped like stylized, multicolored pencils with tips simulating pencil points. The shelf has several levels with colored shelves as well as decorative and structural horizontal bars. The whole forms a decorative and functional piece of furniture that can be used as an occasional shelf, a small storage unit, or a postmodern decorative element. Careful craftsmanship, a stable structure, and balanced proportions. The colors remain bold and typical of postmodern design of the period. Postmodern design shelf, colorful designer furniture, vintage decorative furniture, pencil collection design piece.

Height: 75 cm
Width: 48 cm
Depth: 21 cm
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