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Kartell Item 7670/10
A Contemporary Cylindrical Classic from Designer Gino Columbini
15" H, approx. 10" diameter, ABS Plastic
The Italian …
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Kartell Item 7670/10
A Contemporary Cylindrical Classic from Designer Gino Columbini
15" H, approx. 10" diameter, ABS Plastic
The Italian design giant Kartell transformed plastic from the stuff of humble household goods into a staple of luxury design in the 1960s. Founded in Milan by Italian chemical engineer Giulio Castelli (1920–2006) and his wife Anna Ferrieri (1918–2006), Kartell began as an industrial design firm, producing useful items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods.
Kartell is one of the symbols of Italian design around the world. A success story told through an incredible series of products – furniture, furnishings, lighting, home accessories – that have become part of the domestic landscape, not to mention actual contemporary design icons. The on-going evolution in the use of plastics and experimentation with new technologies and processes are fundamental for Kartell, which has always strived to innovate its functional performance and the aesthetic qualities of its products. In addition to being practical and functional, Kartell plastic is also sensual and precious, and radically transforms the perception of a plastic product from a merely functional object to a veritable luxury item.
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- Dimensions
- 10ʺW × 10ʺD × 15ʺH
- Brand
- Kartell
- Period
- 2000 - 2009
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Plastic
- Condition
- Mint Condition, No Imperfections
- Color
- Red
- Condition Notes
- New old stock of an Out Of Production Kartell piece. Excellent condition. Unused in original Kartell packaging. New old stock of an Out Of Production Kartell piece. Excellent condition. Unused in original Kartell packaging. less
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