Grid Bookcase in Ash and Black Lacquer by Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso for Stilwood, 1970s

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Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso formed one of the most prolific design collaborations to emerge from the Veneto region in … Read more Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso formed one of the most prolific design collaborations to emerge from the Veneto region in the late 1960s, working on glass for Leucos and furniture for Stilwood. This bookcase is part of Stilwood's early 1970s production, the same period as the duo's more famous Lara sofa, and marks the transition from the rounded, Space Age aesthetic of the previous decade to the orthogonal, architectural grids that would define early Italian postmodernism.

The piece is constructed as a modular grid: horizontal shelves in natural ash run between vertical uprights that alternate, without a fixed rhythm, natural ash and black lacquered ash, with a solid lacquered panel inserted in the upper register as a visual counterweight to the open compartments. The wood grain remains visible through the black finish, confirming that the solid ash is lacquered or stained, rather than matte laminated. At 218.5 x 37 x 218.5 cm, the unit reads as an almost cubic volume, suitable for both free-standing display and as a room divider. I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs,
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