70s Studio 65 ‘capitello’ chair for Gufram Italy

Designer
Studio 65
Manufacturer
Gufram s.r.l.
Period
1971
Origin
Italy
Material
latex rubber containtining paint, Polyurethan foam
Color
Cream
Code
0605069ZF
Condition
Good condition conistent with age and use
Dimensions
116cm (w) x 116cm (d) x 80cm (h)
WS
A - A
Price
Sold, usa
Provenance
Franco Audrito and Piero Gatti founded Studio 65 as a radical response to functionalism. The Capitello chair subverts a traditional icon of classical high culture (the Greek ionic capital and column) and replaces it with a Pop-inspired icon for a new generation skeptical of the establishment. Hard, noble marble is substituted by cushy, cheap, self-skinning polyurethane foam. The load-bearing structural pillar of government and financial institutions is brought down from its lofty heigths in the form of a lounge chair that delights and surprises with its irrevent humor and biting sociopolitical critique. Good condition consistent with age and use.

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