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La Mamma Chair

Up5 La Mamma Chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
Up5 La Mamma Chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

Up5 La Mamma Chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Chicago, IL

c. 1960s. Italy Reupholstered in furrish brown fabric.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Gaetano Pesce Nobody's Perfect Small Chair in Red Resin by Zerodisegno 2000s
Gaetano Pesce Nobody's Perfect Small Chair in Red Resin by Zerodisegno 2000s

Gaetano Pesce Nobody's Perfect Small Chair in Red Resin by Zerodisegno 2000s

By Gaetano Pesce, Zerodisegno

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Some of his most famous furniture pieces include the Up-7 Piede, a large plastic lounge chair shaped like a human foot (1969); the Up5 armchair, also known as La Donna or La Mamma, a...

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Early 2000s Italian Modern Chairs

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Resin

Gaetano Pesce The Faces Chair from Nobody's Perfect series by Zerodisegno 2005
Gaetano Pesce The Faces Chair from Nobody's Perfect series by Zerodisegno 2005

Gaetano Pesce The Faces Chair from Nobody's Perfect series by Zerodisegno 2005

By Zerodisegno, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Some of his most famous furniture pieces include the Up-7 Piede, a large plastic lounge chair shaped like a human foot (1969); the Up5 armchair, also known as La Donna or La Mamma, a...

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Early 2000s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Resin, Plastic

Gaetano Pesce Set of Four Multicoloured Umbrella Chairs by Zerodisegno 1990s
Gaetano Pesce Set of Four Multicoloured Umbrella Chairs by Zerodisegno 1990s

Gaetano Pesce Set of Four Multicoloured Umbrella Chairs by Zerodisegno 1990s

By Zerodisegno, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Some of his most famous furniture pieces include the Up-7 Piede, a large plastic lounge chair shaped like a human foot (1969); the Up5 armchair, also known as La Donna or La Mamma, a...

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Materials

Aluminum

UP5&6 "La Mamma" by Gaetano Pesce designed in 1969
UP5&6 "La Mamma" by Gaetano Pesce designed in 1969

UP5&6 "La Mamma" by Gaetano Pesce designed in 1969

Located in Brussels, BE

The iconic UP5 armchair and its matching UP6 ottoman commonly known as “La Mamma”, "La Donna", " Big Mamma" or "Up 50" is imagined in 1969 by Gaetano Pesce and reedited in 2019 by B&...

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Antique 1660s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric

MINT Black UP5 La Big Mamma UP 2000 Chair & UP6 Ottoman Gaetano Pesce B&B Italia
MINT Black UP5 La Big Mamma UP 2000 Chair & UP6 Ottoman Gaetano Pesce B&B Italia

MINT Black UP5 La Big Mamma UP 2000 Chair & UP6 Ottoman Gaetano Pesce B&B Italia

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Basel, BS

Often referred to as the "Big Mama Chair" or "La Mamma," it is distinguished by its organic, sculptural form that harmoniously merges comfort with aesthetic appeal.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Foam

UP5 La Big Mamma Chair & UP6 Ottoman Gaetano Pesce, 2000s
UP5 La Big Mamma Chair & UP6 Ottoman Gaetano Pesce, 2000s

UP5 La Big Mamma Chair & UP6 Ottoman Gaetano Pesce, 2000s

Located in PARIS, FR

Designed in 1969 by Gaetano Pesce for C&B Italia — soon to become B&B Italia — the UP5/6, known as "La Mamma" or "Donna," remains one of the most politically charged objects ...

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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Fabric, Foam

'Babel' Resin Wine Bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, 1990s, Signed
'Babel' Resin Wine Bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, 1990s, Signed

'Babel' Resin Wine Bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, 1990s, Signed

By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His creations reflect a profound contemplation of modernity, exemplified by the La Mamma chair (1969), which evokes a prehistoric fertility figure, and the Organic Building in Osaka ...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Barware

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Resin

Gaetano Pesce Set of Three Nesting Play Tables in Resin by Fish Design 1999
Gaetano Pesce Set of Three Nesting Play Tables in Resin by Fish Design 1999

Gaetano Pesce Set of Three Nesting Play Tables in Resin by Fish Design 1999

By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Some of his most famous furniture pieces include the Up-7 Piede, a large plastic lounge chair shaped like a human foot (1969); the Up5 armchair, also known as La Donna or La Mamma, a...

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Gaetano Pesce Luigi (o mi amate voi?) 902 Shelf in Lacquered Wood by Bernini 80s
Gaetano Pesce Luigi (o mi amate voi?) 902 Shelf in Lacquered Wood by Bernini 80s

Gaetano Pesce Luigi (o mi amate voi?) 902 Shelf in Lacquered Wood by Bernini 80s

By Bernini, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Some of his most famous furniture pieces include the Up-7 Piede, a large plastic lounge chair shaped like a human foot (1969); the Up5 armchair, also known as La Donna or La Mamma, a...

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'Amazonia' Resin Vase by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, Serie 2007, Signed
'Amazonia' Resin Vase by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, Serie 2007, Signed

'Amazonia' Resin Vase by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, Serie 2007, Signed

By Fish Design, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His creations reflect a profound contemplation of modernity, exemplified by the La Mamma chair (1969), which evokes a prehistoric fertility figure, and the Organic Building in Osaka ...

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Resin

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Gaetano Pesce Up Armchair + Ottoman, “La Mamma” B&B Italia
Gaetano Pesce Up Armchair + Ottoman, “La Mamma” B&B Italia

Gaetano Pesce Up Armchair + Ottoman, “La Mamma” B&B Italia

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H 40.56 in W 47.25 in D 51.19 in

Gaetano Pesce Up Armchair + Ottoman, “La Mamma” B&B Italia

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in PEGO, Alicante

One of a kind lounge chair by Gaetano Pesce, the Up armchair and ottoman or “La Mamma” chair for B&B Italia 1969.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Lounge Chairs

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Fabric

La Mamma Up 5 Lounge Chair & Ottoman for B&B Italia
La Mamma Up 5 Lounge Chair & Ottoman for B&B Italia

La Mamma Up 5 Lounge Chair & Ottoman for B&B Italia

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

La Mamma Up 5 camel lounge chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, c.2000s, Italy.

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Materials

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La Mamma Up 5 Bouclé Lounge Chair & Ottoman for B&B Italia
La Mamma Up 5 Bouclé Lounge Chair & Ottoman for B&B Italia

La Mamma Up 5 Bouclé Lounge Chair & Ottoman for B&B Italia

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

La Mamma Up 5 powder blue bouclé lounge chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, c.2000s, Italy.

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Materials

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La Mamma Up 5 Bouclé Lounge Chair & Ottoman for B&B Italia
La Mamma Up 5 Bouclé Lounge Chair & Ottoman for B&B Italia

La Mamma Up 5 Bouclé Lounge Chair & Ottoman for B&B Italia

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Los Angeles, CA

La Mamma Up 5 teddy bear brown bouclé lounge chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, c.2000s, Italy.

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Materials

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Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia La Mamma UP5 and UP6 Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia La Mamma UP5 and UP6 Lounge Chair and Ottoman

Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia La Mamma UP5 and UP6 Lounge Chair and Ottoman

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia UP5 and UP6 Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Labeled on bottom. Originally designed in 1969 for a few years before it was discontinued in 1973, the UP5 & 6 loun...

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Fabric, Foam

post-modern broadway chair by gaetano pesce for bernini, 1993, set of 4
post-modern broadway chair by gaetano pesce for bernini, 1993, set of 4

post-modern broadway chair by gaetano pesce for bernini, 1993, set of 4

By Bernini, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Hyères, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

how to turn a new idea for a chair’s suspension into a pop art piece: gaetano pesce’s „broadway chair“, designed in 1993. pesce, a visionary designer, artist and architect, always se...

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Steel

Vintage La Mamma Up5 Bouclé Lounge Chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italian, 1960s
Vintage La Mamma Up5 Bouclé Lounge Chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italian, 1960s

Vintage La Mamma Up5 Bouclé Lounge Chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italian, 1960s

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Wesseling, DE

Large designer lounge chair "La Mamma" Up 5 with matching ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bouclé

B&B Italia 'La Mamma' Up 5/6 Lounge Chair & Ottoman, Red Stripe by Gaetano Pesce
B&B Italia 'La Mamma' Up 5/6 Lounge Chair & Ottoman, Red Stripe by Gaetano Pesce

B&B Italia 'La Mamma' Up 5/6 Lounge Chair & Ottoman, Red Stripe by Gaetano Pesce

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Toronto, CA

Since its first appearance, the Up Series, designed in 1969 by Gaetano Pesce, has been one of the most talked about examples of modern furniture design. The exceptional visual impact...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Foam

UP5 La Mamma UP 2000 Chair & UP6 Ball Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
UP5 La Mamma UP 2000 Chair & UP6 Ball Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

UP5 La Mamma UP 2000 Chair & UP6 Ball Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Izegem, VWV

Designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1969, right from the onset the Up series has been one of the most outstanding expressions of design with its expressive shapes upholstered with elastic f...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam, Latex, Polyester

La Mamma set, armchair and ottoman UP5 and 6 by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
La Mamma set, armchair and ottoman UP5 and 6 by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

La Mamma set, armchair and ottoman UP5 and 6 by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Lyon, FR

Stunning La Mamma set, 2000 series, made of the UP5 lounge chair and its UP6 ottoman.

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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Foam

Gaetano Pesce Up5 Chair for B&B Italia, 1969
Gaetano Pesce Up5 Chair for B&B Italia, 1969

Gaetano Pesce Up5 Chair for B&B Italia, 1969

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Legendary “La Mamma” Up5 lounge chair from iconoclastic designer and artist Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia in gray.

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Foam

UP5_6 armchair from the UP 2000 series, by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
UP5_6 armchair from the UP 2000 series, by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

UP5_6 armchair from the UP 2000 series, by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE

Known as the "Big Mama Chair" or "La Mamma", this piece stands out for its organic, sculptural shape that seamlessly combines comfort and aesthetics.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Foam

Triple Play Side Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Nr. 11/2019
Triple Play Side Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Nr. 11/2019

Triple Play Side Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Nr. 11/2019

By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design

Located in Hyères, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

“i like beauty full of mistakes because we are human. perfection is for machines, it is obsolete, gone,” he once said. and you can feel it in his organic, innovative, warm, sometimes...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Metal

B&B Italia 'La Mamma' Up 5/6 Lounge Chair&Ottoman, Green Stripe by Gaetano Pesce
B&B Italia 'La Mamma' Up 5/6 Lounge Chair&Ottoman, Green Stripe by Gaetano Pesce

B&B Italia 'La Mamma' Up 5/6 Lounge Chair&Ottoman, Green Stripe by Gaetano Pesce

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Toronto, CA

Since its first appearance, the Up Series, designed in 1969 by Gaetano Pesce, has been one of the most talked about examples of modern furniture design. The exceptional visual impact...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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Triple Play Dining Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Nr. 1/2016
Triple Play Dining Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Nr. 1/2016

Triple Play Dining Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Nr. 1/2016

By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design

Located in Hyères, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

“i like beauty full of mistakes because we are human. perfection is for machines, it is obsolete, gone,” he once said. and you can feel it in his organic, innovative, warm, sometimes...

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Gaetano Pesce Up 5 and Up 6 2000 Series Lounge Chair and Ottoman 'La Mamma'
Gaetano Pesce Up 5 and Up 6 2000 Series Lounge Chair and Ottoman 'La Mamma'

Gaetano Pesce Up 5 and Up 6 2000 Series Lounge Chair and Ottoman 'La Mamma'

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Zagreb, HR

Over the years, the UP5 6 armchair has become an international icon with different names, from "La Mamma", "Big Mama" to "Blow-Up". The chair and the ottoman are made entirely of p...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

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Located in New York, NY

Sculptural steel brown leather French pair chairs, 1980s, France These are very rare leather and steel chairs form France. From the Maria Pergay, Michel Boyer Era. The leather is in...

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Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Steel

Paul Tuttle 'Chariot' Leather Chaise Lounge Chair for Strassle International
Paul Tuttle 'Chariot' Leather Chaise Lounge Chair for Strassle International

Paul Tuttle 'Chariot' Leather Chaise Lounge Chair for Strassle International

Located in Chicago, IL

Paul Tuttle 'Chariot' chaise lounge, c.1972 Leather, chrome-plated steel, lacquered steel. Manufactured by Strassle International, USA / Switzerland. With additional Carmel Sheepsk...

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Vintage 1970s Swiss Modern Chaise Longues

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Chrome

Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1920s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1920s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Low Table 1860s-1920s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi

By Axel Vervoordt

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is a rare old Japanese wooden low table, believed to date from the late Meiji period to the Taisho period, circa 1860s to 1920s. The tabletop is made from a single solid slab o...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sofa Tables

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Wood

Ettore Sottsass Memphis Milano Diva Vintage Wall Mirror, Italy, 1984
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Milano Diva Vintage Wall Mirror, Italy, 1984

Ettore Sottsass Memphis Milano Diva Vintage Wall Mirror, Italy, 1984

By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group

Located in Vienna, AT

A post-modern wall-mounted mirror, Model „Diva" designed in 1984 by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, Italy. This mirror is a vintage original from the 1980s, made from wood and mi...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

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Glass, Mirror, Laminate, Wood

Italian Mid-Century Modular Sofa or Seating Set in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Italian Mid-Century Modular Sofa or Seating Set in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy

Italian Mid-Century Modular Sofa or Seating Set in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy

Located in Zagreb, HR

Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and production, fully...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

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Bouclé, Upholstery, Foam, Wood

Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Two-tone Velvet, Set of 8
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Two-tone Velvet, Set of 8

Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Two-tone Velvet, Set of 8

By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, velvet, metal and plastic, Italy, 1970, eight elements. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. Our atelier carefully res...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

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Plastic, Velvet

Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase

Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase

$7,485 / item

H 87 in W 59 in D 18 in

Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase

Located in Westwood, NJ

Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

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Wood

Jean Gillon "Rodeio" Easy Chair, Brazil, 1960s
Jean Gillon "Rodeio" Easy Chair, Brazil, 1960s

Jean Gillon "Rodeio" Easy Chair, Brazil, 1960s

$17,143

H 27.56 in W 41.34 in D 31.5 in

Jean Gillon "Rodeio" Easy Chair, Brazil, 1960s

By Jean Gillon

Located in Stockholm, SE

Produced in the 1960s by Wood Art Brazil.   Jean Gillon (1919–2007) was born in Lasi, Romania. In 1956, already possessing a consistent portfolio, he moved to São Paulo, where he dev...

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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather

Lawson-Fenning Curved Back Sofa, Green Velvet & Solid Walnut, Modern Couch
Lawson-Fenning Curved Back Sofa, Green Velvet & Solid Walnut, Modern Couch

Lawson-Fenning Curved Back Sofa, Green Velvet & Solid Walnut, Modern Couch

By Lawson-Fenning

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The Curved Back Sofa is a tuxedo style sofa with curved corners and features a single down-wrapped, seat cushion with 3 down-wrapped, removable back cushions and two bolsters. The ba...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Upholstery, Walnut

Rare Mario Bellini for Cassina 'Le Mura' King Bed in Vibrant Green Corduroy
Rare Mario Bellini for Cassina 'Le Mura' King Bed in Vibrant Green Corduroy

Rare Mario Bellini for Cassina 'Le Mura' King Bed in Vibrant Green Corduroy

By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Mario Bellini for Cassina, 'Le Mura' king bed, corduroy "Phlox" by Raf Simons x Kvadrat, chrome-plated steel, Italy, 1972 The 'Le Mura' line by Mario Bellini was introduced in 1972 ...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Steel, Chrome

'Joe' Lounge Chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova, 1970s, Signed
'Joe' Lounge Chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova, 1970s, Signed

'Joe' Lounge Chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova, 1970s, Signed

By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Poltronova

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This beautiful patinated leather "Joe" lounge chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova is covered in a gorgeous and soft light brown / tan leather signed with artist embosse...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Club Chairs

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Leather

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the la mamma chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each la mamma chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, plastic and metal. There are many kinds of the la mamma chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each la mamma chair bearing modern or mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular.

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Gaetano Pesce for sale on 1stDibs

Gaetano Pesce was of a generation of Italian architects who in the early 1960s rebelled against the industrial perfection of modernism by conceiving new furniture and objects that were at once expressive and eccentric in form; or you might say they were more like art than functionalist design.

Born in the picturesque coastal Italian city of La Spezia in 1939, Pesce was a precocious talent who could have forged a career as an artist but opted instead to go to Venice to study architecture because, as he has said, it was “the most complex of all the arts.” Rather than having new worlds opened to him at design school, however, Pesce found the rationalist curriculum oppressive in its insistence on standardization and prescribed materials and technologies.

Pesce wanted to explore the latest of both materials and technologies to create objects and buildings never before imagined, with what he called “personalities” that spoke to the issues of the day. He was keen to examine ways to diversify mass production so that each manufactured work could be distinct.

In 1964, Pesce met Cesare Cassina, of the forward-looking furniture company C&B Italia in Milan (now known as B&B Italia), for whom he would create many important designs, beginning with a collection of what he called “transformational furniture” — two chairs and a loveseat — made entirely out of high-density polyurethane foam. To make the pieces easy to ship and cost-efficient, he proposed that after being covered in a stretch jersey, they be put in a vacuum, then heat-sealed flat between vinyl sheets. Once the foam was removed from its packaging, the piece returned to its original shape — hence, the name Up for the series, which debuted in 1969.

In addition to these pieces, Pesce proposed for the collection something he referred to as an “anti-armchair,” which took the shape of a reclining fertility goddess, the iconic Donna.

Producing the piece's complex form turned out to be a technical challenge. Bayer, the foam’s manufacturer, deemed it impossible to accomplish. Pesce persisted and came up with a new procedure, demonstrating not only the designer’s key role in researching the nature and potential of new materials but also his vital importance in “doubting rules.” The Up chair and accompanying ottoman were born, and they were revolutionary in more ways than one.

In the early 1970s, Pesce began exploring one of his key concepts, the idea of the industrial originals. Employing a mold without air holes, and adding a blood-red dye to the polyurethane, he cast a bookcase that resembled a demolished wall, the rough edges of the shelves and posts resulting from fissures in the material made by trapped air.

Through his research into polyurethane, Pesce figured out a way to make a loveseat and armchair using only a simple wood frame and strong canvas covering as a mold. Since the fabric developed random folds during the injection process, the pieces were similar but not identical. Cassina named the suite of furnishings Sit Down and introduced it in 1975. By experimenting with felt soaked in polyurethane and resin, Pesce conceived I Feltri, another collection of armchairs introduced by Cassina in 1987.

Pesce went on to live a life that defied expectation and convention and along the way became one of the most seminal figures in art and design.

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