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Gufram Cactus Rosso CoatRacks Sculpture By Drocco/Mello, Limited Edition of 500
By Gufram Furniture
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
H 66.93 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Cactus Coat Rack by Guido Drocco & Franco Mello for Gufram, 1960s
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Located in amstelveen, NL
Iconic cactus coat rack in very good original condition. Signed #964/2000 Gufram Multiples '86. The
Category
Vintage 1980s European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Fabric
Gufram Andy's Blue Cactus
By Gufram Furniture
Located in Milano, MI
Andy Warhol X Gufram
The new limited editions of Gufram iconic CACTUS, in collaboration with The
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Plastic
Gufram Another Green Cactus Coat Stand By Drocco/Mello
By Gufram Furniture
Located in New York, NY
The subject of several, free and often ambiguous interpretations, Cactus is the icon of Italian
Category
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Textile
Gufram Another White Cactus Coat Stand By Drocco/Mello
By Gufram Furniture
Located in New York, NY
The subject of several, free and often ambiguous interpretations, Cactus is the icon of Italian
Category
2010s Italian Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Textile
SUNRISE CACTUS by Paul Smith for Gufram
By Gufram Furniture, Paul Smith
Located in Milano, MI
SUNRISE CACTUS®
Limited edition 1/169
Gufram and Paul Smith renew their collaboration to present
Category
2010s Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Plastic
Gufram Another White Cactus Designed by Drocco / Mello in Stock
By Gufram Furniture
Located in New York, NY
often ambiguous interpretations, Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the
Category
2010s Italian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Another Green Cactus, Coat Stand / Sculpture by Drocco / Mello for Gufram
By Gufram Furniture
Located in Dubai, AE
The subject of several, free and often ambiguous interpretations, Cactus is the icon of Italian
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Other
H 66.93 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Another White Cactus - Coat Stand / Sculpture by Drocco/Mello for Gufram
By Gufram Furniture
Located in Dubai, AE
The subject of several, free and often ambiguous interpretations, Cactus is the icon of Italian
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Other
H 66.93 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
1972, Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Cactus Coat Stand, in the Best Green Ever
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
/2000 Gufram Multiples '86. The Gufram Cactus is included in several museum collections around the world
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Polystyrene
H 66.93 in W 27.56 in D 26.38 in
Andy’s Cactus Pink Coat Racks Sculpture by Andy Warhol x Gufram
By Gufram Furniture, Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gufram presents new limited editions of its iconic CACTUS® in collaboration with The Andy Warhol
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Andy’s Cactus Yellow Coat Racks Sculpture by Andy Warhol x Gufram
By Andy Warhol, Gufram Furniture
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gufram presents new limited editions of its iconic CACTUS® in collaboration with The Andy Warhol
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Andy’s Cactus Blue Coat Racks Sculpture by Andy Warhol x Gufram
By Andy Warhol, Gufram Furniture
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gufram presents new limited editions of its iconic CACTUS® in collaboration with The Andy Warhol
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Gufram Giant Polka Dot Cushion
By Gufram Furniture
Located in Dronten, NL
Impossible to find piece by Gufram, in splendid polka dot fabric.
They where only produced for a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Foam, Polyester
GUFRAM Another Green Cactus Sculptural Coatrack by Drocco & Mello
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape. Made of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Other
GUFRAM Another White Cactus Sculptural Coatrack by Drocco & Mello
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape. Made of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Other
"Cactus" by Gufram - Drocco & Mello Design 1960s Coat Rack
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture
Located in Brescia, IT
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Early example without marking or numbers.
Gufram edited a numbered serie in 1972, this one is before
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Plastic
Gufram Radiant Cactus Sculptural Coatrack by Drocco & Mello and Ordovas
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape. Made of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Foam
H 66.93 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Guframini Cactus
By Gufram Furniture
Located in Milan, IT
Gufram icons have become smaller and have turned into Guframinis! Designed in a 1:8 scale the new
Category
2010s Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
1st Edition Cactus Coat Rack by Guido Drocco & Franco Mello for Gufram, 1960s
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture
Located in London, GB
1st edition cactus designed by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello. Italian Radical Design. c1968
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Foam
H 104.34 in W 31.5 in D 27.56 in
GUFRAM Sunrise Cactus by Drocco & Mello - Paul Smith limited edition 1/169
By Gufram Furniture, Paul Smith, Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Gufram and Paul Smith renew their collaboration to present the SUNRISE CACTUS®, a bold new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Other
H 66.93 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
First Edition, Cactus Coat Rack by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello for Gufram 1968
By Gufram Furniture, Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Located in Lasne, BE
Coat rack in polyurethane in the shape of a green cactus. This is the first edition created in 1968
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Polyester
H 65.75 in W 29.53 in D 29.53 in
Gufram Another White Cactus Coatracks Sculpture by Drocco/Mello
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Gufram Another Green Cactus CoatRacks Sculpture By Drocco/Mello
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
Studio 65 Bocca or Marilyn Sofa in Red Fabric by Gufram 1970s
By Gufram Furniture, Studio 65
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
cover is completely removable.
This sofa was designed by Studio 65 and produced by Gufram in the 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Foam
GUFRAM Nerocactus Sculptural Coatrack by Drocco & Mello
By Gufram Furniture, Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape. Made of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Other
"Le Bleu Cactus", Limited Edition, Design Drocco & Mello for Gufram, Italy, 2015
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Located in Napoli, IT
"Le Bleu Cactus", coat hanger in expanded polyurethane, designed by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Other
H 64.97 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Nero Cactus by Drocco/Mello for Gufram 1972, Limited Edition of 500
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Located in Argelato, BO
The Cactus coat anger is a design icon, it was conceived by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello for
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Foam
Cactus coat anger by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello for Gufram 1972
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cactus coat anger was designed by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello for Gufram, an Italian
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Foam
Gufram Nero Cactus Coatracks Sculpture by Drocco/Mello, Limited Edition of 500
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the cactus coat rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
H 66.93 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
GUFRAMINI Miniature Cactus by Drocco & Mello
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The miniature Cactus, one of the radical design symbols par excellence. Gufram offers its fans a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Foam
GUFRAMINI Miniature Cactus by Drocco & Mello - 1stdibs New York
By Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The miniature Cactus, one of the radical design symbols par excellence. Gufram offers its fans a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Other
#83/99 Limited Edition by A$AP Rocky GUFRAMINI X HOMMEMADE Shroom Cactus Mini
By Gufram Furniture, A$AP Rocky
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
LIMITED EDITION #83/99
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H 10.24 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
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By Gufram Furniture, A$AP Rocky
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Limites edition #85/99
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H 10.24 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
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By Gufram Furniture, A$AP Rocky
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
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Located in La Morra, Cuneo
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By Gufram Furniture, A$AP Rocky
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
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By Gufram Furniture, A$AP Rocky
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
LIMITED EDITION #89/99
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Gufram Cactus For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal gufram cactus for your home. Each gufram cactus for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plastic, foam and metal. There are 12 variations of the antique or vintage gufram cactus you’re looking for, while we also have 8 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer gufram cactus, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A gufram cactus made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular.
How Much is a Gufram Cactus?
The average selling price for a gufram cactus at 1stDibs is $9,163, while they’re typically $244 on the low end and $45,897 for the highest priced.
Gufram Furniture for sale on 1stDibs
The brainchild of the Fratelli Gugliermetto company, Gufram was born in 1966 in Turin, Italy, massively inspired by the avant-garde artistic culture that reigned in Europe during the 1960s and '70s. The brand is known for its CACTUS coat stand and sculptural seating such as the Pratone chair as well as other massive, innovative pieces that fall somewhere between art and furniture.
Starting in the mid-1960s, proponents of Italian Radical Design — which included forward-looking collectives like Archizoom and Studio 65 — broke with formality and convention by fusing the joy of Pop art with the systems of mass production.
One of the brands that formed as a result of these experiments was Gufram, a manufacturer at the forefront of the country’s Radical Design movement. The Gugliermetto brothers teamed up with emerging artists to harness exciting new materials — among them, polyurethane foam, which was originally used in the transportation industry as insulation to keep buses and trains warm.
Despite being credited for revolutionizing Italian design, until the mid-1970s, Gufram was largely unknown outside the small Italian town where it was founded. Nearly six years after the brand’s inception, though, word got out about a furniture brand transforming polyurethane foam into gigantic works of art. So, Gufram brought its playful and witty design concept across the Atlantic to New York’s Museum of Modern Art, where it had its first international show.
Gufram produced much of the Pop furniture — the CACTUS coat rack by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello and the Bocca sofa, in the shape of big red lips, by Studio 65 — that came to define the Anti-Design movement. (Through a relationship with Gufram, the latter was imported to the United States by Charles Stendig, a collector and pioneering importer who helped spark America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland and Italy during the 1960s and ‘70s.)
Although furniture can be serious business, it’s just as often playful, provocative, energizing and even liberating. Perhaps nothing embodies these characteristics better than postmodern Italian design. And one of the most iconic pieces to originate during Italy’s fertile period of postmodern furniture design is the Pratone chair, designed in 1971 by Giorgio Ceretti, Piero Derossi and Riccardo Rosso.
Representing a magnified portion of a grassy meadow, the Pratone chaise provides a lounging place for an individual or a group. “It is so unlike anything else that it stands out and is still iconic after 50 years,” said Charley Vezza, Gufram’s global creative orchestrator.
Made of painted polyurethane foam, the Pratone chair immediately became the symbol of a new and different approach to interiors when it debuted.
Gufram has become a favorite of the international art crowd and glitterati, and its products have made their way to the world’s most renowned museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vitra Design Museum and more.
British fashion designer Paul Smith and American multi-hyphenate artist A$AP Rocky have collaborated with Gufram over the years. Interior designer Tony Ingrao has called the Pratone chair one of his favorite works and featured the larger-than-life piece in an exhibition he curated at R & Company in 2016.
Find new and vintage Gufram chairs, sofas, mirrors and other Gufram furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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