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Original Issue B&B Italia Armchair Series UP 2000 UP 3 by Gaetano Pesce, 1969!
Original Issue B&B Italia Armchair Series UP 2000 UP 3 by Gaetano Pesce, 1969!

Original Issue B&B Italia Armchair Series UP 2000 UP 3 by Gaetano Pesce, 1969!

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in New York, NY

Gaetano Pesce is an innovative, much noted Italian architect, sculptor and designer. B&B Italia works with Italy's top design talents producing high level architectural and desig...

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

Materials

Upholstery, Foam, Beech

B&B / B&C Italia Up3 Up 2000 Series Arm Chair in Black by Gaetano Pesce
B&B / B&C Italia Up3 Up 2000 Series Arm Chair in Black by Gaetano Pesce

B&B / B&C Italia Up3 Up 2000 Series Arm Chair in Black by Gaetano Pesce

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Basel, BS

What a beauty!!!! The B&B Italia Up3 Armchair, part of Gaetano Pesce’s renowned Up 2000 series, exemplifies the innovation and bold spirit of late 20th-century Italian design.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

" UP 5 " by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia Red Armchair with Ottoman 1970s
" UP 5 " by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia Red Armchair with Ottoman 1970s

" UP 5 " by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia Red Armchair with Ottoman 1970s

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

NOT A 2000 SERIES 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 excep...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

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

This renowned UP5_6 armchair and ottoman from the UP 2000 series, crafted by Gaetano Pesce and reintroduced by B&B Italia in 2000, is a striking design chair and ottoman set that is ...

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

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Foam

Up Du5 and Du6 Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B, 1970s
Up Du5 and Du6 Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B, 1970s

Up Du5 and Du6 Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B, 1970s

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Roma, IT

In 1962 he embarked on a career as a designer collaborating with the C&B company (now B&B Italia) on the creation of the UP Series, a series of seven models of polyurethane foam armc...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Sofas

Materials

Metal

Serie Up 2000 by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
Serie Up 2000 by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

Serie Up 2000 by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

Located in Las Vegas, NE

This innovative solution, poised midway between design and art, and conceived to be offered to a wide audience, stems from B&B Italia’s extensive technological know-how in terms ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs

Materials

Nylon, Polyester

'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 Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Among his most celebrated furniture designs are the Up series for B&B Italia, including the Up5 armchair (La Donna) and Up6 ottoman (La Mamma), which challenge traditional notion...

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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Resin

'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

Among his most celebrated furniture designs are the Up series for B&B Italia, including the Up5 armchair (La Donna) and Up6 ottoman (La Mamma), which challenge traditional notion...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Barware

Materials

Resin

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UP3 Up 2000 Series by B&B Italia by Gaetano Pesce
UP3 Up 2000 Series by B&B Italia by Gaetano Pesce

UP3 Up 2000 Series by B&B Italia by Gaetano Pesce

Unavailable

H 40.16 in Dm 39.38 in

UP3 Up 2000 Series by B&B Italia by Gaetano Pesce

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in North Wollongong, New South Wales

The UP 2000 Series - UP 3 armchair covered with fabric by B&B Italia, designed by Gaetano Pesce is one of the greatest symbols of Italian innovative design, an incredible revolut...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Up 1 armchair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia 1969
Up 1 armchair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia 1969

Up 1 armchair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia 1969

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in PARIS, FR

It reappeared in 2000, manufactured by Bayfit and marketed by B&B Italia. The structure is in polyurethane foam interior made up of two one-piece parts.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

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

Unavailable

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. Completely and uniquely restored and reupholstered with the highe...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Armchair UP, 2000
Armchair UP, 2000

Armchair UP, 2000

Unavailable

H 40.56 in W 47.25 in D 51.19 in

Armchair UP, 2000

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Catania, IT

One of the most famous design icon, thanks to its shape in elastic fabric.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs

B&B Italia Donna Up Chair Five by Gaetano Pesce
B&B Italia Donna Up Chair Five by Gaetano Pesce

B&B Italia Donna Up Chair Five by Gaetano Pesce

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Manufactured in Italy by B&B Italia.

Category

20th Century Chairs

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. The curvaceous shape, was inspired by the silhouette of ancient fertility goddesses.

Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Foam, Upholstery

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. The curvaceous shape, was inspired by the silhouette of ancient fertility goddesses.

Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Foam

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. The curvaceous shape, was inspired by the silhouette of ancient fertility goddesses.

Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Foam

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "Up-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"
Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "Up-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "Up-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Munster, NRW

(It comes with its “Certificate of Authenticity” by B&B Italia) In perfect condition, acquired from private collection.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Foam, Coating

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "Up-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"
Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "Up-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "Up-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Munster, NRW

(It comes with its “Certificate of Authenticity” by B&B Italia) In perfect condition, acquired from private collection.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Foam, Coating

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"
Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Munster, NRW

(it comes with its “Certificate of Authenticity” by B&B Italia) In perfect condition, acquired from private collection.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Foam, Coating

B&B Italia UP 2000 Series Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Special Edition Striped
B&B Italia UP 2000 Series Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Special Edition Striped

B&B Italia UP 2000 Series Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Special Edition Striped

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Chattanooga, TN

We just had this special edition striped fabric professionally steam cleaned and they're looking great. The material is in very good original condition but has a few punctures on the...

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Space Age Pair of Armchairs UP by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia. 1960s
Space Age Pair of Armchairs UP by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia. 1960s

Space Age Pair of Armchairs UP by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia. 1960s

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Mid-Century Modern Space Age Pair of armchairs or lounge chairs model UP by the italian designer Gaetano Pesce for the design manufacture B&B Italia. The model was designed during th...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, 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

This iconic UP5_6 armchair from the UP 2000 series, designed by Gaetano Pesce and re-released by B&B Italia in 2000, is a true design statement and a must-have for lovers of vintage ...

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

Materials

Fabric, Foam

"Big Mama" Up Chair By Gaetano Pesce For B&B Italia, Italy, circa 2000
"Big Mama" Up Chair By Gaetano Pesce For B&B Italia, Italy, circa 2000

"Big Mama" Up Chair By Gaetano Pesce For B&B Italia, Italy, circa 2000

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

It was 1968 when Gaetano Pesce began experimenting at his Paris atelier with vacuum-packing the hippest material of the moment: polyurethane. Soon he’d developed a gravity-defying mo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, PVC

"Big Mama" Up Chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, Italy, c.2000
"Big Mama" Up Chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, Italy, c.2000

"Big Mama" Up Chair by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, Italy, c.2000

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

It was 1968 when Gaetano Pesce began experimenting at his Paris atelier with vacuum-packing the hippest Material of the moment: polyurethane. Soon he’d developed a gravity-defying mo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric

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

This innovative solution, poised midway between design and art, and conceived to be offered to a wide audience, stems from B&B Italia’s extensive technological know-how in terms of p...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam, Latex, Polyester

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...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Gaetano Pesce's UP5 Chair and UP6 Ottoman for B&B Italia
Gaetano Pesce's UP5 Chair and UP6 Ottoman for B&B Italia

Gaetano Pesce's UP5 Chair and UP6 Ottoman for B&B Italia

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Description: Architect, designer, sculptor and performance artist Gaetano Pesce, whom generally is considered to be inline with the ‘anti-design’ school-of-thought, designed the Up S...

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20th Century Italian Lounge Chairs

"UP 7" Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italian Sculptural Foot
"UP 7" Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italian Sculptural Foot

"UP 7" Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italian Sculptural Foot

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H 32.68 in W 26.38 in D 58.67 in

"UP 7" Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italian Sculptural Foot

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

Part of the smooth, somewhat futuristic collection of sculptural furniture pieces known as the UP Series by Gaetano Pesce is a giant polyurethane rubber foot dubbed the UP7. Strangel...

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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Rubber

" UP 5 " by Gaetano Pesce for C&B Italia Red Armchair with Ottoman 1970s
" UP 5 " by Gaetano Pesce for C&B Italia Red Armchair with Ottoman 1970s

" UP 5 " by Gaetano Pesce for C&B Italia Red Armchair with Ottoman 1970s

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

NOT A 2000 SERIES 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 excep...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Gaetano Pesce for B & B Italia Up  5 Chair
Gaetano Pesce for B & B Italia Up  5 Chair

Gaetano Pesce for B & B Italia Up 5 Chair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

huge stretch fabric covered molded foam armed chair

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Vintage 1960s Italian Slipper Chairs

B&B Italia Up3 Up 2000 Series Arm Chair by Gaetano Pesce
B&B Italia Up3 Up 2000 Series Arm Chair by Gaetano Pesce

B&B Italia Up3 Up 2000 Series Arm Chair by Gaetano Pesce

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Rochester, England

The B&B Italia Up3 Armchair, part of the iconic Up 2000 series designed by Gaetano Pesce, is a striking example of innovative Italian design from the late 20th century.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Gaetano Pesce Up 5 and Up 6 Lounge Chair and Ottoman
Gaetano Pesce Up 5 and Up 6 Lounge Chair and Ottoman

Gaetano Pesce Up 5 and Up 6 Lounge Chair and Ottoman

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in Dallas, TX

Gaetano Pesce Up 5 and 6 lounge chair and ottoman. The lounge chair is based off the woman’s form and the imprisonment of women with the symbolized ball and chain ottoman. The chair ...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Artona series dining table by Afra & Tobia SCARPA for Maxalto, Italy 1975
Artona series dining table by Afra & Tobia SCARPA for Maxalto, Italy 1975

Artona series dining table by Afra & Tobia SCARPA for Maxalto, Italy 1975

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Berlin, Berlin

The Artona series was one of the first product lines to be released by the newly set up high-end division of B&B Italia, focusing exclusively on the production of artisanal, and most...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Silver Up Five Armchair and Up Six Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
Silver Up Five Armchair and Up Six Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

Silver Up Five Armchair and Up Six Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia

By B&B Italia

Located in Dronten, NL

Icon of modernity, metaphor of the female figure that is endowed with a comfortable womb and is yet a prisoner. The UP collection was designed in 1969. Great original condition, mark...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

B&B Italia by Gaetano Pesce Yellow Up Junior Armchair
B&B Italia by Gaetano Pesce Yellow Up Junior Armchair

B&B Italia by Gaetano Pesce Yellow Up Junior Armchair

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H 25.99 in W 27.96 in D 31.89 in

B&B Italia by Gaetano Pesce Yellow Up Junior Armchair

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Rochester, England

Designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1969, the original UP5_6 chair has become an iconic 20th century design and won the Product Career Award in 2022. The junior model of the UP5_6 armchai...

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2010s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"
Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Munster, NRW

(it comes with its “Certificate of Authenticity” by B&B Italia) In perfect condition, acquired from private collection.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Foam, Coating

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"
Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

Gaetano Pesce, 1969 for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge Chair "Foot"

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Munster, NRW

(it comes with its Certificate of Authencity by B&B Italia) In perfect condition, acquired from private collection in Paris.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Foam, Coating

Stripe Jersey Serie Up 2000 Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia
Stripe Jersey Serie Up 2000 Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Stripe Jersey Serie Up 2000 Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in London, GB

Iconic form originally designed in 1968 - the bulbous shape, inspired by silhouettes of ancient fertility goddesses and accompanied by an affixed ottoman. Famously conceived by Pesce...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

"Big Mama" Up 5+6 Chair and ottoman By Gaetano Pesce For B&B Italia
"Big Mama" Up 5+6 Chair and ottoman By Gaetano Pesce For B&B Italia

"Big Mama" Up 5+6 Chair and ottoman By Gaetano Pesce For B&B Italia

By Gaetano Pesce, B&B Italia

Located in The Hague, NL

Iconic lounge chair + ottoman, model up 5+6 or donna or la mama, designed in 1969 by gaetano pesce for b&b italia. The chair is marked underneath with the original b&b label.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

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...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Gaetano Pesce, La Mamma Up 5 and Up 6
Gaetano Pesce, La Mamma Up 5 and Up 6

Gaetano Pesce, La Mamma Up 5 and Up 6

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H 40.56 in W 47.25 in D 51.19 in

Gaetano Pesce, La Mamma Up 5 and Up 6

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Gaetano Pesce, La Mamma up 5 and up 6 by B and B Italia Iconic armchair and footrest Made in 1969, it has as a nickname " Big Mama" or "Blowup" Red Jersey Measures: Armchair widt...

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Vintage 1980s Armchairs

Materials

Other

Stripe Gaetano Pesce Series 2000 Up Chair & Ottoman by B & B Italia "La Donna"
Stripe Gaetano Pesce Series 2000 Up Chair & Ottoman by B & B Italia "La Donna"

Stripe Gaetano Pesce Series 2000 Up Chair & Ottoman by B & B Italia "La Donna"

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Furniture manufacturer B&B Italia (then known as C&B) produced the seat the next year: It was innovative, it was easily transported, it was the future.

Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs

Gaetano Pesce Up 5 Lounge Chair with Ottoman
Gaetano Pesce Up 5 Lounge Chair with Ottoman

Gaetano Pesce Up 5 Lounge Chair with Ottoman

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H 40.56 in W 47.25 in D 51.19 in

Gaetano Pesce Up 5 Lounge Chair with Ottoman

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Madrid, ES

Designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1969 for a few years before being discontinued, the lounge chair and pouf Up 5, also known as big mama, blow up and donna, was reissued in 2000 by B&B It...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Up 5/6 La Mamma armchair and footrest by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia 2000 edit
Up 5/6 La Mamma armchair and footrest by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia 2000 edit

Up 5/6 La Mamma armchair and footrest by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia 2000 edit

By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in PARIS, FR

It reappeared in 2000, manufactured by Bayfit and marketed by B&B Italia, the Mamma is still marketed this day.

Category

Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge, 1969
Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge, 1969

Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia "UP-7 Piede" Sculpture Lounge, 1969

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1969 for B & B Italia the UP-7 Piede is made of flexible cold -shaped polyurethane foam .

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Chairs

Materials

Foam

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

La Mamma Up5 and Up6 Armchair from the Up 2000 series by B & B Italia. Designed in 1969 by famous Italian designer Gaetano Pesce.

Category

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

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Rare Yellow UP5 6 'Up' Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B B Italia
Rare Yellow UP5 6 'Up' Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B B Italia

Rare Yellow UP5 6 'Up' Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B B Italia

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

The iconic 'Up' chair was designed in 1969 by Gaetano Pesce for B & B Italia, unconventionally produced from a single block of moulded rubber foam - it has no internal support or...

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Foam

Up 5 Lounge Chair with Up 6 Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce UP2000 Series
Up 5 Lounge Chair with Up 6 Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce UP2000 Series

Up 5 Lounge Chair with Up 6 Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce UP2000 Series

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Porto, Porto

The Big Mama chair and ottoman designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1969 for B&B Italia. Up 2000 serie. The bulbous-shaped chair, with its connected ottoman, loosely resembles a silhouette...

Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam

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Located in PARIS, FR

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"Sit Down" lounge chair in polyester by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina, Italy, 1975

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"Sit Down" lounge chair in polyester by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina, Italy, 1975

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Located in Arezzo, Italy

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Located in Chicago, IL

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The Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Lounge Chair, produced by B&B Italia in the 1970s, is an iconic piece of Italian design. Characterized by its distinctive and innovative form, the ...

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Gaetano Pesce Chair for Cassina 1980 80s

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Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

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Super OBLONG lounge chair black leather by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini Italy
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Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen

Superoblong Chair by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini Black Leather Lounge Chair with Oversized Cubic Armrests Originally designed by Jasper Morrison in 2004 and commissioned by a Mel...

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Very rare Soriana lounge chair with ottoman designed in 1969 by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina. It still has its intact seventies upholstery. Beautiful and timeless design wit...

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Located in Madrid, ES

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Located in Wien, AT

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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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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