Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Italian, b. 1939
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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Creator: Gaetano Pesce
Clear Extracolor XXL Yellow Vase by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection, this vase was crafted of soft resin and is comprised of a base made of four stylized legs in blue supporting an elongate...
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2010s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
$1,702 / item
Single Size L High Triple Play Coffee Table in Blue by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Triple play coffee table - blue
Table in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
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Color: Blue
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer L Vase Soft Resin Grey Turquoise
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Indian Summer vase - Clear grey and matt turquoise
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm
Colours: Clear grey...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Look at Me Medium Mirror in Clear Fuchsia, Red and Blue by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Look At Me Mirror - clear fuchsia, matt red and blue
Mirror in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design collection.
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Material: hard resin
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Shadow Black Armchair Padded with Soft Polyurethane Foam by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Shadow armchair by Gaetano Pesce by Meritalia is moldless. It’s the result of a manufacturing process developed and perfected by Meritalia: the armchair is shaped with the inject...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Fabric
Pompitu II Extracolor Extra Large Vase by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in Milan, IT
This visually stunning vase resembles a highly abstract version of the human heart. It's body is separated into two textured chambers, one opaque and one transparent. Veiny, thin, da...
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2010s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats Emerald and Matt Pastel Pink by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates RO - clear emerald, matt pastel pink
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Big Collina Vase L - Pink Red Ocean
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Big Collina Vase Extra Colour - Clear Antique Pink, Clear Red And Matt Ocean
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design 1995 collection.
Measures: L - ø 40cm x H 24...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Tutti Frutti II Large Resin Basket in Matt Red by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Tutti Frutti II basket - Matt red
Basket in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
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Material: Soft resin
Colours: Mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Nubola 238 Velvet Sofa in Hazelnut by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant sofa, combining a solid seat with a soft backrest in polyurethane foam, moulded like puffs of a cloud. Available in three variants: two-seater, three-seater and single arm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Velvet
$13,071 / item
La Michetta Seat 214 Velvet Seat in Red by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular sofa, made of eclectic modules, available in different sizes and colours, which can be continuously rearranged according to taste and needs.
La Michetta by Gaetano Pesce for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Velvet
Limited Edition Tramonto A New York Sofa by Gaetano Pesce
By Cassina, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Tramonto A New York sofa by Gaetano Pesce
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy
Limited Edition of 50 pieces
Cassina revisits a 20th century design icon, symbol of the vitality, innovati...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Fabric
Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa M Vase Soft Resin Green
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Medusa vase, Matt green
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: M ø 16cm x H 26cm
Other sizes available
Colours: Matt g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Gaetano Pesce Broadway Chairs 543 Made in Italy by Bernini 1993 Green
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Vancouver, BC
A set of 4 extremely uncommon Broadway Chairs produced by Bernini.
Each chair is unique and both seat and back are casted in a green/yellow resin.
A frozen fluidity - portrait of a...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Stainless Steel
Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats in Clear Fumè and Matt Fuchsia by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates - Clear fumè, matt fuchsia
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional information:
Material: soft resin
D...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Try-Tray Small Square Tray in Clear Yellow and Matt Turquoise by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray square - clear yellow and matt turquoise
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional info:
Material: Hard resin
Colou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer XL Vase Soft Resin Grey Turquoise
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Indian Summer vase - Clear grey and matt turquoise
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL -...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Meritalia Gli Amici, Pecora Pouff by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia
Located in Toronto, ON
Sculptural, fantastical and functional object (creatures) by Gaetano Pesce, suitable for a carefree interior. Unforgettable in any space.
This is a new item.
Manufacturer's Certifi...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Fabric, Foam
Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats in Matt Purple and Red by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates - Matt purple and red
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional information:
Material: soft resin
Dimens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Gaetano Pesce, Amazonia L, Vase in Flexible Blue Resin, Italy, 2013
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in New York, NY
From the eclectic architect and designer Gaetano Pesce's humorously eponymous Fish Design series, Amazonia L is a cheeky blue vase on feet. To create the works in this series intens...
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1910s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Modern Vase Resin Vase - Fish Design by Gaetano Pesce -Pastel Yellow Blue
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Moss Vase - Matt Pastel Yellow, Blue
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design 1995 collection.
Measures: L - ø 26cm x H 38cm
Colours: M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Nubola 238 Velvet Sofa in Ochre by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant sofa, combining a solid seat with a soft backrest in polyurethane foam, moulded like puffs of a cloud. Available in three variants: two-seater, three-seater and single arm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Velvet
$13,071 / item
Try-Tray Large Round Tray in Clear Fuchsia Pink and Bronze by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray round - Clear fuchsia pink and bronze
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Info:
Material: Hard resin
Colours:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Nubola 277 Velvet Sofa in Cream by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant sofa, combining a solid seat with a soft backrest in polyurethane foam, moulded like puffs of a cloud. Available in three variants: two-seater, three-seater and single arm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Velvet
$14,885 / item
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Resin Clear Gold
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, clear and gold.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Picture showing L size.
When ordering alternative sizes the prop...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Round The Clock, XL in Clear Amber and Green, Matt Fuchsia by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Round The Clock - Clear Amber And Green, Matt Fuchsia
Clock in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design collection.
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Material: Hard resin
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
“UP7” Pop Art Object by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, Italy 1960
By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Wilnis, UT
A fantastic object, the iconic “UP7”, designed by Gaetano Pesce and manufactured by B&B Italia in Italy around 1960.
This sculpture, which can also be used as seating object, is a b...
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1960s Italian Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Foam
La Michetta Seat 214 Velvet Seat in Yellow by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular sofa, made of eclectic modules, available in different sizes and colours, which can be continuously rearranged according to taste and needs.
La Michetta by Gaetano Pesce for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Try-Tray Medium Round Tray in Clear Purple, Matt Orange by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray round - Clear purple, matt orange
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Info:
Material: Hard resin
Colours: Cle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Clear Special L Vase Resin Brown Fuchsia Pink Yellow
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Clear special extra color vase - Clear brown, fuchsia, pink and matt yellow.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - Ø 22cm x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Up Du5 and Du6 Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Roma, IT
Armchair Gaetano Pesce for b&b - ITitalia series UP DU5 and DU6.
Measures: 103 x 120 x 130 cm. It includes ottoman diameter 60 cm.
An icon on international post-war design, and one...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Metal
Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Resin centerpiece "Tuttifrutti," Italy 2000s
By Fish Design, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Naples, IT
"Tutti Frutti" large bowl from Gaetano Pesce's first edition for Fish Design,
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
La Pagnotta Armchair in Carbon Fiber & Cotton by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Radical ideas and manufacturing wisdom: the perfect recipe to engineer comfort in the form of an armchair.
Far from being traditional in design and production, the Pagnotta by Gaet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Tutti Frutti I Special XL Resin Basket in Blue and Dark Ruby by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Tutti frutti I special basket - clear blue, dark ruby
Basket in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional information:
Material: Soft...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Rock Vase (Large), Black and Matte White by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in Toronto, CA
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations in the dimensions, hues and colours’ d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Clear Special XL Vase Resin Yellow, Ruby, Pink, Fuchsia
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Clear special extra color vase - Matt Warm Yellow, Dark Ruby, Clear Pink, Matt Fuchsia
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
La Michetta Composition 4 Sofa in Velvet by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular sofa, made of eclectic modules, available in different sizes and colours, which can be continuously rearranged according to taste and needs.
La Michetta by Gaetano Pesce for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Big Collina L Vase in Resin Yellow Lime Turquoise
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Big Collina Vase Extra Colour - clear yellow, matt lime, matt turquoise.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional information:
Ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Set of 3, Size XL Triple Play Coffee Table in Black by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Triple play coffee table - black
Table in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Hard resin
Color: Black
Dimens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Try-Tray Small Rectangular Tray in Matt Fuchsia and Bronze by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray rectangular - matt fuchsia and bronze
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional info:
Material: Hard resin
Colours:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Try-Tray Large Rectangular Tray in Clear Pink, Matt Turquoise by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray rectangular - clear pink, matt turquoise
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional info:
Material: Hard resin
Colou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
"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 Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Fabric, PVC
Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa M Vase Soft Resin Blue
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Medusa vase, clear blue
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: M - ø 16cm x H 26cm
Other sizes available
Colours: Clea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats in Clear Pink and Bronze by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates - clear pink, bronze
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional information:
Material: soft resin
Dimensi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Tutti Frutti I XXL Resin Basket in Clear Blue and Silver by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Tutti Frutti I basket - Clear blue, silver
Basket in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Set of 3, Size L Triple Play Coffee Table in Yellow by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Triple play coffee table - yellow
Table in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional information:
Material: Hard resin
Color: Yellow
Dime...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Tutti Frutti II Medium Resin Basket in Clear Blue and Fuchsia by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Tutti Frutti II basket - Clear blue, clear fuchsia
Basket in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Resin Vase Model Amazonia Designed by Gaetano Pesce Fish Collection Contemporary
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Fish is a celebration of Gaetano Pesce’s boundless creativity, a master in blurring the lines between art and functionality. Inspired by the organic beauty of fishes and the movement...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Look At Me XL Mirror Resin Yellow Fuchsia Green
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Look At Me Mirror, clear yellow, emerald green, matt fuchsia
Mirror in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL 75 x 140cm
Othe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti XL Vase Soft Resin Purple, Turquoise
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, purple, turquoise.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm
Other sizes available.
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Senzafine Pouf in Polyurethane Blue by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colourful tangles giving life to a geometric and dynamic seating. A series of joyfully inconsistent seats, a manifesto of Meritalia’s pop-modern identity.
Senzafine - Italian for “e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$2,394 / item
La Michetta Arm 73 Velvet Armrest Sofa in Musk by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular sofa, made of eclectic modules, available in different sizes and colours, which can be continuously rearranged according to taste and needs.
La Michetta by Gaetano Pesce for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Velvet
Look at Me Medium Mirror in Clear Blue, Red and Fuchsia by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Look at me mirror - clear blue, matt red and fuchsia
Mirror in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design collection.
Additional Information:
Material: hard resin
C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Senzafine Pouf in Polyurethane Green by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colourful tangles giving life to a geometric and dynamic seating. A series of joyfully inconsistent seats, a manifesto of Meritalia’s pop-modern identity.
Senzafine - Italian for “e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Gaetano Pesce The Faces Chair from Nobody's Perfect series by Zerodisegno 2005
By Gaetano Pesce, Zerodisegno
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
The Faces chair from the Nobody's Perfect series is in resin with plastic pegs, designed by Gaetano Pesce and produced by Zerodisegno 2005.
With the manufacturer's brand stamped on the back-side.
Gaetano Pesce is a prominent contemporary Italian designer and architect known for his bold experimentation with materials and color. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with some of Italy's leading design companies, including Artemide, Vitra, Cassina, and B&B Italia.
Born in 1939 in La Spezia, near Genoa, Pesce enrolled at the University of Venice in 1959 to study architecture and graduated in 1965. During the final years of his studies, he also participated in courses at the Venice College of Industrial Design, where he was influenced by distinguished faculty members like Ernesto Nathan Rogers and Mario Bellini. Encouraged by their teachings to embrace innovation in modern design, Pesce became involved with an avant-garde architectural collective called “Gruppo N,” which drew inspiration from the streamlined aesthetics of the Bauhaus.
These diverse inspirations equipped Pesce to embrace contemporary materials and explore the forms they enabled. His designs range from small decorative objects to large architectural spaces and reflect deep contemplation of the modern era. Notable works include his iconic La Mamma...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin, Plastic
Nubola 277 Velvet Sofa in Night-Navy by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant sofa, combining a solid seat with a soft backrest in polyurethane foam, moulded like puffs of a cloud. Available in three variants: two-seater, three-seater and single arm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Velvet
$14,885 / item
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II L Vase Soft Resin Green Gold
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu II vase, green and gold.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm
Other sizes available
Colo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
20th Century Gaetano Pesce for Expansion Decorative Panel Mod. Arcadia, 1970s
By Gaetano Pesce, Expansion
Located in Turin, Turin
Gaetano Pesce's works are generally eccentric, modern and carry a concept of "happening", which is the transformation of the object.
Experimenter of different forms and materials, h...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Fabric, Wood
Ogiva Medium Resin Basket in Matt White and Clear Amber by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Ogiva basket - matt white, clear amber
Basket in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Colours...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Tutti Frutti II XL Resin Basket in Matt Orange and Gold by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Tutti Frutti II basket - Matt orange, gold
Basket in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Gaetano Pesce furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Gaetano Pesce furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of resin and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gaetano Pesce furniture, although red editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 68 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 422 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Gaetano Pesce were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Ettore Sottsass, VG-VGnewtrend, and Carlo Moretti. Prices for Gaetano Pesce furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $93 and can go as high as $96,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $618.
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- Why is Gaetano Pesce famous?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Gaetano Pesce is famous because he 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. Pesce wanted to explore the latest in 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. 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. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of Gaetano Pesce furniture.
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