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
Try-Tray Small Square Tray in Matt Orange and Blue by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray square - matt orange and blue
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Info:
Material: hard resin
Colours: matt or...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Ogiva Large Resin Basket in Clear and Black by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Ogiva basket - Clear, black
Basket in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Colours: Clear, bl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Tutti Frutti I Special XL Resin Basket in Matt Black, Gold by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Tutti Frutti I special basket - Matt black, gold
Basket in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Additional information:
Material: Soft resi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Try-Tray Medium Square Tray in Amber, Clear Emerald Green by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray square - Amber, clear emerald green
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional info:
Material: Hard resin
Colours: A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Gaetano Pesce Set of Three Feltri Felt Chair For Cassina
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gaetano Pesce Set of Three Feltri Felt Chair For Cassina
Crafted using a patented Cassina production technique, Feltri is a symbol of cutting-edge design, the result of representati...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Polyester
$36,150 / item
Try-Tray Small Round Tray in Clear Orange, Gold by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Try-Tray round - clear orange, gold
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Additional Info:
Material: Hard resin
Dimensions: Ø 20 cm
This ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Flower Vase - Fish Design by Gaetano Pesce - Clear Fuchsia, Emerald, Orange
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Moss Vase - clear blue matt blue and fuchsia.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design 1995 collection.
Measures: L - c.a ø internal 20...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Gaetano Pesce "Nobody's Perfect" Chair, Zerodisegno, 2002
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in PARIS, FR
Nobody's perfect chair Gaetano Pesce, Zerodisegno / Italy, 2002.
Mark: Zerodisegno / Gaetano Pesce, 2002
Signed and dated: 03 06 2002 .
UNIQUE PIECE.
Excellent condition
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Early 2000s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Sculptural Book Case titled 'Nobody's Guard' by Gaetano Pesce for Zerodisegno
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural Book Case titled 'Nobody's Guard' by Gaetano Pesce for Zero Disegno. The bookcase is wrapped in a polyurethane resin sheet to which a round mirror is attached equipped wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin, Mirror
Italian modern green and white resin mirror by Gaetano Pesce Fish Design 1980s
By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern shade of green and white resin full length mirror by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, 1980s.
Full-length resin mirror with irregu...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Mirror, Resin
Gaetano Pesce “543 Broadway” Chairs for Bernini, 1993, Set of 6
By Gaetano Pesce, Bernini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gaetano Pesce “543 Broadway” chairs for Bernini, epoxy resin, stainless steel, gum, 1993, set of six.
The eclecticism and genius of Gaetano Pesce are explicitly visible in his iconi...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Resin Vase Mod. Special Lemon, Italy 2000s
By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design
Located in Naples, IT
Limited edition vintage yellow vase by Gaetano Pesce, curated and produced by Fish Design in 2006 under the artistic direction of Gaetano Pesce.
One piece made of polyurethane resin ...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Italian Design UP1 Lounge Chairs by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, 2000s
By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Renens, CH
UP1 Lounge Chairs, designed in 1969 by Gaetano Pesce for C&B Italia (now B&B Italia):
These lounge chairs are known for their distinctive, sculptural round form, and due to their structure being completely built up from polyurethane foam, they are incredibly comfortable.
Like the Big Mama Chair...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Fabric, Foam
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
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Very Rare Gaetano Pesce Dining Set, Sansone 1 Table & 6x Dalila Chairs
By Cassina, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Aachen, NW
Very rare dining room set by Gaetano Pesce featuring 6x chairs model Dalila and a table model Sansone I.
Made by Polyurethane and urethane resin, pre -...
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1980s Italian Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric
'Babel' Resin Wine Bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, 1990s, Signed
By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition 1990s flexible resin wine bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Italy. Numbered 182/1000.
Works great as an ice bucket, wine bucket, catch-all, vase, vessel, sculpture, planter, pot or jardinière. If you use it as a planter, we suggest an interior lining to protect the piece.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Gaetano Pesce, born on November 8, 1939, in La Spezia, Italy, is renowned as a leading figure in contemporary Italian design and architecture. Fearlessly experimental with materials and color, Pesce has collaborated with Italy’s foremost design companies, including Artemide, Vitra, Cassina, and B&B Italia.
Pesce began his journey into design at the University of Venice, where he pursued architecture and graduated in 1965. Influenced by prominent figures such as Ernesto Nathan Rogers and Mario Bellini at the Venice College of Industrial Design, Pesce embraced a commitment to novelty and avant-garde principles. He co-founded the avant-garde architectural collective "Gruppo N," inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic, during his formative years.
Pesce’s portfolio encompasses a wide range of designs, from iconic furniture pieces to monumental architectural projects. 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 (1993), celebrated for its innovative hanging garden motif.
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 notions of form and function with their bold, anthropomorphic shapes. Other notable designs include the 357 Feltri chair...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
$2,900 Sale Price
23% Off
Sculpture Bookcase Nobody's Guard No. 0 by Gaetano Pesce for Zero Disegno
By Zerodisegno, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Ravenna, IT
Bookcase designed in 2003 by Gaetano Pesce for Zero Disegno. The bookcase is wrapped in a polyurethane resin sheet to which a round mirror is attached. On the left side, on the groun...
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Early 2000s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Gaetano Pesce “543 Broadway” Chairs for Bernini, 1993, Set of 2
By Gaetano Pesce, Bernini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gaetano Pesce “543 Broadway” chairs for Bernini, epoxy resin, stainless steel, gum, 1993, set of two
The eclecticism and genius of Gaetano Pesce ar...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Steel
Senza Fine Basket by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Senza Fine is a square basket designed by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia in 2010. Known for his experimental approach to form and material, Pesce created this piece with his signature p...
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2010s Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Gaetano Pesce “543 Broadway” Chairs for Bernini, 1993, Set of 4
By Gaetano Pesce, Bernini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gaetano Pesce “543 Broadway” chairs for Bernini, epoxy resin, stainless steel, gum, 1993, set of four.
The eclecticism and genius of Gaetano Pesce are explicitly visible in his icon...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gaetano Pesce, 'Cannaregio' Armchair, Cassina Italy 1987, Large Pink and Purple
By Gaetano Pesce, Cassina
Located in London, GB
Gaetano Pesce (designer), Italy
Cassina (manufacturer), Italy
‘Cannaregio’ armchair with single armrest from the ‘Unequal Suite’, 1986-88
Pink and purple stitched-back fabric on...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$4,952 Sale Price
25% Off
Broadway chair, Gaetano Pesce, Bernini, 1993
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in PARIS, FR
Broadway chair, Gaetano Pesce, Bernini, 1993
Gaetano Pesce ‘Broadway’ chair produced by Bernini with four rubber-capped feet standing on springs.
Mode...
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1990s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Metal
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 and modernist furniture. Known as the "Big Mama Chair...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Fabric, Foam
Large Gaetano Pesce for Cassina 'Cannaregio' Modular Sofa
By Cassina, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gaetano Pesce for Cassina, sofa, model ‘Cannaregio’, multicolored upholstery, Italy, 1987
Large ‘Cannaregio’ sofa, designed by Gaetano Pesce for Cassi...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric
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
Materials
Velvet
$14,885 / item
Set of 8 Broadway chairs, Gaetano Pesce, Bernini, 1993
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare set of 8 Broadway chairs, Gaetano Pesce, Bernini, 1993
Gaetano Pesce ‘Broadway’ chairs produced by Bernini with four rubber-capped feet st...
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1990s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Try-Tray Small Rectangular Tray in Matt Fuchsia and Bronze by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
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
Materials
Resin
Vase Mod. Clear Extc Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy
Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm
Bibliography
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Cannaregio Loveseat Attributed to Gaetano Pesce for Cassina, Italy 1990s
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Chicago, IL
A Cannaregio sofa designed by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina in 1987. The Cannaregio sofa is composed of ten modular sections, which can be placed together ...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Textile, Upholstery
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
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Half Ball, Meritalia, 2010
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1st edition half ball vase by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, 2010. This stunning vase is made in typical Pesce form. Whimsical yet contemplative, the beauty is...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Single Size XL Medium 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
Materials
Resin
Spaghetti Vase (Large), Clear and Gold 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.
Clear and Gold
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations in the dimensions, hue...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
"Big Mama" Armchair & Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brussels, BE
"Big Mama" Armchair & Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
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1960s Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric
La Michetta Composition 3 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Velvet
"Nobody's round" table by Gaetano Pesce for Zerodisegno, 2002
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in PARIS, FR
Low Table Nobody's Round
Nobody's Perfect collection
Italy, 2002
Made by Zerodesign
Polyurethane coloured resin
good condition
d 41 x h 47 cm
d 16.1 x h 18.5 in
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Early 2000s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Armchair and Footstool UP5_6 by Gaetano Pesce for Superego Editions, Italy
By Superego Editions, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Milan, Italy
A large patinated bronze armchair casted with lost wax method with spherical footstool also known by the name 'Donna', foam model designed in 1969 by C & B, from 2012 limited edition...
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2010s Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vase Mod. Amazonia Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy
Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm
Bibliography
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
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
Italian Arty Vase Designed By Gaetano Pesce and Made of Colored Resin
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary arty vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy
Elevate your home decor with the avant-garde bril...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Vase Mod. Indian Summer Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy
Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm
Bibliography
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Moss Lamp 2009
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Naples, FL
Rare Gaetano Pesce "Moss" lamp originally designed as a tribute to Murray Moss. Edizione del Pesce for Meritalia circa 2009. The lamp appears to be a solid structure, but is complete...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
$10,000
Gaetano Pesce La Smorfia Chair Meritalia, 2003
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Postmodern chair designed by Gaetano Pesce and manufactured by Meritalia, Italy 2003. This unique shaped chair is more of a sculpture and fits perfectly in the oeuvre from Pesce, wit...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Metal
Gaetano Pesce, "Ribbon" series bracelet, prod. Fish Design 2004
By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design
Located in Rivoli, IT
"Ribbon" series bracelet, designed by Gaetano Pesce and produced by Fish Design on 10/11/2004
A unique and original piece, it is the result of a manufacturing process where design, ...
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Early 2000s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Lamp "Fuoco" by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, 2000s
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Gaetano Pesce fuoco lamp for Meritalia. Very few items edited.
Molded manufacturer's mark and signature to rooftop written :
‘L’architettura astratta ripetitiva standard globa...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Nubola 277 Velvet Sofa in Red 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
Gaetano Pesche Fish Exhibition Invitation
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Gaetano Pesce Exhibition Invitation. The fish head is cast in rubber/plastic with the details of the exhibition on the invitation.
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Late 20th Century Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Rubber
'357' Feltri Armchair by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Doral, FL
'357' Feltri Armchair by Gaetano Pesce
1987 / 2018
Cassina
Structure in thick black felt with thermoset resin and purple polyester quilted mattress.
*Colorway no longer in producti...
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1980s Italian Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Felt, Hemp, Epoxy Resin, Bentwood
Gaetano Pesce, Large Fish Design Vase, 2000s
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in London, GB
Gaetano Pesce (8 November 1939 – 3 April 2024) was an Italian architect and a design pioneer of the 20th century. During his 50-year career, Pesce worked as an architect, urban plann...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Gaetano Pesce, "Spaghetti" series bracelet, prod. Fish Design 2004
By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design
Located in Rivoli, IT
"Spaghetti" series bracelet, designed by Gaetano Pesce and produced by Fish Design on 10/11/2004
A unique and original piece, it is the result of a manufacturing process where desig...
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Early 2000s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Triple Play Side Table by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Nr. 11/2019
By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
the experimentables.
what comes to your mind when asked about italian design? many people might first think of „elegance“, or „modernity“. but how about „bold“, „futuristic“ and „experimental“? from our point of view, italian designers in the 20th century have often been drivers of progress, with advanced technical ideas, or the bold use of industrial manufacturing methods. one of the most versatile of them was (and is) gaetano pesce, *1939 in la spezia. as an artist and architect, urban planner and industrial designer he literally „made“ everything. from the ‚organic building‘ in osaka to the offices of chiat/day advertising agency in new york. he often experimented with industrial materials unseen in furniture making, starting with the famous ‚golgatha‘ chair for cassina (1972), formed from one piece of moulded fibreglass, cloth and polyester resin. his works can bee seen in museums all over the world, from milan to miami, from chicago to beijing.
pesce always had one thing in mind: humanity. “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 imperfect and often witty designs. he tries to bridge art and design and to always make a statement about and for society. his iconic ‚up“-flat-pack-armchair for c&b italia (now b&b italia) recently celebrated its 50th jubilee. also called „la mamma“ the connected chair and stool could be seen as a mother-and-child-combination – or as a „ball-and-chain“ that ties women to their traditional role in a household.
in 1995 he designed the „triple play“ series of resin tables. we have two available in different size and heights: this table is the smaller and lower one shows a cartoonish face with moustache on a yellow background, also on steel rod legs, here with black feet (stamped underneath with manufacturer’s mark „fish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Spaghetti Vase (Large), Clear Blue and Matte Lime by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Clear Blue and Matte Lime 'Spaghetti' Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-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
Gaetano Pesce Olo Lamp
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Naples, FL
Monumental table lamp by the Maestro himself. Fully functional and all original in excellent condition. Signed and numbered.
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
$12,000
Italian Modern Triple Play Resin Stool by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, 2000s
By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design
Located in MIlano, IT
Triple Play Resin Stool by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, 2000s
Stool with rigid resin top in red, stainless steel structure and flexible resin feet.
Beautiful and perfect as side table, coffee table and night table
Made by Fish Design and designed by Getano Pesce.
Good conditions.
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Metal
Gaetano Pesce, "Eruption" series bracelet, prod. Fish Design 2004
By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design
Located in Rivoli, IT
"Ribbon" series bracelet, designed by Gaetano Pesce and produced by Fish Design on 10/11/2004
A unique and original piece, it is the result of a manufacturing process where design, ...
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Early 2000s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
Look at Me Medium Mirror in Clear Red, Matt Lime, Bronze by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Look At Me Mirror - Clear red, matt lime, bronze
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
2 side tables Nobody's Perfect by Gaetano Pesce, Zerodisegno, 2000s
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in PARIS, FR
Table from the Nobody’s Perfect series, 2005
ZeroDisegno
Table in polyurethane resin and molded plastic tinted orange and red throughout
Signed dated and numbered ( cf photos )
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Early 2000s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Resin
coppia di poltrone Amanta design Mario Bellini e Gaetano Pesce C&B italia - B&B
By Mario Bellini, Gaetano Pesce
Located in taranto, IT
splendida coppia di poltrone "Amanta", originali degli anni 70, disegnate da Mario Bellini con stoffe di Gaetano Pesce per C&B italia (precedente denominazione di B&B italia).
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
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Fabric, Plastic
$4,321 Sale Price / set
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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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Questions About Gaetano Pesce Furniture
- 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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