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Altabella seat/sculpture by Alan Irvine, 1985
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Altabella is a seat/sculpture in luminescent enamel ceramic designed by Alan Irvine, inspired by the shape of the windows designed by Carlo Scarpa for Gavina shop in Bologna, Via Altabella.
Part of the Ultramobile operation conceived by Dino Gavina in 1971.
Bibliography
Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera, “Dino Gavina Ultrarazionale Ultramobile”, Editrice Compositori, Milano 1998, pp. 151, 205
Fondazione Scientifica Querini Stampalia, “Dino Gavina, collezioni emblematiche del moderno dal 1950 al 1992”, Jaca Book, Milano 1992, p. 108
- Creator:Alan Irvine (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)Depth: 9.45 in (24 cm)
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- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:1985
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- Seller Location:Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8430243307432
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Historic Italian design brand Paradisoterrestre was conceived in the late Seventies by eclectic and subversive Dino Gavina (1922 – 2007) and relaunched in 2017 by Gherardo Tonelli. In its new course Paradisoterrestre presents a catalogue ranging ranging from re-editions of historical pieces - designed among the others by Roberto Matta, Kazuhide Takahama and Man Ray - to new collections in collaboration with designers and artists such as Pierre Gonalons, Tobia Scarpa, Paola Pivi and Allen Jones. Paradisoterrestre offers also a curated selection of vintage collectible design and artworks realized by great masters among which Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Ignazio Gardella, Vico Magistretti, Enzo Mari, Carlo Scarpa, Tobia Scarpa, Kazuhide Takahama, Augusto Betti, Alberto Biasi, Roberto Matta, ... In 2018 Paradisoterrestre opened its gallery in Bologna, a hybrid space between art and design, where major exhibitions took place: ULTRAMATTA - Roberto Matta's amazing adventure in the world of design (2019), TOBIA SCARPA - Dall’arte della misura silenziosamente (2020), Paola Pivi - Rock the art (2021), Augusto Betti - Trasversale • Pulsazione • Ritmo (2022) and Cento % Dino (2022).
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