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20th Century Dino Gavina Marble Sculture mod. Altare Della Buona Fortuna

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Dino Gavina was an Italian designer, entrepreneur, and publisher. He began his career in the 1940s working on stage sets. Visual arts were a great passion for Gavina. In 1960, Dino Gavina founded Gavina SpA, the company that would eventually manufacture the designs of the important Italian designers of the 1950s and 1960s, such as the Castiglioni brothers, Carlo and Tobia Scarpa, Cini Boeri, Vico Magistretti, and Mario Bellini; and in 1962, together with Cesare Cassina and industrialist Arturo Eisenkeil, Gavina founded FLOS, which is still one of the most important Italian lighting companies today. Here Sculture mod. Altare Della Buona Fortuna (altar of good luck), It's a tribute to Wolfgang Goethe with travertine marble structure. Unique copy with Paradiso Terrestre signature, upon request of the client to differentiate itself from previous unsigned and anonymous copies.
  • Creator:
    Dino Gavina (Designer),Gavina (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 16.54 in (42 cm)Depth: 16.54 in (42 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1983
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Turin, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5450238825222

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