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Wool Tiger "Alibabà" Carpet Sofa By Oscar Tusquets Blanca
About the Item
A woollen carpet which can be raised and shaped into a seat with backrest incorporated. The design came from observation of something that people often do when watching television or relaxedly chatting: they sit on a rug on the floor with their backs resting against the sofa. The piece also drew inspiration from the carpets that might be found covering ledges and steps in an English mansion.
This was the origin of this hybrid piece, with its unusual power of transformation for the benefit of our comfort. The carpet comes in three patterns: a geometric one representing a maze (Laberinto), another with a Tibetan tiger motif (Tíbet), and the third inspired by the traditional Turkish carpet (Anatolia).
Oscar Tusquets
Oscar Tusquets describes himself as an architect by training, a designer by adaptation, a painter by vocation and a writer through the desire to make friends.
Born in Barcelona in 1941, Oscar Tusquets graduated as an architect in 1965 from Barcelona’s Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura and was a member of Studi Per, together with Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici, Lluís Clotet and Mireia Riera. Together they founded BD in 1972, when he set about designing furniture and other objects, recognised by the Spanish National Design Award.
A number of his pieces appear in renowned museum collections such as the MoMA in New York and the Centre George Pompidou in Paris. He has also been honoured with the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes [Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts], the insignia of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres [Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters] and the Creu de Sant Jordi [Cross of Sant Jordi]. Since the 1990s he has published books on a wide range of design related topics.
- Creator:Oscar Tusquets Blanca (Designer)
- Dimensions:Width: 78.75 in (200 cm)Length: 90.56 in (230 cm)
- Style:Tibetan (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1989
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
- Seller Location:Barcelona, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3048331694092
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