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Pair of Sanluca Armchairs by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in Blue Velvet
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Pair of Sanluca armchairs by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni dating back to Gavina’s production, recently upholstered in cotton velvet. Each armchair is made of separate wooden curved pieces, connected to each other by screws. Polyurethane padding. Oak legs.
Sanluca is the first result of a deep collaboration and friendship between Dino Gavina and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, defined by Gavina himself an extraordinary partnership. Designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1959, in the following year it was produced for the first time by the newborn Gavina SpA.
The project revolves around a few well-defined concepts: ergonomics, industrial mass production, overall elegance and harmony of its forms, without giving up comfort.
Sanluca is an icon of 20th century industrial design, it is part of the permanent collection of Triennale Design Museum in Milan and it has been exhibited in many international exhibitions and museums, including MoMA in New York.
Bibliography:
Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera, “Dino Gavina Ultrarazionale Ultramobile”, Editrice Compositori, Milano 1998, pp. 42, 43, 168, 169
Fondazione Scientifica Querini Stampalia, “Dino Gavina, collezioni emblematiche del moderno dal 1950 al 1992”, Jaca Book, Milano 1992, p. 47
Virgilio Vercelloni, “L’avventura del design: Gavina” Jaca Book, Milano 1987, p.31, images 14, 15
- Creator:Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 33.47 in (85 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)Seat Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1960
- Condition:Reupholstered.
- Seller Location:Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8430234687402
Paradisoterrestre
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, Augusto Betti, ... 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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