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Locus Solus chair designed by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova 1964

$3,711.93
£2,743.93
€3,100
CA$5,048.48
A$5,656.80
CHF 2,944.58
MX$69,202.19
NOK 37,375.96
SEK 35,301.15
DKK 23,604.98
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Locus Solus chair designed by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova 1964. An early production in good condition, restored bouclé seat. Chrome metal frame, cotton. The chair has slight defects, in places the chrome plating has blown off. Trademark of the manufacture. A few years after the publication of Raymond Roussel's book, Gae Aulenti designed this series of garden furniture for Poltronova in collaboration with students from the Pistoia School of Art. For this project, the artist was inspired by the woodworking of the Sgarsul chair, an emblem of the neoliberal style, revisiting it in a pop style and exploring the linguistic potential associated with an escape from the rigors of functionalism. He thus designs a collection that is a parody of all those pieces of furniture made of tubular metal in the 1960s, creating sinuous and refined shapes that touch within all the elements of the series. The collection also appears in the 1969 film The Pool[2] directed by Jacques Deray.
  • Creator:
    Gae Aulenti (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26.38 in (67 cm)Diameter: 22.45 in (57 cm)Seat Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1960
  • Condition:
    Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Arezzo, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7267239634882

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