Epoxy Resin Chairs

gaetano pesce, set of 4 ‚broadway‘ chairs for italian company bernini, 1993. multicoloured cast epoxy resin, brushed steel legs, spring and rubber-capped feet. all chairs signed with cast manufacturer’s mark under the seat: ‚des gaetano pesce bernini italy‘. 55 × 42 × 75 cm (21½ w × 16½ d × 29½ h in.). in good vintage condition, shows signs of use. how to turn a new idea for a chair’s suspension into a pop art piece: gaetano pesce’s „broadway chair“, designed in 1993. pesce, a visionary designer, artist and architect, always searched for an „anti-rationalism“ way of design. through his innovative and playful use of unusual materials and manufacturing processes he tries to add a human touch to industrial objects: „it’s a good attitude to doubt rules. creativity doesn’t follow rules.“ pesce was born 1939 in la spezia, italy, enrolled to study architecture in venice in 1959. unsatisfied with the modernist, rational approach, he began auditing classes at the progressive venice college of industrial design. in 1964 pesce had a career-changing encounter with cesare cassina, founder of the cassina furniture company. excited by the young designer’s ideas, cassina gave pesce a monthly stipend to travel and research new materials for cassina designs. after graduating in 1965 he settled in paris to open his own studio. throughout his career, pesce has been committed to the idea of “mass-produced originals,” that contain the human touch and fall under the designation of “counter-design.“  in 1969, he created the now-famous „up“-series made from high-density polyurethane foam, with no interior structure. this revolutionary idea meant it could be vacuum-packed and stored and shipped flat; the pieces were also organic and pliable in form. the most famous work from this series is the ‚la mamma‘ chair...

Nobody's perfect chair, designed by Gaetano Pesce, for Zerodisegno / Italy, 2009, polyurethane. Mark: Zerodisegno / Gaetano Pesce, 2009 Signed and dated: 21 07 2009 . UNIQUE PIEC...

Set of 4 Sedia chairs by Maurizio Peregalli for Zeus, Collection 1984. Italian design. Stacking chair, structure in square steel tube 15 x 15 mm, semi...

A set of white and blue "Omstak" Chairs. Designed by Rodney Kinsman for the Italian firm Bieffest in the 1970s. Made of molded sheet steel coated with epoxy resin. The set contái...

A set of 6 "Omstak" chairs, in green and grey. The design was created by Rodney Kinsman in the 1970s for the Italian firm Bieffest. The chairs featured a tube steel frame with molded...

A set of "Omstak" Chairs. Designed by Rodney Kinsman for the Italian firm Bieffest in the 1970s. Made of molded sheet steel coated with epoxy resin. The set contáis 10 pieces: 3 Gr...

Pair of highly collectable Paul Evans sculpted bronze armchairs. Epoxy with applied bronze over steel frame with upholstery. All original chairs.

The Aperture chair is made entirely from our unique composite resin Metamaterial, featuring three of our signature patterns. Each pattern has its own unique casting process, specific...

Pair of Postmodern chairs designed by Gaetano Pesce. A colorful example in marbled green, blue and orange, the seats are made of cast Epoxy r...

Beige carbon fiber Designed 1996, produced by Cappellini. This lightweight chair merges Industrial techniques and handcrafting. The thread is constructed of aramid and carbon ...

Set of two extremely rare and early Greene Street chair by Gaetano Pesce 1st Edition! Perfect condition, coming from a private collection in Germany.

Extremely rare and early Greene Street chair numbered 31! by Gaetano Pesce for Vitra - perfect condition, coming from a private collection in Paris.