Castiglione Sella Stool

Rare Roger Tallon Bata stool, bent aluminum, 1977; Paris, France.

Brown leather single tufted Danish sofa on wood base.

Seat. Black saddle of racing bicycle, pink lacquered steel column. Cast-iron base. Dynamic balance Irony and attention to the functions are the assumptions on which ‘jugglers’ Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni based their participation in the exhibition Colori e forme nella casa d’oggi, at Villa Olmo, Como, in 1957. This was one of the founding experiences of the Italian design culture, where, as if by magic, a real racing bicycle saddle (Sella) appeared, mounted on a stainless steel column supported by a heavy hemispherical base, capable of a ‘dynamic balance’. The object was designed as a ‘telephone stool...

Stool, design 1960, Oak Measures: H: 67 cm, W: 33 cm, D: 32 cm.