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Onix desk with matching chair by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina

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Red 1970s Orix desk by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina for Molteni & C. From the Molteni Museum website: “You write on it and I read at it, but she looks at her reflection in it, another places his books on it, while some study and others play on it; you put it in the hall and he keeps his invoices in it. We distribute it in a box that’s not very big, containing the plastic top, the steel frame, the glass lid top and the handy lamp. It’s called the Orix multi-purpose desk and it comes in red, black, mustard, dark blue or green.” This was how the only piece of furniture in ABS manufactured by Monteni&C in the 1970s was presented. Orix was accompanied by a small chair characterised by a one-piece body in coloured ABS and a “cantilever” aluminium frame.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 32.68 in (83.01 cm)Width: 40.95 in (104.02 cm)Depth: 25.2 in (64.01 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1970s
  • Condition:
    Minor losses. Small burn mark in upper left hand compartment as shown in detailed photos. Otherwise great condition overall.
  • Seller Location:
    Kleinburg, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU8461242648752

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