Achille & Pierre Giacomo Castiglioni Mezzadro Stool for Zanotta, circa 1960

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Achille & Pierre Giacomo Castiglioni Mezzadro Stool for Zanotta, circa 1960

About the Item

Mezzadro stool designed by Achille and Giacomo Castiglioni. Manufactured by Zanotta in Italy, circa 1960. Acting out of both practical and intellectual motives, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni designed the Mezzadro Stool by bolting a tractor seat to a chrome and wood base. They were also inspired by the readymades of early 20th-century artist Marcel Duchamp, which combined preexisting objects into inventive constructions with new uses. By engaging in similar acts of appropriation, designers were able to create surprise and novelty with forms made from found materials. Important information regarding images of products: Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image. Important information regarding color(s) of products: Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor About the designer: Castiglioni was born on 22 April 1913 in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. He was the second son of the sculptor Giannino Castiglioni and his wife Livia Bolla. His elder brother Livio and younger brother Achille were also architects. Castiglioni studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano, and graduated in 1937.[1] In that year[1] or in 1938 he started an architectural design practice with his brother Livio and Luigi Caccia Dominioni. Amongst the designs produced by the practice were the first Italian bakelite radio. The studio closed in 1940. Castiglioni married Maria Coduri de Cartosio on 30 December 1942. After the Second World War he and Livio worked with their younger brother Achille, who had graduated in architecture in 1944.[2] Much of their work was in product and exhibition design, but they also carried out a number of architectural projects, including the reconstruction in 1952–53 of the Palazzo della Permanente [it], which had been destroyed by bombing in 1943.[1] Livio Castiglioni left the practice in 1952[2] or 1953[1]. From then until Pier Giacomo died – in Milan, on 27 November 1968 – he and Achille worked as a team; most of their designs are not attributable to either one of them. Products designed by the Castiglioni brothers in the post-war years included the "Turbino" and "Arco" lamps and the "Spalter" vacuum cleaner. Working alone, Pier Giacomo designed the "Mezzandro" stool for the Zanotta company based Marcel Duchamp's concept of "ready made". However, it was not manufactured until 1971, three years after Castiglioni's death.

Creator:
Zanotta (Manufacturer),Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)Width: 18.12 in (46 cm)Depth: 18.9 in (48 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal,Oak,Wood
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1960
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Barcelona, ES
Reference Number:
Seller: MS.MEZZADROSTOOL.XX.NL.0009491stDibs: LU1427228183672