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Telephone Table, “Dfi” Line, by Daciano da Costa for Metarlúrgica da Longra

$851.20
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£620.36
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€712
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About the Item

This telephone table was designed by Daciano da Costa for Metalúrgica da Longra in 1971. "It is a system of office furniture, following an ethos of rationalizing bureaucratic work. The project for the Dfi line would focus on creating a system capable of materializing the concept of a complex workstation, surrounding the user with a set of tops suited to different tasks and equipment. Yet it was hoped that this would be an affordable line, for large-scale production, capable of meeting the growth in demand resulting from the expansion of the tertiary sector in Portugal. The utopian dimension of the project – expressed from the outset by the label “Dfi”, from the French défi (“challenge”) – was expressed as much in the aspiration for a rationality without limits as in the defense of the designer as interpreter of the consumer’s aspirations in relation to the industry. Units Produced until 1983: 40 500 desks, 10 500 meeting tables, 18 700 cabinets" - in Daciano da Costa's Website. This piece is in original and good vintage condition.
  • Creator:
    Metalurgica da Longra (Manufacturer),Daciano da Costa (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.17 in (69 cm)Width: 18.12 in (46 cm)Depth: 14.57 in (37 cm)
  • Style:
    Industrial (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1971
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
  • Seller Location:
    Lisboa, PT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6719232907492

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