Palm Springs, CA
Details
- Dimensions
- 47ʺW × 51ʺD × 41ʺH
- Number of Seats
- 1
- Seat Height
- 27.0 in
- Artist
- Gaetano Pesce
- Brand
- B&B Italia
- Designer
- Gaetano Pesce
- Period
- 2000 - 2009
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Fabric
- Fiber
- Metal
- Mixed-Media
- Natural Fiber
- Nylon
- Polyamide
- Polyester
- Styrofoam
- Synthetic
- Vinyl
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Platinum
- Condition Notes
- This item has been a showpiece in a show house. No one has sat on it. It is still in … moreThis item has been a showpiece in a show house. No one has sat on it. It is still in perfect condition. Very slight marks … have to look hard to see them. less
- Description
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This UP Chair by Italian designer Gaetano Pesce has been a display piece in a model home where there was …
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This UP Chair by Italian designer Gaetano Pesce has been a display piece in a model home where there was no activity except pictures taken.
This particular model, in Silver Metallic fabric, was issued as an anniversary color by B&B Italia.
RARE. Hard to Find.
It's the 40th anniversary of Gaetano Pesce's anthropomorphic Up Collection, and B&B Italia has reissued it's most seminal piece -- the Up5_6 armchair in a shimmery-silver, neoprene personalized with a serial number.
First designed in 1969, Gaetano Pesce's Up furniture series is made from expanded polyurethane foam and upholstered in elastic synthetic jersey.
The most recognisable forms in the set of seven pieces are the Up5 Chair and accompanying Up6 Ottoman, which together have become icons of Italian design.
The brand has since changed its name to B&B Italia and re-released the design in 2000.
UP Chair's anthropomorphic shape and the string that connects the spherical ottoman to the base are both references to his "notion of women", according to the designer.
"I was telling a personal story about my notion of women: despite themselves, women have always been prisoners of their own making," said Pesce.
"Along these lines, I liked the idea of giving this armchair a feminine shape with a ball and chain, the traditional image of the prisoner."
The elasticated fabric cover for the chair is available in a range of colours, as well as a version with beige and orange stripes influenced by the original 1969 model.
B&B Italia also produces the designs in smaller UP Chair versions for children.
This Chair has already been CRATED & BOXED by Professionals and is ready for SHIPPING. less
Palm Springs, CA
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