Gaetano Pesce (Italy 1939-2024)
Designed by Gaetano Pesce in the 1980s this is an early edition feltri (felt) Cassina chair which was purchased from its first owner.
100cm wide x 84cm deep x 113cm high (seat height is 45cm)
The feltri chair is a radical 1980s Italian design that brought craft materials and thinking into the realm of product design. Pesce was aware (like the artist Joseph Beuys in the 70s) of the symbolism of felt as an industrial material – serving as a metaphor for warmth, survival and psychological protection. These chairs were manufactured with detachable back quilts and seats in a variety of colorways (like many products during the era) in order to appeal to the taste of customers. This chair has a black seat and extra back cushion and a light ‘baby blue’ quilt. (the previous owner used it mostly without the quilt attached).
Price: 3.900 euro
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