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Gavina
Italy, 1959
enameled steel 30½ h × 15½ w × 18 d in (77 × 39 × 46 cm)
Italy, 1959
enameled steel 30½ h × 15½ w × 18 d in (77 × 39 × 46 cm)
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $960
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With the intention of creating a chair for mass production, Zanuso and Sapper explored various materials and technology to arrive at this form. While the chair is sturdy and thin, it is constructed from ten stamped sheets of metal and required hand-assembly, therefore mass production was never realized.
provenance: Galleria Luisa Delle Piane, Milan
literature: Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, Ambasz, pg. 42 I00 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection, von Vegesack, ppg. 44-45 Design: Marco Zanuso, Burkhardt, ppg. 92-97 Forme Nuove in Italia, Pica, pg. 62
