862
862
Italy, c. 1967
injection-molded polyurethane, Guflac 7 h × 6¾ w × 7¼ d in (18 × 17 × 18 cm)
injection-molded polyurethane, Guflac 7 h × 6¾ w × 7¼ d in (18 × 17 × 18 cm)
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $3,360
Lot includes three models: Cactus coat rack designed by Guido Drocco and Franco Mello, Torneraj chair designed by Giorgio Ceretti, Riccardo Rosso and Piero Derossi (Gruppo Strum) and Detecma chair designed by the Italian physicist Tullio Regge. One of the first chairs designed on a computer, the Detecma is shaped after Dupin's Ciclide, an algebraic equation.
provenance: Fulvio Ferrari, Turin
literature: Il Design Italiano: 1964-1990, Branzi, ppg. 129-130