Important Design 
7 June 2012
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Important Design 
Fabio Lenci, desk, model 216 and chair, model 218 - Image 1 of 7
Fabio Lenci, desk, model 216 and chair, model 218 - Image 2 of 7
Fabio Lenci, desk, model 216 and chair, model 218 - Image 3 of 7
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Fabio Lenci

desk, model 216 and chair, model 218

Bernini
Italy, 1969 / c. 1980
walnut, leather, mirror, steel 30 h × 43¾ w × 29 d in (76 × 111 × 74 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
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Fabio Lenci’s 22 series was initially designed in 1969 but it was not until 1980 that Bernini put the form into production for only three years. This multi-purpose desk features eighteen compartments comprised of drawers, containers and shelving while leather desk top features three flip-top compartments, one with a mirror; this example retains the original complement of six movable drawer units.
Signed with stamped manufacturer's marks to underside of chair and drawer.
literature: Design Amore Mio - Libere Disordinate e Considerazione di un Designer, Lenci, fig. 41 Bernini, manufacturer's catalog, 1980, unpaginated

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