Modern Design 
18 October 2012
Modern Design 
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Marilyn sofa

Gufram
Italy, 1971 / 1986
stretch jersey fabric over polyurethane foam 36 h × 83 w × 32 d in (91 × 211 × 81 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $8,125
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Signed with manufacturer's label to seam: [Gufram] with manufacturer's label to underside: [Gufram Multipli '86 Bocca].
provenance: Charles Stendig, New York | Private collection, Chicago
literature: Op to Pop: Furniture of the 1960s, Greenberg, pg. 28 The Rock Furniture: Il Design della Gufram Negli anni del Rock, Mello, ppg. 21, 83

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Stendig

Drawn to the Avant-Garde

Not afraid to take chances, Stendig was pioneering in the world of design. He boldly imported avant-garde designs from overseas making forms, such as this Marilyn sofa, available to the American market. This example comes from the Stendig residence. (Image above: Charles and Elenore Stendig. Op to Pop: Furniter of the 1960s, Greenberg, pg. 28.)


Transfer sheet distributed by Gufram featuring silhouettes of works from the Multipli collection. The Rock Furniture: Il Design Della Gufram Negli Anni Del Rock, Mello, pg. 21

If a piece sold well, you can be sure it was boring.

—Charles Stendig

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