Important Design 
13 December 2012
Important Design 
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Ignazio Gardella

special-order Digamma sofa

Gavina
Italy, 1957
enameled steel, upholstery, brass 34 h × 77½ w × 34 d in (86 × 197 × 86 cm)
estimate: $30,000–40,000
result: $30,000
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This rare sofa was not a standard production model for Gavina; few examples are known.
literature: Gardella, Argan, pg. 193 illustrates forms from series Il Design in Italia Dell'Arredamento Domestico, Gramigna and Biondi, pg. 220 illustrates chair form Il Design Italiano Degli Anni 50, Branzi and De Lucchi, pg. 122 illustrates chair form

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Digamma

A Special-Order Sofa

While the Digamma chairs were designed for mass production, sofas and settees were only available from Gavina by special-order. Few examples of the sofas and settees are known.


A Milanese interior featuring a special-order Digamma settee, 1957. Gardella, Argan.


Ibid. Gardella, Argan.
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