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Artemide
Italy, 1962
molded plastic 9 h × 21 dia in (23 × 53 cm)
Italy, 1962
molded plastic 9 h × 21 dia in (23 × 53 cm)
estimate: $300–500
result: $563
Signed with molded manufacturer's mark to underside of the smaller example: [Milano Artemide Modello Nessio Design Gr Arch Urb Citta Nuova Made in Italy Patent Pending]. Signed with molded manufacturer's mark to underside of larger example: [SPA Artemide Milano Modello Nesso Design Giancarlo Mattioli del Gr Arch Urb Citta Nuova].
provenance: Thessaloniki Design Museum, Greece
literature: Italy: The New Italian Landscape, Ambasz, pg. 63 Il Design Italiano: 1964-1990, Branzi, pg. 53 Design For Living: Furniture and Lighting 1950-2000, Hanks and Hoy, pg. 79 L'Utopie de Tout Plastique: 1960-1973, Decelle, Hennebert and Loze, pg. 52