Art + Design 
22 April 2021
Art + Design 
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Ettore Sottsass and Hans von Klier

Desk chairs, set of four

Poltronova
Italy, 1970
aluminum, plastic, leather 32½ h × 20 w × 24 d in (83 × 51 × 61 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $5,625
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Decal manufacturer's label to underside of two examples 'Poltronova Made in Italy'.
provenance: Private Collection | Wright, Important Design, 20 May 2008, Lot 685 | Private Collection
literature: Facendo Mobili con Poltronova, Santini, ppg. 152-153

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[Designing a beautiful thing] does not depend simply on the tools and materials one uses, it depends on a subtle, fragile and uncertain sagacity which, sometimes, somebody—who knows how and who knows why—manages to channel into the design: a total perception of our cosmic adventure, as fleeting, ineffable and incomprehensible as it may be.

Ettore Sottsass

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