CAPITELLO, 1971

Name: CAPITELLO, 1971 by Gufram
Price: 8900.00 USD
Availability: LimitedAvailability

$8,900

Description

From collapse comes creation. Born as if from the “fall” of a traditional Grecian column, the CAPITELLO lounge chair, Attica armchair, and Attica TL coffee table by Studio 65 prove that deconstruction can lead to rebirth. Each piece mimics a portion of a traditional column in the Erechtheion style of the Athenian Acropolis: the CAPITELLO is an oversized and elegant lounge chair derived from the column's head or "capital" - a radical and striking armchair that commands attention in any space it finds itself.

As with many of Gufram’s works, the set is hand-crafted from soft polyurethane in a texture that carefully resembles the stone after which it is modeled and finished in a Parthenon white shade with Guflac Ultra, a versatile coating that allows it to be used indoors or out. This tension between expectation and reality brings a new level of wonder to the user: one expects the hardness of stone and is instead greeted by a plush softness that bends the senses.

This set has made its way into some of the most important museums: the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum in New York are both home to editions of the triptych. The appeal of the trio is everlasting: a monument to the passing of time and the ways in which the materials of our world are born anew, wherever the column may fall.

Limited edition of 1/500.

Please allow for a 30 day lead time.

Measurements

120 x 110 x 82 cm

47.3 x 43.4 x 32.3 in

Condition

New

Color

White

Seller

Gufram

Founded in Turin, Italy, in 1966, Gufram was the brainchild of young architects and artists like Giorgio Ceretti, Pietro Derossi, Guido Drocco, Piero Gilardi, Franco Mello, Giuseppe Raimondi, Riccardo Rosso, and Studio 65. Gufram’s bold take redefines contemporary notions of “furniture”, synthesizing brilliantly bold shapes and silhouettes with expert artisanal processes and materials, like the special Guflac® paint. Collaborating with international artists and designers, Gufram keeps influencing the design landscape globally, also entering the collections of international museums.