Gae Aulenti
'Gaetano' glass office table for Zanotta, Italy
Mid Century Modern Live: Furniture, Design & Jewellery
LOT 453
Gae Aulenti
'Gaetano' glass office table for Zanotta, Italy
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 18 000 - 20 000
About this Item
Italy 1927-2012
'Gaetano' glass office table for Zanotta, Italy
the floating glass top with red border, raised on two folding trestles with red lacquered metal accents and rubber supports
1970
height: 72,5cm; width: 180cm; depth: 80,5cm
Notes
Gaetana "Gae" Emilia Aulenti was an Italian architect, designer, and editor. Being one of the few prominent female architects during her time, her implementation of individual expression in interior spaces made her an important figure in post-war Italian design.
This table exemplifies the radical yet functional approach that made Italian design influential during the 1970s and expresses Aulenti's belief that furniture design should follow architectural principles through honest materials and functional clarity.
"I aim to create furniture that appears in a room as buildings on a skyline and reminds the viewer of the interaction between objects of design and architectural space."
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