405 Duc
- Description
- Designer Bio
The bold, self-assured lines of this iconic sofa
by Mario Bellini bear witness to the unlimited creative verve of the 1970s.
During that same decade, Bellini devised the Libro dell’Arredamento, which
launched a contemporary lexicon of design keyed on the primary function of the
furniture illustrated. One outcome was a major experimental initiative
conducted in association with the Cassina company’s Research Unit that led to
the creation of Duc. This highly original and far-reaching design was based on
the application of innovative materials to structural technology.
The Duc sofa is composed of steel-framed panels
in a state-of-the-art high-density polyurethane foam that are hooked on to the
base and are then zipped together, top to bottom, on each side. The collection
includes an armchair, as well as two-and three-seater sofas, all of them very
sophisticated and extremely comfortable.
| About Designer | |
|---|---|
Mario Bellini |
Mario Bellini, born 1935
in Milan, studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic. He taught at the
Istituto Superiore di Disegno Industriale in Venice from 1962-65 and worked as
a design consultant for Olivetti from 1963-91. He also designed independent
products and furnishings beginning in 1963, establishing the architectural and
design firm Studio Bellini in Milan in 1973. He served as a design consultant
to Renault from 1978-82. In 1987 the New York Museum of Modern Art honoured him
with a retrospective exhibition of his works. He was an instructor at the
Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna from 1982-83 and at the Domus Academy
in Milan from 1983-85. Bellini was chief editor of Domus magazine between
1986-91. He assumed a position on the architectural faculty at the University
of Genoa in 1995, and teaches seminars and workshops at universities and
academic institutions around the world. |
