Tramonto a New York
A 20th century design icon, symbol of the vitality, innovation and creativity of Italian design and one of its masters, Gaetano Pesce, re-edited in a limited series that maintains all of the expressive power and relevance of the original. For the three-seater sofa, the padded skyscrapers are upholstered in an exclusive fabric with a raised texture that juxtaposes light and shadow, creating the effect of light reflecting off the windows. In contrast, the setting sun, wrapped in vivid red satin, drops between the buildings that form the backrest.The Tramonto a New York design sofa is reproduced 20% larger than the archive model, in a limited series of 50 pieces, and made with sustainable materials developed by Cassina LAB.
| About Designer | |
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Gaetano Pesce |
Gaetano Pesce was born in La Spezia in 1939.
He studied architecture at the IUAV in Venice, and attended the Venice
Institute of Industrial design. At this experimental school, he met Milena
Vettore with whom he opened a studio in Padua, founding in 1959 the “N” Group
which focussed on with studies in programmed art. He carries out research in
the field of kinetic and serial art. He is in the theatre and the cinema,
concerned with lighting, movement and sound as means of expression. Since 1962
he has worked in design, experimenting with new materials and unusual shapes.
In 1971 he collaborated with BracciodiFerro (in the Cassina group) for the
production of certain experimental objects (like Moloch, 1971, a table lamp
blown up to the dimensions of an ironic and emblematic item). In 1972 he took
part in the famous exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” at MoMA in
New York, with a dwelling module. Experimentation and irony are also exhibited
in his projects for Cassina, amongst which the Tramonto a New York sofa (1980)
and the Feltri armchair (1987). After a long period in Paris, he moved to New
York in 1983 and now lives and works there. Examples of his work may be found
in the most important design museums all over the world. |
