Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Italian, 1939-2024
Gaetano Pesce was of a generation of Italian architects who in the early 1960s rebelled against the industrial perfection of modernism by conceiving new furniture and objects that were at once expressive and eccentric in form; or you might say they were more like art than functionalist design.
Born in the picturesque coastal Italian city of La Spezia in 1939, Pesce was a precocious talent who could have forged a career as an artist but opted instead to go to Venice to study architecture because, as he has said, it was “the most complex of all the arts.” Rather than having new worlds opened to him at design school, however, Pesce found the rationalist curriculum oppressive in its insistence on standardization and prescribed materials and technologies.
Pesce wanted to explore the latest of both materials and technologies to create objects and buildings never before imagined, with what he called “personalities” that spoke to the issues of the day. He was keen to examine ways to diversify mass production so that each manufactured work could be distinct.
In 1964, Pesce met Cesare Cassina, of the forward-looking furniture company C&B Italia in Milan (now known as B&B Italia), for whom he would create many important designs, beginning with a collection of what he called “transformational furniture” — two chairs and a loveseat — made entirely out of high-density polyurethane foam. To make the pieces easy to ship and cost-efficient, he proposed that after being covered in a stretch jersey, they be put in a vacuum, then heat-sealed flat between vinyl sheets. Once the foam was removed from its packaging, the piece returned to its original shape — hence, the name Up for the series, which debuted in 1969.
In addition to these pieces, Pesce proposed for the collection something he referred to as an “anti-armchair,” which took the shape of a reclining fertility goddess, the iconic Donna.
Producing the piece's complex form turned out to be a technical challenge. Bayer, the foam’s manufacturer, deemed it impossible to accomplish. Pesce persisted and came up with a new procedure, demonstrating not only the designer’s key role in researching the nature and potential of new materials but also his vital importance in “doubting rules.” The Up chair and accompanying ottoman were born, and they were revolutionary in more ways than one.
In the early 1970s, Pesce began exploring one of his key concepts, the idea of the industrial originals. Employing a mold without air holes, and adding a blood-red dye to the polyurethane, he cast a bookcase that resembled a demolished wall, the rough edges of the shelves and posts resulting from fissures in the material made by trapped air.
Through his research into polyurethane, Pesce figured out a way to make a loveseat and armchair using only a simple wood frame and strong canvas covering as a mold. Since the fabric developed random folds during the injection process, the pieces were similar but not identical. Cassina named the suite of furnishings Sit Down and introduced it in 1975. By experimenting with felt soaked in polyurethane and resin, Pesce conceived I Feltri, another collection of armchairs introduced by Cassina in 1987.
Pesce went on to live a life that defied expectation and convention and along the way became one of the most seminal figures in art and design.
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Creator: Gaetano Pesce
"Nobody
s Perfect" Chair by Gaetano Pesce X Etro for Zerodisegno, Italy 2003
By Zerodisegno, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Hellouw, NL
Gaetano Pesce was an influential Italian designer and architect, and is celebrated for his unique approach that merges art with functionality, challenging conventional aesthetics. Hi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Nubola 133 Velvet Sofa in Yellow-Musk by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant sofa, combining a solid seat with a soft backrest in polyurethane foam, moulded like puffs of a cloud. Available in three variants: two-seater, three-seater and single arm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Velvet
La Michetta 288 Bed by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia
By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Michetta Bed, designed by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, extends the iconic softness and playful modularity of the original seating system into the realm of night comfort. Its gene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$19,980 / item
Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia Centrotavola "Big Surprise," Italy 2000s
By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia
Located in Naples, IT
Gaetano Pesce "Big Surprise " A bowl or centerpiece supported by delicately placed resin drops. An incredible work of functional art. Edizione del Pesce for Meritalia.The Edizioni d...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce, Nobody
s Perfect Zerodesegno Dining Table, Multicolor Resin
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare and exceptional Gaetano Pesce Nobody's Perfect Zerodesegno dining table. Tubular resin legs support a sturdy resin grid top with a resin "tab...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce per Bernini Coppia di Sedie "Broadway 543", Italia 1993
By Gaetano Pesce, Bernini
Located in Naples, IT
Le sedie Broadway di Gaetano Pesce, prodotte da Bernini, sono pezzi unici del design anni ’90, creati nel 1993 (Modello 543). Questo raro set di 2 sedie multicolore in ottime condizi...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Steel
Greene Street Chair by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Italian architect Gaetano Pesce and produced by Vitra in 1984, the Greene Street Chair is a striking example of postmodern design. Named after Pesce’s New York studio, ea...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Steel
MINT Black UP5 La Big Mamma UP 2000 Chair
UP6 Ottoman Gaetano Pesce B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Basel, BS
Beautiful original Gaetano UP5 + UP6, marked and labeled.
Chair and ottoman set, sold together.
Incredible like new condition. Mint, exquisite condition.
This is a truly stunning example of this chair. No blemishes.
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This renowned UP5_6 armchair and ottoman from the UP 2000 series, crafted by Gaetano Pesce and reintroduced by B&B Italia in 2000, is a striking design chair and ottoman set that is essential for enthusiasts of vintage and modernist furniture. Often referred to as the "Big Mama Chair...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Foam
Up Du5 and Du6 Armchair and Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Roma, IT
Armchair Gaetano Pesce for b&b - ITitalia series UP DU5 and DU6.
Measures: 103 x 120 x 130 cm. It includes ottoman diameter 60 cm.
An icon on international post-war design, and one...
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1970s Italian Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gaetano Pesce Tramonto A New York Screen For Cassina
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gaetano Pesce Tramonto A New York Screen For Cassina
Light shines over the city as the sun sets on New York. A kaleidoscope of colours streams through the windows of the skyscrapers...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
$38,976 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Indian Summer Vase (Large), Clear and Matte White by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in Toronto, CA
Size Large Clear and Matte White 'Indian Summer' Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Sit Down armchair designed by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina 1975
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Sit Down armchair designed by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina in 1975.
Steel frame, molded plywood, cold-injected polyurethane, quilted polyester wadding fabric.
Good condition, chair has ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Steel
$6,697 Sale Price
30% Off
Meritalia Alda Lamp, Small by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia
Located in Toronto, ON
Created through a process that celebrates imperfection and unconventionality, the luminous objects by Edizioni del Pesce embody Gaetano Pesce's distinctive philosophy. Each luminous ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Metal
La Michetta Composition 3 Sofa by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular sofa, made of eclectic modules, available in different sizes and colours, which can be continuously rearranged according to taste and needs.
La Michetta by Gaetano Pesce for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Velvet
$18,450 / item
Nubola 238 Velvet Sofa in Blush by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant sofa, combining a solid seat with a soft backrest in polyurethane foam, moulded like puffs of a cloud. Available in three variants: two-seater, three-seater and single arm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Velvet
$13,071 / item
Vase Mod. Indian Summer Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made in fumé blue and matt turquoise resin. Unique piece. Italy
Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm
...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Cannaregio Modular Sofa with Footrest by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina, Italy 1986
By Gaetano Pesce, Cassina
Located in Halle, DE
Rare modular Cannaregio sofa by Gaetano Pesce. Postmodern / Memphis Design from 1986, manufactured by Cassina, Italy. Comes with original footrest in b...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Gaetano Pesce Feltri Felt Chair For Cassina
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gaetano Pesce Feltri Felt Chair For Cassina
Crafted using a patented Cassina production technique, Feltri is a symbol of cutting-edge design, the...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Polyester
$8,997 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer Vase L Resin Blue Red
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Indian Summer vase, clear blue, matt red.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L ø 22cm x H 36cm
Colours: clear blue, matt red
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Sofà Michetta three seater Sofa by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia
By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Michetta sofa by Gaetano Pesce features an eclectic design that challenges traditional aesthetics with an irregular capitonné technique and plush velvet upholstery. This piece of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Gaetano Pesce Half Ball Vase with Big Surprise Base, Meritalia, 2010
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1st edition Gaetano Pesce half ball vase for Meritalia with the big surprise base. Fantastic and rare example of Pesce’s exquisite ability with resin. The wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Gaetano Pesce Armchair - Nobody
s Perfect - Collection , Zerodisegno, 2000
s
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in PARIS, FR
Nobody's perfect chair by Gaetano Pesce, Zerodisegno / Italy, 2003
Mark: Zerodisegno / Gaetano Pesce, 2003
Signed and dated 19 05 03
UNIQUE PIECE.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Original Shadow Armchair by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, Postmodern Icon
By Michel Ducaroy, Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia, Ligne Roset
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Shadow armchair by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia is a highly collectible iconic masterpiece of Post Modern Design. The chair "deconstructed".
Designed a...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Latex, Resin
Gaetano Pesce Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats Resin Pastel Pink Cherry
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates - matt pastel pink, cherry
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Dimensions: L 50cm x H 38.5cm
Material: RESIN
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II Vase M Resin Green Gold
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu II vase, green and gold.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: M ø 16cm x H 26cm
Colours: green and gold.
Material: RESI...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Clear Special Vase L Resin Amber Fuchsia Blue
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Clear Special extra colour vase, clear amber, fuchsia and blue
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L Ø 22cm x H 36cm
Colour: C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
B&B / B&C Italia Up3 Up 2000 Series Arm Chair in Black by Gaetano Pesce
By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Basel, BS
Gorgeous UP3 Armchair by Gaetano Pesce in black. What a beauty!!!!
The B&B Italia Up3 Armchair, part of Gaetano Pesce’s renowned Up 2000 series, exemplifies the innovation and bold...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Foam
357
Feltri Armchair by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Doral, FL
'357' Feltri Armchair by Gaetano Pesce
1987 / 2018
Cassina
Structure in thick black felt with thermoset resin and purple polyester quilted mattress.
*Colorway no longer in producti...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Felt, Hemp, Epoxy Resin, Bentwood
Fuoco Table Lamp by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, Italy, 2000s.
By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia
Located in Lille, FR
Fuoco Lamp by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, 2007.
Signed and Boxed
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Shadow Armchair, Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exceptionally rare Gaetano Pesce Shadow chair for Meritalia. Formed by pouring polyurethane resin into the specially designed fabric “bag” the res...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Resin
$6,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Nugget Vase (Large), Clear Green and Matte Pink by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Clear Green and Matte Pink "Nugget" Vase, size Large in soft resin, designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Clear Special Vase XL Resin Yellow Ruby Pink Fuchsia
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Clear special extra colour vase - Matt Warm Yellow, Dark Ruby, Clear Pink, Matt Fuchsia
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Senzafine Seat Armchair in Polyurethane Blue by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colourful tangles giving life to a geometric and dynamic seating. A series of joyfully inconsistent seats, a manifesto of Meritalia’s pop-modern identity.
Senzafine - Italian for “e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Fuoco Table Lamp by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, Italy, 2000s.
By Meritalia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Lille, FR
Fuoco Lamp by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, 2007.
Signed and Boxed
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti Vase M Resin Clear Gold
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, clear and gold.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: M - ø 16cm x H 26cm
Colours...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Pompitu II Extracolor Extra Large Vase by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Milan, IT
This visually stunning vase resembles a highly abstract version of the human heart. It's body is separated into two textured chambers, one opaque and one transparent. Veiny, thin, da...
Category
2010s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
"Rock" resin vase designed by Gaetano PESCE for FISH Design. Italy, 2017
By Gaetano Pesce, Fish Design
Located in Torino, IT
Vaso in resina
Rock
design Gaetano PESCE
for FISH Design.
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
2017
DESIGNER
Gaetano PESCE
MARK
FISH Design
MODEL
Rock
MATERIALS
Soft polychrome resin
DIMENSION...
Category
2010s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer Vase L Resin Grey Turquoise
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Indian Summer vase - Clear grey and matt turquoise
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm
Colours: Clear grey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Italian 543 Broadway Chair
Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce Bernini, 1993
By Gaetano Pesce, Bernini
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare Italian contemporary "543 Broadway" chair with a matching ottoman in red and yellow moulded resin seat and back, patinated steel base and feet in plastic with springs by Geata...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Steel
Senza Fine Armchair by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in New York, NY
Senza Fine Armchair by Gaetano Pesce, known as the "Spaghetti Chair," crafted from extruded polyurethane molded into the shape of a chair.
Category
20th Century Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats Resin Aqua Orange
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates - clear aqua, matt orange
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Dimensions: L 50cm x H 38.5cm
Material: RESIN
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
La Pagnottina White Versatile Chair in Carbon Fiber by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pagnottina chair is light and versatile, available in many different coverings. Like the Pagnotta armchair from the same series, La Pagnottina is made up of fourteen carbon-fibre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Gaetano Pesce Broadway Chairs 543 Made in Italy by Bernini 1993 Green
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Vancouver, BC
A set of 4 extremely uncommon Broadway Chairs produced by Bernini.
Each chair is unique and both seat and back are casted in a green/yellow resin.
A frozen fluidity - portrait of a...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gaetano Pesce “543 Broadway” Chair for Bernini, 1993
By Gaetano Pesce, Bernini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gaetano Pesce “543 Broadway” chair for Bernini, epoxy resin, stainless steel, gum, 1993
The eclecticism and genius of Gaetano Pesce are explicitly visible in his iconic "543 Broadwa...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin, Plastic
$6,500 / item
Nubola 133 Velvet Sofa in Steel by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant sofa, combining a solid seat with a soft backrest in polyurethane foam, moulded like puffs of a cloud. Available in three variants: two-seater, three-seater and single arm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Velvet
$8,284 / item
Nubola Bed by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia
By Meritalia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Nubola Bed, designed by Gaetano Pesce, translates the unmistakable softness and expressive identity of the Nubola collection into a sculptural, enveloping sleeping landscape. Its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Leather
$16,920 / item
Indian Summer Vase (Large), Clear Pink and Matte Lime by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Indian Summer Vase, size Large, in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
* All the pieces are hand-made and therefore unique. Variations in the hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Clear Special Vase L Resin Brown Fuchsia Pink Yellow
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Clear special extra colour vase - Clear brown, fuchsia, pink and matt yellow.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - Ø 22cm x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Rock Vase (Large), Black and Matte White by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in Toronto, CA
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations in the dimensions, hues and colours’ d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Senzafine Pouf in Polyurethane Blue by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colourful tangles giving life to a geometric and dynamic seating. A series of joyfully inconsistent seats, a manifesto of Meritalia’s pop-modern identity.
Senzafine - Italian for “e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$2,394 / item
La Pagnottina Armchair by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia
By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Radical ideas and manufacturing wisdom: the perfect
recipe to engineer comfort in the form of a chair. Legs in
carbon fiber and upholstery in fresh printed cotton.
The Pagnottina ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Carbon Fiber
$11,466 / item
Gaetano Pesce
543 Broadway
Chairs (Set Of Six)
By Bernini, Gaetano Pesce
Located in London, England
Gaetano Pesce's works are eccentric, modern, and camp.
These chairs are rare examples of the Broadway series in an incredibly bright green and yellow colourway.
On sprung feet, t...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
$6,730 / item
Rock Black and White Large Vase by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Milan, IT
A strikingly singular addition to a personal art collection, this gorgeous vase is a veritable work of art of bold visual impact. Entirely crafted of soft resin, it boasts a magnific...
Category
2010s Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
$1,010 / item
Vase Mod. Indian Summer Designed By Gaetano Pesce, Italy
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary vase designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 and edited by Fish design. Made of colored soft resin. Unique piece. Italy
Measurements: Diameter 22cm x H 36cm
Bibliography
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Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
UP5 La Mamma UP 2000 Chair
UP6 Ball Ottoman by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Izegem, VWV
Designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1969, right from the onset the Up series has been one of the most outstanding expressions of design with its expressive shapes upholstered with elastic f...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Latex, Polyester
Gaetano Pesce Set of 4 Table Mates Placemats Resin Light Fuchsia Turquoise
By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Table-Mates RO - Clear light fuchsia, matt turquoise
Set of 4 placemats in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Dimensions: L 50cm x H 38.5cm
Mat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti Vase M Resin Red
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, matt and clear red.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L ø 16cm x H 26cm
Colours: Matt and clear red.
Materia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
$429 / item
Gaetano Pesce Try-Tray Round Large Dark Ruby Acid Green
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Try tray round - dark ruby, matt acid green
Tray in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1998 for Fish Design collection.
Colours: Dark ruby, matt acid green
Dimensions: Ø 42 cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Pompitu I Vase L Light Ruby Fuchsia
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu I Vase - Clear Light Ruby And Matt Fuchsia
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - Ø 22cm x H 36cm
Colours: Clear Lig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
Gaetano Pesce Olo Lamp
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Naples, FL
Monumental table lamp by the Maestro himself. Fully functional and all original in excellent condition. Signed and numbered.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Gaetano Pesce Furniture
Materials
Resin
$12,000
Gaetano Pesce furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Gaetano Pesce furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of resin and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gaetano Pesce furniture, although red editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 68 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 422 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Gaetano Pesce were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Ettore Sottsass, VG-VGnewtrend, and Carlo Moretti. Prices for Gaetano Pesce furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $93 and can go as high as $96,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $618.
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- Why is Gaetano Pesce famous?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025Gaetano Pesce is famous because he was of a generation of Italian architects who, in the early 1960s, rebelled against the industrial perfection of modernism by conceiving new furniture and objects that were at once expressive and eccentric in form. Pesce wanted to explore the latest in materials and technologies to create objects and buildings never before imagined, with what he called “personalities” that spoke to the issues of the day. He was keen to examine ways to diversify mass production so that each manufactured work could be distinct. Through his research into polyurethane, Pesce figured out a way to make a loveseat and armchair using only a simple wood frame and strong canvas covering as a mold. Since the fabric developed random folds during the injection process, the pieces were similar but not identical. Cassina named the suite of furnishings Sit Down and introduced it in 1975. By experimenting with felt soaked in polyurethane and resin, Pesce conceived I Feltri, another collection of armchairs introduced by Cassina in 1987. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of Gaetano Pesce furniture.
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