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Confidential Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti Set Sofa

$27,000
£20,449.99
€23,486.11
CA$37,835.83
A$41,135.18
CHF 21,809.92
MX$493,106.45
NOK 277,192.85
SEK 253,946.34
DKK 175,528.94

About the Item

Rare full set of two armchairs and a three seater sofa by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti. The "Confidential" is one of the first modular sofas ever produced for private homes. Polyurethane injected foam and steel frame with twin stitched leather upholstery on a fibreglass reinforced base. Alberto Rosselli (1921-1976) was born in Palermo, capital of the island of Sicily in Italy. After he graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1947, he stayed and worked in Milan. In 1950, Rosselli, Gio Ponti, and Antonio Fornaroli formed the architecture/design firm Studio Ponti Fornaroli Rosselli (P.F.R) where he worked on his first architectural project ‘Pirelli Tower’ in 1954. During the same year, with the help of Ponti, he founded and directed his own journal titled ‘Stile Industria’, which focused on improving the relationship between design and industry in Italy. The issues incorporated topics that touched on different disciplines, such as design, architecture, and arts, which made significant contributions to the design discourse until its last publication in 1963. He became an acknowledged pioneer of industrial design, co- founding the Association for Industrial Design (ADI) in 1956, and between 1961 and 1963, working as a vice-president for the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID). Here, he pursued a career in the academic field where he developed new teaching that embodied sophisticated methodological principles. He introduced the concept and process of “decision-making” in design to the faculty of architecture in the University of Milan. Rosselli passed away in 1976, who left his mark as an architect, designer, and university lecture, a man known for his theoretical approach to industrial design. Measures: Armchairs: Height: 59.06 cm With: 87.63 cm Depth: 78.74 cm Seat Height: 38.1 cm Three seater sofa: Height: 60.96 cm Width: 238.76 cm Depth: 86cm Seat height: 35.56 cm.
  • Creator:
    Saporiti (Manufacturer),Alberto Rosselli Saporiti (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.01 in (60.96 cm)Width: 94.01 in (238.76 cm)Depth: 24.01 in (60.96 cm)Seat Height: 14.01 in (35.56 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1970
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Byron Bay, AU
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4258237615022

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