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Nine-drawer chest of drawers, mod. Frank, design Luciano FRIGERIO. Desio, 1960s
$4,143.52
£3,095.53
€3,500
CA$5,769.65
A$6,199.16
CHF 3,325.84
MX$73,033.29
About the Item
Nine-piece chest of drawers
drawers, mod. Frank,
luciano design
FRIGERIO.
ORIGIN
Desio
PERIOD
Anni 60
DESIGNER
Luciano FRIGERIO
was born in Desio in 1928, into a family already immersed in fine cabinetmaking. The workshop founded by his father in 1889 was his first formative environment: there he developed a sensitivity to wood, handwork and the possibility of transforming a piece of furniture into a unique object. This vocation for craftsmanship was soon complemented by an abiding interest in music, cultivated in parallel with technical and administrative studies at Pius XI College. The double register-design and composition-would accompany him throughout his life, defining an anomalous profile compared to coeval Italian design.
Between the 1960s and 1980s he led the evolution of the family business, rejecting the logic of serial production and instead moving toward limited series furniture with a strong material and sculptural imprint. His collections-from the famous bronze headboards of the Ultrabronzo 99 lines to the wooden experiments of Sculptura 99-recovered traditional techniques and combined them with a contemporary taste for domestic monumentality. He collaborated with significant figures such as Albini, Asti and Portoghesi, but maintained a personal figure based on continuity between applied art and sculpture. The presence of important showrooms, including the one on Via Montenapoleone, consolidated its visibility on the national scene.
In parallel, Frigerio published compositions for orchestra and solo instruments, some performed by such notable performers as Severino Gazzelloni. For him, music and design were not separate disciplines but two variations of a single formal pursuit. This interweaving of languages, combined with loyalty to craftsmanship, made him an atypical and recognizable figure. A recipient of civil and ecclesiastical honors in the 1970s and 1980s, he ended his life in San Remo in 1999. Today, his works are in public and private collections and are being reevaluated as evidence of a path that combined craftsmanship, art, and personal vision.
MODEL
Frank
MATERIALS
Wood veneer and lacquer
DIMENSIONS
Altezza: 75 cm
Width: 203 cm
Depth: 56cm
CONDITIONS
The chest of drawers is in excellent condition, as can be seen from the attached photos. Bears traces of time and use visible in photo, some superficial marks on lacquering. Evaluate through the attached photos.
SHIPPING
Free shipping in Italy.
- Creator:Luciano Frigerio (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 79.93 in (203 cm)Depth: 22.05 in (56 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Anni 60
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- Seller Location:Torino, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU6024248312252
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