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Lot 258 VARIOUS PROPERTIES

JOE COLOMBO (1930-1971)

A PAIR OF WOOL UPHOLSTERED CHROMED-STEEL CHAISE LONGUES FOR THE 'LIVING CENTER' PROGRAM, DESIGNED 1970

Closed8 December 2009

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USD 37,500

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JOE COLOMBO (1930-1971)
A Pair of Wool Upholstered Chromed-Steel Chaise Longues for the 'Living Center' Program, designed 1970
on castors with lateral laminate pull-out trays with aluminum ashtrays and two separate aluminum coasters; each backrest with compartment to hold newspapers; with a multi-functional double cushion to be used as a footrest or headrest for chairs; for Rosenthal AG Selb/Germany
each 24½ in. (62.2 cm.) high, 60 in. (152.4 cm.) wide, 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) deep (2)

Specialist note

cf. I. Favata, Joe Colombo and Italian Design of the Sixties, London, 1988, pp. 118-19.