Feltri Armchair
- Designer
- Gaetano Pesce, Italian, 1939–2024
- Date
- 1987
- made in
- Meda, Lombardy region, Italy, Europe
- Classification
- Furniture
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 50 x 60 x 27 in. (127 x 152.4 x 68.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Funds given by Isabelle and Jean-Paul Montupet
- Rights
- © Gaetano Pesce
- Object Number
- 81:1996
NOTES
There is no internal support structure in any of Gaetano Pesce's furniture. Essentially a large felt blanket, the seat and base of this Feltri Armchair become rigid when baked in a mold, while the upper half remains flexible. The splayed back can be folded down like a giant collar or wrapped around the sitter like a cloak. Representing comfort, warmth, and security, Feltri is a contemporary version of a traditional overstuffed armchair.
Provenance
- 1996
Cassina, USA, Inc., Huntington Station, NY, USA
1996 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Cassina, USA, Inc. [1]
Notes:
[1] Invoice dated June 28, 1996 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 30, 1996.
Cassina, USA, Inc., Huntington Station, NY, USA
1996 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Cassina, USA, Inc. [1]
Notes:
[1] Invoice dated June 28, 1996 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 30, 1996.
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