Lot 61 GAETANO PESCE

DONNA - UP5 & UP6, BY GAETANO PESCE FOR B + B ITALIA, stretch fabric-covered polyurethane foam, stamped with the makers label. Originally conceived in 1969, ''Donna'' is completely in tune with the spirit of Pop Art and the Gaetano Pesce fondness for anthropomorphic shapes. The chairs were made of moulded foam then covered over with colourful stretch fabric. Compressed and vacuum-packed into PVC wrappers, the furniture literally bounced into life when unwrapped. The chair was actually designed to resemble a prehistoric, female fertility figure, with a ball attached to symbolize captivity. Pesce's work is featured in over 30 permanent collections of the most important museums in the world, such as MoMa of New York and San Francisco, Metropolitan Museum in New York, Vitra Museum in Germany, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Pompidou Center and Musee des Arts Décoratifs of Louvre in Paris.