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STUDIO B.B.P.R. (Luigi BANFI, 1910 - 1945; Lodovico BARBIANO…
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218
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STUDIO B.B.P.R. (Luigi BANFI, 1910 - 1945; Lodovico BARBIANO…
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Estimate €400 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
STUDIO B.B.P.R. (Luigi BANFI, 1910 - 1945; Lodovico BARBIANO DI BELGIOJOSO, 1909 - 2004; Enrico PERESSUTI (1908 - 1976) and Ernesto Nathan ROGERS (1901 - 1969) for OLIVETTI
Bookcase from the "Spazio" series, model created circa 1962, in yellow lacquered metal with a hollowed quadrangular body opening in the central part with a flap forming a secretary above three height-adjustable shelves and flanked on each side by a locker opening through a solid door onto an interior with adjustable shelves. Base with eight tubular legs finished with small black glides (chips, stains, scratches).
Height 200 cm - Length 200 cm - Depth 35 cm
History: for Olivetti's New York shop, the B.B.P.R. studio designed the "Spazio" series of furniture, which was awarded the prestigious Compasso d'Oro in 1962.
Bibliography: Irene de Guttry & Maria Paola Maino, Il mobile italiano degli anni '40 e '50, GLF editori Laterza, Rome, 2010, p. 96 for the Olivetti shop design.
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