284 - Pierre Castignola (1995)
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Estimate €1,600 - €1,800

Description

Pierre Castignola (1995) Copytopia Chair Polypropylene, aluminium, stainless steel Blue edition Date of creation: 2024 H56 W57 D83 cm Pierre Castignola, a designer based in Eindhoven, graduated with honours from the Design Academy (2018). His work is based on a conceptual approach, aiming for a surprising, intriguing and surreal result. His conceptual approach explores our perception of the world, driven by a strong fascination with semiotics and symbols, resulting in radical and critical design. He aims to redefine the paradigm of creation and consumption. Based in Eindhoven, Pierre Castignola develops a conceptual approach informed by semiotics and symbols, which aims to produce surprising, sometimes surreal results, and seeks to redefine the relationship between creation and consumption. The title ‘Copytopia’, a portmanteau of ‘copy’ and ‘utopia’, sums up this project: to make industrial reproduction the starting point for a new form. Assembled from parts of blue one-piece chairs, the piece subverts the most commonplace archetype of contemporary furniture to transform it into a unique object. A radical and critical design.

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Auction time 10/25/2026 at 2:30 PM

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284 - Pierre Castignola (1995) See original version (French)

284 - Pierre Castignola (1995)
See original version (French)