Estimated value: 6000-8000 US$
Auction:
20-21st Century Design Art
Sales date: 2003-12-08
Location:
New York
Lot number: 178
Design
Ugo La Pietra
Year
1967-1968
Manufacturer
Zama Electronics / Poggi
Architonic id
4103016
CLEAR METHACRYLATE, WHITE PAINTED METAL
117/8 X 141/8 X 117/8 IN.
(30 X 36 X 30 CM)
PROVENANCE:
FULVIO FERRARI, TURIN
LITERATURE:
FULVIO FERRARI, NAPOLEONE FERRARI, LIGHT LAMPS 1968-1973: NEW ITALIAN DESIGN, TURIN, 2002, PL. 62
I WAS...ENGAGED IN A TRANSFORMATION OF THE INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF PROJECT DESIGN, A RADICAL TRANSFORMATION BY MEANS OF BRILLIANTLY PROVOCATIVE APPROACHES, ALL OF THEM CONCERNED WITH DISCOVERING WAYS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN TERMS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND ENVIRONMENT. - UGO LA PIETRA