Pair of "Strips" Sofas | Phillips, de Pury & Company
Prezzo stimato: 5000-8000 US$
Asta:
21-20th Century Design Art
Data di vendita: 2002-11-19
Luogo dell'asta:
New York
Numero della partita: 22
Design
Cini Boeri, Laura GriziottiDisegnato nel 1972
Produttore Arflex
Architonic ID
4104188
Cini Boeri and Laura Griziotti designed the "Strips" line of furniture in 1972. Large visible zippers made the chair, ottoman, and sofa upholstery easy to remove, and it was even suggested that one might unzip the "Strips" bed cover and sleep under it, using it as a duvet.
Their innovative design won a "Compasso d'Oro" in 1979.
Philip Johnson, who designed the Rockefeller Guest House in New York City for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III in 1949, resided there with David Whitney in the 1970s. At that time, they used this pair of "Strips" sofas in the living room (see illustration).
Expanded polyurethane with quilted upholstery
each: 25 1/2 x 62 1/2 x 52 in.
(64.7 x 158.8 x 132.1 cm)
Provenance:
Philip Johnson and David Whitney, Rockefeller Guest House, New York
Illustrated:
Philip Johnson, Tokyo, 1979, pp. 68-70
Literature:
Giuliana Gramigna, 1950/1980 Repertorio, Milan, 1985, p. 358
Compasso d'oro: 1954-1984, Milan, 1985, p. 162
Giuliana Gramigna and Paolo Biondi, Il Design in Italia dell'Arredamento Domestico, Turin, 1999, p. 76
Their innovative design won a "Compasso d'Oro" in 1979.
Philip Johnson, who designed the Rockefeller Guest House in New York City for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III in 1949, resided there with David Whitney in the 1970s. At that time, they used this pair of "Strips" sofas in the living room (see illustration).
Expanded polyurethane with quilted upholstery
each: 25 1/2 x 62 1/2 x 52 in.
(64.7 x 158.8 x 132.1 cm)
Provenance:
Philip Johnson and David Whitney, Rockefeller Guest House, New York
Illustrated:
Philip Johnson, Tokyo, 1979, pp. 68-70
Literature:
Giuliana Gramigna, 1950/1980 Repertorio, Milan, 1985, p. 358
Compasso d'oro: 1954-1984, Milan, 1985, p. 162
Giuliana Gramigna and Paolo Biondi, Il Design in Italia dell'Arredamento Domestico, Turin, 1999, p. 76
