Gaetano Pesce"Garden Chair"Scale model in rubber1984
I know y'all all know who Gaetano Pesce is,well, most design nerds do,but possibly, he might have slipped under some ofy'alls radar.If so, you are in for a treat!If not,you'll still enjoy this post because it is about the little seen,almost unknownpieces and projects that he didbefore Moss in NYCmade him famous to the design masses.I know that was my first exposure to him back in the early 90s.I am a HUGE fan,and it was great to find this monograph and remember all the great stuff I had not seen in years....Gaetano Pesce"Flower Vases"Prototypes1979 Gaetano Pesce"Project for a Door"Scale model in silicone rubbern.d.Gaetano Pesce"Il Pugno (si e dischiuso, ecc....)"Plaster prototype of a two-seat sofa1971-72Gaetano Pesce"Wan-Chai (Omaggio a Hong Kong)" ChairSmall-scale run1986-87Gaetano Pesce"Il Guanto (Omaggio a Max Klinger)" Clothes Hanger1972Gaetano Pesce"Manodidio" AshtrayPrototype1969-70Gaetano Pesce"Carenza" BookcasePrototype1972-75Gaetano Pesce"Tramonto a New York" SofaPreliminary scale model1980Gaetano Pesce"Project for the Maison des Infants" Parc de La Villette, ParisScale model1985-86Gaetano Pesce"Orologio" Machine for measuring the time of lifeVenice Biennale1974Gaetano Pesce"UP 7" or "Piede" Chair1969Gaetano Pesce"Habitat for Two People"Centre Georges PompidouParisFull-size model1971-72Gaetano Pesce"Habitat for Two People"Centre Georges PompidouParisFull-size model1971-72Gaetano Pesce"Habitat for Two People"Centre Georges PompidouParisFull-size model1971-72Gaetano Pesce"Untitled Fragments, Archaeological Discoveries"Objects in plaster and virgin wax1971-72Gaetano Pesce"Untitled Fragments, Archaeological Discoveries"Objects in plaster and virgin wax1971-72Gaetano Pesce"Golgotha" ChairMuseum of Modern ArtNYC1972-73Gaetano Pesce"Project for Restoration of a Late-Romantic Villa"Scale modelSorrento, Italy1973Gaetano PesceGaetano on, in front of, and behind"Tramonto a New York"1980Gaetano Pesce"Dalila" ChairsThree versions1980Gaetano Pesce"Pratt Chair"1983Gaetano Pesce"I Feltri" Armchair1987Gaetano Pesce"Les Ateliers" Closet1986-88Gaetano Pesce"Airport" lamp1986
All images and descriptions from:Gaetano Pesce: Architecture, Design, Art"France VanlaethemRizzoli1989