Andrea Branzi
Utopia Bookcase from the bau.haus collection

Utopia Bookcase from the bau.haus collection

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Utopia Bookcase from the bau.haus collection
Utopia Bookcase from the bau.haus collection
DesignerItalian, 1938–2023
DesignerItalian, active 1976–1984
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Utopia Bookcase from the bau.haus collection
Date1979–1980
MediumLaminated wood, lacquered metal, and glass
Dimensions93 3/8 × 107 × 9 7/8 in. (237.2 × 271.8 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the bequest of Arthur Robson Jr. in honor of Claire and Robert T. Lober
Object number2018.76
Not on view

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ProvenanceStudio Alchimia, Milan; Dutch private collection; [Christie's, Amsterdam, November 22, 2006, Lot 506]; Barry Friedman and Ernest Mourmans, 2006; [sold through Friedman Benda, New York, 2018]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"Andrea Branzi: Designer, Architect, Theorist - 50 Years of Creation," Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Bordeaux, France, October 10, 2014–January 25, 2015.
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