Mario Bellini
"Gli Scacchi" Tables

"Gli Scacchi" Tables

© 1971 Mario Bellini

"Gli Scacchi" Tables
"Gli Scacchi" Tables
DesignerItalian, born 1935
ManufacturerItalian, active 1966–1973
CultureItalian
Titles
  • "Gli Scacchi" Tables
Datedesigned 1971, made 1971–1973
MediumDuraplum foam and rubber
DimensionsStepped: 21 1/4 × 35 7/16 × 11 13/16 in. (54.1 × 90 × 30 cm)
Arch: 35 3/8 × 14 1/4 × 12 in. (89.9 × 36.2 × 30.5 cm)
Block: 14 3/8 × 35 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (36.5 × 90.2 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2019.197.A-.C
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ProvenanceDennis Freedman Collection, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–November 29, 2020.

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