Gaetano Pesce
"Up2" Chair

"Up2" Chair

© 1969 Gaetano Pesce

"Up2" Chair
"Up2" Chair
DesignerItalian, 1939–2024
ManufacturerItalian, established 1966
CultureItalian
Titles
  • "Up2" Chair
DateDesigned 1969
MediumPolyurethane foam and stretch jersey fabric
Dimensions17 13/16 × 25 1/2 in. (45.3 × 64.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, gift of Dennis Freedman
Object number2018.510
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Provenance[Christie's London, June 14, 2000, lot 92};The Dennis Freedman Collection, NY; Gift to MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Yale School of Architecture Gallery, New Haven, February 21–July 8, 2022.
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