Shiro KURAMATA (1934–1991) & CAPPELLINI (publisher) - Lot 198

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Shiro KURAMATA (1934–1991) & CAPPELLINI (publisher) - Lot 198
Shiro KURAMATA (1934–1991) & CAPPELLINI (publisher) Storage unit “Furniture in irregular forms, Side 1,” designed in 1970 Black-stained ash and white-lacquered MDF, featuring a serpentine quadrangular body that opens at the front with eighteen drawers, resting on a corner base with small casters. Handles with tubular bodies made of brushed steel (stains, scratches, and small dents). Numbered inside the drawers. Height: 170 cm; Width: 45 cm; Depth: 50 cm History: - A similar model is held in the collections of the Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culture in Paris (inv. no. AM 1996-1-11). Bibliography: - Martine Moinot, *La collection de design du Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée national d’Art moderne – Centre de création industrielle*, Éditions du Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2001; a similar model is reproduced on p. 161. - Delphine Antoine, *Yves Gastou: Antique Dealer of the Future*, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2011; a similar model is reproduced on p. 37. - Giuliana Gramigna, *Design Italiano - Repertorio dell’Arredo Domestico 1950–2000*, Allemandi, Turin, 2021, similar model referenced and reproduced on p. 364 Expert: Amélie MARCILHAC
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