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  Andrea Branzi “Cucus” chair c. 1985

  Andrea Branzi (1938 – )   Zabro, Italy.

  “Cucus” chair c.1985

  Lacquered wood, tree branches

  Illustrated: Domestic Animals: The Neoprimative Style Andrea and Nicoletta Branzi, (London, 1987) n.p.; Designed by Architects in the 1980s, Julie Capella and Quim Larrea, Barcelona, 1987, p. 37; Anne Bony, Paris Les années 80, 1995, p. 520; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 2000, p. 588

  H: 42 3/4″ x W: 19 3/4″ x D: 24″

  Price: $19,000

  The  “Cucus” chair was part of  the “Domestic Animals” series
  designed in 1985/86 by Andrea Branzi for Zabro.

  Andrea Branzi's “Domestic Animals” series was designed in 1985 and 1986 for the Italian firm Zabro. Designs were later also manufactured by Zanotta. Andrea Branzi created “Domestic Animals” in collaboration with Nicoletta Branzi, who produced limited edition art clothing for this series. The “Neoprimitive” style in which this collection has been rendered utilizes natural materials such as sticks to create an object that brings archetypal symbols into the home to produce emotional effects. These objects combine technology and nature and the symbols and codes that these entail demonstrating that “a hybrid love between different creatures is possible.” (Branzi, Domestic Animals, 1987, n.p.) With these objects Branzi aims to “domesticate” technological inventions so as to make them a positive presence in man's life.
  “The difference between a domestic animal and a trained (or tamed) one lies in the fact that the latter is the outcome of an unnatural and violent attitude, while the domestic animal establishes the dream of a loving relationship with man.” (Branzi, Domestic Animals, 1987, n.p.)

  Andrea Branzi, architect and designer, born in Florence in 1938, where he graduated in 1967, lives and works in Milano. From 1964 to 1974 he was a partner of Archizoom Associati, first vanguard group internationally known, whose projects are preserved at Centro Studi e Archivio della Comunicazione in Parma and at Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
  Since 1967 he works in the fields of industrial and research design, architecture, urban planning, education and cultural promotion.He is Professor at the Third Faculty of Architecture and Industrial Design of Politecnico di Milano.

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  Carla Tolomeo, Panca Ananassa, Unique Silk Velvet Settee, 2004

  Carla Tolomeo (1941-) Italy

  Panca ananassa  settee (unique) 2004

  Exotic variety of silk and cut silk velvets sewn and sculpted in the form of a spray of various pineapple shapes on a tufted cushion seat and upholstered legs.

  Marks:  Tolomeo (written on the velvet), Tolomeo script signature (brass plaque)

  Exhibited: Fondazioni Cerratelli, Pisa, Italy, Summer 2006
  Model illustrated and biographical information on Carla Tolomeo: Il Fogliaccio, July 7th, 2006

  For further information see: Carla Tolomeo Mai Sedersi Sugli Allori, Never rest on your laurels 1995-2004, Carla Tolomeo (Milano 2004)

  H: 75 ½” x W: 63” x D: 21 ½”

  Price: $48,000

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  Aldo Tura / Italian Post-War Coffee table with furled edges c. 1950

  ALDO TURA  Italy

  Coffee table  with furled edges c. 1950

  Vellum-covered birch with mahogany lacquered cherry legs

  Illustrated: Mid-Century Modern, Furniture of the 1950s, Cara Greenberg
  (New York: Harmony Books, 1984) p. 160.

  H: 18 1/2” x D: 21”  x  37”

  Price: $14,500

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  French Art Deco / La Marquise de Sevigne Paris, Covered chocolate box 1932

  FRENCH ART DECO

  LA MARQUISE DE SEVIGNE Paris

  Covered chocolate box 1932

  Black and red oil cloth, nickle plated brass

  Illustrated in La Marquise de Sevigne Paris vintage ad (see pairing)

  Dia: 10″  x H: 3″