Modular 'Safari' sofa
Designer
Archizoom
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
Poltronova
Origin
Italy
Year Designed / Year Made
1968 / 1970s
Design Museum Section
Italian Design Icons
Italian Postmodern Design
Italian Radical Design
Design in Fiberglass
Categories
Sectional sofas
Designheroes ID
47652
Auction House
Phillips
Headquarter
New York, United States
Materials
Fiberglass
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Design
Sale Location
New York, United States
Modular 'Safari' sofa
Fiberglass, fabric upholstery.
designed 1968, manufactured 1970s
Manufactured by Poltronova, Agliana, Italy.
25 x 102 x 84 1/4 in. (63.5 x 259.1 x 214 cm), as shown
Literature
"Safari Componibile," Domus, no. 466, September 1968, p. 4
Emilio Ambasz, ed., Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1972, p. 108
Emilio Ambasz, ed., Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1972, p. 108
Provenance
Elastique, Zurich
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2002
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2002
Object
Modular 'Safari' sofa
Designer
Archizoom
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
Poltronova
Origin
Italy
Year Designed / Year Made
1968 / 1970s
Design Museum Section
Italian Design Icons
Italian Postmodern Design
Italian Radical Design
Design in Fiberglass
Categories
Sectional sofas
Designheroes ID
47652
Auction House
Phillips
Headquarter
New York, United States
Materials
Fiberglass
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Design
Sale Location
New York, United States
