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Gae Aulenti designed a series of pieces of garden furniture for Poltronova that were called Locus Solus 1963. They were made of enameled tubular steel in anything but sober colors: orange and lemon yellow, and later pistachio green and eggplant. The cushions were padded with polyvinyl and covered with a cotton-jute mix printed with a pattern—designed in collaboration with students at the Art School in Pistoia—of concentric circles in gaudy colors on a white ground. Aulenti came up with a parody of the tubular metal furniture typical of Rationalism, treating it in Pop fashion. The lines are extremely refined: the tubes flow smoothly, citing Breuer and Mies, and come together, barely touching one another, to form the structure of a table, a bench, a couch and a chair.

Handmade Cushions. Fabric printed covering with the exclusive Red or Green “Locus Solus” artwork or available in all the Exteta’s book fabrics. All coverings are fully removable and washable.

W23.5" x D22" x H26.5"

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