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Greene Street Chair

Gaetano Pesce, 1984/86

Throughout his career, architect and designer Gaetano Pesce experimented with new materials, creating objects of strong expressive power. References to the human body frequently appear in his work. The Greene Street Chair, designed for the Vitra Edition of 1987, incorporates facial features and has the appearance of a mask. It is named after Greene Street in New York, where Pesce’s studio was located at the time.

Pesce often translated industrial production into an individual, artistic and craftsmanship‑oriented language. Accordingly, the Greene Street Chair was hand‑cast in glass‑fibre‑reinforced resin, making each example unique. In particular, the characteristic red line on the backrest varies from chair to chair. In total, approximately 150 examples were produced.

Please refer to the photographs for the current condition of the chair's feet (black ball elements). The original material is known to be sensitive to changing climatic conditions and to undergo irreversible degradation over time. Although the feet can be restored or replaced, this would be considered a significant intervention to the original material and has therefore not been carried out by the museum. For a private collector, such a restoration may be appropriate. While we do not offer repair services, our conservators can provide guidance on recommended restoration methods upon request.

Design Year

1984/86

Production Year

Unknown (from Vitra warehouse stock)

Material

Fibreglass-reinforced resin, steel rods, plastic feet

Dimensions

approx. H 95 × W 60 × D 55 cm

Marking

No marking or label

Initial value

€4.000,00

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Gaetano Pesce

Gaetano Pesce

Gaetano Pesce (born 1939 in La Spezia, Italy; died 2024 in New York, USA) studied architecture at the Università IUAV in Venice. Since the early 1960s, he pursued an interdisciplinary approach that brought together design, art and architecture, challenging conventional categories. Pesce is regarded as a key representative of a pluralistic understanding of design, placing individuality, imperfection and social issues at its centre.

For Vitra, he designed, among other pieces, the Greene Street Chair. His works are represented in renowned international collections, including the Vitra Design Museum, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Centre Pompidou.

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