Living Contemporary 
15 November 2022
Living Contemporary 
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Joe Colombo

Elda chair, model 1005

Comfort
Italy, 1963 / c. 2000
fiberglass, leather 36 h × 38 w × 38 d in (91 × 97 × 97 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $11,050
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Colombo was inspired by the shape of a ship’s hull and shipbuilding technology when he created the Elda lounge chair.
Chair swivels. Repeating manufacturer's label to upholstery ‘Comfort’.
literature: Joe Colombo and Italian Design of the Sixties, Favata, ppg. 36-37 Joe Colombo: Inventing the Future, Kreis and von Vegesack, ppg. 144-145

This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.

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