Sessel ‚"La Mamma", "Donna" UP 5, Pouff UP 6

Armchair "La Mamma", "Donna" UP 5, Pouff UP 6, Design 1969

DesignGaetano Pesce, La Spezia *1939

ManufacturerB & B Italia, founded 1963

Foam, textile

(H x W x D)110 × 110 × 120 cm

Seating height42 cm

Diameter (Pouff)60 cm

Status

on display, room 034

About the workThe female body served as the model for this armchair. You sit as if in your mother’s lap, your head nestled between imaginary breasts. The spherical stool, which is attached to the armchair by a cord, is meant to refer to the social bondage of women. The oversized representation of body parts is one of the strategies of Pop Art that was also used in design. The “UP” series comprised seven pieces of furniture; the abbreviation “UP” stands for “uprising”, as the first objects were able to expand independently when exposed to the air thanks to their sponge-like material.

AccessionGift 1990

ProvenanceJanuar 1990 erworben durch Schenkung des Herstellers

Inventory numberP 1990-4 a-b

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

Permalink

https://sammlung.kunstpalast.de/en/objects/143612/sessel-la-mamma-donna-up-5-pouff-up-6

Expand