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姬貝艾娜．姬斯蓓
《「2000」伸縮型茶几–來自「大多數人」系列》
1970年設計，1970-1982年作
黃銅飾面木板
如圖所示：15 x 82 x 35 1/4 英吋 (38.1 x 208.3 x 89.5 公分)
完全擴展後：15 x 117 x 35 1/4 英吋 (38.1 x 297.2 x 89.5 公分)
折疊時：15 x 47 x 35 1/4 英吋 (38.1 x 119.4 x 89.5 公分)
完全擴展後：15 x 117 x 35 1/4 英吋 (38.1 x 297.2 x 89.5 公分)
折疊時：15 x 47 x 35 1/4 英吋 (38.1 x 119.4 x 89.5 公分)
款識：藝術家簽名、BREV ®（側部牌匾）藝術家簽名（另一側部牌匾）
此作品由意大利米蘭加布里娜．克雷斯彼製造，附加布里娜．克雷斯彼文獻庫所發之保證書。
此作品由意大利米蘭加布里娜．克雷斯彼製造，附加布里娜．克雷斯彼文獻庫所發之保證書。
完整圖錄內容
The present lot has been authenticated by the Archivio Gabriella Crespi and is recorded under archive number 200436000.
A quiet pioneer in postwar furnishings, Italian designer Gabriella Crespi united earnest functionalism with pure opulence. Crespi studied architecture in the 1940s at the Politecnico di Milano (the Polytechnic University of Milan), where she was one of few women in the department. A multidisciplinary designer, Crespi started her career creating sculptures, later collaborating with Maison Dior to produce table accessories and home furnishings. The present lot was designed as part of the Plurimi series, a group of furnishings developed between 1970 and 1982, inspired by the Italian painter-sculptor Emilio Vedova. A significant series in Vedova’s oeuvre was the Plurimi/Binari (Multiple/Binary) series, multi-media works that defied simple categorization.
In a similar vein, Crespi embraced a plurality of purpose, engineering each piece of her Plurimi series to serve uses beyond their appearance. In the present lot, two leaves extend from the body of the brass-covered-wood coffee table, offering a greater surface area for entertaining, exhibiting wares, or more simply for the enjoyment of the table’s sumptuous nature. Although Crespi enjoyed a long life, her tenure in design lasted only three decades; her works were produced in Milan in small editions, furthering the individuality of her oeuvre.
A quiet pioneer in postwar furnishings, Italian designer Gabriella Crespi united earnest functionalism with pure opulence. Crespi studied architecture in the 1940s at the Politecnico di Milano (the Polytechnic University of Milan), where she was one of few women in the department. A multidisciplinary designer, Crespi started her career creating sculptures, later collaborating with Maison Dior to produce table accessories and home furnishings. The present lot was designed as part of the Plurimi series, a group of furnishings developed between 1970 and 1982, inspired by the Italian painter-sculptor Emilio Vedova. A significant series in Vedova’s oeuvre was the Plurimi/Binari (Multiple/Binary) series, multi-media works that defied simple categorization.
In a similar vein, Crespi embraced a plurality of purpose, engineering each piece of her Plurimi series to serve uses beyond their appearance. In the present lot, two leaves extend from the body of the brass-covered-wood coffee table, offering a greater surface area for entertaining, exhibiting wares, or more simply for the enjoyment of the table’s sumptuous nature. Although Crespi enjoyed a long life, her tenure in design lasted only three decades; her works were produced in Milan in small editions, furthering the individuality of her oeuvre.