Rare 'Mobile Totale' living unit, 1965
Plastic laminate-covered plywood, fabric, stained wood, walnut-veneered wood, metal, plastic. Overall: 161.3 x 274.3 x 162.6 cm. (63 1/2 x 108 x 64 in.)
Produced by Rossi d’Albizzate, Italy. Door stops moulded with ‘VAREC MILANO/BREVETTATO’.
LITERATURE Enrichetta Ritter, Design Italiano Mobili; Furniture, Meubles, Mobel, Rome 1968 p.12-14 for similar examples; Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950/1980, Milan, 1985, illustrated p. 226
The ‘Mobile Totale’ springs from the utopian idea of a complete living unit. This unit is intended as a living unit for three and comprises ample storage including bookshelves, wardrobe and drawers, a sofa which converts into a double bed, an integrated guest bed...
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TITINA AMMANATI AND GIAMPIERO VITELLI
Rare 'Mobile Totale' living unit, 1965
Estimate £15,000-20,000
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