Iconic stool from the “Banana” series designed by Tom Dixon and produced by Cappellini at the end of the ’80s. Structure in black painted iron rod with arched front crosspiece; hand-woven seat “saddle” in swamp fibre/rope. The contrast between metal and natural material is typical of Dixon's research in those years and anticipates the material-organic language of the subsequent S-Chair. Similar specimens (stools and seats from the same series) are published as “Banana” in important auction archives. Tom Dixon (Tunis 1959) is one of the protagonists of contemporary British design. Self-taught, he began as a welder/sculptor and arrived at industrial design in the late ’80s. The collaboration with Cappellini leads to the famous S-Chair (in permanent collections such as MoMA), consolidating an approach that combines craftsmanship and industry. In the ’90s he founded the SPACE studio, then Tom Dixon Ltd., ranging from furniture to lighting. Cappellini Founded in Italy in the ’40s and relaunched in the boom of Italian design, Cappellini became a platform for international talents (Dixon, Morrison, Bouroullec, etc.) in the ’80s and ’90s, translating experimental languages into iconic and collectible products.
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SILVER Seller in Milano, Italy
