Sella Stool, Model 20
The Sella Stool, comprised of a bicycle seat assembled with a metal tube over a base, does not fall into any archetype of seats. It does not allow a person to be properly seated, rather it was made to allow the user to half sit and half stand while talking on a wall-mounted telephone. In this way, the stool contributes to the wide range of innovative designs developed by modernist architects and designers, by questioning ways of living and using daily objects.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sella Stool, Model 20
- Designer: Achille Castiglioni (Italian, 1918–2002)
- Designer: Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (Italian, 1913–1968)
- Date: 1957
- Medium: Leather, copper, painted wood, polyethylene and steel
- Dimensions: 28 3/4 × 13 × 11 in., 27.8 lb. (73 × 33 × 28 cm, 12.6 kg)
- Classification: Furniture
- Credit Line: Gift of David Teiger Trust, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.645.1
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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