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Designer Bench
CANTON Natural beech / Black
POLTRONOVA
£5,148.00
£4,290.00 HT
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Designer Bench
CANTON Natural beech / Black
POLTRONOVA
CANTON Natural beech / Black
£5,148.00
£4,290.00 HT
£5,148.00
£4,290.00 HT
Description
Designed by Franco Raggi in 1988, the Canton bench has two open compartments on each side, which can be used to store magazines, books or directories - still widely used at the time. Canton is a functional bench ideally designed for home entrances. Published by Poltronova, the bankCanton was born out of a graphic exercise. Franco Raggi writes: "a black line which, in its continuous path, creates two squares linked by a horizontal line. By dragging this line into the third dimension, I realised that the solid obtained could be a bench, not a comfortable seat, but intended for temporary use, where ergonomics could be sacrificed in favour of an abstract image".
Today, the banc Canton has become a design classic.
Color
Hêtre naturel / Noir
Colour
light wood
Material
wood
Dimensions
l 170 x p 45 x h 75 cm, assise h 44 cm
Matériaux
bois de hêtre, bords mélamine, peinture à base d'eau
Poltronova is a renowned company that has significantly shaped the history of design. Founded in 1957 by Sergio Cammilli, it was the first to include both prominent Italian design names such as Gae Aulenti, Giovanni Michelucci, Angelo Mangiarotti, and Paolo Portoghesi, as well as representatives of the New Design movement, known as the Radicals, including the groups Archizoom and Superstudio. This multidimensional approach reflected the diversity and boldness of Italian design at the time. Ettore Sottsass Jr. played a pivotal role in Poltronova's history by becoming its artistic director in 1958.