Important Design 
7 June 2012
Important Design 
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Mario Bellini

Teneride chair

Cassina
Italy, 1970
molded polyurethane, lacquered wood, lacquered fiberglass 35½ h × 26¼ w × 25½ d in (90 × 67 × 65 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $35,000
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Made from a single piece of molded polyurethane, this experimental chair was technically difficult to create and was never put into production.
provenance: Cassina Archive Collection, Italy
literature: Mario Bellini: Designer, McCarty, pg. 54 Repertorio 1950-1980, Gramigna, pg. 364 Made in Cassina, Bosoni, pg. 232

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