Essential Design 
24 June 2025
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Gaetano Pesce, UP5 chair and UP6 ottoman - Image 1 of 5
Gaetano Pesce, UP5 chair and UP6 ottoman - Image 2 of 5
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Gaetano Pesce

UP5 chair and UP6 ottoman

B&B Italia for Maxalto
Italy, 1969
stretch bouclé fabric over polyurethane foam and rubber chair: 41½ h × 45 w × 50½ d in (105 × 114 × 128 cm) ottoman: 24 h × 24 dia in (61 × 61 cm)
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $8,890
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Stamped manufacturer's mark to underside ‘UP 2000 series design Gaetano Pesce B&B Italia’. Paper distributior's label to underside ‘B&B Italia Maxalto Made in Italy for USA’.
literature: Gaetano Pesce Architecture Design Art, Vanlaethem, pg. 52 discusses series Repertorio 1950-1980, Gramigna, pg. 288 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum, von Vegesack, ppg. 50-51

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