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Nobody's Shelves

Shelf Unit
2002 (Designed), 2002 (Manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Zerodisegino (Manufacturer)
Pesce, Gaetano (Designer)
Place of origin
New York (Designed)
Italy (Manufactured)

Shelf Unit, constructed of a single moulded sheet of flexible polyurethane resin to form the structure, and three rigid D-shaped polyurethane resin shelves. The flexible back is pinned to the shelves with nine black plastic pegs for each shelf. The back is dated with the date of manufacture 2/04/02 at the base. The whole object is in shades of bright yellow.

Object details

Categories
Furniture
Plastic
Object type
Shelf unit
TitleNobody's Shelves (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Moulded polyurethane
Polyurethane
Moulding
Brief description
'Nobody's Shelves', three-D shaped shelves contained vertically within a bent polyurethane resin sheet, yellow polyurethane resin, designed by Gaetano Pesce, New York, manufactured by Zerodisegno, Italy, 2002.
Physical description
Shelf Unit, constructed of a single moulded sheet of flexible polyurethane resin to form the structure, and three rigid D-shaped polyurethane resin shelves. The flexible back is pinned to the shelves with nine black plastic pegs for each shelf. The back is dated with the date of manufacture 2/04/02 at the base. The whole object is in shades of bright yellow.
Dimensions
  • Height: 123cm
  • Width: 59cm
  • Approx depth: 52.5cm
CW / LW 28.1.10
Marks and inscriptions
'2/04/02' (on the base)
Gallery label
(2006)
103-6

NOBODY’S SHELVES
Designed by Gaetano Pesce (Italian, born 1939)
Made by Zerodisegno, Italy, 2002
Resin
Dated 2/04/02

Pesce is undoubtedly one of the most innovative designers of the last four decades. In the 1990s he experimented with free-flowing plastics to create products that were both industrially produced and unique. For his Open Sky collection individual components were cast in open-topped moulds, allowing Pesce to manipulate the liquid plastic. The same process has been used to commercially manufacture these shelves, which are part of a collection called Nobody’s Perfect.

Given by Quattrocchio S.r.I.
W.63-2002
Credit line
Given by Quattrocchio S.R.L.
Production
Moulded in open-topped moulds to include unique colour combinations and deliberate flaws.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.63-2002

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O67421/nobodys-shelves-shelf-unit-pesce-gaetano/
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