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Eye On Design: Up 5 Chair and Up 6 Ottoman By Gaetano Pesce

up 5 chair and up 6 ottoman photo by gail worley
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If you think this voluptuous chair and round ottoman (tethered by a thin back chord) resemble a woman giving birth, you are on to something. The chair that made Gaetano Pesce famous in 1969 (reissued in 1994), Up 5 is largely characteristic of the designer’s unique philosophy, imbuing personality into his designs through unconventional materials.

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