Here is the Artcurial auction catalog for Sale 1186, the June 25, 2007 sale “Al dente! Design, art et art de vivre en Italie.”  Click the link or the catalog cover above to download the catalog.  Rich with modern offerings, the catalog additionally featured a large section of lots by Enzo Mari, starting on p. 20 (Lots 22 – 95).

Below are the results from the sale.  The following prices include the buyer’s premium and taxes.  The abbreviated descriptions are in French, click to translate to English.  Total realized: €521,596.

Lot  number
Abbreviated description
Price realized

1
Carlo MOLLINO (1905 - 1973) Polaroïd Nu féminin- 1962-1973
€6,816

2
Emilio PUCCI (1914 - 1992) Chemisier Arabesques Pop - circa 1960 Soie imprimée
€248

3
Emilio PUCCI (1914 - 1992) Chemisier Oval monogram - 1960 Soie imprimée
€310

4
Piero FORNASETTI (1913-1988) Deux ensembles de six assiettes - circa 1955 Céramique imprimée à motifs antiques et dinstruments
€2,478

5
GUCCI Maroquinier () Pochette - circa 1950 Box havane foncé et fermoir en argent massif
Unsold

6
Guiseppe Ratti pour PERSOL () Rare paire de lunettes pliables Steve Mc Queen - Modèle 806 - création 1938 Monture en résine écail...
€2,354

7
Carlo MOLLINO (1905 - 1973) Paire de petits fauteuils à inclinaison variable - 1955 Piétement et manchettes en érable, garniture en...
€50,807

8
Carlo MOLLINO (1905 - 1973) Paire de fauteuils bridge Lutrario - 1959 Assise et dossier garnie de skaï rouge, accoudoirs en acajou...
Unsold

9
Carlo MOLLINO (1905 - 1973) Paire de tabourets Lutrario - 1959 Assise garnie de skaï rouge, piétement en métal laqué et laiton
€3,098

10
Angelo LELLI () Lampadaire à double lumière orientable - circa 1950 Base en marbre blanc, fût en diffuseur en aluminium laqué noir,...
€4,337

11
Carlo MOLLINO & Aldo MORBELLI (1905 -1973 & 1903-1963) Fauteuil damphithéâtre R.A.I.- 1951 Structure en métal, piétement en laito...
Unsold

12
Franco ALBINI (1905-1977) Table TL2 - 1950 Bois de palissandre, panneau latté bordé de bois massif et de bois plaqué
€8,055

13
Travail Italien () Pied de fumeur Rome 1960 - 1960 Piétemen tripode en métal laqué noir, coupelle en métal émaillé orange
€434

14
Franco ALBINI (1905-1977) Suite de trois tables Cicognino - 1952 Bois de palissandre
€6,196

15
Gio PONTI (1891 - 1979) Paire dappliques - circa 1960 Lames de bronze patiné, verre opalin
€14,870

16
Gio PONTI (1891 - 1979) Paire dappliques - circa 1960 Lames de bronze patiné, verre opalin
€16,110

17
Gio PONTI (1891 - 1979) Rare lampe de bureau Lumi - 1955 Laiton et métal émaillé, diffuseur en verre optique
€4,957

18
FONTANA ARTE éditeur () rare lampe de bureau orientable - circa 1955 Verre trempé et acier laqué noir
€6,816

19
Carlo MOLLINO (1905 - 1973) Polaroïd Nu féminin - 1962-1973 Polaroïd monté sur carton
Unsold

20
Bruno CANTENOTTE Exceptionnel planché lumineux - 1969 Ensemble composé douze plaques enfermant deux niveaux de liquide mouvant tein...
Unsold

21
Alighiero e BOETTI (1940-1994) Le cose nas con o dalla necessita e dal caso - 1988-1989 Broderie sur toile marouflée sur bois
Unsold

22
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Lanniversario - 1954-1973 Lattes de bois laqués rouge
Unsold

23
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Allons Enfants - 1992 Dessin à lencre de Chine sur papier
€2,478

24
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Le Mele - 1964 Dessin à lencre de Chine sur papier
Unsold

25
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) La mela e la pera - 1964 Dessin à lencre de Chine sur papier
Unsold

26
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Frutti - 1964 dessin à lencre de Chine sur papier
€3,718

27
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Allegoria della morte - 1987 Dessin à lencre de Chine sur papier
Unsold

28
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Allegoria della morte - 1987 Dessin à lencre de Chine sur papier
Unsold

29
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Allegoria della morte - 1987 Dessin à lencre de Chine sur papier
Unsold

30
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Allegoria della morte - 1987 Dessin à lencre de Chine sur papier
Unsold

31
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Ecolo - 1995 Coffret en bois, vases pièces uniques réalisés à la main par lartiste à partir de récipients...
Unsold

32
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Week-end - 1967 Lithographie sur papier
€991

33
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Paire de cubes - 1960 Résine polyester transparente
€805

34
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Ensemble de quatre petits cubes - 1960 Résine polyester transparente
€1,487

35
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Prototype du double cendrier Nias - 1982 Argent massif 925
€2,478

36
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Rare et importante coupe Batu - 1982 Albâtre
€3,718

37
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Porte-parapluies Elba modèle 3041 - 1961 Aluminium anticorodal anodisé
€744

38
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Jardinière Gorgona Modèle 3042A - 1961 Aluminium anticorodal anodisé
€496

39
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Seau à glace Dulband - 1973 Corps et cuillère en acier inoxydable, intérieur en mélamine noire
Unsold

40
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Cendrier Putrella modèle 3011A - 1958 Profilé dacier brut protégé par un vernis à feu transparent
€1,239

41
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Manifesto il traffico: non ci sono alternative - 1967 Sérigraphie sur papier
€929

42
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Exceptionnel ensemble de matrice, maquette et travaux détude Prove di stampaggio di lamiera per portafrutta...
€1,983

43
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Ensemble de sept vases Bambu - 1969 PVC moulé sous vide
€5,205

44
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Chaise R - création 1974 Pin naturel
€4,800

45
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Lit M - création 1974 Pin naturel
Unsold

46
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Armoire T - création 1974 Pin naturel
Unsold

47
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Bibliothèque U - création 1974 Pin naturel
Unsold

48
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Table à hauteur variable modèle G - création 1974 Pin naturel
€3,222

49
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Chaise P - création 1974 Pin naturel
€3,470

50
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Table F - création 1974 Pin naturel
€2,231

51
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Table ronde H - création 1974 Pin naturel
€3,718

52
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Lit L - création 1974 Pin naturel
€2,231

53
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Lit O - création 1974 Pin naturel
Unsold

54
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Banc S - création 1974 Pin naturel
€2,231

55
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Table D - création 1974 Pin naturel
€2,478

56
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Table C - création 1974 Pin naturel
€2,231

57
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Lit N - création 1974 Pin naturel
Unsold

58
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Chaise Q - création 1974 Pin naturel
€2,726

59
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Table E - création 1974 Pin naturel
€2,478

60
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Table carré I - création 1974 Pin naturel
€4,957

61
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Table B - création 1974 Pin naturel
€2,478

62
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Lot de deux affiches Il lavoro al centro - 1999
€620

63
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Exceptionnel exemplaire Del disporsi con naturalezza - 1959-2007 Bois, encre sur papier
Unsold

64
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Undici W, sei simboli sinsemantici - 1975 Ensemble de six sérigraphies sur papier
€4,957

65
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Carte storiche - 1976 Ensemble de six lithographies sur papier
€3,718

66
Enzo MARI & F. LEONETTI (Né en 1932) Critica della ricerca estetica - 1975 Ensemble de trois lithographies sur papier
Unsold

67
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche Manifesto standard della produzione Danese - 1966 Impression sur papier
€620

68
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche La sfera - 1963 Imression sur papier
€620

69
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche Una proposta per la lavorazione a mano della ceramica - 1973 Imression sur papier
€558

70
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche Contenir regarder jouer - 1969 Imression sur papier
€805

71
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Falce e martello - 1972 Lithographie sur papier
Unsold

72
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Falce e martello - 1972 Sérigraphie sur papier
Unsold

73
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche Enzo Mari - 1962 Imression sur papier
€620

74
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche Enzo Mari e Bruno Munari nella collezione Danese - 2001 Impression sur papier
€929

75
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche réalisée pour lexposition au CSAC de Milan - 1983 Impression sur papier
€558

76
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche Aggregato - 1974 Impression sur papier
Unsold

77
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Prototype de plat Vassoio Orta - 2003 Bois de bout
Unsold

78
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Calendrier perpétuel - circa 1960 Métal laqué et sérigraphié, aimants
€496

79
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Porte manteaux Attaccapanni - 2007 Bois et bambou
Unsold

80
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Porte plante Portavaso - 1980 Bois et technique mixte
€3,098

81
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Rare suite de quatre chaises Sof Sof - 1971 Structure en fil dacier chromé, coussin formant assise et doss...
€3,098

82
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Eppur si muove - 1996 Disque sérigraphié sur pied en métal
€3,098

83
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Rare vase simple Che fare a Murano? modèle B - 1991 Verre de Murano soufflé à la bouche et meulé
€991

84
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Rare vase double Che fare a Murano? modèle C - 1991 Verre de Murano soufflé à la bouche et meulé
Unsold

85
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Disegno per la struttura 751 - 1963 Héliographie sur papier
Unsold

86
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Disegno per la struttura 750 - 1963 Lithographie sur papier
Unsold

87
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Disegno per la struttura 773 - 1963 Héliographie sur papier - 1963
€867

88
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Progetto 1138 - 1973 Sérigraphie sur papier
Unsold

89
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Reflections - 1970 Sérigraphie sur polyester
Unsold

90
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Maquette Prove per struttura - 1962 Carte
€3,222

91
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Maquette Allestimento a struttura lineare - 1965 Carte
Unsold

92
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche Un exemple de Design italien - 1973 Impression sur papier
€496

93
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Affiche Danese, edizione per bambini - 1975 Impression sur papier
€496

94
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Bon à tirer de la boite du puzzle 16 animali - 1957 Carton ondulé
Unsold

95
Enzo MARI (Né en 1932) Exceptionnelle maquette détagère miniature Il buon mobile per bambini - 1975 Bois et technique mixte
€4,709

96
Groupe ARCHIZOOM Associati (1966 - 1974) Fauteuil de repos et son ottoman Mies - 1969 Structure en métal chromé, feuille de latex...
€6,196

97
Gionatan de PAS, Donato d URBINO, Paolo LOMAZZI (1932-1991, né en 1935 et né en) Fauteuil Joe - 1970 Mousse de polyuréthane moulé...
€6,816

98
Ettore SOTTSASS (Né en 1917) Table Lotto Rosso - 1965 Marbre blanc et noir
Unsold

98B
Joe COLOMBO (1930 - 1971) Paire de fauteuils Elda - 1965 Coque moulée en polyester noir renforcée de fibre de verre, assise et dos...
€17,349

99
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Exceptionnel exemplaire signé Il piede - UP7 - 1969 Polyuréthane expansé verni
Unsold

100
Gianni VILLA () Lampe à poser Kalamo - 1972 Support magnétique en métal et lames dacier laqué blanc sur une face
€1,549

101
Joe COLOMBO (1930 - 1971) Lampe modèle n° 281 Acrilica - 1962 Métal laqué, plexiglas
Unsold

102
Paolo TILCHE (1925 - 2000) Lampe de table 3H - 1971 Métal plié
€1,487

103
Marcello PIETRANTONI & Roberto LUCCI (Né en 1942) Nuvola 19041 - 1966 Plexiglass blanc, structure de fixation en métal laqué
€7,311

104
Giacomo BALLA (1871-1958) Nuvolo 58 - circa 1980 Metal chromé
Unsold

105
Giacomo BALLA (1871-1958) Cactus 45 - circa 1980 Métal chromé
Unsold

106
Giacomo BALLA (1871-1958) Dianto 28 - circa 1980 Métal chromé
Unsold

107
Vico MAGISTRETTI (Né en 1920) Rare paire de vases boules - 1972 Métal argenté
€1,983

108
Fabrizzio COCCHIA & Gianfranco FINI (Né en 1942) Lampe Convessa - circa 1970 Acier poli et brossé satiné
Unsold

109
Groupe SUPERSTUDIO (Fondé en 1966) Exceptionnel canapé Bazaar 5 pièces- 1969 Structure en résine laquée garnie de mousse sur la fa...
Unsold

110
Angelo MANGIAROTTI (Né en 1921) Table basse Eros - 1969 Marbre noir
€2,354

111
Angelo LELLI () Importante colonne 3+1 - 1962 Métal laqué et aimants
Unsold

112
Gianni COLOMBO (1937-1993) Sculpture colonne cinétique - 1961 Plexiglas et inox
€5,948

113
NEW LAMP éditeur () Table lumineuse - circa 1970 Acier et plexiglas
Unsold

114
Franco MELLO & Guido DROCCO (Nés en 1945 & 1942) Portemanteau Cactus - 1972 Structure en acier noyée dans une mousse de polyurétha...
Unsold

115
Groupe STUDIO 65 (Fondé en 1965) Fauteuil Capitello - création 1971 Mousse de polyuréthane et Guflex
Unsold

116
Piero GILARDI (Né en 1942) Ensemble de quatre Pave Piuma - 1967 Mousse de polyuréthane expansé verni
Unsold

117
Piero GILARDI (Né en 1942) Ottoman Porfido - 1970 Mousse de polyuréthane Guflex, finition de surface en laque Guflex
Unsold

118
GRUPPO G14 (Fondé en 1967) Fauteuil Fiocco - 1970 Tissu élastique tendu sur une structure tubulaire
Unsold

119
Fabio LENCI (Né en 1935) Fauteuil - 1967 Structure en verre securit, assise et dossier en rouleaux de mousse recouvert de cuir
€8,674

120
Gio PONTI (1891 - 1979) Armoire collection Apta - 1970 Corps en bois plaqué de mélaminé noir et blanc, porte en résine thermoformé...
€7,187

121
Angelo MANGIAROTTI (Né en 1921) Table Eros - 1969 Marbre blanc
€6,816

122
Angelo MANGIAROTTI (Né en 1921) Paire de vases - 1970 Verre fumé soufflé et meulé
€1,363

123
Claudio SALOCCHI (Né en 1934) Bibliothèque tournante - 1960 Bois naturel et mélaminé
Unsold

124
SORMANI Editeur (Maison fondée en 1961) Table basse à système - circa 1970 Métal laqué noir
€2,478

125
Nanda VIGO (Née en 1937) Cubo Bar lumineux - 1971 Verre teinté et système déclairage fluorescent
Unsold

126
Joe COLOMBO (1930 - 1971) Table basse bar - circa 1965 Bois et panneaux en résine
Unsold

127
ZANOTTI Elégant ensemble de repos à systèmes et coffres- circa 1970 Bois laqué tête de nègre et cuir havane
€4,957

128
Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) Rare paravent Pieghevoli - 1988 Métal laqué
Unsold

129
Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) Ricostruzione teorica di un oggetto immaginario - 1956 Sérigraphie sur papier
Unsold

130
Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) Exceptionnelle sculpture Fossile del duemila - 1959 Entrailles dappareils électroniques modelées et plon...
Unsold

131
Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) Montre Tempo Libero - 1997 Résine plastique bleu, verre plexi
€124

132
Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) Exceptionnel ensemble de six cendriers Cubo édition originale - 1957 Alliage satiné dargent et de nickel...
Unsold

133
Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) Ora X - 1963 Plastique aluminium et moteur à ressort
€10,533

134
Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) Rare lampadaire Bali modèle 2003C - 1958 Diffuseur en gaine de plastique blanc tendue sur un cadre en lai...
€2,478

135
Alexandre de BETAK () Scooter Disco Vespa GT 125 - 2007 Scooter original de 1965 entièrement restauré et recouvert de facettes mir...
€23,545

136
Adolphe BRAUN (1812-1877) Vue du Vatican - circa 1865 Tirage argentique au charbon
Unsold

137
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Lampadaire modèle n° 1055 - 1955 Tige chromée, base en acier laqué gris
Unsold

138
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Applique Métal laqué blanc, verre
Unsold

139
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Paire dappliques modèle 48 - circa 1960 Perspex opalin
Unsold

140
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Lampe à poser modèle 607 - 1971 Métal laqué epoxy craquelé gris anthracite
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141
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Lampe de table modèle 580 - 1962 base en aluminium poli, globe en verre et reflecteur en aluminium laqué...
€3,098

142
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Lampadaire n° 1074 - 1957 Base en fonte dacier laqué epoxy noir, fut en acier chromé, spot porte ampo...
Unsold

143
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Paire dappliques - circa 1958 Perspex et métal laqué noir
€1,859

144
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Applique modèle 211 - 1956
€1,239

145
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Lampe de table modèle 585 - 1958 Socle en métal laqué noir, diffuseur en métal poli
€2,231

146
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Miroir lumineux en applique n°51 - 1971 Métal laqué et verre miroir
€5,948

147
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Lampadaire modèle 1076 - circa 1960 Fût en métal laqué rouge, diffuseur en guirlande de fils de nylon
€5,576

148
Gae AULENTI & Piero CASTIGLIONI (Nés en 1927 et 1913-1968) Paire dappliques Diamante - 1986 Monture en aluminium moulé, diffuseur...
Unsold

149
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Lampe modèle 610 - 1973 Métal laqué noir, écran aluminium renal poli orientable avec lumière directe...
€5,205

150
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Rare lampe n° 584P - 1958 Métal laqué et métal chromé, diffuseur en perspex vert
Unsold

151
Gino SARFATTI (1912 - 1985) Lampe agrafe Fût orientable en métal laqué, diffuseur en perspex vert
Unsold

152
Gae AULENTI (Née en 1927) Paire de fauteuils - 1986 Structure en bois laqué cérusé blanc, assise en cuir
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153
Gae AULENTI (Née en 1927) Canapé deux places - 1986 Structure en bois laqué cérusé blanc, assise en cuir
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154
Gae AULENTI (Née en 1927) Table dappoint - 1986 Structure en bois laqué cérusé blanc, assise en cuir
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155
ANONYME () Vue du Palais Vendramin Calergi - circa 1844 Daguerréotype demi-plaque
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156
FIAT 500 type 110F - 1972 Peinture rouge, sellerie en similicuir marron et passepoils noirs, moquettes noires gansées rouge, 87 68...
€9,914

157
Ettore SOTTSASS (Né en 1917) Etagère modèle Carlton - 1981 Mélaminé à motifs polychromes
€6,816

158
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Rare auteuil Dalila - 1980 Polyuréthane moulé recouvert de résine epoxy
€10,533

159
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Exceptionnel exemplaire de la table Sansone 35401 - 1980 Table polychrome en résine de polyester moulée
€47,090

160
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Buffet bureau Chiat & Day - 1994 MDF laqué
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161
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Dessin dun projet pour Venise Luogo di isolamento - 1972 Mine de plomb,crayons de couleur et aquarelle...
€6,196

162
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Chaise Green street - 1984 Résine et fils dacier
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163
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Lampe cloche verte - circa 1995 Résine polychrome
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164
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Lampe visage - circa 1999 Résine polychrome
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165
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Lampe Olo- 2000 Résine polychrome coulée et moulée
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166
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Lampe - circa 1990 Résine polychrome
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167
Nanda VIGO (Née en 1937) Pouf Blocco - 1971 Cube parallélépipède en polyuréthane différentes densités recouvert de Dacron rehaussé f...
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167B
Nanda VIGO (Née en 1937) Pouf Blocco - 1971 Cube parallélépipède en polyuréthane différentes densités recouvert de Dacron rehaussé f...
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168
Nanda VIGO (Née en 1900) Lampadaire Lumi - 1989 Métal laqué et verres polyoptique
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169
Andrea BRANZI (Né en 1938) Vase paysage Blister WHT 25 - 2004 Plateaux en résine teinté Pral, tiges en acier chromé,vases en verre...
€4,337

170
VENINI MURANO ITALIA () Vase Fazoletto Verre opalin blanc
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171
Joe COLOMBO (1930 - 1971) Coupe Menissa - 1968 Céramique émaillée noire
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172
Andrea BRANZI (Né en 1938) Grand Blister vertical - 2004 Plexiglas et métal
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173
Angelo MANGIAROTTI (Né en 1921) Rare table ronde - 1959 Bronze moulé, plateau en bois naturel
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174
Ettore SOTTSASS (Né en 1917) Vase - circa 1975 Céramique noire
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175
Nanda VIGO (Née en 1900) Tapisserie - 1991
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176
Nanda VIGO (Née en 1937) Important luminaire en applique Métal laqué et verre polyoptique
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177
Nanda VIGO (Née en 1937) Important luminaire en applique Métal laqué et verre polyoptique
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178
Nanda VIGO (Née en 1937) Important totem lumineux Goral 01 - Neverended Light 02 - 2005 Structure en métal poli, néons et écrans e...
Unsold

179
Carlo Di CARLI () Importante et rare bibliothèque secretaire - circa 1950 Acajou plaqué
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180
Masaroni UMEDA (Né en 1941) Etagère modèle Ginza robot - 1982 Métal, malaminé à motifs polychromes
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181
Andrea BRANZI (Né en 1938) Table Animali domestici - 1984 Plateau en bois marqueté, polychrome reposant sur quatre pieds en tronço...
Unsold

182
Alessandro MENDINI (Né en 1931) Exceptionnel luminaire Robot sentimentale - 1982 Métal laqué et système de cablage lumineux
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183
Alessandro MENDINI (Né en 1931) Chaise - 1981 Bois laqué rouge
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184
Ettore SOTTSASS (Né en 1917) Rare bahut - 1962 Palissandre naturel et palissandre laqué
€18,588

185
Ettore SOTTSASS (Né en 1917) Table basse à tiroir SA04 - circa 2000 Bois teinté jaune et acier et verre
€3,098

186
Ettore SOTTSASS (Né en 1917) Vitrine verticale jaune SA03- circa 2000 Bois teinté, acier et verre
€4,337

195
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Prototype de létagère Luigi - 2006 Montants en aluminium, étagères en triplis polychrome
Unsold

196
Ettore SOTTSASS (Né en 1917) Etagère modèle Casablanca - 1981 Mélaminé imprimé HPL
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197
Ettore SOTTSASS (Né en 1917) Armoire Television - 1987 Loupe de bois et MDF laqué
€2,231

198
Marco ZANINI (Né en 1954) Miroir Zaffaro - circa 1995 Techniques mixtes
Unsold

199
Marco ZANINI (Né en 1954) Miroir Cesendello - circa 1995 Techniques mixtes
Unsold

200
Massimo MOROZZI (Né en 1941) Table modèle Tangram - 1983 Ensemble de sept éléments modulables en hêtre reconstitué teinté dans la...
€1,859

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FONTANA ARTE éditeur () Important miroir trois lumières avec tablette en applique - circa 1955 Miroir teinté bleu et miroir naturel,...
€5,948

202
Joe COLOMBO (1930 - 1971) Rare ensemble constitué du fauteuil Elda avec son repose pied - 1965 Coque moulée en polyester blanc renforcé
€8,055

203
Angelo MANGIAROTTI (Né en 1921) Table basse Eros - 1969 Marbre blanc
€3,098

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Ettore SOTTSASS (Né en 1917) Lampe Astéroïde mod. L012 - 1968 Diffuseur en métacrylate bleu serti dune baguette en acier chromé,...
Unsold

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Sergio ASTI (Né en 1926) Lampe de table modèle 640 Profiterole - 1970 Structure en fibre de verre
€2,478

206
Joe COLOMBO (1930 - 1971) Fauteuil modèle 4801 - 1964 Feuilles de contreplaqué moulé et laqué noir
€3,965

207
Theodor WADDELL & Dante BANDINI Né en 1941 et né en 1935 Lampe 7+ - 1969 Métal chromé et ABS noir
Unsold

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Mario BELLINI (Né en 1935) Lampe de sol Chiara - 1967 Feuille dacier inoxydable, laquée blanc sur une face
€1,983

209
Gaetano PESCE (Né en 1939) Tapis Arlecchino - circa 1965 Laine
€6,196

210
Italy : The New Domestic Landscape
€198

211
A. Branzi La casa calda - Esperienze del nuovo design italiano
€74

212
Catalogue de lexposition Gaetano Pesce - Le futur est peut-être passé
€248

213
Revue ESEMPI Ensemble de deux exemplaires de la revue 1955 et 1957
Unsold

214
A. Branzi & M. de Lucchi Il design italiano degli anni 50
€248

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Ensemble douvrages comprenant :
€186

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Ensemble douvrages comprenant :
€273

217
Ensemble de magazines Domus - Monthly magazine of Architecture, Design, Art comprenant :
€1,239

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Ensemble de magazines Domus - Monthly magazine of Architecture, Design, Art comprenant : - numéro 405 - août 1963- numéro 406 - septe
€124

Yonel Lebovici
France, 1972

An update to my post of April 14, 2009, the Plateau Amuse Gueule by Yonel Lebovici.  Below are some additional pictures of the box.  Image source: eBay.

Here is the Remington R24 battery operated 24 hour clock with alarm, made in Germany by Remington, Sperry Rand.

The clock has a raised transparent acrylic rectangular face. The white face has plain, black marks at 5 minute increments, smaller, single minute markers, and inside a ring of red number for the 24 hour clock.

The clock has 5 hands.  There are black minute and hour hands, a red second hand, a grey alarm hand and a red 24 hour clock arrow hand. To the right of the dial, at the 3 o’clock position, is the square date box, which works its way through the calendar.  At the bottom left of the face is a small light bulb, which lights when the button on top is pressed. At the bottom right of the face is written “MADE IN GERMANY”.

The clock measures 3-1/2” in height, 5” in length, and 2” in depth.  The box measures 6” by 5” by 4-1/2”.

eBay item 110999328707 ends January 20, 2013 at 13:07:06 PST (United Kingdom).

The box and literature from the Remington R24 clock.

Back side controls of the Remington R24 clock.

Here are the items that were shared the week of January 14, 2013.  There was a slicer, a cocktail pick holder, two ashtrays, a money box, and two clocks.

Monday, January 14, 2013: Slicer by Bjarne Bo, Denmark.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013: Mushroom shaped cocktail pick holder.  Made in Western Germany of red plastic.  Size 8” diameter and 5” height.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013: Kartell 4642 ashtray by Anna Castelli Ferrieri in gray, 22cm by 22cm.

Thursday, January 17, 2013:  Cini & Nils posacenere nautico di sicurezza 131 (secure ashtray for boating). Design OPI Milano, 1971.  I don't have a yacht, but that wouldn't stop me from getting this ashtray.

Thursday, January 17, 2013:  space age coin box in orange plastic, made for Deutsche Bank.  11cm in height.

Friday, January 18, 2013: Pack of 100 $1 bills in acrylic, sculpture or paperweight.  Bills are series 1969B.

Saturday, January 19, 2013: Yellow and white plastic Waltham table clock.  Movement by Tochigi Tokei, Japan.  The clock face is 4-1/2” in diameter, at its widest, the clock is 5-1/4” in diameter.  It has no flat surface to rest on!  Battery operated (size AA).

Sunday, January 20, 2013: Red plastic Bulova cube alarm clock, marked Japan No. 5058.

I don’t feel compelled to post about every Lucite sculpture that comes along, but this one is something special.  Here is a sculpture in acrylic and other elements signed “Joslin 65”.  It is multi-colored and contains reflective surfaces, and is that the lens from one of those lights you see on a traffic barrel inside the sculpture?

The sculpture is 16” by 10” by 6-1/2” including the base.  Perhaps most telling about this piece is the interest it generated.  There were 16 bidders who placed 27 bids.  The winning bid was $405.00.

eBay item 400385561031 ended January 20, 2013 at 12:30:19 PST (United States).

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David Douglas was a prolific designer of kitchenware and dinnerware.  He was responsible for numerous carafes, bread trays, butter dishes, and even a “lighted beverage glass,” which he patented in 1975.  Along with sleek, cool, midcentury styling comes a retro price tag on these carafes.  Shipping often costs more than the item.  They can be easily purchased in the $10 range.

White Therm Ware carafe with seven coffee mugs.  Image source:  eBay.

The carafe is made of Accalac, which was made to ‘feel and look like wood, yet wear like iron.’  According to the trademark registration, Accalac is a “plastic material made into tableware.”  Above:  Accalac texture.

A U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for Accalac by David Douglas & Co., Inc. on July 26, 1967.

The bottle from the opening of some episodes of the first season of I Dream of Jeannie. The show ran from September, 1965 to May, 1970. The genie had hit pop culture around the time the David Douglas Therm Ware carafe was designed and entered production.

The centerpiece of the Therm Ware collection, the carafe, looks like a genie bottle.  The “Genie server ” is part of a suite of products, including tumblers, coffee cups, and the like, all marketed under the Therm Ware umbrella.

Tag that hangs around the neck of the David Douglas Therm Ware carafe. Image source: buffalogal.ecrater.com. The tag shows the carafe used as a vase, for coffee, and, on the right, is that a wine glass?  The front of the tag reads: “INSULATED ACCAWARE / GUARANTEED 5 YEARS / BY DAVID DOUGLAS / Foam insulated keeps 10 cups piping hot for more than 4 hours” The back of the tag reads: “as beautiful as it is efficient for serving HOT or COLD beverages…designed in richly grained Accalac that looks like wood…feels like wood and wears like iron! can be used with coffee cone”.

The United States “Carafe” design patent, number 211,978, filed October 27, 1966 and granted August 20, 1968.

Original box from David Douglas Therm Ware carafe.  No. 12-560M 1o Cup Size Foam Insulated Server.

The carafe features a body that is made of slightly textured Accalac plastic (see detail above), topped with a 3/8” band of smooth plastic, and a stopper.  At it’s widest point, the carafe has a circumference of 24-3/16”.  The carafe stands 11” tall and an extra 1” if the cap is in place.

Looking straight down into the carafe with stopper removed.

Oblique view of the top of the carafe.

Top insert.  Normally inserted into the carafe and glued into place, this is the top part of the carafe, removed.  Until you pull the stopper out and the glue comes loose because it’s over 40 years old.

Looking straight down into the carafe with the top insert removed.  It was an orange carafe.

	Bottom exterior of the carafe.  There is a seam 1-3/4” from the bottom.
	Top exterior of the carafe.  This seam is 6” above the lower one.

The bottom and top exterior of the carafe along with the inside body and top insert compose the whole carafe.

While the band encircling the top of the carafe is usually white, I have seen a black band on a white carafe. The stoppers are interchangeable, so they can be switched freely between carafes. The top of the cap on some carafes have a screened design, the caps on some carafes don’t.

Four stoppers, sitting upside down.

The carafe bodies come in white, orange, harvest gold, avocado green, blue, and black.  On the bottom of the carafe is the signature, which reads:

DO NOT PLACE OVER HEAT
THERM WARE
by David Douglas
& Co., Inc., Manitowoc, Wis. 54220
patent pending

White

Black band on white carafe, with a black cap.  Image source:  etsy.com.

Orange

Harvest Gold (from etsy.com)

Avocado Green

Blue (From etsy.com and eBay)

Another example of the blue carafe, with a red stopper that does not have a screened design on it.

Black

An update to my post about Lumitime clocks from March 23, 2009.  Click for other posts I’ve made about Lumitime clocks.  Here is a box from a white Lumitime CC-11.  Note the price tag:  $19.99 from Walgreens.  Image source:  eBay.

Here are the items that were shared the week of January 21, 2013.  There was a desk storage unit, a film projector, a lamp, a planter, a carafe, a pitcher, and a salt and pepper shaker set.

Monday, January 21, 2013: Orange Maul desk storage object with perpetual calendar.  Size 22-1/2 cm by 14 cm.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013: Tondo 8mm film projector, made in Italy by Polistil s.n.c.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013: Orange folding table lamp.

Thursday, January 24, 2013: Brown plastic planter. Measures 8 inches wide, just over 6 inches tall. Made in the USA by Phillips Products Co., Inc.

Friday, January 25, 2013: Orange Studio Nova Coffee Carafe designed by Fuu Hwa in Taiwan.  The Carafe measures 10” tall and holds 32 ounces.

Saturday, January 26, 2013: Orange Swedish Gustavsberg orange pitcher by Carl Arne Breger.

Sunday, January 27, 2013:  2-1/2” tall salt and pepper shakers. They look like Daleks.

Finding the Minicube alarm clock by Seth Thomas in yellow prompted me to find out what other colors this little gem was released in, and to seek out retro cube clocks in general.  A great variety were made.

The Minicube cube alarm clock is given the model designation E043-000.  Seth Thomas is a division of General Time, a Talley Industries Company.  Click for a brief history of Seth Thomas.  The clock is approximately 3-3/4” on a side. It operates on AC and must be plugged in, it is not battery operated.  These clocks are relatively common and can be purchased for under $30.

On the back of the clock there is a metal pull that engages the alarm. A wheel is pushed and turned to set the alarm and pulled and turned to set the time.

From a Howland advertisement on p. 7 of the December 13, 1971 issue of The Hour, Norwalk, CT.

here’s Howland with your gift list for Christmas ‘71

For grandfolks, a milk maid clock, gold colored numerals, hand, 17.50.  For teenagers, a blue, green, or white mini-cube alarm, 9.95.  For dads, brothers and uncles, a speed-read, wood grain digital clock, 22.00.  By Seth Thomas.

Seth Thomas Minicube alarm clock with box.  Image source:  funkandjunk.com

The following table lists the case and face color combinations of the Seth Thomas Minicube alarm clocks I have found.  It does not include any of the special variants.

One of the interesting aspects of the Minicube clock is its marketing by different companies in different countries.  The Seth Thomas version is identical structurally to the Westclox version.  The Seth Thomas Minicube on the left is marked “MADE IN U.S.A.” on the bottom of the face.  The Westclox Minicube on the right is marked “MADE IN CANADA”

How could this be?  Well, Westclox and Seth Thomas were both under the same corporate umbrella.  The first Westclox factory outside the United States opened in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 1920 and by 1923 a new factory opened.  In 1930, Western Clock Company was merged with Seth Thomas Clock Company as “General Time Corporation,” and in 1936 it was renamed the Westclox Division of General Time Corp. Expansions to the Peterborough facility were made through the 1950s as business grew.  In 1968, General Time was acquired by Talley Industries.

Westclox Minicube.  From etsy.com.

Orange case, white face, catalog number 548. From eBay.

White case, orange face, catalog number 549.  From eBay.

Black case, white face, catalog number 553.  From etsy.com.

Blue case, white face, catalog number 547.  From etsy.com.

Orange case, orange face, catalog number 556.  From etsy.com.

Yellow case, yellow face, catalog number 557.  Click to see the original post about this Seth Thomas Minicube alarm clock.

Green case, green face, catalog number 555.  From eBay.

Below are some additional, specialized models from the Minicube line.

Yosemite Sam, catalog number 6902.  From eBay.

Bugs Bunny, catalog number 6903. From eBay.

Some of the clocks in the Minicube line were made exclusively for American Greetings.  Clock number 995-STC-2.  From eBay.

Minicube – Currier & Ives.  Catalog number 480.  Model 0480-000 but identified as Minicube on the label.  From eBay.

More information about these clocks would be appreciated.  If you know of different designs or color combinations, please comment below!

References

Howland advertisement. (1971, December 13). The Hour, p. 7.

Westclox Canada.  Retrieved January 21, 2013 from http://www.canclockmuseum.ca/gallery/WESTCLOX_CANADA/2202.html.

Westclox corporate history.  Retrieved January 21, 2013 from http://clockhistory.com/westclox/company/index.html.

In researching cube clocks like the Minicube alarm clock, I also encountered the Mini-Light alarm clock.  It is similar in design to the Minicube.  In fact, it has the same back.  The position of the screws are identical, as are the controls for setting the alarm and the time.  Like the Minicube, the Mini-Light operates on AC and must be plugged in, it is not battery operated. The difference is in the face of the clock.  The Mini-Light cube alarm clock is given the model designation 0507-000.

On the Mini-Light, there is a transparent square face that covers the dial and the hands.  This face is screened in such a way to leave an open circle.  Large graphic numerals are also screened and the “Seth Thomas” name is added between the center of the clock and the 3.  The dial is backlit.  The Mini-Light alarm clock is relatively common and can be purchased for under $30.  Just make sure to get one that doesn’t have a scratched up face.

During the day, the clock is easy to read.  During the night, the hands and numbers are silhouetted against the backlight, so the clock remains easy to read!

The following table lists the case colors and catalog numbers of the Seth Thomas Mini-Light alarm clocks I have found. It does not include any of the special variants.  The color of the screened numerals on the transparent plastic face is the same as the case except for the white case, which is screened in black.  If you know of any other color combinations, please comment below!

Orange, catalog number 509.  From eBay.

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Blue, catalog number 507.  From etsy.com.

Green, catalog number 508.  From eBay.

White, catalog number 510.  From etsy.com.

An alternative model.  Catalog number 412, name Reveille.  Note that the model is given as E043-000.  This is still a Mini-Light alarm clock.  The screen on the face of this clock is in blue and white, the hour hand is red, the minute hand is blue, and the second hand is white.  The stars and stripes motif scream that this is a piece of bicentennial celebration memorabilia.

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Here are the items that were shared the week of January 28, 2013.  This week, three lamps, a clock, an ice bucket, a telephone, and an umbrella stand were featured.

Monday, January 28, 2013: Ara table lamp by Rodolfo Bonetto and Giotto Stoppino for La Rinascente.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013: Drive table lamp by Adalberto Dal Lago for Bieffeplast (1974).

Wednesday, January 30, 2013: Forestville clock with a white case and red face made in West Germany.  The clock measures approximately 9” by 9” and is 7-1/4” deep, though it tapers slightly towards the back.

Thursday, January 31, 2013: white French ice bucket.

Friday, February 1, 2013: Grillo telephone by Marco Zanuso.  Measures approximately 6.7” by 3.1” by 2.9”  (17.0cm by 8.0cm by 7.6cm).

Saturday, February 2, 2013: Tulip lamp with acrylic shade.  Unknown maker.  Dimensions:  approximately 31cm tall by 17cm diameter.

Sunday, February 3, 2013: Umbrella stand by Gino Colombini for Kartell.  Dimensions: 61cm tall and 26cm in diameter.  In classic, vintage orange.

Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Design M, Munich, West Germany, 1969

Dorothee Maurer-Becker was born 1938 in Aschaffenburg, Germany.  She studied languages in Frankfurt and Munich. After living for a time in London and Paris, she moved to California in 1960. She returned to Germany in 1963 with her husband, renowned lighting designer Ingo Maurer.  Three years later, they established Design M, a Munich based design and manufacturing company.  Dorothee Maurer-Becker never trained as an artist or designer, yet created one of the most iconic and recognizable plastic designs from the 1960s:  The UTEN.SILO, or as it was often called in the United States, the Wall-All.

 

Design M Ingo Maurer trademark registration, from 1979. For lamps, first use was August, 1967 and first use in commerce was June 3, 1969.  For “furniture – namely, wall units and racks having containers and receptacles for holding household and miscellaneous articles,” first use was February, 1968 and first use in commerce was July 3, 1970.

Dorothee Maurer-Becker cites two primary inspirations for the UTEN.SILO design.  One was a toy of her prior design, the other was a storage item she recalls from her childhood.

“In 1968, fired by the spirit of the 1968 movement, I designed a wooden toy consisting of a large piece of wood with geometrically shaped notches and matching elements. The aim was for children to develop a feeling for the characteristics of geometric shapes in play. But my own children were not really interested in the toy.”

“My father owned a drugstore and photo shop in Aschaffenburg. When I was a child there were countless drawers there full of fascinating things waiting to be discovered, including a hang-up toilet bag made of waxed cloth full of pockets for the various toiletries. The bag held items which would normally have been stored vertically in a horizontal position. I never forgot this practical idea and later used it in UTEN.SILO.”

The first UTEN.SILO units went on the market in December, 1969 and over the following years were an overwhelming success, particularly in Europe and on the United States market, where they sold under the name “Wall-All.”  The oil crisis intervened and placed pressures on the plastics industry. Consumers interested in design began to direct their attention to wood and other natural materials. Production of UTEN.SILO I was halted in 1974 and UTEN.SILO II, a smaller version manufactured starting in 1970, was discontinued a few years later.

This post is going to come in three parts, since there are three separate wall organizers designed by Dorothee Maurer-Becker that are to be presented.  These are the UTEN.SILO I (this post) and the UTEN.SILO II, both by Design M in Munich, West Germany, and the Wall-All III, by Format Sales in the United States.

Each of the organizers has its own unique variety of containers, holders, hooks, and clips that can be used to efficiently organize a kitchen, workshop, bathroom, office, or other room.  The UTEN.SILO is essentially a junk drawer you put on your wall.  It is an interesting object in that empty it is stark and cold, yet when serving its purpose, the colors and textures of the contents of the UTEN.SILO make it vibrate with energy.

The original UTEN.SILO I (34-1/4” height by 26-1/2” width by 2-1/2” depth) dates from 1969 and is featured on the cover of the seminal l'Utopie du tout Plastique 1960-1973.  A smaller version, UTEN.SILO II (26-3/4” height by 20-1/2” width by 2-1/2” depth) dates from 1970.

Schematic and size comparison between the UTEN.SILO I and UTEN.SILO II.

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In 2000, the Vitra Design Museum reissued the UTEN.SILO I and UTEN.SILO II in white, red, and black. A limited edition run of 1,000 UTEN.SILO II pieces was made in chrome.

White  (promotional image).

 
Yellow (promotional image from desmobilia.com.br).


Red (promotional image).


Black

Vitra promotional image.

An update to my post about Lumitime clocks from March 23, 2009. Click for other posts about Lumitime clocks.  The clock model KT-IP has “Pencron” in raised letters on the front bottom and a dimmer switch at the back.  There is a panel at the front that conceals the clock controls.

eBay item 121044947873 ended January 5, 2013 at 12:46:48 PST (United States).  Sold for $46.00.  There were 2 bidders who placed 2 bids.  Condition note on final bid: the clock has lights out on both of the minute displays.

This is an unusual clock in that it is clearly a Lumitime, however it is branded Pencron and made for the J.C. Penney Purchasing Corporation.

Pencron clock label.  The label reads:

The back of the clock has still attached an original J.C. Penney price tag ($14.28).  It also features a Bright/Dim switch.

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Additional views of the Pencron clock.

Here are the items that were shared the week of February 4, 2013.  They included a bread box, a table, a coat stand, a clock, and five different lamps.

Monday, February 4, 2013: Green plastic bread box. Dimensions: 15-1/2” wide by 9-1/2” deep by 7” high. No imprint, stamp, or mark.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013:  Scagno table by Giotto Stoppino for Elco in brown.  Click for a previous post and more information about the Fiarm edition of the Scagno table.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013: Myers 2000 coat rack in gray.

Thursday, February 7, 2013:  Orange plastic mushroom table lamps.

Friday, February 8, 2013:  Digitor alarm clock with a wind-up clockwork movement.  Cylindrical grey plastic case with three window digital display, which shows even minutes with hashmarks between.  Made in Hungary.  Dimensions:  8.5cm height by 10cm wide.

Saturday, February 9, 2013: Gilbert Softlite lamp in yellow with an orange shade.  The lamp is 17” tall and 12” in diameter.

Sunday, February 10, 2013: Guzzini-like table lamp.  Dimensions:  Shade 40cm (16”) diameter. The total height of the lamp is 51cm (20”). The diameter of the base is 24cm (9-1/2”).

Sunday, February 10, 2013: Dijkstra or Raak style table lamp.  Brown acrylic shade with painted aluminum inner shade and on on a aluminum base.  Dimensions: 26cm (10.2”) height by 21cm (8.3”) width.

Vico Magistretti
Artemide, Italy, 1970

Here is an update to my post of December 11, 2011, the Gaudi armchair by Vico Magistretti for Artemide. This is the chair in orange.  Image source:  eBay.  See also the Selene stacking chair and the Vicario armchair.

Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Design M, Munich, West Germany, 1970

This is the second of three posts about the wall organizers designed by Dorothee Maurer-Becker in the late 1960s and early 1970s.  These are the UTEN.SILO I and the UTEN.SILO II (this post), both by Design M in Munich, West Germany, and the Wall-All III, by Format Sales in the United States.  Click for a brief biography of Dorothee Maurer-Becker.

Design M Ingo Maurer logo.

Each of the organizers has its own unique variety of containers, holders, hooks, and clips that can be used to efficiently organize a kitchen, workshop, bathroom, office, or other room. The UTEN.SILO, or “Wall-All” as they were often called in the United States, is essentially a junk drawer you hang on your wall.  It is attached to the wall through holes at each of the four corners of the piece.

The UTEN.SILO II (26-3/4” height by 20-1/2” width by 2-1/2” depth) is a smaller version of the earlier UTEN.SILO I, (34-1/4” height by 26-1/2” width by 2-1/2” depth).  The UTENSILO I was featured on the cover of the seminal l'Utopie du tout Plastique 1960-1973.

The first page of the United States “Wall rack for holding household articles” design patent, number 238,950, filed June 1, 1971 and granted February 24, 1976.  Click the link or the image above to read the full patent.

Schematic and size comparison between the UTEN.SILO I and UTEN.SILO II.

Reverse side of the UTEN.SILO II.

The first UTEN.SILO units went on the market in December, 1969 and over the following years were an overwhelming success, particularly in Europe and on the US market.  The oil crisis intervened and placed pressures on the plastics industry. Consumers interested in design began to direct their attention to wood and other natural materials.  Production of UTEN.SILO I was halted in 1974. Production of UTEN.SILO II, a smaller version manufactured as of 1970, was discontinued a few years later.

Five metal hooks were then hand-mounted. There is no clip on the UTEN.SILO II. 

The UTEN.SILO II is signed on the bottom front.  The imprint, all on one line, reads:

A PRODUCT OF DESIGN M, MUNICH WEST-GERMANY © COPYRIGHT BY DOROTHEE-MAURER-BECKER

UTEN.SILO II Vitra reissue box.  Image source:  rockthathorse.com

In 2000, the Vitra Design Museum reissued the UTEN.SILO I and UTEN.SILO II in white, red, and black. A limited edition run of 1,000 UTEN.SILO II pieces was made in chrome.

Transparent from the November 27, 2006 auction presented by Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH, lot number 353.  Image source:  Live Auctioneers.

Another transparent UTEN.SILO II.  This one shows age consistent with an original edition object.  Image source.

Yellow

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Brown

Image source:  Auction of Modern Art, January 16, 2009 Hargesheimer & Günther Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf, Lot number 366.

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Additional views of the UTEN.SILO II in brown.  Image source:  eBay.de.

If you know of the UTEN.SILO II in any other color, please comment below!

Selected Bibliography

Philippe Decelle, Diane Hennebert, Pierre Loze, L’Utopie Du Tout Plastique 1960 - 1973, 1994, p.68.

Reference

Vitra. (2004, September 17). Dorothee Becker. Retrieved from http://www.czechdesign.cz/index.php?lang=2&status=c&clanek=543

Here are the items that were shared the week of February 11, 2013.  They included a set of espresso cups, an acrylic platter, an appliance timer, a container, and three lamps.

Monday, February 11, 2013: Morinox Espresso/Latte Cups, Set of 6 with 6 lids.  Set of 6 metal cups with molded black plastic bases and removable lids. The cup lids stack. The cups are all marked “Morinox 18/10 + ABS MOD. DEP.” The lids are marked with an “M” on the top and the words “Morinox Italy ABS per alimentari mod. dep.”

Tuesday, February 12, 2013: Lamperti adjustable lamp.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013: Three lobed biomorphic Lucite/acrylic platter.

Thursday, February 14, 2013:  Acrylic eclipse lamp with rotating shade.

Friday, February 15, 2013: Appliance or lamp timer made by Sears, Roebuck and Company. Rated for 1875 watts, 15 amps. Approximately 4” in diameter.  In vintage orange.

Saturday, February 16, 2013: Cookie Keeper in orange.  Approximately 9” on a side.

Sunday, February 17, 2013: Stilux–Milano adjustable hanging lamp.  The diffuser is in in white plastic, the aluminum elements are painted blue.  Dimensions:  length 82cm minimum to 150cm maximum, diameter 30cm. 

Dorothee Maurer-Becker
Format Sales, Inc., New York, United States of America, 1970

This is the third of three posts about the wall organizers designed by Dorothee Maurer-Becker in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These are the UTEN.SILO I and the UTEN.SILO II, both by Design M in Munich, West Germany, and the Wall-All III (this post), by Format Sales in the United States. Click for a brief biography of Dorothee Maurer-Becker.

Each of the organizers has its own unique variety of containers, holders, hooks, and clips that can be used to efficiently organize a kitchen, workshop, bathroom, office, or other room. The UTEN.SILO, or “Wall-All” as they were often called in the United States, is essentially a junk drawer you hang on your wall.  It is attached to the wall through holes at each of the four corners of the piece.

Wall-All trademark registration, from 1975. For “wall racks for holding household articles or similar small articles,” first use was on or about July 3, 1970 and first use in commerce was on or about July 3, 1970.

The Wall-All III.

The original UTEN.SILO I (34-1/4” height by 26-1/2” width by 2-1/2” depth) dates from 1969 and is featured on the cover of the seminal l'Utopie du tout Plastique 1960-1973. A smaller version, UTEN.SILO II (26-3/4” height by 20-1/2” width by 2-1/2” depth) dates from 1970.  The smallest of the three is the Wall-All III (16-5/8” by 13-3/4” by 2-7/8”).

The first page of the United States “Wall rack” design patent, number 228,854, filed December 8, 1971 and granted October 30, 1973.  Click  the link or the image above to read the rest of the patent.

The Wall-All III really is named Wall-All, that is how it is signed on the back of the piece. The imprint, all on one line, reads:

WALL-ALL III DESIGN:DOROTHEE MAURER-BECKER FORMAT SALES INC.,NEWYORK,N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A. PATENT PENDING

The spacing above is as is found on the imprinted signature. The two commas are actually backwards.

Above:  Reverse side of the Wall-All III. Below:  The location of the imprint on the Wall-All III.

Three plastic pegs are part of the lower left corner of the Wall-All III.

Biscuit (beige) (from eBay)

Below is a Wall All III in its original packaging.  The color is described as biscuit, an off-white beige.

The packaging reads:

WALL ALL

• Keeps everything organized and readily available
• Holds essentials and odds and ends in most shapes and sizes
• Perfect for kitchen, office, workroom or playroom

Style # 601

• Durable high-impact molded plastic
• Available in red, yellow, brown, white, biscuit or blue

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Made in U.S.A.

While the packaging says that the Wall-All III was “Available in red, yellow, brown, white, biscuit or blue,” it was made in a wide variety of colors.  The UTEN.SILO I and UTEN.SILO II have been reissued, but the Wall-All III remains out of production.

White (from etsy.com)

Red (from eBay)

Orange

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Yellow (from eBay)

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Gray (from referencelibrary)

Brown (from Factory20)

Black

I have a black Wall-All III mounted on the inside of the door that opens to my furnace room.  The Wall-All III is sturdy and gives lots of storage, yet isn’t so deep that the door can’t close.

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If you know of the Wall-All III in any other color, please comment below!

Here is a Krups Electronic wall clock in blue.  These clocks have a great retro feel but would easily be at home amongst contemporary décor.  It is a timeless elegance considering they are now forty years old.  Consider them an easy way to get a pop of color into a room.  This blue clock is identical to the green and red Krups battery operated wall clocks I have previously posted about.

The face of the clock is graced with a modern, bold- colored graphic set against metallic hands.  Split white stylized circles serve as the 12, 3, 6, and 9. The line that divides the circle is repeated to designate the other positions on the clock face but in positive instead of negative.  I hadn’t noticed it before but the circles look like scored pills! The face of the clock is protected by a transparent plastic covering.  The clock is stamped ‘12 73’ on the back, dating it to December, 1973.  

eBay item 330874259098 ends February 22, 2013 at 10:33:40 PST (Portugal).

The sticker on the reverse side at the left is a suggestion, make that an advertisement, for the battery you should use in the clock.  It is written in three languages, German, English, and French. “When changing the battery use VARTA SUPER DRY”.  Image source:  eBay (different from above).

An update to my post about Lumitime clocks from March 23, 2009. Click for other posts about Lumitime clocks.  This clock is model CC-51.  On the front of the clock, there are hour and minute alarm set knobs, an alarm on/off knob, and a time set knob.

eBay item 221190565279 ends February 24, 2013 at 18:01:35 PST (United States).

Lumitime CC-51 clock box.

Lumitime CC-51 box and contents.

Lumitime CC-51 Operating Instructions and Owner’s Registration Card.

The Lumitime CC-51 clock, front, back, and sticker underside.