Sapoliti Italia has customized the Jumbo Armchair (1968), one of the company's signature products, with chromatic colors by architect Alberto Rosselli, as a tribute to the architect in this 101st anniversary year of his birth, and to the ten international architects and designers associated with the company (Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas, Marti Guixé, Toshiyuki Kita, Mauro Lipparini, Park Associati, Portman Architects, SITE James Wines, storagemilano, S2020). Doriana Fuksas, Marti Guixé, Toshiyuki Kita, Mauro Lipparini, Park Associati, Portman Architects, SITE James Wines, storagemilano, S20M Antonio Ventimiglia, Carlos Zapata) were commissioned to produce 10 colors each.
The 100-color Jumbo and the original white Moby Dick chaise longue are currently on display at the ADI Design Museum. Kita chose 10 colors of the shifting colors of the dawn sky as the starting colors. The exhibit is available for purchase on the website of Cambi Auction House, a company specializing in digital auctions.
◆"100 + 1 Alberto Rosselli Exhibition" ADI Museum, Milan, October 7 - 30, 2022
◆"100 + 1 Alberto Rosselli Limited Auction" October 7-November 7, 2022
https://www.cambiaste.com/uk/auction-0804/1001-alberto-rosselli-for-saporiti-italia.asp?action=reset
*Alberto Rosselli: Born in Palermo in 1921, Alberto Rosselli launched Stile Industria in 1953, an important magazine for the Italian design industry, and served as its director until 1963. Art Director of Saporiti Italia from 1966 to 1976.
