SET OF TWO "SASSI" STONES, ITALY, 1960S

PIERO GILARDI – SET OF TWO "SASSI" / "ROCKS" STONES, GUFRAM EDITION, ITALY, 1960S

THIS SET OF TWO "SASSI" ("ROCKS") STONES IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF ITALIAN DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL ART FROM THE LATE 1960S. CREATED BY PIERO GILARDI IN COLLABORATION WITH GUFRAM, THEY ARE MADE FROM POLYURETHANE FOAM AND FINISHED WITH GUFLAC, GIVING THEM A REALISTIC, TACTILE PRESENCE WHILE REMAINING LIGHTWEIGHT AND VERSATILE.

DESIGNED DURING GILARDI’S ENGAGEMENT WITH AVANT-GARDE MOVEMENTS SUCH AS ARTE POVERA, LAND ART, AND ANTIFORM ART, THE SASSI STONES EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE. THEY EMBODY A WABI-SABI SENSIBILITY, CELEBRATING IMPERFECTION, NATURAL TEXTURE, AND QUIET PRESENCE—QUALITIES THAT HAVE MADE THEM FAVOURITES IN INTERIORS CURATED BY DESIGNERS LIKE AXEL VERVOORDT.

IDEAL AS SCULPTURAL ACCENTS, THESE STONES BRIDGE ART, DESIGN, AND NATURE, INVITING BOTH VISUAL ADMIRATION AND TACTILE INTERACTION.

EDITION: GUFRAM

MATERIALS

POLYURETHANE FOAM AND FINISHED WITH GUFLAC

DIMENSIONS

• LARGE STONE: 45 × 58 × 52 CM

• SMALL STONE: 21 × 30 × 15 CM

ORIGIN

ITALY, 1960S, EDITION GUFRAM