- Product:
- Pair of "Strips" Sofas
- Manufacturer:
- Phillips
- Architonic ID:
- 4104188
- Launched:
- 1972
- Country:
- United States
- Category:
- Furnishings
- Address
- Telephone
- Website
Key facts
Product description
Cini Boeri and Laura Griziotti designed the "Strips" line of furniture in 1972. Large visible zippers made the chair, ottoman, and sofa upholstery easy to remove, and it was even suggested that one might unzip the "Strips" bed cover and sleep under it, using it as a duvet.
Their innovative design won a "Compasso d'Oro" in 1979.
Philip Johnson, who designed the Rockefeller Guest House in New York City for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III in 1949, resided there with David Whitney in the 1970s. At that time, they used this pair of "Strips" sofas in the living room (see illustration).
Expanded polyurethane with quilted upholstery
each: 25 1/2 x 62 1/2 x 52 in.
(64.7 x 158.8 x 132.1 cm)
Provenance:
Philip Johnson and David Whitney, Rockefeller Guest House, New York
Illustrated:
Philip Johnson, Tokyo, 1979, pp. 68-70
Literature:
Giuliana Gramigna, 1950/1980 Repertorio, Milan, 1985, p. 358
Compasso d'oro: 1954-1984, Milan, 1985, p. 162
Giuliana Gramigna and Paolo Biondi, Il Design in Italia dell'Arredamento Domestico, Turin, 1999, p. 76
Their innovative design won a "Compasso d'Oro" in 1979.
Philip Johnson, who designed the Rockefeller Guest House in New York City for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III in 1949, resided there with David Whitney in the 1970s. At that time, they used this pair of "Strips" sofas in the living room (see illustration).
Expanded polyurethane with quilted upholstery
each: 25 1/2 x 62 1/2 x 52 in.
(64.7 x 158.8 x 132.1 cm)
Provenance:
Philip Johnson and David Whitney, Rockefeller Guest House, New York
Illustrated:
Philip Johnson, Tokyo, 1979, pp. 68-70
Literature:
Giuliana Gramigna, 1950/1980 Repertorio, Milan, 1985, p. 358
Compasso d'oro: 1954-1984, Milan, 1985, p. 162
Giuliana Gramigna and Paolo Biondi, Il Design in Italia dell'Arredamento Domestico, Turin, 1999, p. 76