Product description
Coat hook from the Casa Orengo, Turin
Lacquered wood, brass
8 w x 6.5 d x 13 h
One of eight hooks from the original Turin commission in 1949. Like the other furnishings from the Orengo commission, the overt eroticism of this design is emblematic of the spirit and character of Mollino's oeuvre.
Literature:
Carlo Mollino: Architecture as Autobiography, Brino, pg. 127 Carlo Mollino: Cronaca, Ferrari, ppg. 107, 110 Carlo Mollino: Furniture Catalogue, Colombari, pg. 59
Provenance:
Paola Colombari, Milano