Tavolo “Babele“ [Table “Babele”] (1969)

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• Fonds: Gianni Pettena fonds, 1960-2019
•    Series: Works, 1966-2018
•      Project: Tavolo “Babele“ [Table “Babele”] (1969), circa 1969-2015

People

• Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
• Gianni Pettena (furniture designer)

Title

Tavolo “Babele“ [Table “Babele”] (1969)

Dates of creation

circa 1969-2015

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 18 digital files (460 MB)
• 2 drawings (including 1 reprographic copy)

Scope and Content

This project series documents the "Babele" Tavolo, a table design by Pettena in 1967 and produced in 1968 by Gufram, an Italian seat and furniture manufacturer based in Barolo. "A sculpture that has become a stand for objects: it consists of a tree (with a marble base and metal trunk) whose leaf-shelves in lacquered wood can be placed in any position." [1] The table was designed in the context of designing furnishings for Pettena's studio-home in Florence.

The project series contains a sketch showing different configurations of the table and its components, drawings, photographs and project descriptions in Italian and in English.

Source:

[1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/design-babele-table-1969/ (last accessed 4 November 2019)

Reference Number

AP207.S1.1969.PR01

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

Florence Italy

Language of material

English, Italian

Related units of description

• For more projects related to Pettena's furniture designs for this studio-home in Florence, see also: - AP207.S1.1967.PR01 “Rumble” Sofa [“Rumble” Couch] (1967) - AP207.S1.1968.PR06 Tavolo “Babele“ [Table “Babele”] (1969)

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  • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1969.PR01.001
  • Title: Sketches, Tavolo “Babele“
  • Dates of creation: circa 1969
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
  • Gianni Pettena (furniture designer)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawing
  • 1 reprographic copy

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 30.5 x 21.5 cm

  Credit line:

  Gianni Pettena fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gianni Pettena/
  Gift of Gianni Pettena
  

  Folder Number:

  207-005-011

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  • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1969.PR01.002
  • Title: Photographs, digitized sketches, and project descriptions, Tavalo “Babele”
  • Dates of creation: 2001 - 2015
  • Form: drawings, born digital, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)

  Description:

  Most common file formats: JPEG File Interchange Format, Audio/Video Interleaved Format, Microsoft Word for Windows, Adobe Photoshop.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 18 digital files (460 MB)

  Conditions governing access:

  • Digital material can only be accessed on-site. Please contact Reference at ref@cca.qc.ca for more information. Access by appointment only.

  Credit line:

  Gianni Pettena fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gianni Pettena/
  Gift of Gianni Pettena