Different Tendencies
Emma Gismondi Schweinberger
Dedalo
Scene design: Duyi Han
Dedalo umbrella stand
Produced by Artemide, Italy
1966
Black ABS plastic
13.4 x 15.3 x 15.3 inches
34 x 39 x 39 centimeters
Price and detailed condition available upon request
An icon of Italian design and included in the collection of several museums including The Museum of Modern Art in New York, this is not your average umbrella stand. The seven uniformly-spaced holes, lustrous surface and half-capsule shape turn this everyday object into a piece of functional sculpture.
Images courtesy of Pieterjan