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Transatlantic Frenezí Postmodern Stools Chairs 80s Barcelona Memphis Minimalist

$ 749.75

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Spain
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1980s
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    stools measure about 28" in height, with a 15" diameter base.
    seats are almost perfect.  stainless and aluminum have some minor pitting from careful use over age.  bases have some minor scuffing and a few dings that I tried to accentuate in the pics.  feel free to ask any questions.
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    The Frenesí Bar Stool, whose name translates into English as 'Frenzy', was designed by the design group Transatlàntic, formed by three Spanish designers: Ramon Benedito (b. Barcelona, 1945); Lluìs Morillas (b.Barcelona, 1958) and Josep Puig (b.Terrassa, 1955). The stool was part of the group's Sensual Furniture project ('Mobiliaro Sensual: Metamorfosis') which was intended to bring erotic content into the context of stylish furniture. The Frenesí, for example has a phallic diagonal support, highlighted comically by a rubber tip, the leather seat gathers itself around the sitter's rear. This is an unusually explicit example of the provocative, image-driven design that was typical of 1980s Postmodernism.
    The chair was not designed for a particular interior but bar use in general. The 'design bar' was a characteristic phenomenon of the Spanish Postmodernism. It was a highly-orchestrated and sometimes thematic space for drinking cocktails, seeing and being seen. Though such bars existed in Madrid, the most famous and fashionable ones were located in Barcelona.