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JOE COLOMBO'S ICONIC 4801 ARMCHAIR DESIGNED IN 1963/1964. A MODERN CHAIR WITH STRIKING VISUAL APPEAL BY THE MASTER IF ITALIAN SPACE AGE DESIGN.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF WOOD 4801 CHAIRS WERE PRODUCED IN THE 1960S, WHEN THE TECHNOLOGIES DID NOT EXIST TO PRODUCE JOE COLOMBO’S DESIGN USING KARTELL’S MATERIAL OF CHOICE. THE ORIGINAL CHAIR WAS CRAFTED WITH A BENT PRESSED PLYWOOD SEAT, BACK AND FRAME FITTED TOGETHER WITHOUT ANY METALLIC PARTS OR GLUE, PAINTED IN OF-THE-ERA HUES OF WHITE, GREEN, ORANGE AND BLACK.
THESE TWO CHAIRS ARE NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST.



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