Gaetano
Pesce

A leading figure among bold designers, Gaetano Pesce has consistently challenged the norms of a globalized aesthetic. Through his creations, he stimulates our memories and senses. The voluptuous image of the Mamma with the Up5 (1969), the Greene Street Chair (1984), reflecting the fragile balance of our world, the Pratt Chair (1984), like a relic of the artist’s creativity, and the Nobody’s Perfect series (2002), with its irresistibly anthropomorphic forms, all speak to his vision. The Broadway series (1993) is a true firework display of color, perched on spring-like legs.

Without limits, Gaetano Pesce has signed off on large-scale, quasi-architectural works.

In 1991, he envisioned a dreamlike, playful setting for the offices of the iconic advertising agency Chiat/Day TBWA. Desks, chairs, lockers: every element contributes to a polychromatic work environment where established rules are upended.

For Bottega Veneta, Pesce designed the runway for the Spring/Summer 2023 collection. Once again, extravagant resins and sculptural furniture created specifically for the event were front and center.

His career has been marked by major museum exhibitions around the world. The exhibition Le Temps des Questions, presented at the Centre Pompidou in 1996, is undoubtedly the most iconic. Surrounded by a towering wall of recycled textiles, the Pompidou became Gaetano Pesce’s playground, alternating colored resin floors with a giant question mark used to display the objects that continue to make us dream: Airport Lamp (1986), Pratt Chair (1984) or the famous Square Lamp (1986).