Pair of Red Lacquered Book Shelves by Luggia Caccia Dominioni
by Luggia Caccia Dominioni
£16,000
Hanging bookcase. Lacquered wood.
Made by Azucena in Milan in the 1970s
Caccia Dominioni always approached furniture design from an architect's perspective. In the typically understated, neutral, and stone-heavy interiors of upper-class Milanese apartments, a fiery red hanging object served as a stark graphic counterpoint. It anchored the room, drawing the eye to the vertical spatial lines and classical arches of the shelving unit.
Product Description
Hanging bookcase. Lacquered wood. Made by Azucena in Milan in the 1970s
The choice of vibrant red high-gloss lacquer serves both a philosophical purpose and a deliberate architectural purpose. Luigi Caccia Dominioni famously explained his choice of colour by stating, "For the same reason I use red or brown plaster, the colours of natural soils." To him, this specific shade was not a synthetic, loud pop-art colour, but rather an extraction of natural Lombard tones, reminiscent of regional terracotta, ancient bricks, and dark red soils.
In postwar Milan high-gloss lacquering was highly prized. It combined old-world, bourgeois craftsmanship with modern technical innovation. Coating a traditional material like wood in uniform crimson lacquer masked the grain, transforming the bookcase into a sleek, monolithic object.
Caccia Dominioni always approached furniture design from an architect's perspective. In the typically understated, neutral, and stone-heavy interiors of upper-class Milanese apartments, a fiery red hanging object served as a stark graphic counterpoint. It anchored the room, drawing the eye to the vertical spatial lines and classical arches of the shelving unit
The choice of vibrant red high-gloss lacquer serves both a philosophical purpose and a deliberate architectural purpose. Luigi Caccia Dominioni famously explained his choice of colour by stating, "For the same reason I use red or brown plaster, the colours of natural soils." To him, this specific shade was not a synthetic, loud pop-art colour, but rather an extraction of natural Lombard tones, reminiscent of regional terracotta, ancient bricks, and dark red soils.
In postwar Milan high-gloss lacquering was highly prized. It combined old-world, bourgeois craftsmanship with modern technical innovation. Coating a traditional material like wood in uniform crimson lacquer masked the grain, transforming the bookcase into a sleek, monolithic object.
Caccia Dominioni always approached furniture design from an architect's perspective. In the typically understated, neutral, and stone-heavy interiors of upper-class Milanese apartments, a fiery red hanging object served as a stark graphic counterpoint. It anchored the room, drawing the eye to the vertical spatial lines and classical arches of the shelving unit
Code:
11771
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Details & Dimensions
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H 128cm x W 120cm x D 25cm
H 50.41" x W 47.26" x D 9.85"
H 50.41" x W 47.26" x D 9.85"
