Italian designer, architect and artist Gaetano Pesce, considered one of the most brilliant of his generation, has died at the age of 84.
Born in La Spezia in 1939, Pesce lived in New York, in the United States. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of visionary creator Gaetano Pesce,” says a post on the designer’s Instagram.
“Over six decades, Gaetano Pesce revolutionized the worlds of art, design and architecture and the spaces between these categories. Its originality is unmatched”, adds the text.
According to the message, the designer faced health problems in the last year, but “remained positive, playful and even curious”. “His uniqueness and creativity continue to live on through his art,” the publication states.
Pesce studied at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice and, in the 1960s, lived and worked between the capital of Veneto and Padua. For nearly three decades, he also taught in Strasbourg, Pittsburgh, Milan, Hong Kong, São Paulo and New York, where he settled in the 1980s.
His works are exhibited in the permanent collections of prestigious museums such as MoMA, in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, and the Center Pompidou, in Paris.
Pesce's most famous creation is the “Up” armchair, a symbol of contemporary design that refers to feminine curves, also criticizing the oppression of women, represented by an ottoman that resembles an iron ball attached to the victims' feet. . (HANDLE).
