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Zanotta Spa (manufacturer)
Piero Gatti (designer)
Cesare Paolini (designer)
Franco Teodoro (designer)
Beanbag (Sacco) designed 1968; manufactured 2013
talafitta textile (cotton/nylon), polystyrene, metal zipper
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2013
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ZANOTTA SPA (manufacturer), Piero GATTI (designer), Cesare PAOLINI (designer), Franco TEODORO (designer)
Beanbag
(Sacco)
designed 1968; manufactured 2013
Medium
talafitta textile (cotton/nylon), polystyrene, metal zipper
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2013
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
In 1968 the Italian design trio Gatti, Paolini and Teodoro began working on a seating concept that would speak to the young, hip generation of the 1960s – a design that was practical, casual and stylish. They produced the Sacco or Beanbag which became a cult object overnight. The beanbag’s versatile shape, offering the sitter a variety of lounging positions, and its portable three-dimensional design, allowing it to be placed anywhere in a room, reflected the casual, social lifestyle of the era. An icon of light, modern and informal seating, the Beanbag has become one of the most recognisable expressions of Italian seating design.
Artwork Details
Accession Number
2013.12
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited