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Object Timeline

2001	Work on this object began.
2004	We acquired this object.
2007	We exhibited this object.
2012	We photographed this object. This was an Object of the Day.
2015	We photographed this object.
2018	We exhibited this object.
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Nobody's Perfect Chair

This is a chair. It was designed by Gaetano Pesce and manufactured by Zerodisegno. It is dated 2001 and we acquired it in 2004. Its medium is resin. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Several versions of Gaetano Pesce’s Nobody’s Perfect chair were featured in Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Triennial: Inside Design Now (2003–04). This version is proposed by curatorial staff for inclusion in the museum’s permanent collection. The chair displays experimentation with resin and shows the thought process involved in the creation of a functional form.
This chair would be a significant addition to our holdings of this major designer’s work, including three upholstered foam chairs from Pesce’s Up series of the 1960s (1990-94-4,5,13) and two examples of his poured resin objects—a wall clock (1997-90-2) and vase (1999-53-1). The chair also relates to a 1970s Pesce textile (2001-30-1).

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Imperfect Beauty .

This object was donated by Zerodisegno. It is credited Gift of Zerodisegno.

Moss Lamp
silicone, plastic, metal.
Gift of Marlene Meyerson.
2010-11-1

Sculpture, Red Tipper Gore, from the Afreaks series

Sculpture, Red Tipper Gore, from the Afreaks series
glass beads, wire, wood, mixed fiber stuffing, and cast bronze.
Courtesy of R & Company, New York and The Haas Brothers, Los Angeles.
25.2015.5

Chair, from Scrap Poly Pastel series
polystyrene, polyurethane rubber.
Courtesy of Max Lamb.
43.2015.2

Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.

This white panel is embedded with loosely arranged, multicolor silk threads. The piles of threads are thin enough to see individually arranged strands that create asymmetrical spirals and circles. The bundle's colors are repeated and slightly overlap but like-color piles do not touch. There are eleven thread colors total: bright orange, lilac, cerulean blue, bubblegum pink, emerald green, gray, bright yellow, salmon pink, indigo blue, bright red, and bright teal.

Textile Panel, Spread Threads, since 1999
silk thread, polyurethane.
Courtesy of Luisa Cevese Riedizioni.
88.2015.2a,b

Object ID #18638261
polyurethane foam, fabric.
Gift of the Estate of Frederick N. Babbish.
1991-94-4

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 90 x 41 x 41 cm (35 7/16 x 16 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

On base, inside left wall: "Miami / 22/10/02" written in red resin.

Cite this object as

Nobody's Perfect Chair; Designed by Gaetano Pesce (Italian, b. 1939); Manufactured by Zerodisegno (Italy); Italy; resin; H x W x D: 90 x 41 x 41 cm (35 7/16 x 16 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.); Gift of Zerodisegno; 2004-27-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color and Looking Forward/ Looking Back: Recent Acquisitions in 20th- and 21st-Century Design.

The Conservation department has taken 2 photos of this object.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DPW8/
Accession Number 2004-27-1
Object ID 18696887