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Nairobi
A signed Sottsass bar cabinet with red veneer, black-stained interior and brass.
850 × 1900 × 550 mm
1989
Official product information
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Signed bar cabinet
Ettore Sottsass designed Nairobi model 7500, a signed bar cabinet dated 1989 by Zanotta. Its plywood frame is faced in a red precomposed veneer designed by Sottsass.
Interior and drawing
The base and inner frame incorporate a drawer and fold-down tray in black-stained wood, with brass handles. The official drawing carries 85, 55 and 190 cm, but no axis labels.
Story
Sottsass's 1989 cabinet
Nairobi's current page names Ettore Sottsass and 1989, details repeated by the model 7500 sheet and official archive. The company describes the cabinet as a signed original.
Exterior pattern and bar interior
Zanotta attributes the red precomposed veneer design to Sottsass. Behind the cabinet exterior, the specification names a black-stained inner frame with a drawer and fold-down tray, finished with brass handles.
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Collection
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