Image source: Kartell — Pilastro
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Pilastro
Ettore Sottsass's Pilastro stool for Kartell: painted technopolymer, 35 x 46 cm, in five colours.
350 × 460 mm
2004
3.53 kg
Approx. $630 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Kartell's product page lists Pilastro as a stool by Ettore Sottsass, with the shop department Side Tables, and names versatility as its main asset, since the piece doubles as a side table. The museum timeline gives 2004 as the year Sottsass designed the projects behind it.
Construction
The sheet's material line reads painted batch-dyed thermoplastic technopolymer, finished opaque.
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Specifications
- Dimensions (code 8852): W 35 cm x H 46 cm
- Weight: 3.53 kg
- Colours: five, listed on the sheet
Story
Pilastro in the Sottsass tribute
The Pilastro page places the stool in Kartell's Sottsass tribute collection, subtitled A Tribute to Memphis. On the data sheet it is code 8852, drawn between Colonna and the Calice vase.
Image source: Kartell — Pilastro · © Kartell and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Colour and shop listing
The product listed in Kartell's shop is code 0885212 in Green, and the page offers the stool under Side Tables.
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