Image source: B&B Italia — Up 50
© B&B Italia and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Up 50
Gaetano Pesce's Up5_6 chair and ottoman in a striped fabric for the Up series' 50th anniversary.
1200 × 1030 × 1300 mm
1969
Official product information
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Description
Overview
Up 50 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Up series, which Gaetano Pesce designed in 1969. For the occasion the iconic chair with ottoman UP5_6 is dressed in a beige/petrol green striped fabric that follows the original colour palette. The page headline gives 2019.
Image source: B&B Italia — Up 50 · © B&B Italia and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Construction
Polyurethane foam, flexible and cold shaped, provides the upholstery. The remaining parts on the list: a base of jute, 100% fabric, with PVC trimming; a button for the cover in metal and fabric; a thick leather button on the underside; a cord of 100% nylon; and a fabric cover in limited categories.
Specifications
Models 50UP5_6 and 50UP5_6B: 120 cm wide, 130 cm deep, 103 cm high; ottoman 57 cm in diameter and height.
Story
Half a century of Up
According to the page, this edition celebrates fifty years of the Up series. The chair with ottoman wears what the text calls a special dress: a striped fabric in beige and petrol green drawn from the original colour palette of 1969.
Image source: B&B Italia — Up 50 · © B&B Italia and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research. · View official product page ↗ · Image use & copyright policy
Beige and petrol green
The page names the colour of the edition as a beige/petrol green stripe, and lists three jersey fabrics of the Soara type for it, Soara 140, Soara 420 and Soara CA 140.
More by Gaetano Pesce
Feltri Armchair
Gaetano Pesce's 1987 armchair in thick wool felt, resin-hardened below, with a quilted seat.
Up Junior
A 2014 child-sized armchair for ages 3 and up, a smaller version of UP5_6
Dalila Chair
Gaetano Pesce's Dalila chair, revived for outdoors in flexible polyurethane foam and elastomer.
Tramonto a New York Screen
Gaetano Pesce's New York skyline as a triptych screen in coloured cast polyurethane resin.
Collection
Serie Up
Serie Up by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia (1969): seven-piece seating series with elastic-fabric upholstery, from the UP5_6 armchair to the UP7 foot sculpture.
