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"Metafora #2" Block set
Lella VignelliWW-1979-160273
1979·Travertine marble·a: rectangular arch: 4 × 8 × 2 in., 4.5 lb. (10.2 × 20.3 × 5.1 cm, 2 kg)
b: triangular arch: 3 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 2 in., 1.7 lb. (9.5 × 19.7 × 5.1 cm, 0.8 kg)
c: triangular block: 2 11/16 × 5 3/8 × 2 in., 1.3 lb. (6.8 × 13.7 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg)
d: triangular block: 2 11/16 × 5 5/16 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (6.8 × 13.5 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg)
e: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg)
f: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.7 kg)
g: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg)
h: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.7 kg)
i: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
j: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
k: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
l: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
Gift of Maurizio Casigliani, President of Casigliani s.r.l., 1988
Catalogue
- Year
- 1979
- Medium
- Travertine marble
- Dimensions
- a: rectangular arch: 4 × 8 × 2 in., 4.5 lb. (10.2 × 20.3 × 5.1 cm, 2 kg) b: triangular arch: 3 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 2 in., 1.7 lb. (9.5 × 19.7 × 5.1 cm, 0.8 kg) c: triangular block: 2 11/16 × 5 3/8 × 2 in., 1.3 lb. (6.8 × 13.7 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg) d: triangular block: 2 11/16 × 5 5/16 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (6.8 × 13.5 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg) e: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg) f: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.7 kg) g: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg) h: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.7 kg) i: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg) j: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg) k: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg) l: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Lella Vignelli
Artist
Lella Vignelli
Lella Vignelli was an Italian designer and architect whose practice encompassed graphic design, interior spaces, and product form. Working alongside her husband Massimo Vignelli from the 1950s onward, she developed a modernist approach grounded in systematic thinking and restrained material palettes. Her work shaped corporate identities and environmental design across Europe and North America during the postwar period. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.
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- Lella Vignelli
- Year
- 1979
- Medium
- Travertine marble
- Dimensions
- a: rectangular arch: 4 × 8 × 2 in., 4.5 lb. (10.2 × 20.3 × 5.1 cm, 2 kg) b: triangular arch: 3 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 2 in., 1.7 lb. (9.5 × 19.7 × 5.1 cm, 0.8 kg) c: triangular block: 2 11/16 × 5 3/8 × 2 in., 1.3 lb. (6.8 × 13.7 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg) d: triangular block: 2 11/16 × 5 5/16 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (6.8 × 13.5 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg) e: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg) f: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.7 kg) g: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.4 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.6 kg) h: rectangular block: 3 7/8 × 2 × 2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm, 0.7 kg) i: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg) j: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg) k: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg) l: cylinder: 3 7/8 × 2 in., 1.1 lb. (9.8 × 5.1 cm, 0.5 kg)
- Watts ID
- WW-1979-160273
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified