An early “Otto” chair,
designed by Peter Raacke, Germany, 1966/67, manufactured by Ellen and Wolfgang Raacke, Hanau, Germany, folded corrugated cardboard in lilac, hand-signed: Peter Raacke, height 66 cm, width 50 cm, depth 76 cm, height of seat 23 cm. (DR)
A rare early model with the logotype impressed to the interior. “Otto” was the first furniture programme worldwide made of corrugated cardboard. It was meant for young people during the great awakening of the 1960s – an ecologically recyclable product, scratch-proof, wipe able, lightweight, and highly wear-resistant. Raacke himself described his “Otto” as a “seat for have-nots”.
This piece was exhibited in: Sixties Design, Möbel Museum, Vienna 2012.
Provenance: private collection, Cologne.
Lit.. A. Petruschat, “macht langsam ...” 50 Jahre Peter Raacke Design, Berlin 2004, pp. 94–97.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
27.11.2012 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 4,375.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 4,000.- to EUR 5,000.-
An early “Otto” chair,
designed by Peter Raacke, Germany, 1966/67, manufactured by Ellen and Wolfgang Raacke, Hanau, Germany, folded corrugated cardboard in lilac, hand-signed: Peter Raacke, height 66 cm, width 50 cm, depth 76 cm, height of seat 23 cm. (DR)
A rare early model with the logotype impressed to the interior. “Otto” was the first furniture programme worldwide made of corrugated cardboard. It was meant for young people during the great awakening of the 1960s – an ecologically recyclable product, scratch-proof, wipe able, lightweight, and highly wear-resistant. Raacke himself described his “Otto” as a “seat for have-nots”.
This piece was exhibited in: Sixties Design, Möbel Museum, Vienna 2012.
Provenance: private collection, Cologne.
Lit.. A. Petruschat, “macht langsam ...” 50 Jahre Peter Raacke Design, Berlin 2004, pp. 94–97.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 27.11.2012 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 17.11. - 27.11.2012 |
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