Modular sofa ‘Model 9000’ by Tito Agnoli (Sold)
Modular sofa ‘Model 9000’ was designed by Tito Agnoli for Arflex in Italy during the 1970s. A true masterpiece in modular sofa design. with its clear and contemporary aesthetic, this modular sofa set, features four independent seats and a foot stool, allowing to play around with the volumes and to customize the seating arrangement for your own space and specific style. You can use them in a more formal setting as separate seats or make a big relaxing sofa out of it. The green velvet is still completely original and in a very good condition. The plastic ball shaped feet lift the elements slightly off the floor, adding to the appeal of this design. There’s a bit of decolorization but not very bothering. No cuts, tears or big stains anywhere. A true icon from the seven
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Dimensions:
W: 65 cm / 260 cm (1 element / 4 elements, without the pouf)
D: 83 cm
H: 59 cm
Seating H: 33 cm
Pouf:
W: 65 cm
D: 58 cm
H: 33 cm
Weight: approx. 20 kilo /piece
Material: velvet fabric, wooden frame inside
Tito Agnoli was born as a member of an Italian family in Lima, Peru, in 1931. He came to Italy after the war. After being trained as a painter he enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture, where he graduated in 1959 and was assistant to Gio Ponti and to Carlo De Darli. However, even in the early Fifties, he was already carrying out an intense professional activity in the field of design.
He has created projects for brands like Arflex, Cinova, Lema, Matteo Grassi, Molteni, Montina, Oluce, Pierantonio Bonacina, Poltrona Frau, Schiffini, Ycami. He worked on a very wide range of projects: from furniture and lighting over cars to household objects. He is perhaps most known for his collaborations with Italian manufacturers like Arflex and Olivetti and one of his most famous designs is the P3s lounge chair in rattan and the leather Korium dining chair series for Matteo Grassi.
Agnoli was part of the broader wave of Italian designers who contributed to Italy’s reputation as a global center for modern design.Several times he was recommended for the Compasso d’Oro (Golden Compass) Award, in 1986 he won the gold medal at the Neocon in Chicago. Some of his pieces are kept in the permanent collection of the MoMa in New York. Agnoli left us with a bunch of briljant designs to keep his memory alive, in Milan on February 2012.
