Quaderna writing desk design by Superstudio for Zanotta [1970] with honeycomb core structure coated with white plastic laminate, silk-screen printed with black squares at 3 cm spacing.
The Quaderna series is included in the radical design movement of the late ‘60s. This movement, born in Florence [italy], tried to overcome the disciplinary discourse of architecture and design. The aim of the radical design movement was to destroy the normal image of the product.
Prizes: Golden medal at the m.i.a. international exhibition 1971. museum collections : israel museum, jerusalem - museum für angewandte kunst, köln - kunstgewerbemuseum, berlin - kunstmuseum, düsseldorf - la triennale, milano - vitra design museum, weil am rhein.