Sormani - Claudio Salocchi - Bookcase - Center - Wood

Splendid and iconic rotating-centre bookshelf model *CENTRO*, designed by architect *Claudio Salocchi* in 1960 and produced by *Sormani, Arosio (Como)*, Italy.

Claudio Salocchi (1934-2012) for Sormani

Considered one of the absolute icons of Italian design of the 1960s, the Centro bookshelf is a sculptural project and functional at the same time: a central column in matte black painted steel on which two modular, cross-linked bookshelf bodies independently rotate, with shelves in white-cream lacquered wood.

This is the purer and more refined version, fully rotatable 360°, allowing you to create an architectural “theater” in the center of the room.

*Technical details:*
Designer: Claudio Salocchi (Milan 1934 - Milan 2012) - Graduated from the Politecnico di Milano, vice president of ADI, professor at Sapienza University of Rome.
Model: Centro
Manufacturer: Sormani, Arosio
Year of design: around 1960
Materials: Frame in black painted metal, storage modules in white/cream lacquered wood, base in wood
Dimensions: H 215 cm approx x W 75 cm x D 75 cm (dimensions vary with the opening of the modules)
Operation: Smooth manual rotation on cross base
Conditions: normal signs of wear consistent with the age, but overall in excellent condition for the time of creation.
Structurally solid and perfectly functional in rotation.

This model is widely documented:

1. *Original Sormani catalog*, 1960
2. *G. Gramigna, Repertory of Italian Design 1950-2000 for Domestic Furnishings, Vol.1, Ed. Allemandi, Turin 2003, p. 82*
3. *G. Gramigna, The Factories of Design. The Producers of Domestic Furnishings in Italy, Ed. Allemandi, Turin 2007, p. 220*
4. *G. Gramigna, Repertory 1950/1980 - Images and contributions for a history of Italian furniture, Ed. Mondadori, Milan 1985, p. 159*
5. *La Rivista dell'Arredamento*, no.141, September 1966*
6. *Domus*, no.467, October 1968*
7. *Domus*, no.479, October 1969, p. 23*
8. *European 'Living-Art' Today, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan, 1966 (exhibited)*
9. *Exhibition: Magnificence and Project, Five Hundred Years of Great Italian Furniture in Comparison, Royal Palace, Milan 2009*

*Notes on rarity:*
Extremely rare model to find in the original white lacquered version and in excellent working condition.

Collectible and museum piece.

*Shipping:*
Disassemblable into two bodies + base. Professional packing on pallet / custom wooden crate.