Acerbis - Mario Bellini - Bookcase - Ondaquadra 817 - Wood

Very rare modular bookcase “Onda Quadra” model 817
Produced by Acerbis International in 1988

*Modular bookcase “Onda Quadra” - Models 817*
*Designer: Mario Bellini, 1988*
*Producer: Acerbis International, Italy, late 1980s*
*Very rare - produced in only a handful of pieces*

We are in Bellini’s most mature and experimental period, when he had already won eight Compasso d’Oro awards and was director of Domus, a moment in which the designer explores the concept of architectural and deconstructed shelving. The name “Onda Quadra” derives from the square-wave profile of the upright and the junction system, which allows free, scenographic configurability, typical of the Italian intellectual postmodernism of the late 1980s.

The system is conceived as a domestic architecture: vertical uprights and shelves that interlock without visible screws, creating solid and void volumes with a strong visual impact. A piece that is at once bookcase, sculpture, and wall unit.

*Technical Details:*

- *Designer:* Mario Bellini (Milan, 1935)
- *Producer:* Acerbis International, Bergamo - Italy
- *Year of design/production:* 1988, produced in the late 1980s in a very limited edition
- *Model:* Onda Quadra - 817 (configurations of 4 stackable/components)
- *Materials:* Painted metal frame and lacquered/laminated high-quality wood, original Acerbis finish
- *Color:* As per photo
- *Design:* Modular, freestanding, combinable
- *Dimensions:* H 190 x W 165 x D 50 cm

*Conditions:*

Good overall condition for age and use. Solid and stable structure. Shows signs of use and patina of time. The only negative note is that the doors have discolored and yellowed over the years, some small parts of the panel are missing, and 2 small glass doors on the 3rd shelf.

May require a small restoration, or one could leave it as is with the patina of lived time.

No structural damage. Keeps all original Acerbis parts. Cleaned and ready for use. See detailed photos which are part of the description.

*Rarity and Collectibility:*
Model produced in very few pieces, almost unattainable on the market. No longer in production.
Reserved for collectors and Italian design galleries of the 1980s. Gallery piece / investment.

*Provenance:* Private collection.

*Literature / Notes:* Mario Bellini is one of the masters of Italian design exhibited at MoMA in New York. Acerbis International was one of the most cutting-edge companies in the 1980s for producing designer furniture.

Shipping will be handled with professional packing in a custom-made wooden crate.