Mario Ceroli “Mobili nella Valle” series armchair for Poltronova, Italy, 1972

“Mobili nella Valle” series armchair, Mario Ceroli for Poltronova, Italy, 1972. Iconic armchair belonging to the famous “Mobili nella Valle” series, created by Mario Ceroli in 1972 for Poltronova. The work, made of shaped and carved wood, reflects the artist’s typical poetic and sculptural language, which blends art, design and spirituality. In this series, Ceroli transforms furniture into sculpture: the monumental and metaphysical forms evoke the mystery and theatricality of De Chirico’s figures, while maintaining an artisanal soul and a strong symbolic component. Carrozzeria900 is pleased to present an exhibition dedicated to Mario Ceroli, entitled “Domestic Theatre”. The exhibition brings together a nucleus of wooden furnishings conceived by the artist from a country house. This collection includes chairs, tables, armchair, sofas, a bed, a chest of drawers and a window, all elements that make up an authentic artist’s interior, a place where the boundary between design and art dissolves into a theater of forms, presences and memories, in fact, a Domestic Theater.

Provenance: Private collection.
Bibliography, Original catalogue.