Up 50
Gaetano Pesce
Product Codes
| 50UP5_6 | 50UP5_6B |
Repairability and other warnings
Reparability information
To help preserve the product over time and extend its useful life, B&B Italia supports, where technically feasible, the maintenance, repair and replacement of product components through its Customer Service department and network of authorised dealers.
How to Request Assistance
For information about product repairability, the availability of spare parts, the cost of any required work or the applicable service procedures, please contact B&B Italia Customer Service. Full contact details, including telephone number and email address, are available in the «Contacts» section of the B&B Italia website.
Alternatively, you may contact an authorised B&B Italia dealer. The list of authorised dealers is available in the «Store Locator» section.
Each request will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to identify the most appropriate solution, taking into account the specific characteristics and condition of the product.
Maintenance
Proper maintenance helps preserve the product’s quality, functionality and appearance over time.
Please follow the use and maintenance instructions provided by B&B Italia. Any maintenance or repair work must be carried out exclusively through service channels authorised by B&B Italia.
- Always remember to be careful not to use the product improperly, considering its designated functions.
- When the product is no longer used, do not abandon it, but take it to a suitable public waste collection facility.
This product sheet complies with the legal obligations pursuant to the "Consumer Code" Decree n. 206 dated 6/9/2005 and the "Actuation Regulation" Decree n. 101 dated 8/2/1997.
Materials
flexible cold shaped polyurethane foam
Bottom base
100% jute fabric, PVC trimming
Cover button
metallic base and fabric
Bottom base button
thick leather
Cord
100% nylon
Cover
fabric in limited categories
Maintenance
Warranty
Designer
Born in La Spezia in 1939, Pesce studied architecture at the University of Venice and wrote a manifesto in his youth in defense of the right to inconsistency in art, the need to change, to be free, not to repeat ourselves. The boundaries between art, design and industry become irrelevant in his production, because even art is a product, it is the creative response to the needs of the time in which we live. His continuous research in the field of advanced materials, languages and technology has resulted in iconic productions such as the Up series (1969), composed of seven examples of seats with voluptuous shapes, including the Up5_6 armchair, the first product of industrial design called to convey a political message, to denounce the condition of women in the world.
Pesce's multidisciplinary work is represented in the permanent collections of the most important museums in the world including the MoMa and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Center Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Vitra Museum in Germany and the Montreal Museum of Art, to name a few. His approach to design has marked its history and his works have been celebrated in exhibitions of extraordinary importance. Numerous companies produce his projects.
Gaetano Pesce passed away on April 3, 2024 in New York, at the age of 84.