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By Roberto Gabetti & Aimaro d’Isolafrom the Tapizoo series, designed 1968–71 for the Olivetti “Talponia” residential complex, Ivrea. Manufactured by Paracchi for ARBO, Turin, circa 1970. Hand-tufted wool, in four...

By Roberto Gabetti & Aimaro d’Isolafrom the Tapizoo series, designed 1968–71 for the Olivetti “Talponia” residential complex, Ivrea. Manufactured by Paracchi for ARBO, Turin, circa 1970.

Hand-tufted wool, in four modular panels, each approximately 93 × 93 cm, forming a stylised dragon in shades of green and black on an ivory ground, with orange eye detail. The panels may be arranged as a square composition (186 × 186 cm), as a long runner (93 × 372 cm), or in other configurations, reflecting the original modular concept devised for the Olivetti residential interiors. Baring a label showing cleaned and restored by Nilufar, Milan c.2020.

F. Ferrari, Gabetti e Isola 1950–1970, Allemandi, 1986, p. 82, for the Tapizoo series.

Domus no. 492 (1970), illustrated interiors of the Olivetti Talponia complex with related examples.
Demosmobilia, New Edition of the Tapizoo Carpet Series, 2023.

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