STUDIO 65 FOR GUFRAM FURNITURE, ITALY
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STUDIO 65 FOR GUFRAM FURNITURE, ITALY: A Bocca lips sofa, designed in 1970s, upholstery with manufacturer's label, polyurethane foam construction upholstered in red stretch fabric, label to back

84cm high x 220cm wide

Notes: The Mae West Lips sofa is one of the most recognisable examples of 20th Century furniture. The original sofa was the idea of the surrealist poet, patron and collector Edward James who suggested to Salvador Dali a three dimensional sofa based on his painting Mae West's Face which may be used as an apartment, (1934/35). This sofa was originally designed for Monkton House on the West Dean Estate and is now in the Victoria & Albert Museum (W6-2018).