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MAGAZINE RACK « ENVELOPPE » CA/1968 

THE ENVELOPPE MAGAZINE RACK, DESIGNED BY MARIA PERGAY, IS A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF HER INNOVATIVE USE OF METAL AND MINIMALIST DESIGN. PERGAY, KNOWN FOR HER MASTERY OF STAINLESS STEEL, CREATED THIS PIECE WITH A SCULPTURAL QUALITY THAT BLENDS FUNCTIONALITY WITH ART. THE RACK’S FORM RESEMBLES AN ENVELOPE, WITH SLEEK, FOLDED METAL SHEETS THAT CREATE A SIMPLE YET ELEGANT STRUCTURE TO HOLD MAGAZINES. THE USE OF POLISHED STEEL GIVES IT A MODERN, REFLECTIVE APPEARANCE, WHILE ITS CLEAN LINES AND GEOMETRIC SHAPE EMBODY THE RADICAL AND AVANT-GARDE SPIRIT OF THE LATE 1960S.

THIS PIECE ALIGNS WITH PERGAY’S BROADER BODY OF WORK, WHERE SHE TRANSFORMS INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS INTO REFINED, TIMELESS OBJECTS. ENVELOPPE STANDS OUT FOR ITS ABILITY TO TURN AN EVERYDAY OBJECT INTO A FUNCTIONAL SCULPTURE, MAKING IT A PERFECT FIT FOR THE ‘FLASHBACK’ DROP, WHICH EMPHASIZES INNOVATION, MINIMALISM, AND TIMELESS ELEGANCE.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

MARIA PERGAY WAS A FRENCH DESIGNER RENOWNED FOR HER INNOVATIVE USE OF STAINLESS STEEL IN FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS. BORN IN 1930 IN MOLDOVA, SHE RELOCATED TO PARIS AT THE AGE OF SEVEN. THERE, SHE STUDIED COSTUME, SET DESIGN, AND SCULPTURE AT THE INSTITUT DES HAUTES ÉTUDES CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUES....  

IN THE 1950S, PERGAY BEGAN HER CAREER BY CREATING ORNATE METAL ELEMENTS FOR WINDOW DISPLAYS FOR PRESTIGIOUS FASHION HOUSES SUCH AS DIOR AND HERMÈS. HER CREATIVITY LED HER TO EXPERIMENT WITH SILVER, RESULTING IN A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY PIECES THAT SET THE TONE FOR HER LIFELONG EXPLORATION OF MATERIALS. 

PERGAY’S BREAKTHROUGH CAME IN THE 1960S WHEN SHE WAS APPROACHED BY UGINOX, A FRENCH STAINLESS-STEEL COMPANY, TO DESIGN SMALL DECORATIVE OBJECTS. THIS COLLABORATION CULMINATED IN A COLLECTION OF STAINLESS STEEL FURNITURE SHOWCASED AT THE MAISON JARDIN GALLERY IN 1968, ESTABLISHING HER REPUTATION AS A PIONEER IN THE MEDIUM. 

THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, PERGAY’S DESIGNS WERE CELEBRATED FOR THEIR ELEGANCE AND INNOVATIVE USE OF MATERIALS, OFTEN FEATURING ORGANIC SHAPES SUCH AS WAVES, RINGS, AND SHELLS. HER WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED INTERNATIONALLY AND IS INCLUDED IN NUMEROUS PRESTIGIOUS COLLECTIONS. 

MARIA PERGAY PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 31, 2023, AT THE AGE OF 93. HER LEGACY CONTINUES TO INSPIRE DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS WORLDWIDE, REFLECTING HER UNIQUE VISION AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO MODERN DESIGN READ MORE↓ MEASUREMENTS

29 X 40 X 40 CM

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SILVER-PLATED METAL, CRYSTAL

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