Vintage Design
This telephone table was designed by Daciano da Costa for Metalúrgica da Longra in 1971. “It is a system of office furniture, following an ethos of rationalizing bureaucratic work. The project for the Dfi line would focus on creating a system capable of materializing the concept of a complex workstation, surrounding the user with a set of tops suited to different tasks and equipment.
Yet it was hoped that this would be an affordable line, for large-scale production, capable of meeting the growth in demand resulting from the expansion of the tertiary sector in Portugal. The utopian dimension of the project – expressed from the outset by the label “Dfi”, from the French défi (“challenge”) – was expressed as much in the aspiration for a rationality without limits as in the defense of the designer as interpreter of the consumer’s aspirations in relation to the industry.
Units Produced until 1983: 40 500 desks, 10 500 meeting tables, 18 700 cabinets” – in Daciano da Costa’s Website. This piece is in original and good vintage condition.
Yet it was hoped that this would be an affordable line, for large-scale production, capable of meeting the growth in demand resulting from the expansion of the tertiary sector in Portugal. The utopian dimension of the project – expressed from the outset by the label “Dfi”, from the French défi (“challenge”) – was expressed as much in the aspiration for a rationality without limits as in the defense of the designer as interpreter of the consumer’s aspirations in relation to the industry.
Units Produced until 1983: 40 500 desks, 10 500 meeting tables, 18 700 cabinets” – in Daciano da Costa’s Website. This piece is in original and good vintage condition.
| Creator |
Daciano da Costa |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer |
Metalurgica da Longra |
| Design Period | 1970 to 1979 |
| Year | 1971 |
| Production Period | 1970 to 1979 |
| Country of Manufacture | Portugal |
| Identifying Marks | This piece has an attribution mark |
| Style | Vintage, Mid-Century, Industrial |
| Detailed Condition | |
| Restoration and Damage Details |
Light wear consistent with age and use, Patina consistent with age and use
|
| Product Code | SBP-1540805 |
| Materials | Metal, Oak |
| Color | Beige, brown, green |
| Width |
46 cm 18.1 inch |
| Depth |
37 cm 14.6 inch |
| Height |
69 cm 27.2 inch |
| Duties Notice | Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order. |
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