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68 - Renato Polidori (Rome 1923 – Rome 1992) Pair of “Biblos” bookcases with gray marble uprights and gravity-lock supports, featuring green marble shelves. Renato Polidori for Skipper, “Biblos” bookcase, marble, Italy, designed in 1976. A postmodern marble piece of furniture designed by the Italian Renato Polidori in 1976. The bookcase consists of four green marble shelves, held in place by large, heavy pieces of gray marble that form the uprights. The design is architectural in the sense that the construction is monumental and solid, relying on the laws of gravity. When the shelves are locked between the heavy elements—which are precisely positioned and correctly stacked on top of one another—the unit is stable and sturdy thanks to the combined weight of all its parts. Cidonio: designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Uprights: in “scogliera” gray marble. Finish: rolled and brushed matte. Shelves: in “scogliera” gray or serpentine marble. Finish: salt-and-wax polish. Bibliography: G. Gramigna, *Le Fabbriche del design: I produttori dell’arredamento domestico in Italia 1950–2000*, p. 219, Allemandi, 2007. 150 x 200 x 35 cm
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Renato Polidori (Rome 1923 – Rome 1992) Pair of “Biblos” bookcases with gray marble uprights and gravity-lock supports, featuring green marble shelves. Renato Polidori for Skipper, “Biblos” bookcase, marble, Italy, designed in 1976. A postmodern marble piece of furniture designed by the Italian Renato Polidori in 1976. The bookcase consists of four green marble shelves, held in place by large, heavy pieces of gray marble that form the uprights. The design is architectural in the sense that the construction is monumental and solid, relying on the laws of gravity. When the shelves are locked between the heavy elements—which are precisely positioned and correctly stacked on top of one another—the unit is stable and sturdy thanks to the combined weight of all its parts. Cidonio: designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Uprights: in “scogliera” gray marble. Finish: rolled and brushed matte. Shelves: in “scogliera” gray or serpentine marble. Finish: salt-and-wax polish. Bibliography: G. Gramigna, *Le Fabbriche del design: I produttori dell’arredamento domestico in Italia 1950–2000*, p. 219, Allemandi, 2007. 150 x 200 x 35 cm
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