{"product_id":"italian-modular-bookcase-by-roberto-pamio-renato-toso-for-stilwood-1972","title":"Italian Modular Bookcase by Roberto Pamio \u0026 Renato Toso for Stilwood, 1972","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare Italian modular bookcase and room divider designed by Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso for Stilwood in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConstructed as two independent modules, the bookcase pairs warm blonde wood with white laminate panels. Each module is organized around an open grid of horizontal shelves and vertical dividers, enclosed by a broad rectangular frame with softly rounded interior corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlaced together, the two sections form an expansive architectural composition measuring just over seven feet wide. From the front, the shelving reads almost as a graphic grid; viewed from an angle, its considerable depth and intersecting planes become more apparent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modular construction is one of the design's most useful features. The two sections can be positioned together as a single bookcase or separated and used individually, allowing the piece to adapt to different interiors. Finished on both sides, it can also stand freely within a room as a divider rather than being limited to placement against a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoberto Pamio and Renato Toso approached furniture with the eye of architects. Pamio studied architecture in Venice under figures including Carlo Scarpa, Ignazio Gardella and Giuseppe Samonà, and the pair went on to work across furniture, lighting and glass. Their designs for Stilwood during the late 1960s and 1970s frequently explored modularity and the relationship between furniture and the surrounding interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bookcase is documented in the original Stilwood catalog and was published in \u003cem\u003eCasa Vogue\u003c\/em\u003e, no. 14, June 1972, p. 71, with a further Stilwood advertisement appearing in \u003cem\u003eCasa Vogue\u003c\/em\u003e, no. 20, April 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"South Loop Loft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53059552641335,"sku":null,"price":14000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/0135\/0967\/files\/gps4g4YpVk_T6jzZYF9UDCFa-qrl9BqYKGZkAmPxh1Y.jpg?v=1790714698","url":"https:\/\/thesouthlooploft.com\/products\/italian-modular-bookcase-by-roberto-pamio-renato-toso-for-stilwood-1972","provider":"South Loop Loft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}