Cactus Coat Rack

Gufram Andy’s Cactus Coat Rack

Type:Coat rack

Manufacture year:2022

Designer: Guido Drocco, Franco Mello

ANDY'S CACTUS is the iconic Gufram coat hanger made in a limited edition with The Andy Warhol Foundation of Visual Art, available in blue, pink and yellow.‎

The collaboration between Gufram and Andy Warhol is the transcription of the greatest pop artist’s vision into one of the most eccentric design icons of all time.‎ A nonconformist who defied convention and forged his own pathway, the artist used the language of popular culture to transcend common ideas into sophisticated concepts - an ethos that is very much reflected in Gufram’s work.‎ ANDY’S BLUE CACTUS , ANDY’S PINK CACTUS and ANDY’S YELLOW CACTUS , each produced in a limited edition of 99 pieces, are the perfect translation of Andy Warhol’s prints into prickly design multiples.‎

Just like the other CACTUS versions, the ANDY WARHOL x GUFRAM edition, presented on the 50 year anniversary of the world-recognised hall tree, is made from the original 1972 mould, and sculpted and hand finished by specialised artisans, making each piece unique.‎ The 2,165 polyurethane bosses (give or take a few) that characterise the surface are then painted with Guflac, Gufram’s patented paint that makes the surface look like leather, while still allowing it to remain flexible and soft.‎

The new limited editions of CACTUS , prickly, full of character and definitely a head turner, are a celebration of the values by which the Foundation stands: supporting works that are challenging in nature, promoting freedom of artistic expression, and valuing experimental artistic practice.‎ Just as Warhol’s creative vision knew no boundaries and continues to inspire each new generation of creatives, at the same time the CACTUS is also a confirmation of Gufram’s avant-garde mindset, its desire to push the limits of industrial design, its nonconformist experimentation linked to aesthetic, technological and material research, and its Radical Design spirit.‎

Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape.‎ Made of flexible polyurethane this hall tree with four cantilever arms is as tall as a person and looks like an ironic totem.‎

It was created in 1972 and since then it is made and painted by hand.‎ Over the years Cactus has been produced in several colours for as many limited and numbered editions on exhibit in the most important museums in the world.‎

TECHNICAL INFO

Coat stand tree of soft polyurethane finished by hand with Guflac.‎

DID YOU KNOW

1.‎     It's original function is that of a hall tree (it should be assumed, by not everybody knows about it.‎.‎.‎).‎

2.‎     It's soft!

3.‎     It's a universal Radical Design and Made in Italy Icon.‎

4.‎     It is still realized using the original 1972 mould.‎

5.‎     Each piece is unique because it is finished completely by hand.‎

6.‎     On its surface there are 2165 bosses (one boss more, one boss less.‎.‎.‎).‎

7.‎     From 4 to 5 weeks of work are necessary to have a finished Cactus.‎

8.‎     The 2010 white limited edition was sold out in 6 months.‎

9.‎     The 2014 Bleu Cactus limited edition, a homage to France, was sold out in 3 days.‎

10.‎  It is a part of permanent collections in important international museums such as   MUDE in Lisbon, ADAM in Brussels and Fondation Beyeler in Basel.‎

11.‎  It is a part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.‎

Dimensions   70x70x170 cm, 22 kg | 27,6x27,6x66,9 in, 49 lb