UP7 Foot

Designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1969, UP7, known as “Il Piede” (The Foot), is the final and most sculptural work in the UP series, first produced by C&B Italia, now B&B Italia. It is cold-moulded in polyurethane foam and finished with a smooth, flexible black coating. The work takes the form of an oversized human foot and sits somewhere between monumental sculpture and seat. Like the rest of the UP series, it marked a break with conventional furniture. Pesce used new foam technology to turn domestic objects into strong statements of form and meaning.

Today UP7 is regarded as a landmark of Italian radical design and Pop sculpture. Examples are held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. This example, produced by B&B Italia in Italy, suits a collector’s residence, a gallery or a hospitality interior.

Dimensions
H: 83 cm x W: 163 cm x D: 67 cm