Alessi Dresser Black Plastic material. Dimensions: 86 × 46 cm x H 78 cm.
A little design masterpiece from Richard Sapper, an absolute object in which
form and function are in perfect harmony… The Pilco folding trolley was
designed in 1976 by Richard Sapper (1932 – 2015), considered as one of the
most important designers of his generation. Plico is one of the least well-known
projects from the German designer, even though it is very representative of his
work. Sapper has always developed his projects from a personal need or a problem
identified in an existing object. The extremely practical Pilco is a folding and
multi-position trolley. Easy to handle and extremely compact once folded, this
trolley can easily be stored without taking up too much space behind a door or
between two kitchen units. Pilco can be used equally as well as trolley to carry
and clear meals as it can a little bedside table or sofa end-table. With a
simple action, the upper tray turns over and sticks out: it therefore turns into
a support surface for working or eating: ideal for eating in bed or in front of
the TV or working with a laptop sitting comfortably in an armchair or on the
sofa. The articulated front casters make moving the trolley smooth and perfectly
comfortable. A break placed on the rear casters ensures stability when the
trolley is stopped and makes closing it easier. The two trays are made from
polyurethane. The base is made from steel. The casters have breaks. An
industrial German designer based in Milan, Richard Sapper has received numerous
international design prizes, including eleven prestigious Compasso d'Oro awards
and the Lucky Strike award from the Raymond Loewy Foundation. His achievements
are among the permanent collections of numerous museums all over the world, with
over fifteen models exhibited in the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), as
well as the Victoria and Albert museum and the London Design Museum. His
products generally present a mixture of technical innovation, a kind of
simplicity, the purity of shapes and a element of surprise. Richard Sapper:
„I like doing something new, creating more tools in our lives. I like
conceiving new things with a use or a meaning.“
