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Mezzadro
 
Mezzadro seat, 1971 (1957)
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Chromium-plated steel stem, lacquered metal
tractor seat, kiln-dried beech footrest,
19 5/8 x 17 5/16 x 15"
Manufactured by Zanotta
Lent by M2L Collection
Available from the MoMA Design Store
 
In this new composition of existing objects, the seat and the crossbar from a tractor designed in the first years of the century and still in production become a seat to be used at home. The fixing screw is the kind familiarly used in bicycles, while a wooden crossbar gives the seat its stability.