Carleton xDX Collection
Pedestal Table
Synthesis System 'Sigma' Series Table
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00009
Former Accession Number
996.9
Date
circa 1970 (design)
Material/Technique
spun and white powder coated steel
Measurement
70cm (height)
table
,
90.5cm (diameter)
top
,
60cm (diameter)
base
Physical Description
Round white pedestal table
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
pedestal tables
Description
"According to the Piccaluga brothers, approximately 1000 Sigma Series were produced by their company Synthesis and distributed in malls across North America. The use of powder coating was innovative for this time.
This item was exhibited in The Shape of Things Now, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1970, and Seduced and Abandoned, the Art Gallery at Harbourfront, 1985-6."
This item was exhibited in The Shape of Things Now, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1970, and Seduced and Abandoned, the Art Gallery at Harbourfront, 1985-6."
Description Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Yabu Pushelberg, Toronto, 1996
External Linls
https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/artefacts_hum/detailler_detail.app?d=ADKW996.9&w=System+“Sigma”++Series+Table&t=any&i=false&n=0&p=a&o=&f=&k=&pID=1&r=50&s=1&in=Design+Exchange&colId=&v=none&l=l&lang=en