1960's Osaka 3 seater sofa by Martin Visser for 't Spectrum
This sofa (bz12) was designed by Martin Visser for Spectrum in 1969. The OSAKA series was exhibited in 1969 for the Dutch pavilion at the World Expo of 1970 held in Osaka Japan. Chromed steel base with the original brown upholstery cushions. The sofa is in very good vintage condition.
ABOUT MARTIN VISSER:
1922-2009
Martin Visser was a Dutch furniture-designer and art-collector. Visser started designing at a young age, but most of all he was an art collector. His collection contains works of a cobra, Anselm Kiefer and Keith Haring. His focus was on young and promising artists. The Kröller-Müller museum accommodates over 400 works of Vissers art-collection. Vissers's career as a designer started at department store De Bijenkorf. From 1955, he became head of production and design of ’t Spectrum. For this company, Visser designed numerous items.