Beautiful Chair Designed by Tobia Scarpa

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Ended:May 25th 2015, 12:53pm EDT

Winner: Brown52

€250($266 USD)

Charity percentage

85%

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The Prize

A stunning chair designed by Tobia Scarpa entitled "Freedom".

This chair has been made with two simple sheets of aluminum, which were suitably shaped and have been folded like a puzzle to become a chair. Like many of Scarpa's designs, he has used a fun design exercise to result in a product of great personality and unique design. Products such as these are now celebrated by deign museums like the Louvre.

The "Freedom" chair is considered a symbol of the brand Meritalia. It is displayed in the Museum of Contemporary Art at the Louvre in Paris.

The chair has been kindly donated by VOLUMI PIANI

Material: Anodized aluminium
Size L: 50 cm
W: 49 cm
H: 77 cm

Win the auction of this unique piece and you will support KOMEN Italia who are aiming to raise the necessary funds to:

Expand the activities of the Department of Oncological Complementary Therapies
Extend the program of preventing reoffending for women prisoners
Buy equipment for advanced treatments of lymphedema and for better healing of surgical wounds

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The Cause

Komen Italia has been active for 25 years in the fight against breast cancer throughout the country thanks to its 7 Regional Committees and collaboration with a vast network of "friend associations" in more than 100 cities.

Thanks to the passion and commitment of a dedicated staff and more than 2,000 volunteers and the support of many partners and representatives from the world of institutions, culture, sports, entertainment and communication, Komen Italia has been able to, among other things:

- Award study prizes to 277 young researchers

- Launch 65 multi-year projects to support women experiencing breast cancer

- Support financially the projects of 307 associations

- Establish 2 new clinical and educational spaces, the "Komen Italia Center for Integrated Therapies in Oncology" at the Policlinico Gemelli in Rome and the multipurpose space "Women at the Center" at the Bellaria Hospital in Bologna, to promote a medicine that takes holistic care of the sick person and not only of the disease

Website

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Item #P3027

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