Designer Borek Sipek (1949 - 2016)
Brand Driade, Italy
Era 1990’s
Material brass, copper, metal, varnish
Size 52,5 cm x 48,5 cm x 82 cm
Condition Good
Price on request
Bibliographie Judith Gura “Post Modern Design Complete”, Thames & Hudson p. 246
A chair that makes a statement.
Who says function can't also be poetry? Bořek Šípek’s “Anebo Tak” chair is a bold departure from the ordinary — a piece that is simultaneously sculpture, design object, and provocation.
Created in 1987 for the Italian design house Driade, this chair masterfully blends material richness and symbolism:
A turquoise-lacquered steel frame supports a seat and backrest made of embossed copper and brass sheet, their finely worked surfaces catching the light and captivating the eye. A wooden handle on the back — almost like a poetic footnote — completes the composition.
Šípek, often referred to as the “father of Czech postmodernism,” crafted a work that defies categorization. “Anebo Tak” — roughly translated as “Could be this way too” — is more than just a name: it’s an aesthetic principle, an open narrative that blurs the line between art and utility.
An iconic piece for collectors in search of the extraordinary — or for interiors that aim to say more than just “good taste.”
One item belongs to the collection of the Museum “Angewandte Kunst” in Frankfurt am Main and was exhibited as part of the exhibition “Kunsthandwerk ist Kaktus” the Collection from 1945 to the Present. November.2021 - March 2022
Request more information
Designer Borek Sipek (1949 - 2016)
Brand Driade, Italy
Era 1990’s
Material brass, copper, metal, varnish
Size 52,5 cm x 48,5 cm x 82 cm
Condition Good
Price on request
Bibliographie Judith Gura “Post Modern Design Complete”, Thames & Hudson p. 246
A chair that makes a statement.
Who says function can't also be poetry? Bořek Šípek’s “Anebo Tak” chair is a bold departure from the ordinary — a piece that is simultaneously sculpture, design object, and provocation.
Created in 1987 for the Italian design house Driade, this chair masterfully blends material richness and symbolism:
A turquoise-lacquered steel frame supports a seat and backrest made of embossed copper and brass sheet, their finely worked surfaces catching the light and captivating the eye. A wooden handle on the back — almost like a poetic footnote — completes the composition.
Šípek, often referred to as the “father of Czech postmodernism,” crafted a work that defies categorization. “Anebo Tak” — roughly translated as “Could be this way too” — is more than just a name: it’s an aesthetic principle, an open narrative that blurs the line between art and utility.
An iconic piece for collectors in search of the extraordinary — or for interiors that aim to say more than just “good taste.”
One item belongs to the collection of the Museum “Angewandte Kunst” in Frankfurt am Main and was exhibited as part of the exhibition “Kunsthandwerk ist Kaktus” the Collection from 1945 to the Present. November.2021 - March 2022
Request more information
Image 1 of 18
Image 2 of 18
Image 3 of 18
Image 4 of 18
Image 5 of 18
Image 6 of 18
Image 7 of 18
Image 8 of 18
Image 9 of 18
Image 10 of 18
Image 11 of 18
Image 12 of 18
Image 13 of 18
Image 14 of 18
Image 15 of 18
Image 16 of 18
Image 17 of 18
Image 18 of 18