Algol 3 Television by Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper for Brionvega, Italy, 1964

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About This Piece

Vintage Design

Algol 3 (first series) is an unusual 11 -inch portable transistor TV. In 1964 Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper designed this Briionvega transitor TV Algol 11 and marketed by the Milanese Briionvega company. It is characterized by the rounded and inclined screen (Zanuso for this reason will compare him to a dog that looks up his master) and with a removable metal handle the appliance is in black ABS plastic material with blunt profiles. Cinecope has a 90 ° deflection to allow a facilitated vision. In the upper part are the controls of use for ignition, the adjustment of volume brightness and contrast, the selection of the VHF and pre -selected VHF and UHF channels. On the back of the TV you have the sockets for connection to the electricity grid, on the internal rechargeable battery, to the VHF and UHF channels, for an external speaker and the antennas selector. Algol 3 is a worldwide industrial design icon, yes Find on display in the most important museums of contemporary art, the MoMA of New York also houses a specimen. The TV is to be tested as missing the power cord, there are some small signs caused by time. Good measures conditions: width 28-freezer 36-cm cm 26 cm

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Creator	Marco Zanuso
Manufacturer	Brionvega
Design Period	1960 to 1969
Year	1964
Production Period	1960 to 1969
Country of Manufacture	Italy
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Vintage, Industrial, Italian Modern
Detailed Condition	Worn — This vintage/antique item has visible damages, defects, or small missing parts. It may be in need of restoration.
	The vendor has confirmed this piece is in working order.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use, Patina consistent with age and use, Requires rewiring and/or new electrical parts, Televisore da testare in quanto mancante del cavo di alimentazione
Plug Type	European Plug (up to 250V)
Product Code	FQG-1745428
Materials	ABS
Color	Black
Width	36 cm 36 cm
Depth	28 cm 28 cm
Height	26 cm 26 cm

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Italy
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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About the Creator

Marco Zanuso

Italian architect-designer Marco Zanuso was born in Milan in 1916. After graduating from the Politecnico di Milano in 1939, he taught architecture, design, and town planning from the 1940s onwards. Zanuso opened his own architecture and design studio in Milan in 1945.

In the late 1940s, Zanuso began collaborating with Italian manufacturing company Arflex to create a furniture collection using a newly developed polyurethane foam and elastic tape. Guided by the principle that these new materials would inform the aesthetic result, Zanuso designed a series of pieces for Arflex that became icons of modernist design, including the Lady Armchair (1951)—which won the gold medal at Milan’s IX Triennale—the Sleep-o-matic Sofa (1951), the Martingala Armchair (1952), and the Fourline Armchair (1964).

Between 1957 and 1977, Zanuso maintained a partnership with German industrial designer Richard Sapper (1932-2015). Together they pioneered a new postwar aesthetic known as techno-functionalism, which evolved from a series of radios and televisions they designed. Successful designs by the pair include Lambda Chair for Gavina (1959), Doney 14 for Brionvega (1962)—the first fully-transistor television—the Grillo Telephone for Siemens (1966), and a series of mobile housing units for the landmark Italy: The New Domestic Landscape exhibition at MoMA in New York in 1972. Designs in Zanuso’s architectural repertoire include the Olivetti factory buildings in Buenos Aires and São Paulo (1955-57), the IBM factory buildings in Milan (1974), and the Piccolo Theater in Milan (1998).

As a designer who was dedicated to optimizing industriali production, Zanuso’s rationalist designs embrace experimental materials that are fully exploited to improve market accessibility. Characterized by bright colors, synthetic materials, and sculptural shapes, his work brought vanguard concepts to mass-produced consumer products. Notably, he also served as editor for both Domus and Casabella magazines. Winner of five Compasso d’Oro prizes between 1956 and 1985, Zanuso’s designs can be found in many permanent collections, including MoMA New York, the Triennale in Milan, and the Arflex Museum in Italy.

Zanuso passed away in Milan in 2001.