1974 – 2024
50 YEARS OF Z DESK
Ph. Archivio Gabriella Crespi
Amongst Crespi’s creations there are some special pieces of furniture and objects that do not belong to any of the various thematic areas explored by the artist-designer, the so-called ‘Unicum’.
The Z Desk takes its name from the uprights that support the top with slide-away drawers, in the shape of the last letter of the alphabet.
Generally covered with brass or stainless steel foil, the Z Desk was presented in 1974 in different versions and different sizes, and was produced in the XXth Century untill 1985.
“Scrittoio Z con alzata”
A rare version of the Z Desk with side wings
Maison & Jardin – October 1978
“Aerin Lauder’s Closet Confidential”
Harper’s Bazaar – 2 June 2007
“Gabriella Crespi Il Segno e lo Spirito”
Palazzo Reale
Milan, 24 September-16 October 2011
Casa Vogue – April 2013
“Sergio Rossi: A Tribute to Gabriella Crespi”
Vogue Italia – 12 April 2013
WSJ – 7 August 2014
Piasa
“Gabriella Crespi Timeless”
26 November 2014
Phillips
Design
17 December 2014
In 2015 Gabriella Crespi for the first time introduces the use of bronze in the production of her tables and presents new versions of the Z Desk as part of the ‘New Bronze Age’ collection, made with new bronze inserts and new inlays.
Milan
Spring 2015
Gabriella Crespi presents
“New Bronze Age”
Rita Fancsaly Gallery
“A Recluse Returns”
WSJ Magazine – May 2015
MDW 2024
1974 – 2024
50 YEARS OF Z DESK