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To honor the inspiring and extraordinary designer that Ga-
briella Crespi was, GUBI is proud to introduce the Bohemian
72 Collection. Elegant, flexible, and refined, this collection is
the distillation of Crespi’s vision of a versatile rattan furniture
family for what she called her ‘house of the sun’. The pinnacle
of the jet-set bohemian lounge lifestyle, Bohemian 72 brings
together Crespi’s interest in natural materials, her fascination
with stacked sculptural forms, and her curiosity about Eastern
cultures and philosophies, honed over years of travel.
During her lifetime, these exclusive pieces were only ever pro-
duced for private clients, but today, 50 years after they were
first conceived, GUBI has worked from Crespi’s original draw-
ings to bring an extraordinary collection into production for
the first time. In these iconic rattan furniture designs, a worldly
Milanese sophistication is conjured from one of nature’s most
humble-seeming materials.
Crespi designed the Bohemian 72 Collection in the spring of
1972 from the terrace of her home in Milan. Alongside the re-
nowned ‘Rising Sun’ and ‘Five Positions’ Collections, Bohe-
mian 72 was part of Crespi’s wider ‘Bamboo Collection’, de-
signed between 1972 and 1975. Comprising a lounge chair,
three-seater sofa, ottoman and floor lamp, the collection is the
culmination of Crespi’s career-long mission to create furniture
that seamlessly unites indoor and outdoor living.
LIFESTYLE
BOHEMIAN 72 CRESPI’S
REFINED LOUNGE
