The Dalilips was created by Salvador Dalí
and Oscar Tusquets in 1972. And its sensual
presence is constantly striking. Based on
Dalí’s painting, The Mae West Room (1936)
and the Mae West Lips sofa (1937), the 300
editions of the Dalilips (initially named the
‘Salivasofá’) were made for the Mae West
Hall at the Theatre Museum in Figueres. Due
to a lack of technology, the sofa was not
commercially viable, but on the centenary of
Dalí’s birth in 2004, the Dalilips was released
in polyethylene, a high-quality material
fit for indoor and outdoor settings. It has
been industrially produced ever since. The
Dalilips is real and surreal. Its shape, colour
and lip lines emulate a giant mouth, and the
moulded form is plush, comfortable and
visually exciting.
Dalilips
SALVADOR DALÍ
OSCAR TUSQUETS
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