Minotti Dalton "Chrome" Bookcase

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DALTON "CHROME" BOOKCASE

DALTON "CHROME" BOOKCASE

Designede by Rodolfo Dordoni

The Dalton Chrome bookcase, with its highly sophisticated contemporary look and apparent formal simplicity, stands out for its stylish combination of finishes and materials.

Conceived to characterise the living space with character and personality, Dalton Chrome features a Polished Chrome metal frame available in three different versions: with thick shelves in Black oak matched with glossy lacquered Warm Grey or Granite back panels, with shelves in Santos palisander with glossy lacquered White or Granite back panels or shelves in Dark Brown stained palisander Santos combined with Black ash back panels.

DESIGNER

RODOLFO DORDONI

The strategic collaboration between Minotti and Rodolfo Dordoni, architect and designer from Milan, began back in 1997 and ended in 2023, with his untimely passing.

Rationalist architect and professional with a multi-faceted personality, Rodolfo Dordoni met Renato and Roberto Minotti towards the end of the nineties.

The Minotti brothers immediately considered Rodolfo Dordoni’s cultural background, professional experience and sensitivity as an interior decorator the ideal basis for forging a strong relationship.

The challenge that faced them was to create a new vision of the company. So, in 1997, Rodolfo Dordoni presented his first collection of seats, tables and coffee tables, including Suitcase, the iconic cubic armchair freely inspired by the world of fashion and luggage-making.

A successful design, it was anti-conventional and rigorous, marking the beginning of a consolidated relationship that went on to span more than twenty years. The next year, in 1998, he was nominated Art Director and coordinator of all the company’s collections.

This marked a turning point that launched him on a pathway of continuous research, guided by the values of coherence, determination, passion and enthusiasm. Over the years, it led to the definition of a full range for the home, designed for both indoor and outdoor environments and for Hospitality spaces, fully interpreting the concept of “collection” and “lifestyle”.

Year after year, collection after collection, this collaboration has played a part in reinforcing the brand identity and in giving the collections a feel of exclusivity, carrying a strong message of quality and fine Italian craftsmanship all round the world, by innovating and creating continuity.

The collaboration also extended to designing the stands for the various editions of the Salone del Mobile in Milan and Shanghai and the fair in Cologne, as well as the creation of spaces such as the Minotti New York flagship store, opened in 2010, and the company showroom installed in the headquarters in Meda in 2012.

The architect’s many iconic indoor and outdoor furniture designs created since he began working with the company over 20 years ago were recently joined by some new additions - the Dylan, Goodman and Twiggy seating systems - all characterised by pure volumes, sharp geometries and a haute couture approach to sartorial craftsmanship - along with a myriad of furnishing solutions, small furniture and accessories.

INFORMATION

BRAND

Minotti

PRODUCT TYPE

Outdoor Rug

DESIGNER

Rodolfo Dordoni

DETAIL

A distinctive furnishing element sporting a bold, rigorous horizontal design punctuated by vertical metal segments, it cleverly matches and offsets different materials and finishes, adding a note of elegance to the design of the project.

DESIGN

Horizontal Design

STITCHED

Heavy-duty stitched braids

COLLECTION

Dalton

PRODUCTION

Made in Italy

CONTEMPORARY

A bookcase worthy of a starring role in any living space, thanks to the variety of available finishes that lend it a strongly contemporary decorative allure.

SHELVES FINISHES

Reinforced MDF honeycomb, 50 mm thick, oak veneer open pore Black laquered. - reinforced MDF honeycomb, 50 mm thick, palisander Santos* veneer, matt polyester lacquer finish; - reinforced honeycomb MDF, 50 mm thick, with palisander Santos* veneer, stained Dark Brown with polyester matt lacquer finish.

AVAILABLE COLRS

Three

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BACK PANELS FINISHES

MDF honeycomb, 50 mm thick, glossy warm grey or granite lacquered with oak veneer shelves, open pore Black lacquer finish; - MDF honeycomb, 50 mm thick, with glossy White or Granite lacquered, with palisander Santos* shelves, matt polyester lacquer finish; - honeycomb MDF, 50mm thick, with ash veneer, open-pore Black lacquer finish, paired with shelves in palisander Santos*, stained Dark Brown with polyester matt lacquer finish. Vertical metal supports, polished Chrome finish. Adjustable feet in Hytrel®. The bookcase comes unassembled.