Antoni Bonamusa i Homs

ANTONI BONAMUSA I HOMS (Barcelona, 1929 - 2007) for Vilagrasa.
Floor hanger, Memphis style, ca. 1980s.
Cast iron base, steel and ABS hooks.
With publisher's label.
Measurements: 167 x 28 x 28 cm.

Standing coat rack of minimalist sculptural design, conceived by the Catalan decorator and designer Antoni Bonamusa i Homs, and edited by the Barcelona firm Vilagrasa. It consists of four tubular columns in black seated on red chromed semicircles. The hangers describe small arches that finish off a cross structure.

Bonamusa began working at the Alarma studio in the 1940s, doing set design and interior design work. Between 1946 and 1951 he was part of the technical team of a hydroelectric company, work that he combined with other activities in illustration, interior design and painting. In 1951, together with the quantity surveyor Ramon Tomàs, he created the Bonamusa-Tomàs architecture, interior and industrial design studio. After an initial collaboration with Pere Balañà i Espinós (Cine-Teatro Novedades) in the 1960s, he designed the interiors of other theaters owned by the same owner (Urgell, Aribau, Niza, Palau Balañà), thus creating his own style. He also decorated the interiors of his summer residence, the Castell de Foixà. During those years, the Spanish tourism office (Expotur) commissioned him to design their pavilions for fairs all over the world. He regularly participated in the Hogarotel shows, both presenting his own products and creating pavilions for different companies. Between 1966 and 1968 he carried out the urban planning project for Boca Raton (Florida, USA). In the field of industrial design, he worked for various companies such as Ciervo Industrial, for which he designed the Delta ashtray (1966), the Amèlia chair (1967) and the 2030 lamp (1970). Other designs include the Cúbica stool (1965) and the Venus chair (1990). His creations have received numerous Delta awards from the ADI/FAD, an institution in which he was a member (1962-63), accountant (1963-68), vice-secretary (1966-67) and vice-president (1968-69) under the presidency of Alfons Serrahima. He received the medal of this institution in 1967.