MHC.1
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MHC.1 is a new edition of the prototype of the first modern piece of furniture made by Molteni&C the chest of drawers designed by Werner Blaser. Thought it was never produced industrially in 1955 it won first prize at the Cant Prima mostra selettiva - Concorso internazionale del mobile a competition designed to re-qualify the image of Italian furniture making. The jury was made up of Gio Ponti Alvar Alto Romano Barocchi Carlo de Carli and Finn Juhl. The unusual joinery features a simple three-fork joint.