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A Utilitarian Design Classic: The Scaleo Folding Ladder

By Rain Noe - July 15

in Object Culture

In 1974, Italian industrial designers Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini designed this Scaleo, a folding ladder, for manufacturer Velca.

Note that "Cycolac" is a name brand for ABS, which is what the front of the ladder is made from. The supports are aluminum.

Here it is in action:

The Scaleo is part of the MoMA's collection.

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