Set of Four Chairs by Marco Zanuso Metal Sheet Vintage Italy 1960s

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Lambda, by a sheet of metal to a chair design

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Set of Four Chairs by Marco Zanuso Metal Sheet Vintage Italy 1960s

Features

Designer: Marco Zanuso

Production: Gavina S.p.A.

Model: Lambda

Time: 1960s

Production country: San Lazzaro di Savena, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Material: Printed Sheet Metal

Description

A set of four chairs designed for Gavina S.p.A., printed metal sheet with plastic ferrules. The designer Marco Zanuso (1916 - 2001) with his Lambda chair follows the road of the new technologies, exploiting the building techniques used for the car's bodywork. Unfortunately these techniques did not proved suitable to produce furnishings. Model: Mod-Lambda. Manufactured in Italy, 1960s.

Product Condition:
Good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 78
Width: 39
Depth: 45

Seat height: 42

Additional Information

Designer: Marco Zanuso

Marco Zanuso (1916 - 2001) was an Italian architect and designer. He is considered one of the founding fathers of Italian industrial design. He contributed to the postwar debate on the "modern movement" in architecture and design. Zanuso was one of the very first to take an interest in the problems of product industrialization and the application of new materials and technologies to everyday objects. Graduated in 1939, he was editor of the magazines Domus (1947-49) and Casabella (1952-54), and founding member (1956) and president of the Association for Industrial Design (1966-69). Together with Alberto Rosselli he designed the three-dimensional Compasso d'oro, based on a design by Albe Steiner. In 1948 Pirelli founded Arflex, to produce upholstered furniture in foam rubber: Marco Zanuso is in charge of designing. In 1954 he was a member of the jury of the Compasso d'Oro Award with Aldo Borletti, Cesare Brustio, Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli. In 1955 he was a member of the jury of the Compasso d'Oro Award with Aldo Borletti, Cesare Brustio, Ernesto Nathan Rogers and Alberto Rosselli.
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Production: Gavina S.p.A.

La Gavina Spa fu fondata da Dino Gavina nel 1960, che assunse il ruolo di amministratore delegato e chiamò alla presidenza l'architetto Carlo Scarpa. La sede storica dell'azienda si trova a San Lazzaro di Savena, in un edificio progettato da Pier Giacomo Castiglioni nel 1959. Nel 1962 Dino Gavina conosce a New York Marcel Breuer e lo convince a rieditare e realizzare i suoi progetti degli anni '20.Tra i designer che hanno lavorato per l'azienda: Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni, Carlo Scarpa, Ignazio Gardella, Tobia Scarpa. Dopo la vendita dell'azienda all'americana Knoll e la chiusura del marchio bolognese alcuni prodotti della collezione Gavina vennero venduti a marchio Knoll, altri vennero ceduti ad altri produttori (come per esempio la poltrona Sanluca).