Group of 6 Chairs Super Leggera by Cassina Ash Foam Velvet Italy 1970s, Modernism, Chairs, dimanoinmano.it
Group of 6 Chairs Super Leggera by Cassina Ash Foam Velvet Italy 1970s

Code: MOSESE0112640

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Group of 6 Chairs Super Leggera by Cassina Ash Foam Velvet Italy 1970s

Code: MOSESE0112640

not available

Group of 6 Chairs Super Leggera by Cassina Ash Foam Velvet Italy 1970s

Features

Designer:  Gio Ponti

Production:  Cassina

Model:  Super Leggera

Time:  1970s

Production country:  Meda, Italy

Main essence:  Ash Tree

Material:  Foam , Velvet

Description

Group of 6 chairs, natural Ash wood, foam seat with velvet upholstery.

Product Condition:
Product in very good condition which may show slight traces of usage; it may have undergone restoration work carried out by an expert.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 82,5
Width: 40,5
Depth: 43

Seat height:  46

Additional Information

Designer: Gio Ponti

Gio (Giovanni) Ponti was born in Milan in 1891, and graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic in 1921. In 1923 he participated in the 1st Biennial of Decorative Arts held at the ISIA in Monza and was subsequently involved in the organization of the various Triennials, both in Monza and in Milan. In the 1920s, Richard Ginori began his activity as a designer in the ceramic industry, and overall re-elaborated the industrial design strategy of the company; with ceramics he won the "Gran Prix" in 1925. In recent years his production is more based on classical themes and is close to the twentieth century movement. In the same years he also began his publishing activity: in 1928 he founded the magazine Domus. It will represent the center of the cultural debate of Italian architecture and design of the second half of the twentieth century. Ponti's activity extended in the 1930s: he organized the V Triennale di Milano in 1933, designed the sets and costumes for the Teatro alla Scala, and participated in the ADI Industrial Design Association, being one of the supporters of the award " Compasso d'oro "promoted by the La Rinascente warehouses. Among other things, he receives numerous national and international awards. In 1951, both Ponti's design and architecture became more innovative, abandoning the frequent links to the neoclassical past. It is here that the period of most intense and fruitful activity both in architecture and design begins, in fact, in the fifties, some of his most important works will be realized.
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Production: Cassina

1927: Nasce la società Amedeo Cassina 1952: Realizzazioni di interni navali. Andrea Doria: inizia la collaborazione con Gio Ponti. 1954: Sedia 683 di Carlo de Carli. Cassina vince il primo Compasso d'Oro. 1957: "Collaudo" della 699 di Gio Ponti. Estrema identificazione tra forma e struttura. 1964: Acquisizione dei diritti di riproduzione dei primi modelli della collezione Le Corbusier. 1968: Ciprea di Afra e Tobia Scarpa. Un unico volume di poliuretano espanso 1970: Soriana di Afra e Tobia Scarpa. Premio Compasso d'Oro. 1972: Kar-a-sutra, prototipo di auto di Mario Bellini, presentato al MOMA di New York. 1973: Aeo di Archizoom/Paolo Deganello. Una nuova poltrona nel "campo dell'infinito sedibile". 1973: Maralunga di Vico Magistretti. Un successo internazionale. Premio Compasso d'Oro. 1973: Charles R. Mackintosh, un nuovo architetto nella collezione "Cassina I Maestri". 1973: Red and Blue di Gerrit T. Rietveld. Nasce la collezione "Cassina I Maestri". 1977: 412 Cab di Mario Bellini. Un vestito cucito in cuoio montato su una struttura d'acciaio. 1980: Wink di Toshiyuki Kita. Una poltrona che si adatta alla forma dell'uomo. 1983: E. Gunnar Asplund nella collezione "Cassina I Maestri". Sedia Goeteborg 1. 1986: Frank Lloyd Wright, collezione "Cassina I Maestri". Poltroncina Barrel. 1987: Feltri di Gaetano Pesce. Una ricerca verso nuovi materiali. 1991: Cassina vince il premio Compasso d'Oro per l'importante contributo alla cultura del design. 1996: Una nuova visione della casa. Met, sistema componibile, di Piero Lissoni con S. Sook Kim 1998: L.W.S Lazy Working Sofa di Philippe Starck. Il divano diventa un'isola multifunzionale. 2004: Charlotte Perriand nella collezione "Cassina I Maestri". Tavolo Ventaglio. 2007: Privé di Philippe Starck. Un seduttivo mix di classicismo, provocazione e ironia. 2008: Franco Albini, il primo architetto italiano nella collezione "Cassina I Maestri". Sedia Luisa. 2008: Una grande mostra e un libro per celebrare 80 anni di storia Cassina. 2009: Nuovi modelli ampliano la collezione di Charlotte Perriand. 2009: Eve di Piero Lissoni. Il rivestimento si configura come una busta sopra la struttura. 2010: Aire di Piero Lissoni. Un volume semplice e una struttura intelligente ed efficiente. -

Time: 1970s

1970s

Main essence: Ash Tree

Ash wood is divided into two types. The first, white ash, is obtained from the fraxinus americana which grows in North America and Europe, is very elastic and resistant but subject to woodworm. It is used in the construction of furniture and more rarely as an ornament. The second type, the common ash, is obtained from the fraxinus excelsior which grows in Europe, northwestern Africa and western Asia, and was used by English and American cabinetmakers to make chairs.

Material:

Foam

Velvet

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