Superleggera Gio Ponti Chair

The leggera chair marked the beginning of a process in 1952 that encompasses in one unicum the entire design and executive path of collaboration between gio ponti cesare cassina and its artisans.

Superleggera gio ponti chair.

Leggera is a simple chair with a polite clear cultured shape strong in its past as a design icon. This chair was inspired by 19th century italian ladderback chairs with woven straw seats. Otto gerdau italy ladder back chair rush wood wooden gio ponti superleggera styl. 4 5 out of 5 stars 43 43 reviews 458 00.

Two very light red chairs with indiana cane seating in the style of gio ponti s superleggera chair 1960s or 1970s vintagonist. An architect furniture and industrial designer and editor gio ponti was arguably the most influential figure in 20th century italian modernism ponti designed thousands of furnishings and products from cabinets lamps and chairs to ceramics and coffeemakers and his buildings including the brawny pirelli tower 1956 in his native milan and the castle like denver art museum 1971. Cane 2 2 twill weave rattan with original varnish museum no. Riprodotta ininterrottamente dal 1957 la superleggera rappresenta una sintesi esclusiva tra la ricerca di gio ponti e la sperimentazione avanzata di cassina divenendo icona indiscussa di modernità e raffinatezza artigianale.

Favorite add to. Superleggera chair 1965 gio ponti 1891 1979 italy manufactured 1965 by cassina milan ash with original varnish seat. Gio ponti set out to design and manufacture a chair that was both light and lived up to the standards of the best italian manufacturers. It is one of the most famous products of the designer and one of the most important industrial design products of the twentieth century.

Vintage pair of mid century mod gio ponti style ladder back chairs. Superleggera demonstrates the constructive prowess of the medamade craftsmen. He achieved his nearly decade long dream in 1957 with the superleggera chair a chair weighing just 3 10 pounds the superleggera beyond light has a solid ash wood frame joined with dowel joints and four legs that taper downwards with a maximum. Vintage pair italian mid century modern gio ponti style side metal dining chairs.

Superleggera is a chair designed by italian designer gio ponti in 1955 and produced by the italian company cassina since 1957. Only 1 available and it s in 1 person s cart. The challenge they faced of making an extra light chair was overcome with the superleggera s legs. Gio ponti s superleggera chair on stage.