Afra & Tobia Scarpa, 925

Afra & Tobia Scarpa (1935-2011 & 1935-)
 
925
 
A pair of ashwood and red leather lounge chairs. The bent plywood arched back and seat upholstered with red leather and fixed on four joined ashwood rectangular feet.
Manufactured by Cassina.
With manufacturer's labels underneath.
Italy.
1960s.
 
Dimensions
Height : 80 cm (31 in.1/2)    
Width : 47,5 cm (18 in.3/4)
Depth : 56 cm (22 in.)
Height of seat : 44,5 cm (17 in.1/2)
 
Literature
Domus 453, ottobre 1967, p.26
 
Domus 444, novembre 1966, p.86
 
Ottagono 8, gennaio 1968, p. 20
 
Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, Edited by Emilio Ambasz, New York, 1972, p.30
 
Antonio Piva, Afra e Tobia Scarpa, Architetti e designers, Mondadori, Milano, 1985, p.137
 
Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-1980, Allemandi, Milano 2001, p.236
 
Modern Chairs: 1918-1970, The Whitechapel Art Gallery, p.81
 
Giampiero Bosoni, Made in Cassina, Skira, Milano, 2008, p.193
 
Roberto Masiero, Afra e Tobia scarpa / Tobia Scarpa : Architetti Architects 1959-1999 / Architetto Architect 2000-2009, Electa, 2009, p.92
 
Note
 
One chair belonging to the collections of the Museum of Modern Art of New-York (Ref. 2243.1967).
 
SOLD