Set of custom gio ponti style dining chairs in walnut.
Gio ponti chair 699.
Cassina presents two new re editions of the iconic 699 superleggera chair designed by gio ponti for the cassina i contemporanei collection.
699 superleggera chair by gio ponti for cassina.
Ponti took this traditional form and working in close collaboration with cassina s master craftsmen honed it to its bare essentials.
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The design of the superleggera the italian term for super lightweight chair was inspired by the traditional and very simple vernacular chairs produced in the ligurian town of chiavari.
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Gio ponti regarded the superleggera chair as one of his three masterpieces together with the pirelli tower in milan and the concattedrale of taranto it represents a symbol of perfection and balance between solidity and lightness with a triangular section of just 18 millimetres and a minimum weight of 1 700 grams.
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83 cm seat h 46 cm.
Quick view chest of drawers.
Designed by gio ponti for cassina.
45 cm h.
Structure in natural ash black lacquered ash or white lacquered ash.
Find out more on cassina s website.
Alongside the current natural ash wood black lacquered and white lacquered chairs with an indian cane seat new variants taken from cassina s late 1950 s production are available with colourful padded seats in removable leather or fabric.
Sedia 699 la superleggera per cassina 1957 there was a progressive lightening of the ponti chair over the years.
Quick view livia chair with upholstered.
In the shadows ponti said the chair will be even lighter because it will only stand on two legs.
In 1952 came the highly popular leggera chair ponti designed for cassina made of ash and very strong.
Chair with seat in indian cane.
The 699 superleggera chair was designed by gio ponti.
6 cassina 699 superleggera chairs by gio ponti black leather seats contemporary.
That s when the seat in question is the superleggera chair originally designed in 1949 but not produced and marketed broadly until 1957 by premium italian furniture maker figli di amadeo cassina designed by iconic italian designer gio ponti and named for its lightweight and streamlined profile the superleggera chair defined a new day for functional highly.
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An authentic masterpiece by cassina and ponti.
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In case of multicolor order please specify the color of each chair during the order in the notes space or sending an e mail.
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