Mario Botta Latonda Chair

About the Item

The 'Latonda' chair was designed by the famous Swiss architect Mario Botta in 1987 for the Italian company Alias. This chair has become an icon of contemporary design and is characterized by its round and enveloping shape that provides great comfort to the user. The structure of the chair is made of tubular steel which gives it an elegant appearance. The design of the 'Latonda' chair is inspired by basic geometric shapes such as the circle and sphere. The 'Latonda' chair has been used in many architectural and interior design projects, and has been exhibited in various design exhibitions. It is highly valued for its comfort and its elegant and timeless design.

Creator:

Alias (Manufacturer),Mario Botta (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)Depth: 28.75 in (73 cm)Seat Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)

Style:

Post-Modern (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Sheet Metal,Steel,Cold-Painted

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1990

Condition:

Seller Location:

Barcelona, ES

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU7836233089902

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Swiss architect Mario Botta may be renowned for his impressive postmodern architecture projects such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, but the chairs, lighting and other furniture he created reflect a mastery of geometrically rich forms and an elegant application of simple symmetry.

Born in Mendrisio, Switzerland, in 1943, Botta gained an interest in architecture at an early age. He apprenticed at the architectural firm Carloni and Camenisch and designed his first building — a two-family house at Morbis Superiore in Ticino — at age 16. During the early 1960s, Botta attended the Liceo Artistico in Milan and then studied at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice under art historian Giuseppe Mazzariol and influential Italian architect Carlo Scarpa.

While studying in Venice, Botta worked for Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier — whose career spanned hundreds of architecture projects — and gained inspiration from Estonian-American architect Louis Kahn, who was known for his modern and brutalist architectural style. In 1969, Botta completed his studies and established his practice in Lugano, designing and building single-family homes.

Throughout the 1970s, Botta gained fame for his innovative, geometrical designs and deceptively simple forms, such as his first large-scale building project in 1977 — the Middle School in Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland. Botta later established himself as one of the masters of 1980s postmodern design in his architecture and his furniture. His postmodern ideas characterize the dining room tables and seating he designed for companies such as Alias, as well as his table lamps and floor lamps for Artemide.

Botta’s noteworthy architectural projects designed during the 1990s and 2000s include the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center in Tel Aviv, Israel; the Monastery of the Holy Apostles Saint Peter and Andrew in Lviv, Ukraine; and the Theater of Architecture in Mendrisio, in 2018.

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