Set of Six Italian Plywood Chairs

A pair of minimal lounge chairs designed by Jens Nielson and produced in 1966 by Westnofa Norway. The chair is constructed of two integrated panels that s...

Original pair of Gio Ponti folding rattan chairs. For Fratelli Reguitti. Italy circa 1950s ebonized wood and rattan. Restored. Fully functional. S...

Set of 12 'Lily' chairs with lovely patina. The 'Lily' chair has the most striking contrast between the wide back and the narrow waist. The flowing lines inspired the chair’s name....

Pair of Venini 'Trilobo' chandeliers. Clear and pale amber glass Stamped 'Venini' The chandeliers can be hung on chains so drop is adjustable. Height of chandelier without chain...

Chic pair of 1950s egg shaped Italian armchairs. Brass legs. Beautifully curved chairs upholstered in an alpaca wool velvet Very comfortable!

Mirrored coat rack by Bertoncini. Italy c1970 8 individual pieces. ** Only the coat hook version available. There are no plain mirror available.

A simple but rare and classic set from postwar Italian craftsmanship, this set of six chairs features a structure of wood and curved plywood, combined in a play of lines that lighten...

Minimalist set of six high back dining chairs with a comfortable seat and high back in plywood. The chairs are stackable up to 6 high and are very durable thanks to the sturdy chrome...

A set of six chairs designed by Carlo Ratti for Industria Legni Curvati Lissoni, Italy, 1950's. Plywood seat and black metal base.

Set of four dining chairs with a frame in black lacquered metal and seat in curved plywood, attributed to Carlo Ratti and produced by Società Compensati Curvati in the 1950s. In Italy, at the beginning of the XX century, industries of curved solid wood arose under license of Michael Thonet, and through the International Exhibitions the processing of curved wood became more and more widespread. The Expo of the first decade was also attended by the wood manufacturers of Monza, while in 1905 Otto Helzer, in Switzerland, patented wooden structures in curved laminated, whose strength was equivalent to those in steel. The Ratti brothers of Monza took their cue from the solid wood laminate to create furniture that, instead of wooden elements, used sheets of wood. The brothers Ratti, Carlo and Mario, also began to follow the young artistic avant-gardes (cubism, futurism and abstractionism). The mastery of wooden sculpture influenced Carlo in the design and realization of furniture of fine neo-plastic artistic workmanship and decò, receiving honors from the Prince of Piedmont Umberto di Savoia. In 1919, in Milan, the first Lombard Exhibition of Decorative Arts was set up (later to become the Triennale) and the Ratti brothers exhibited their furniture in solid wood but also in curved panel with a new system of curvature, the one in Telo. The canvas system was developed by the Ratti brothers with the help of a friend, Cesare Cantù. They developed an elastomer bag in which the mould was inserted with the panel to be bent and, closing it with clamps, the air inside was removed, thus making the panel adhere to the mould. Carlo and Mario found in the Telo system a means by which they could make objects and furniture in the three spatial directions with large surface curvatures, without limits of thickness and minimum radii of curvature. In 1921 in Stuttgart the first Salone del Mobile was inaugurated and the Fratelli Ratti of Monza made itself known internationally by presenting solid wood furniture and also furniture in load-bearing plywood, flanked by furniture with framed and interchangeable covers. The Expo became meeting places to verify and present the novelties in the furniture and industrialization sector and, with the development of Industrial Design, the first architects joined in the design of the furniture industries. The Ratti Brothers, in the various international and national exhibitions, also presented incredible objects in their realization with the system in Telo. After 1930 Carlo and Mario produced many containers for radio and folding chairs for cinema but in 1939 they divided and in Monza Mario remained who, with his sons Antonio and Angela, formed the Società Compensati Curvi...

Set of six stacking chairs in the style of Roland Rainer, beech, 1970s, Germany. Mid-Century Modern six dining chairs handcrafted in beech and plywood a classic and popular icon des...

Set of six Italian chairs, 1930s. Dimensions: H=95 cm; W=51 cm; D=46 cm; Height seat= 45 cm.