Afra Tobia Scarpa Africa

1975 Chair

Artona Chair

Artona Series

Africa Dining Chair

B And B Italia Maxalto

Artona Table Tobia Scarpa

Materials

Leather, Nutwood

Set of 4 Africa dining chairs in walnut and leather by Scarpa for Maxalto, Italy, 1980s

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Arezzo, Italy

Set di 4 sedie mod. Africa disegnate da Afra e Tobia Scarpa per Maxalto nel 1974.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Materials

Walnut

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H 31 in W 22.38 in D 18.75 in

Four Africa Chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Dallas, TX

Materials

Leather, Beech, Plywood

Carlo Scarpa for Bernini Set of Twelve Dining Chairs in Walnut, Burgundy Leather

$44,000 / set

H 35.83 in W 17.33 in D 18.12 in

Carlo Scarpa for Bernini Set of Twelve Dining Chairs in Walnut, Burgundy Leather

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Carlo Scarpa for Bernini, set of twelve dining chairs, model '765', walnut, burgundy red leather, designed in 1934, production in 1970s These well-proportioned chairs were designed ...

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 10

$17,500 / set

H 29.53 in W 19.69 in D 17.72 in

Vico Magistretti "Carimate" Chairs for Cassina, Brown Lacquered, 1960, Set of 10

By Cassina, Vico Magistretti

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Vico Magistretti "Carimate" dining chairs for Cassina, dark brown lacquered wood and ivory velvet seat, Italy, 1960, set of ten. The "Carimate" chair is one of Vico Magistretti’s mo...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Set of 4 Mangiarotti for Skipper ‘Tre 3’ Dining Chairs in Cognac Leather - 1978

$12,821 / set

H 31.5 in W 19.69 in D 22.05 in

Set of 4 Mangiarotti for Skipper ‘Tre 3’ Dining Chairs in Cognac Leather - 1978

By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti

Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland

Elevate your interior with this iconic set of ‘Tre 3’ dining chairs by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, a masterclass in Italian modernist design from the late 1970s. The chairs stil...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

H 24.81 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in

French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022

Located in Labrit, Landes

Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Night Stands

Materials

Oak

Rattan Drape Side Table

$687 / item

H 18.12 in W 24.02 in D 23.63 in

Rattan Drape Side Table

Located in Paris, FR

Side Table Rattan Drape with all structure in rattan in natural finish.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Side Tables

Materials

Rattan

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Afra & Tobia Scarpa for sale on 1stDibs

Widely recognized as superstars of postmodern Italian design, husband-and-wife team Afra and Tobia Scarpa (1937–2011; b. 1935) collaboratively created chairs, sofas and other furniture that work equally well in both traditional and cutting-edge environments.

Ranging from architecture and interior design to furniture and clothing, the Scarpas’ practice from its beginnings in the mid-1950s to the 21st century has included a diverse scope of projects combining new technology with thoughtful function and sculptural yet simple forms.

Afra Bianchin and Tobia Scarpa met as architecture students at the Università Iuav di Venezia. In a class led by architect and furniture designer Franco Albini, they created their first collaborative piece, the Pigreco armchair, later produced with Gavina. After graduating in 1957, Tobia worked for Murano glass company Venini & Co. before the couple opened a studio in Afra’s hometown, Montebelluna, in 1960. (Tobia, the son of famed glass artist and architect Carlo Scarpa, was born in Venice.)

For Afra and Tobia, a close collaborative process was pivotal to the success of their designs. The duo was also prolific — they designed for the most influential European manufacturers, including B&B Italia, Cassina, Knoll and FLOS. With respect to the latter, Afra and Tobia were among the legendary Italian lighting maker’s earliest collaborators, and their pioneering designs for the brand included the Papillon lamp, one of the first fixtures to use halogen technology. Their most recognized designs include the Bastiano sofa (1962), the Vanessa bed (1959), the Coronado sofa (1966) and the Soriana seating collection (1970). Work on the Soriana sofa began in late 1969 for an early 1970 debut, and it feels as radical today as it did in its heyday.

Architecture was also a central part of Afra and Tobia’s practice, which spanned residential buildings and factories for Italian companies such as Benetton. Their commissions for the global fashion brand included numerous industrial projects, from textile plants to storefronts. By 1985, Afra and Tobia Scarpa’s work was celebrated in a 30-year retrospective at Center Four in Queens, New York. Looking around the 30,000-square-foot exhibition space, Afra joked to the New York Times, “Seeing all those things makes us feel very tired, and now we feel that maybe we worked too much.”

It was not too much for their legacy, as Afra and Tobia Scarpa’s work continues to inspire new generations. Scarpa designs are in collections at the Louvre, the Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The couple was awarded the Compasso d’Oro in 1970 for the Soriana armchair.

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