Africa Maxalto

Africa Chairs Afra E Tobia Scarpa

1975 Chair

Artona Chair

Artona Series

Mid Century Room Divider Brass

B And B Italia Maxalto

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Italian Japandi walnut and ebony Bench, 60s

$1,184

H 16.93 in W 74.81 in D 16.93 in

Italian Japandi walnut and ebony Bench, 60s

Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna

the style of Maxalto creations model “Africa”. (Maxalto is a renowned Italian design furniture firm

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Wood, Ebony, Nutwood

Vintage, Collectible, black Italian Monk Dining Chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Molteni & C

Located in Milano, IT

designers and is also found in the 121 chairs for Cassina or the Africa chairs for Maxalto. Spinzi is a

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Leather

Recent Sales

Rare Vintage Monk Dining Chairs by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Italian Collectible

Unavailable

H 29.53 in W 20.48 in D 18.12 in

Rare Vintage Monk Dining Chairs by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Italian Collectible

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Molteni & C

Located in Milan, IT

designers and is also found in the 121 chairs for Cassina or the Africa chairs for Maxalto. Increasingly

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Wood

Sold

H 27.56 in W 57.09 in D 57.09 in

Round 'Africa' Table by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto Artona Series, Italy, 1970s

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Brussels, BE

Round 'Africa' Table by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto Artona Series, Italy, 1970s

Category

Vintage 1970s Dining Room Tables

Materials

Materials

Wood

$3,816

H 17 in Dm 23.5 in

The Charles Dudouyt Coffee Table

Located in Banbury, GB

A fine carved and turned oak small circular table in the manner of Charles Dudouyt. The incised oak top on spinal corkscrew design column on triple ball feet. Polished lightly aged o...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

$75,500 / set

H 87 in W 119 in D 18 in

Grand Mastercraft Designed Three Part Brass & Glass Vitrines or Curio Cabinets

By Mastercraft

Located in Dallas, TX

Architecturally-inspired this breathtaking three part brass Curved China cabinet set by Mastercraft, inviting drama into any space. Dedicated to creating hand-constructed furnishings...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

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Africa Maxalto For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the africa maxalto you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, walnut and animal skin, every africa maxalto was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect africa maxalto — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A africa maxalto, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Africa Maxalto?

Prices for a africa maxalto start at $350 and top out at $49,273 with the average selling for $16,300.

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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