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Giovanni Offredi White Leather and Steel "Lens" Chairs for Saporiti, Italy, 1968
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous midcentury lounge chair with tubular steel frames and white leather seat.
Steel, Stainless Steel
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Set of 4 "Lens" Chairs by G. Offredi Blue Velvet and Chrome, Saporiti Italy 1968
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Roma, IT
The shipping quote refers to the chairs shipped with the seating disassembled from the chrome base.
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
8 Italian Saporiti Chrome Cantilevered "Lens" Armchair
By Saporiti
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of 8 armchairs with upholstered seats and curved arms resting on chrome plated steel tubular cantilevered base. Lens chair designed by Giovanni Offredi bearing the blue stickers ...
Chrome
6 Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia "Lens" Cantilever Chairs in White Boucle
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A stunning set of six "Lens" chairs designed in 1968 by the renowned Italian architect Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia.
Chrome
Mid-Century Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia Lens Dining Chairs, Set of 3
By Giovanni Offredi, Fratelli Saporiti
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Marvelous 1970s Mid-Century Modern set of 3 lens dining chairs, designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia in 1968.
Steel, Chrome
GIOVANNI OFFREDI - SAPORITI - Set 6 sedie Mod. LENS - Made in ITALY 1960.-
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Milano, IT
GIOVANNI OFFREDI - SAPORIITI - SET DI 6 SEDIE Modello LENS. - anno 1960 - Made in ITALY.. Struttura molto robusta in tubolare d’acciaio e seduta in velluto rosa ,sarebbe da pulire o...
Stainless Steel
French Mid-Century Brutalist Fireside Chair, Christian Durupt Style
By Christian Durupt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The design draws from a long tradition of French folk seating while translating it through a Modernist, Brutalist lens. The result is a chair that reads as simultaneously archaic and...
Wood
Chair Riva 1920 Rewood Mia Authentic Design - Total black
By Riva 1920
Located in Varedo, MB
Finish: Solid ash wood – pigmented without knots, total black Dimensions: W 49.5 × D 48 × H 80 cm Seat height: 46 cm W 19.5 × D 18.9 × H 31.5 in Seat height: 18.1 in Concept: Rewoo...
Wood
Pair Of Regency Revival Green-Painted Chairs With Woven Seats
Located in Bruton, GB
The chairs feature slender turned legs, delicately shaped stretchers, and gently arched back rails—hallmarks of early 19th-century English Regency design, interpreted through a later...
Cane, Hardwood
70s Brutalist Modern Ceramic Tile Walnut & Bouclé Lounge Chair, Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Inspired by the glamour of 1970s interiors and reinterpreted through a contemporary African lens, this sculptural lounge chair by Egg Designs balances artisanal texture with refined ...
Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut
$2,200 / item
Indio Dining Chair by Croft House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20"W + 20"D + 34"H WOOD + LEATHER HARDWAX OIL FINISH Rooted in traditional craftsmanship and refined through a modern lens, the Indio Dining Chair offers a fresh evolution of a...
Leather, Wood
70s Brutalist Modern Ceramic Tile Walnut & Bouclé Lounge Chair, Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Inspired by the glamour of 1970s and Mid Century Modern interiors and reinterpreted through a contemporary African lens, this sculptural lounge chair by Egg Designs balances artisana...
Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut
SITLALI Fuchsia Pink Rocking Armchair in Solid Wood with Rods and Lacquering
By Philippe Bestenheider
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
Rediscover the timeless charm of the Windsor chair through the contemporary lens of Sitlali—a chair that pays homage to tradition while embracing character and contemporaneity.
Wood, Beech, Maple
1970s Set of Six Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia Lens Dining Arm Chairs
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of six Lens Armchairs, designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia in 1968.
Steel
Pair Maison Jansen Style Equestrian Curule Chairs with Gilt Horse Heads
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The design offers a sophisticated reinterpretation of the classical curule form through a refined French mid-century neoclassical lens. Each chair is composed of a continuous, fluid ...
Iron
Marcel Breuer's B 64 Reimagined as K 17 Armchair by Robert Slezak, 1930s
By Slezak Company, Robert Slezák
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Rooted in Bauhaus ideals but reimagined through a Czechoslovak functionalist lens, the chair maintains the elegant cantilevered structure in chrome-plated tubular steel, while introd...
Steel, Chrome
Lens Chairs by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Giovanni Offredi designed the lens chair for Saporiti Italia in 1968. This fine set features perforated leather over chrome-plated steel polished to a mirror finish.
Steel, Chrome
Deer Chair
By Autoban
Located in Kemankeş, 34
These pieces are one of the studio’s early archetype explorations, deeper dives into particular product typologies, one by one, and a paring away of everything superfluous through an...
Leather, Fabric, Wood, Ash, Oak, Walnut, Paint
Deer Chair Armless
By Autoban
Located in Kemankeş, 34
These pieces are one of the studio’s early archetype explorations, deeper dives into particular product typologies, one by one, and a paring away of everything superfluous through an...
Leather, Fabric, Wood, Ash, Oak, Walnut, Paint
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H 30.71 in W 29.14 in D 24.02 in
Vintage Spindle Windsor Style Armchair ‘Eker’ by Gillis Lundgren, 1960s.
By Gillis Lundgren, IKEA
Located in Dublin 8, IE
The tapered legs and curved backrest pay homage to the classic Windsor style, reimagined through a sleek, modernist lens. The chair is sold as seen in the photographs, but can be p...
Beech
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Lens Chairs Restored in Zebra Hide, Pair
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This pair was produced circa 1970s and comes with arms (some Lens chairs did not) and a chrome-plated steel cantilevered base.
Zebra Hide
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Lens Chairs Restored in Zebra Hide, Pair
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This pair was produced circa 1970s and comes with arms (some Lens chairs did not) and a chrome-plated steel cantilevered base.
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Lens Chairs Restored in Zebra Hide, Pair
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This pair was produced, circa 1970s and comes with arms (some Lens chairs did not) and a chrome-plated steel cantilevered base.
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H 32.5 in W 26 in D 21 in
Set of Eight Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia Lens Chairs in Zebra Hide
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This set of 8 was produced circa 1970s and comes with arms (some Lens chairs did not) and a chrome-plated steel cantilevered base.
Zebra Hide
Giovanni Offredi Brown Fabric and Steel "Lens" Chair for Saporiti, Italy, 1960s
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury armchairs with tubular steel structure and seats. The "Lens" model was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced for Saporiti, circa 1968. Brown seat fabric w...
Steel, Stainless Steel
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H 29.14 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Set 4 Vintage Chairs 1960s Mod. Lens Design G. Offer for Saporiti
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Set of 4 chairs with chromed steel frame and iridescent blue velvet upholstery, Lens model.
Steel
Set of Six Saporiti Italia "Lens" Dining Chairs with Missoni Fabric
By Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant set of Italian designs. Made of chrome-plated thin tubular steel with original Missoni upholstery - great color pattern. They are in the original used condition with no ...
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H 30 in W 60 in D 132 in
Keno Bros. Signed Desk and Chair Set for Theodore Alexander, Circa 2010s
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Victoria, BC
The desk features a sleek silhouette with refined lines, echoing the Keno Brothers’ appreciation for classic forms reinterpreted through a modern lens. The accompanying chair complem...
Wood
Six Saporiti Italia “Lens” Chairs with Missoni Fabric
By Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fun and comfy set of modernist chairs. Two with armrest, four without. They're great for dining, office or gallery. Made of chrome-plated steel with Missoni upholstery. Origin...
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H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 24.41 in
Pair of "Lens" Chairs by G. Offredi Plum Velvet and Chrome, Saporiti Italy 1968
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Roma, IT
The shipping quote refers to the chairs shipped with the seating disassembled from the chromed base.
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
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H 32.25 in W 21.25 in D 23 in
'Lens' Leather Chairs by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia, c. 1968, Signed
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti, Fratelli Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The age and patina on the thick leather of this set of six 'Lens' dining chairs by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia is so incredible and the bright clean tubular steel adds to th...
Steel
2 Giovanni Offredi 'Lens' Chairs, Saporiti
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Cologne, DE
2 Giovanni Offredi 'Lens' chairs. Execution: Saporiti
Stainless Steel, Chrome
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