Tobia And Afra Scarpa Dialogo

1974 Leather

12 Dining Chairs 12 Walnut

Italian Plastic Chair Metal

Fantasma Lamp

Connect Four

B B Italia Black Leather Chairs

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Metal

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1970s Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&b Italia ‘Dialogo’ Dining Chairs- Set of 4

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H 32 in W 17 in D 17 in

1970s Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&b Italia ‘Dialogo’ Dining Chairs- Set of 4

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Lambertville, NJ

The ‘Dialogo’ dining chair was designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in the early 1970's for B& B Italia.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Fiberglass, Oak

Tobia Scarpa Dialogo armchair with leather seat.

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H 31.5 in W 21.26 in D 22.84 in

Tobia Scarpa Dialogo armchair with leather seat.

By Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Oberstown, Lusk, IE

A black leather and wood Dialogo chair. I'm not sure of the exact timber used, it might be Ash. The chair is in excellent condition throughout. It would make an excellent home office...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

H 31.5 in W 20.28 in D 21.26 in

Amazing set of Twelve, Tobia (son of Carlo) and Afra Scarpa “Dialogo” chairs

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

Super rare set of 12 "dialogo" chairs designed by , Tobia (son of Carlo) and Afra Scarpa" and produced by B&B Italia for a short period in 1974.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Ash

H 32.29 in W 18.12 in D 20.95 in L 32.29 in

Italian Dining Chairs in Red Saddle Leather and Stained Wood

Located in Waalwijk, NL

The design character of the chairs echoes the aesthetic language prevalent in the 1970s, with iconic designs like Afra and Tobia Scarpa's 'Dialogo' and Gae Aulenti's 'Orsay' chair pl...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Leather, Beech

$2,300 / item

H 26.38 in W 21.07 in D 16.93 in

Pigreco Chairs by Tobia Scarpa for Tacchini, Italy, 1960s

By Tobia Scarpa

Located in Antwerp, BE

Beautiful set of four Pigreco chairs, a timeless masterpiece of design by Tobia Scarpa for Tacchini, Italy in 1959. Each chair has been carefully upholstered with the utmost attentio...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Plastic, Wood

H 14.97 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in

Alanda metal coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia 70s

By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia

Located in Padova, IT

The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, is reissued as a tribute to Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer. A highly successful classic and one of t...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

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Tobia And Afra Scarpa Dialogo For Sale on 1stDibs

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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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Finding the Right Dining-room-chairs for You

No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.

In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.

In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.

Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.

By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?

Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.