Andrea Branzi was born in Florence in 1938 and studied as an architect at the Florence School of Architecture, receiving a degree in 1966.
From 1964–74, Branzi was a founding member of the experimental group Archizoom, which envisioned the No-Stop-City among other projects. A key member of the Studio Alchimia, founded in 1976, he went on to associate with the Memphis Group in the 1980s. Branzi lived and worked in Milan, and until 2009 he was a professor and chairman of the School of Interior Design at the Polytechnic University of Milan.
Branzi distinguished himself as a co-founder of Domus Academy, the first international post-graduate school for design. He was a three-time recipient of the Compasso d’Oro, honored for individual or group effort in 1979, 1987 and 1995. Branzi’s work was featured in the Venice Biennale and Milan Triennale, and he curated the design exhibitions of the latter. He was widely published and was frequently invited to lecture internationally.
In 2008, Branzi was named an Honorary Royal Designer in the United Kingdom and he received an honorary degree from La Sapienza in Rome. That same year, his work was featured in an installation at the Fondation Cartier, Paris.
Branzi’s works are held in the permanent collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, among others.
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Modernist Vintage Armchairs Revers Andrea Branzi for Cassina Milan, Italy, 1993
By Andrea Branzi, Cassina
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage pair of armchairs model Revers, which was designed by Andrea Branzi for Cassina, Italy 1993. Andrea Branzi (1938) Italian architect and designer. After getting hi...
Beech
Pair of Blue Niccola Lounge Chairs by Andrea Branzi for Zanotta
By Andrea Branzi, Zanotta
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of armchairs, model Niccola, designed in 1993 by Andrea Branzi for Zanotta. Construction on a four-legged tubular steel frame, upholstered and covered in dark blue leather, armr...
Steel
Pair of Lounge Chairs by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of elegant lounge chairs, designed by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s. These chairs are currently being refinished and reupholstered and can be compl...
Upholstery, Wood
Italian Midcentury Beechwood Armchair, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th century vintage Italian armchair designed with curved armrests and splayed and tapered front legs with stretchers. This design piece is fully restored with yellow velvet uphol...
Velvet, Beech
Mario Bellini Red Cab Lounge Chair by Cassina, 1970s Italian Design
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic chair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina c.1970s, Italy, features the original Red Russian saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame. The seat has a rounded l...
Steel
$2,508
H 55.52 in W 16.15 in D 13.78 in
Classic Modernist Hill House Chair by Charles R. Mackintosh for Cassina, 1980s
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Renens, CH
The Willow chair was originally designed in 1904 by architect Charles R. Macintosh for the Villa Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland: Production rights were acquired by Cassina durin...
Leather, Wood
Pair of Arne Hovmand Olsen for Mogens Kold Lounge Chairs
By Arne Hovmand-Olsen, Mogens Kold Møbelfabrik
Located in New York, NY
Rare pair of Danish modern arm, lounge chairs designed by Arne Hovmand Olsen for Mogens Kold. Selling and priced as a pair, in origi...
$4,500 / set
H 27 in W 28.75 in D 31 in
Pair of Flat Bar Chrome Lounge Chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This fabulous pair of vintage modern armchairs feature a heavy flat bar chrome frame with a thick padded removable seat cushion. The wide seats, angled back rest, and stylish low arm...
Chrome
Mario Bellini Cab Armchair for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The iconic armchair designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina, Italy, feature the original camel saddle leather which is wrapped atop the steel frames. The back legs feature a black zipp...
Steel
$5,542 / set
H 23.63 in W 34.65 in D 31.5 in
Pair of Carlotta Lounge Chairs by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A striking pair of Italian lounge chairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, this early edition of the iconic Carlotta model, manufactured late 1960s/ early 1970s, embodie...
Wood, Fabric, Foam
$3,730
H 30.71 in W 40.95 in D 40.95 in
Straccio Easy Chair by De Pas, D’urbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta, Italy 1967
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Zanotta
Located in Almelo, NL
Straccio Easy Chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta, Italy, 1967. This stylish lounge chair, designed by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino, and Paolo Lomazzi for Zanotta in ...
Fabric
Revers Chair by Andrea Branzi for Cassina Italian Design 1993
By Andrea Branzi, Cassina
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Timeless piece of design history – the Pre-loved Revers Chair by Andrea Branzi for Cassina. This iconic armchair, dating back...
Steel
Pair of Michael Taylor for Baker Armchairs
By Michael Taylor
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Michael Taylor for Baker Asian style chairs. The chairs have black lacquered solid wooden frames with black vinyl cushioned seats. Chairs are...
Wood
Pair of Lounge Chairs by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
This comfortable pair of midcentury lounge chairs designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Professionally upholstered with orange/yellow colored velvet fabric with solid wood feet.
Upholstery
Original set of 4 Reverse chairs Cassina Andrea Branzi
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in Berlin, DE
We are offering four beautiful Reverse chairs by Cassina for sale. The design was created by Andrea Branzi and became famous for its creative, curved ar...
Beech
Cassina Andrea Branzi Mod952 Revers Six Armchairs, 1993
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Armchair produced by Cassina, design Andrea Branzi, year 1993. Dynamic design for the armchair with aluminum structure, wooden seat and a continuous band of curved solid beech that forms the backrest and armrests. This is a vintage product, made between the 1990s and 2000s, in excellent condition. The Cassina Vintage Reverse chair...
Aluminum
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H 29.75 in W 26 in D 20 in
Andrea Branzi 'Revers' Post-Modern Chairs for Cassina, 1993, Set of Six, Signed
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful set of six 'Revers' dining armchairs by Andrea Branzi for Cassina featuring ebonized beechwood arms sculpted in ribbon attaching to aluminum frames with matching ebonized...
Metal
Revers Chair by Andrea Branzi for Cassina Italian Design, Ca 1993
By Andrea Branzi
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an iconic armchair designed by Andrea Branzi for Cassina of Italy and dating to the late 20th century, Circa 1993 The chair has a reverse ribbon design and is called "Rev...
Aluminum
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H 30 in W 27 in L 30 in
Pair of Cassina Italy Signed Revers Chairs Designed by Andrea Branzi, 1990s
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in West Hartford, CT
Andrea Branzi designed these chairs for Cassina in the early 1990s and they instantly became a Classic. Known as the Revers chairs, they look like sculptural works of art. The wood ...
Metal
Cassina Italy Set of Four Revers Chairs Designed by Andrea Branzi, 1990s
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in West Hartford, CT
Andrea Branzi designed these chairs for Cassina in the early 1990s and they instantly became a classic. Known as the Revers chairs, they look like sculptural works of art. The wood ...
Metal
Cassina Set of Six Revers Chairs by Andrea Branzi Italy 1990s
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in West Hartford, CT
Andrea Branzi designed these chairs for Cassina in the early 1990's and they instantly became a classic. Known as the Revers chairs, they look like sculptural works of art. The wood...
Metal
Cassina Andrea Branzi Revers Chairs, a Pair
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in Culver City, CA
This pair of gorgeous modern armchairs were designed by Andrea Branzi for Cassina in Italy in 1993. Each one features a black wooden seat and black painted curved wood armrests. With...
Aluminum
Cassina Andrea Branzi Revers Chairs, a Pair
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in Culver City, CA
This pair of gorgeous modern armchairs were designed by Andrea Branzi for Cassina in Italy in 1993. Each one features a black wooden seat and black painted curved wood armrests. With...
Aluminum
Modernist "Revers" Armchair by Andrea Branzi for Cassina, Italy
By Cassina, Andrea Branzi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist Italian designed "Revers" armchair by Andrea Branzi for Cassina, 1993. Ribbon-like arms of glossy beechwood xed to a grey metal base. Labeled: Cassina. Free shipping.
Aluminum
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H 29.5 in W 28.5 in D 19 in
Italian Design / Mid-Century Style Modern Lounge Chair by Andrea Branzi, 1993
By Andrea Branzi
Located in New York, NY
An iconic, visually stunning modern design armchair by Andrea Branzi in a matt anodized steel frame with a molded beech wood back support and arm structure in the form of reverse rib...