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Cini Boeri Armchairs

Italian, 1924-2020

Had Cini Boeri been a man, the Milanese architect and furniture designer, who died in 2020 at age 96, might be regarded today on par with such visionaries of the mid-20th century as Gio Ponti or Marco Zanuso. She worked with both. Although she’s well known and deeply respected in Italy, her renown elsewhere has been more akin to a cult following.

“I admire the work she did across architecture, interiors and furniture,” designer Faye Toogood says of Boeri’s impact. “She practiced architecture during a time when it was considered that women were too fragile to work outside.”

Boeri was one of very few women of her era to graduate from Milan Polytechnic with an architecture degree, which she did in 1951. Her illustrious career hinged on the strict economy of her designs and limited palette of materials. For example, her innovative 1971 Serpentone sofa for Arflex was crafted from just one material, polyurethane foam, and sold by the meter. Her ingenious 1987 Ghost chair for Fiam was cut from a single sheet of thick glass.

But in Boeri’s earlier days, her pieces displayed a more youthful exuberance. The circa 1968 Cubotto cabinet, produced in small numbers by Arflex, is an elegantly irregular arrangement of eight drawers of varying dimensions. The wooden cube, two feet square, was finished in laminate — in vivid orange, blue, sand or white — with color-coordinated casters and handles of black-enameled brass. Its design reflects a Space Age interest in flexible, space-saving, multiuse furnishings.

“It’s a very clean piece of design,” says Kaisha Davierwalla, owner and founder of Vaspaar Italy. “Even with its strong, square lines, somehow the vibrant colors and asymmetry have the feel of a feminine touch.”

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Arflex Botolo Low Back Armchair in Natural Fur & Black Metal Legs by Cini Boeri
Arflex Botolo Low Back Armchair in Natural Fur & Black Metal Legs by Cini Boeri

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Located in Brooklyn, NY

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An innovative upholstered rolling chair with three large tubular legs. Botolo is an ideal place to sit, relax and be creative.Cini Boeri designed Botolo in 1973, giving life to a new design style, where you could choose the height of the legs to have a dining chair in the high version or a style, at that time modern, "the living at a low level", a way of living...

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Cini Boeri armchairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of animal skin and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Cini Boeri armchairs, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 4 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original armchairs by Cini Boeri were created in the modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider armchairs by Michele de Lucchi, Mirabili, and Mario Botta. Prices for Cini Boeri armchairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,947 and can go as high as $24,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,104.