Cini Boeri Chairs

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.”

Find vintage Cini Boeri seating, lighting and tables on 1stDibs.

Creator: Cini Boeri

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

$6,716 / item

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

By Arflex, Cini Boeri

Located in Brooklyn, NY

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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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Fur

Cini Boeri 'Botolo' High Chair in Natural Fur for Arflex

$3,477 / item

Cini Boeri 'Botolo' High Chair in Natural Fur for Arflex

By Arflex, Cini Boeri

Located in Tilburg, NL

Cini Boeri 'Botolo' High Chair in Fur for Arflex. Designed in 1973, current production. Cini Boeri designed Botolo in 1973, giving life to a new design ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Metal

Cini Boeri 'Botolo' High Chair in Black Fur for Arflex

$3,477 / item

Cini Boeri 'Botolo' High Chair in Black Fur for Arflex

By Cini Boeri, Arflex

Located in Tilburg, NL

Cini Boeri 'Botolo' High Chair in Fur for Arflex. Designed in 1973, current production. Cini Boeri designed Botolo in 1973, giving life to a new design ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Metal

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

$6,716 / item

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

By Cini Boeri, Arflex

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Fur

Arflex Botolo High Back Armchair in Black Fur and Black Metal Legs by Cini Boeri

$6,716 / item

Arflex Botolo High Back Armchair in Black Fur and Black Metal Legs by Cini Boeri

By Arflex, Cini Boeri

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Fur

Arflex Botolo Chair in Heidi Fabric by Cini Boeri

$3,020 / item

Arflex Botolo Chair in Heidi Fabric by Cini Boeri

By Arflex, Cini Boeri

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Botolo Chair is designed by Cini Boeri for Arflex. An innovative upholstered rolling chair with three large tubular legs. Botolo is an ideal place to sit,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Metal

Black Leather Armchair with Walnut Finish and Wraparound Back – Abra Collection

$2,149 / item

H 31.11 in W 25.59 in D 31.11 in

Black Leather Armchair with Walnut Finish and Wraparound Back – Abra Collection

By Uultis Design

Located in Miami, FL

An Abra armchair by Uultis in black leather with walnut wood finish. *Please check availability prior to purchase*. The Abra armchair, designed by Uulti...

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2010s Brazilian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut, Leather, Wood

Vittorio Chiaia and Massimo Napolitano Chair for Arflex, Italy 1950s

$1,742

H 29.53 in W 22.84 in D 18.51 in

Vittorio Chiaia and Massimo Napolitano Chair for Arflex, Italy 1950s

By Arflex, Chiaia and Napolitano

Located in Milan, IT

Vittorio Chiaia and Massimo Napolitano chair for Arflex, Italy 1950s.

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Metal

Cini Boeri - Leather Sofa "Gradual" for Knoll International, 1970s

$8,377

H 24.41 in W 90.56 in D 36.23 in

Cini Boeri - Leather Sofa "Gradual" for Knoll International, 1970s

By Cini Boeri, Knoll

Located in Rosendahl, DE

Cini Boeri “Gradual” Sofa for Knoll International, Italy, 1972 Rare “Gradual” sofa designed by Cini Boeri for Knoll International in 1972. Upholste...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Leather

Arflex Elettra Chair in Divina Fabric with Black Metal Base by B.B.P.R

$2,915 / item

H 29.53 in W 18.51 in D 22.84 in

Arflex Elettra Chair in Divina Fabric with Black Metal Base by B.B.P.R

By Arflex

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A classic of the '50s office, Elettra is the seating you can't do without. Thanks to its timeless style and its elegant proportions, it adapts perfectly to...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Arflex Katrin Armchair in Natural Fur with White Metal Legs by Carlo Colombo

$9,161 / item

H 30.71 in W 32.29 in D 33.08 in

Arflex Katrin Armchair in Natural Fur with White Metal Legs by Carlo Colombo

By Carlo Colombo, Arflex

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The continuous search for elegance and simplicity has brought the architect Carlo Colombo to the realization of Katrin Armchair, conceived as a body to be dressed with an elegant and luxurious dress...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Fur

Arflex Strips Modular Sofa S3 in White Fabric and Aluminium Feet by Cini Boeri

$19,914 / item

H 37.41 in W 122.05 in D 49.22 in

Arflex Strips Modular Sofa S3 in White Fabric and Aluminium Feet by Cini Boeri

By Arflex, Cini Boeri

Located in Brooklyn, NY

At the end of the 60s, the architect Cini Boeri revolutionizes the furniture market with her model, that is now an ""evergreen"": the seat system Strips. Additional information: ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

'Brigadier' Loveseats by Cini Boeri for Knoll, Italy, 1980s

$4,050

H 31.5 in W 70.87 in D 37.41 in

'Brigadier' Loveseats by Cini Boeri for Knoll, Italy, 1980s

By Knoll, Cini Boeri

Located in Antwerp, BE

Exceptional sofa from the award-winning Brigadier Series by renowned Italian architect and designer, Cini Boeri (1924–2020). Crafted in the 1980s for Knoll, these sofas feature a sle...

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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Customizable Fiam Italia Ghost Glass Chair by Cini Boeri

$8,526 / item

H 24.41 in W 37.41 in D 29.53 in

Customizable Fiam Italia Ghost Glass Chair by Cini Boeri

By FIAM, Cini Boeri

Located in New York, NY

ARMCHAIR IN CURVED GLASS Monolithic chair in 12 mm-thick curved glass. “ I would never have thought of making a chair from glass… My initial distrust of an idea which seemed quite u...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Glass

Bamboo-Form Cabriole Leg Cane Back Armchair

$2,250

H 35 in W 26 in D 22 in

Bamboo-Form Cabriole Leg Cane Back Armchair

Located in Chicago, IL

Faux bamboo framed armchair with cabriole front and back legs, cross and side stretchers and a caned back and seat. Sold with original ivory cut velvet button tufted seat cushion.

Category

1960s American Vintage Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Cane, Velvet, Wood

Cini Boeri "Gradual System" Sofa for Gavina, Black Leather, 1970

$17,000

H 24.81 in W 90.56 in D 36.23 in

Cini Boeri "Gradual System" Sofa for Gavina, Black Leather, 1970

By Cini Boeri, Gavina

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Cini Boeri “Gradual System” two-seater sofa for Gavina, black velvet, Italy, 1970 Designed in 1970 for Gavina, the “Gradual System” by Cini Boeri is a visionary example of modular d...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plastic

High-Back Pasqualina Armchair by Grassi & Bianchi

$2,185 / item

H 37.41 in W 22.84 in D 18.51 in

High-Back Pasqualina Armchair by Grassi & Bianchi

By Enrico Pellizzoni

Located in Milan, IT

This high-backed armchair is completely covered in ivory-colored leather atop a tubular steel frame, and its metal seat pan is covered in black technical fabric. Its silhouette plays...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Steel

strips sofa by cini boeri for arflex reupholstered

$6,296

H 27.56 in W 63 in D 33.47 in

strips sofa by cini boeri for arflex reupholstered

By Arflex, Cini Boeri

Located in Ghedi, IT

The Strips two-seater sofa, designed by Cini Boeri for Arflex in 1968, is an iconic piece of Italian design that revolutionized modern seating with its innovative modular concept. Th...

Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cini Boeri Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Cini Boeri chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Cini Boeri chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fur and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Cini Boeri chairs, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chairs 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 chairs by Marcello Cuneo, David Lopez Quincoces, and Skrivo Design. Prices for Cini Boeri chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,745 and can go as high as $6,105, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,105.