Giovanni Gariboldi Chairs

Marvellous midcentury lounge chair with tubular steel frames and white leather seat. The "Lens" model was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced for Saporiti in 1968. This chair has a white leather seat with original upholstery and a fantastic tubular structure, available as it is or can be restored. A wonderful space-age design piece, fused with sumptuous and elegant materials. A magnificent and iconic piece that will be perfect for a midcentury-style living room or study and a must-have for vintage leather seats lovers. The condition of the chair has some normal signs of use and vintage condition, as shown in the photos. Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and product designer of the second half of the 20th century. As opposed to most of the other Italian furniture designers of his time, Giovanni Offredi was not an architect, nor did he start designing early in his professional career. Instead, Offredi partially fits the career path of some of the talented contemporary designers who pursue product design outside of formal education in architecture. The earliest furniture design work known by Giovanni Offredi consists of exemplary furnishings made specifically for some of the wealthy families in Milan. Such is the case of the works done by Offredi for Casa C., in 1960, in Gorgonzola, a small town 14 miles from Milan. These works were designed with a surprisingly minimal simplicity and elegance, and they also clearly display a hallmark of his design work with the use of angular lines and exposed metal or wood frames—not unlike some of the modern Scandinavian design of the time. In the late 1960s, Giovanni Offredi met Sergio Saporiti, the owner of Italian design shop and furniture maker Saporiti, and in 1970, Offredi formalized a partnership with the furniture maker. This partnership would be long and successful and resulted in many furniture designs of distinct precision that were clearly modern and innovative and that went on to enjoy considerable commercial success. The most prominent furniture designs that Offredi made for Saporiti include the Paracarro table...

A very elegant pair of armchairs attributed to Jacques Quinet circa 1940. Fully upholstered including the legs, with sumptuous curved arms and sabre back legs.

Beautiful carved wood armchair by Charles Dudouyt from France, 1940s. Beautiful carved circular detail on wood back and woven seat. Intricate carved wood detail on arms, legs, and wo...

Elegant mid-century Italian armchairs in solid oak with geometric lines and open-back details.Upholstered in blue patterned fabric. Perfect for dining, office, or statement accent se...

Charming and elegant set of three wrought iron side chairs, with lovely original verdigris paint and gilt accents. Beautifully made. The seats and medallion backs have been newly...

Beautiful set of four carved wood chairs from France, 1940s. Intricate carved wood legs and wood frame with floral detail. Newly replaced woven rush seats. Original wood finish shows...

Mid-20th century sculptural chair. Composed of remains of ancient farming implements. Handmade of olive wood and walnut structure, France, 1940s. Every item LA Studio offers is chec...

Stunning vintage Art Deco club chair from France. Beautiful sculptural wood frame with angled detail. Newly upholstered in a lovely creamy boucle. Newly refreshed dark wood finish sh...

Red Art Deco chair made in Czechia in the 1940s and professionally restored by our team. Material: chrome plated steel and leather Source: Czechi...

Beautiful carved wood chair from France, 1940s. Intricate carved wood legs and wood frame with scroll detail. Original woven rush seat and original wood finish show great age and pat...

Beautiful carved wood chair from France, 1940s. Intricate carved wood legs and wood frame with lovely sea shell detail. Original woven rush seat and original wood finish shows nice a...

Pair of 1940s Italian side chairs.