Giovanni Offredi Settees

A set of 4 Saporiti Sled Chairs Original Upholstery

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...

Giovanni Offredi 'Wave' leather sofa by Saporiti, Italy. Matching sofa available in separate listing.

Postmodern chaise longue Wave model designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. A timeless piece, characterized by a steel structure and a minimalist aesthetic in perfect postmodern style. The chair cushion...

Set of 10 Mid-Century Italian (circa Late 1960s/Early 70s) "Lens" dining chairs with stippled brown suede upholstered cushions over a chrome-plated steel tubular cantilever frame pol...

Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia, chaise longue, chrome-plated metal, textured multicolored fabric, Italy, 1970s This exquisite lounge chair, designed by Giovanni Offredi for th...

Design care of Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. Italy, 1970s. Wood casement frame with horizontal metal inlays wrapping the entire perimeter. Makers marks visible on interior of frame....

A fantastic original 'Onda' or wave lounge chair and accompanying ottoman by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 1970's. It is covered in a wonderful designer cotton velvet fabric depict...

Italian designer Giovanni Offredi began designing in 1963. His designs represented the contrast between dynamic simplicity and the refined and finished form. This Swing lounge...

Wave Sofa by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy 1970. Cm 385,00 x 75,00 x 105,00. Steel and padded fabric. Good cond...

This leather sofa comes in very good condition. The black leather is soft and supple and shows hardly any signs of wear. There are 2 dents in the leather on the back of the sofa, but...

Fully restored postmodern leather "Onda" or "Wave" Chaise designed in 1974 by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, (Milan, Italy). The jewel of the Sapor...