Swiss architect Mario Botta may be renowned for his impressive postmodern architecture projects such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, but the chairs, lighting and other furniture he created reflect a mastery of geometrically rich forms and an elegant application of simple symmetry.
Born in Mendrisio, Switzerland, in 1943, Botta gained an interest in architecture at an early age. He apprenticed at the architectural firm Carloni and Camenisch and designed his first building — a two-family house at Morbis Superiore in Ticino — at age 16. During the early 1960s, Botta attended the Liceo Artistico in Milan and then studied at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice under art historian Giuseppe Mazzariol and influential Italian architect Carlo Scarpa.
While studying in Venice, Botta worked for Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier — whose career spanned hundreds of architecture projects — and gained inspiration from Estonian-American architect Louis Kahn, who was known for his modern and brutalist architectural style. In 1969, Botta completed his studies and established his practice in Lugano, designing and building single-family homes.
Throughout the 1970s, Botta gained fame for his innovative, geometrical designs and deceptively simple forms, such as his first large-scale building project in 1977 — the Middle School in Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland. Botta later established himself as one of the masters of 1980s postmodern design in his architecture and his furniture. His postmodern ideas characterize the dining room tables and seating he designed for companies such as Alias, as well as his table lamps and floor lamps for Artemide.
Botta’s noteworthy architectural projects designed during the 1990s and 2000s include the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center in Tel Aviv, Israel; the Monastery of the Holy Apostles Saint Peter and Andrew in Lviv, Ukraine; and the Theater of Architecture in Mendrisio, in 2018.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Mario Botta lighting fixtures, seating, tables and decorative objects.
Outdoor Stool Made Of Single Black Of Scented Cedarwood-Natural
By Mario Botta
Located in New York, NY
The Classidra stool by Riva 1920 is an iconic piece designed by Mario Botta Italy. This stool is crafted from a single block of aromatic cedar wood, characterized by its unique hourg...
Cedar
Low stool / Coffee table made of a single block of cedar Riva 1920 Clessidra
By Riva 1920, Mario Botta
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Riva 1920 Model: Hourglass Design by: Mario Botta Clessidra is conceived as both a stool and a coffee table, carved from a single block of solid scented cedar. Designed by Ma...
Cedar
Low stool / Coffee table made of a single block of cedar Riva 1920 Rock-etto
By Riva 1920, Mario Botta
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Riva 1920 Model: Rock-etto Design: C.R. & S. RIVA1920 and Enterprise Technologies Rock-etto is a sculptural piece conceived as both a low stool and a coffee table, carved fro...
Cedar
Classidra Stool By Mario Botta For Riva 1920 Made Of Scented Cedar-Vulacno
By Mario Botta
Located in New York, NY
The Classidra stool by Riva 1920 is an iconic piece designed by Mario Botta Italy. This stool is crafted from a single block of aromatic cedar wood, characterized by its unique hourg...
Cedar
Low stool Coffee table made of a single block of cedar Riva 1920 Clessidra Black
By Riva 1920, Mario Botta
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Riva 1920 Model: Hourglass Design by: Mario Botta Clessidra is conceived as both a stool and a coffee table, carved from a single block of solid cedar. Designed by Mario Bott...
Cedar
Bertu Stool, Tulum Black Wood Stool, Red Cedar
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Stool, Tulum Black Wood Stool, Red Cedar Why buy Bertu Home stumps? Kiln Dried Our stumps and stools all go through a drying process in our k...
Cedar
Single Amisco Stool
By Les Industries Amisco
Located in New York, NY
Single Amisco stool
Metal
$1,750 / item
H 34 in W 18.5 in D 19 in
Bertu Outdoor Stools, Chile Modern Bar Stools, Mahogany Natural
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
These Chile Outdoor Bar Stools in Natural are beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The bar stool is chunky and modern with a comfortable cushion made for outdoor use...
Mahogany
Icaro, Contemporary Low Stool Made of Solid Ashwood
By Morelato
Located in Salizzole, IT
Low stool made of ash wood. Design by Itamar Harari Made in Italy by Morelato
Ash
$3,848 / set
H 17.52 in W 13.78 in D 13 in
Outdoor Stool Carved from Single Block of Scented Cedarwood, Set Of 2
By Marc Sadler
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted by generations of skilled Italian craftsmen, this stool is meticulously carved from solid scented cedar wood. Serving as a captivating sculptural statement piece, it adds...
Cedar
Outdoor Chile Bar Stools
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
These Outdoor Chile Bar Stools are beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The bar stool is chunky and modern with a comfortable cushion ...
Mahogany
Webbing Outdoor Stool
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Webbing Outdoor with structure in solid natural teak wood. Upholstered and covered with special outdoor fabric in light grey finish. Treated with natural pine extract wax.
Fabric, Teak
$1,500 / set
H 40 in W 19 in D 21 in
Set of 12 Weathered TEAK & Aluminum Outdoor Bar Stools Made in Italy
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 12 Weathered TEAK & Aluminum Outdoor Bar Stools Made in Italy
Steel
Seyna Cedar Stool
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Seyna Cedar all in natural solid cedar wood. With solid natural aromatic cedar, treated with natural pine extracts wax. Solid cedar wood include movement, cracks and changes i...
Cedar
Pathfinder Cedar Stool
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Pathfinder Cedar made in a block of natural cedar trunk. Treated with wax with natural pine extracts. Solid cedar wood include movement, cracks and changes in wood condit...
Cedar
Cut Cedar Stool
Located in Paris, FR
Stool cut Cedar made in natural solid cedar wood with natural pine extract wax treatment. Solid cedar wood include movement, cracks and changes in wood conditions, this is the esse...
Cedar
Coppa Cedar Stool
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Coppa Cedar in solid natural aromatic cedar wood. Treated with natural pine extracts. Solid cedar wood include movement, cracks and changes in wood conditions, this is th...
Cedar
2 Oak Stools / End Tables "Clessidra ", Design Mario Botta
By Mario Botta
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A pair of 2 oak" Clessidra" stools by Mario Botta Made of oak blocks tightly assembled ( see detail photos) The " Clessidra" by Mario Botta has been edited from 2009 by Riva1920 in ...
Oak