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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Pair of Accademia Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a lamp version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minimalist approac...
Iron
Pair of Accademia Floor Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a floor lamp version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minimalist a...
Iron
Rare Accademia Floor Lamp, Designed by Cini Boeri for Artemide, Italy, 1978
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Milano, IT
The Accademia floor lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a rare and monumental lighting piece created for Artemide. It stands as a powerful example of Boeri’s minimalist design p...
Steel
Pair of Accademia Tavolo Picoli by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a small-scale version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minimalist ...
Iron
$9,729 / item
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Sofa Bed for Arflex
By Cini Boeri
Located in Tilburg, NL
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Sofa Bed for Arflex. Designed 1972, current production. At the end of the 60s, the architect Cini Boeri revolutionizes the furniture market with her model, that ...
Fabric
$9,729 / item
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Sofa Bed for Arflex
By Cini Boeri
Located in Tilburg, NL
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Sofa Bed for Arflex. Designed 1972, current production. At the end of the 60s, the architect Cini Boeri revolutionizes the furniture market with her model, that ...
Fabric
$11,172 / item
Accademia Floor Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a floor lamp version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minimalist a...
Iron
Accademia Medium Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia medium wall lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a lamp version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minima...
Iron
Accademia table lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
Accademia table lamp designed by Cini Boeri for Artemide in 1978. This Italian vintage design lamp features a sleekly designed base of black lacquered metal and a white polyester sha...
Metal
$5,283 / item
Accademia Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, 1978
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a lamp version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example...
Iron
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: ...
Aluminum
$2,348Sale Price|20% Off
Cini Boeri Mid-Century Single Bed for Arflex, Original Label
By Arflex, Cini Boeri
Located in Milano, IT
Single bed designed by Cini Boeri for the Italian manufacturer Arflex, model "Strips" from the 1970s. ORIGINAL LABEL: Under the bed we find the manufacturer's trademark. The bed is e...
Fabric
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...
Fur
Cini Boeri Strips Daybed for Arflex Italy
By Cini Boeri, Arflex
Located in Skokie, IL
Cini Boeri Strips Daybed for Arflex Italy. "arflex / Made in Italy" label to underside. Dimensions: 25" H x 57" W x 30" D
Steel
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 ...
Metal
Cini Boeri, Lucetta Wall Light, Acrylic, Italy, 1973
By Cini Boeri, Stilnovo
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white acrylic Lucetta wall light or table lamp designed by Cini Boeri and produced by Stilnovo, Italy, 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 9.5” H x 7.5” W x 12“D Back Pla...
Acrylic
$3,757Sale Price|20% Off
Early Cini Boeri Accademia Floor Lamp for Artemide, Italy 1978
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Milan, IT
An Early Cini Boeri Accademia Floor Lamp for Artemide, Italy 1978
Metal
$3,404 / item
Abat Jour Table Lamp by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Cini Boeri, Arteluce
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
This iconic “ Abat Jour” table lamp , designed by Cini Boeri in the 1970s for Arteluce . The lamp features a pyramid-shaped base of white marble and a methacrylate shade, supported b...
Marble, Metal
Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Light by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Cini Boeri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Light by Cini Boeri for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1971. Sleek slant cut flush mount with a concave socket housing, receiving a...
Aluminum, Steel
Brontes Table Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, 1980s
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An exceptional table lamp model Brontes, designed by Cini Boeri and produced by Artemide, 1981. The model consists of a heavy red lacquered cylindrical metal base and a pivoting sha...
Metal
Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Light by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Cini Boeri, Arteluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Lights by Cini Boeri for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1971. Sleek slant cut flush mounts with a concave socket housing, receiving a chro...
Aluminum, Steel
Cini Boeri, Sofa, Plastic, Leather, Gavina Knoll, Italy 1970s
By Cini Boeri, Gavina
Located in High Point, NC
A three-seater black ABS plastic and white / light grey leather sofa, designed by Cini Boeri, and produced by Gavina, Knoll, 1970s. Backside features a built in shelf. 13.5” seat he...
Leather, Plastic
$906Sale Price|20% Off
VENINI Mid-Century Modern "Chiara" Pink Glass Italian Chandelier by Cini Boeri.
By Cini Boeri, Venini
Located in Sacile, PN
"Chiara" pink glass chandelier designed by Cini Boeri for VENINI, dated 1985. Black varnished metal top and pink glass shade. Signed VENINI.
Metal, Steel
Stainless Steel Lunario Table by Cini Boeri for Knoll
By Cini Boeri, Gavina, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally designed in the 1970s the Lunario table is a truly unique cantilevered table. The table top is a clear polished oval glass with polished stain...
Stainless Steel
Cini Boeri for Arflex Strips Sofa in velvet, Italy 1968
By Arflex, Cini Boeri
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Cini Boeri for Arflex, two seater strips sofa in aubergine velvet, Italy 1968 The iconic Strips sofa, a comfortable and versatile design. Reupholstered in a beautiful high quality b...
Velvet
Arflex Strips Sofa By Cini Boeri In Velvet, Italy 1968
By Arflex, Cini Boeri
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Cini Boeri for Arflex, modular strips sofa in mustard/golden velvet, Italy 1968 The iconic Strips sofa, a comfortable and versatile design. This modular sofa features four seating e...
Velvet
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...
Leather
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...
Leather, Plastic
‘Lunario’ Chrome Dining Table or Desk by Cini Boeri for Knoll, 1970s
By Cini Boeri
Located in Chicago, IL
An ode to balance and form, the ‘Lunario’ table by Cini Boeri for Knoll, designed in the 1970s, embodies the designer’s mastery of material tension and minimalist poise. This edition...
Chrome
$3,748 / item
Cini Boeri 'Taboga' Lounge Chair for Arflex 1976
By Cini Boeri
Located in Tilburg, NL
Cini Boeri 'Taboga' Lounge Chair for Arflex 1976. Designed in 1976. New, current production. Price noted is for a Taboga in fabric upholstery T5. Taboga armchair was designed by Ci...
Fabric
Cini Boeri, Sofa, ABS Plastic, Leather, Italy 1970s
By Cini Boeri
Located in High Point, NC
A two-seater black ABS plastic and white / light grey leather sofa, designed by Cini Boeri, and produced by Gavina, Knoll, 1970s. seat height 14”.
Leather, Plastic
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...
Glass
Brigadier Armchair & Ottoman by Cini Boeri for Knoll
By Cini Boeri
Located in London, GB
Black leather Brigadier armchair with a rare matching ottoman, designed by Cini Boeri for Knoll in 1976. This architectural, minimalistic piece features a high, comfortable backrest ...
Steel
Cini Boeri "Gradual System" Sofa for Gavina, Camel Velvet, 1970
By Cini Boeri, Gavina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Cini Boeri “Gradual System” two-seater sofa for Gavina, camel velvet, Italy, 1970 Designed in 1970 for Gavina, the “Gradual System” by Cini Boeri i...
Velvet
Cini Boeri "Gradual System" Armchairs for Gavina, Camel Velvet, 1970, Set of 2
By Cini Boeri, Gavina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Cini Boeri “Gradual System” armchairs for Gavina, camel velvet, Italy, 1970, set of 2. Designed in 1970 by Cini Boeri for Gavina, this armchair bel...
Velvet
Cini Boeri "Gradual System" Living Room Set for Gavina, Velvet, 1970, Set of 4
By Cini Boeri, Gavina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Cini Boeri "Gradual System" living room set, camel velvet, Italy, 1970, set of four. (2 two-seater sofas + 2 armchairs) Designed in 1970 by Cini Boeri for Gavina, this armchair belo...
Velvet
White Wall or Ceiling Lamp No. 235/B by Cini Boeri for Arteluce, 1970s
By Arteluce, Cini Boeri
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Wall or ceiling fixture, No. 235/b, designed by Cini Boeri and manufactured by Arteluce in 1971. The lamp consists of two parts: the cylindrical outside and the inside (a reflector)...
Metal
Arflex Pecorelle Armchair in Denver Fabric and Black Fur Corners by Cini Boeri
By Cini Boeri, Arflex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The architect Cini Boeri tells that she was inspired by Christo Vladimirov Javasev's and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon's works, masters in the art of landscape painting. Nature pr...
Metal
Cini Boeri "Gradual System" Living Room Set for Gavina, Velvet, 1970, Set of 3
By Gavina, Cini Boeri
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Cini Boeri "Gradual System" living room set, camel velvet, Italy, 1970, set of three (two-seater sofa + two armchairs) Designed in 1970 by Cini Boeri for Gavina, this armchair belon...
Velvet
Cini Boeri Lunario table, glass and steel, mid-century modern 1970
By Cini Boeri
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Lunario table designed by Cini Boeri, characterized by an elegant and peculiar shape. Oval glass top fixed to the base with a chromed steel plate. Heavily weighted double height elli...
Steel
$11,628 / item
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Bed for Arflex 220 x 166cm
By Cini Boeri
Located in Tilburg, NL
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Large Bed for Arflex. Designed in 1972, current production. At the end of the 60s, the architect Cini Boeri revolutionizes the furniture market with her model, t...
Fabric
Cini Boeri - Pair of Lounge Chairs / Loveseats "Gradual" for Knoll, 1970s
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Pair of “Loft” Lounge Chairs by Cini Boeri for Knoll International, Italy, 1970s Striking pair of “Loft” lounge chairs (also referred to as loveseats) designed by Cini Boeri for Kno...
Leather
$7,229 / item
Arflex BOBORELAX Armchair by Cini Boeri
By Cini Boeri, Arflex
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Boborelax, created from Bobo, and together with it, makes up a curious and unusual family of essential furnishings, an example of pure design, without labels and adjectives. Dimensi...
Fabric
Cini Boeri Pair of 'Taboga' Lounge Chairs for Arflex 1976
By Cini Boeri
Located in Tilburg, NL
Cini Boeri 'Taboga' Pair of Lounge Chairs for Arflex 1976. Designed in 1976. New, current production. Price noted is for a pair of Taboga chairs in fabric upholstery T5. Taboga arm...
Fabric
Pair of Accademia Medium Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia medium wall lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a lamp version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minima...
Iron
Arflex Botolo High Back Armchair in Natural Fur & Black Metal Legs by Cini Boeri
By Cini Boeri, Arflex
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...
Fur
$7,528 / item
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Bed for Arflex 220 x 106cm
By Cini Boeri
Located in Tilburg, NL
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Large Bed for Arflex. Designed in 1972, current production. At the end of the 60s, the architect Cini Boeri revolutionizes the furniture market with her model, t...
Fabric
Lampada 'Accademia' di Cini Boeri per Artemide anni 70
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo anni 70 con base in acciaio smaltato e paralume in tessuto.
Steel
Cini Boeri Double-sided Rotating Bookcase / Cabinet in Red Lacquer by Arflex, 1980
By Arflex, Cini Boeri
Located in Conversano, IT
Overview An extraordinary double-sided rotating bookcase/display cabinet designed by Cini Boeri for Arflex, produced in Italy during the 1980s. This remarkable piece is one of the mo...
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
'Brigadier' Loveseats by Cini Boeri for Knoll, Italy, 1980s
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
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...
Leather, Lacquer
Strips Long Lounger by Cini Boeri for Arflex, 1960s
By Arflex, Cini Boeri
Located in amstelveen, NL
Very rare strips lounger by Cini Boeri for Arflex, 1960s, It is reupholstered in a sand color recycled fabric. The upholstery can be zipped off so you can snuggle under a blanket. On...
Fabric
Pair of White Plastic Table Lamps by Cini Boeri for Stilnovo Italy
By Cini Boeri, Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
This Pair of white plastic Lucetta table lamps or desk lights, were designed by Cini Boeri and produced by Stilnovo. In Italy, 1970s. They can also be utilized as a wall light. Both ...
Plastic
Cini Boeri "Gradual System" Armchair for Gavina, Camel Velvet, 1970
By Cini Boeri, Gavina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Cini Boeri “Gradual System” armchair for Gavina, camel velvet, Italy, 1970. Designed in 1970 by Cini Boeri for Gavina, this armchair belongs to the iconic “Gradual System”—a groundb...
Velvet
Strip sofa / armchair modules by Cini Boeri for Arflex
By Cini Boeri, Arflex
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
The Strips sofa, designed by the Italian architect Cini Boeri in 1968, is one of Arflex 's most iconic collections and a highly acclaimed design from the 1...
Fabric, Velvet
Cini Boeri Chromed Steel and Glass 'Lunario' Table by Knoll
By Knoll, Cini Boeri
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A striking design by Cini Boeri for Knoll from the 1970’s called the “Lunario” table. Cini Boeri was a contributing designer to Gavina Spa which Knoll acquired in the late 1960’s. Sh...
Steel
Vintage Sofa "Gradual Lounge" by Cini Boeri for Knoll Gavina, Italy, 1970s
By Knoll, Cini Boeri, Gavina
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Sofa "Gradual Lounge" is an original design item realized it Italy in 1970s. Top Rare sofa, designed by Cini Boeri for Knowll Gavina. A totally innovative modular syste...
Leather
$12,257 / item
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Large Bed for Arflex
By Cini Boeri
Located in Tilburg, NL
Cini Boeri 'Strips' Large Bed for Arflex. Designed in 1972, current production. At the end of the 60s, the architect Cini Boeri revolutionizes the furniture market with her model, t...
Fabric
Cini Boeri 'Malibu' Black and Blue Swivel Table or Desk for Arflex, Italy c1980.
By Cini Boeri, Arflex
Located in Renens, CH
Introducing the Cini Boeri Malibu table – an exquisite creation by renowned Italian designer Cini Boeri in collaboration with the iconic Italian edition house Arflex. The Malibu ta...
Steel
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 ...
Metal
"Accademia Tavolo" Table lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, 1970s
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in bruxelles, BE
Metal and fabric table lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide. Model: Accademia Tavolo . Wear due to time and age of the lamp For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Metal