Donghia Custom Ordered Woven Grasscloth 'Plaza' Armchair, 1992

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Donghia Custom Ordered Woven Grasscloth 'Plaza' Armchair, 1992

About the Item

This lovely custom order Plaza armchair from Donghia features beautiful grass cloth fabric upholstery over wood legs. From the original receipt, we found that this chair was custom upholstered in woven bleached grass cloth. The wood has been finished with a natural stain. Comes with original receipt which has the production date of these chairs as 11/5/1992 and shows the custom finish selections. We originally had a larger set of 6 chairs. They were rented out for the set of 'American Crime Story, Season 2", a TV show about Gianni Versace. The rest of the set had previously sold so we have this single chair remaining. This example is not labelled underneath however a few of the chairs from the set had the original Donghia labels underneath - we can provide photos upon request. The receipt also helps to authenticate the chair along with the rest of the documentation and provenance. This elegant armchair would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but could also look fantastic in a contemporary or Postmodern room. Also consider mixing it up in a traditional, transitional, classical or Art Deco room with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as a hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office. Consider using as a side chair, dining, cafe or breakfast table chair, bedside chair, fireside chair, dressing or changing room chair, hallway chair, entryway or mudroom chair, nursing or reading chair, conference room chair, office or desk chair, guest chair, lobby chair, lounge chair or occasional chair ideal in virtually any setting. Measurements: 35" H x 24.25" W x 25.75" D Seat height 20" Seat depth 18" Arm height 26.5" Condition: Very good original condition with minor wear. Presents well, ready for immediate use.

Creator:
Donghia (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Width: 24.25 in (61.6 cm)Depth: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)Seat Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)
Style:
Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Grasscloth,Wood
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1990-1999
Date of Manufacture:
11/5/1992
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Very good original condition with minor wear. Presents well, ready for immediate use.
Seller Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1330219389802

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With distinctive style touches like gray flannel upholstery and overstuffed seating, American designer Angelo Donghia (1935–85) was a visionary leader of bold interior design and furniture in the 1970s and ’80s. Although Donghia lived only to age 50, by the time of his death from AIDS-related pneumonia, his name graced numerous furniture and decor companies, in addition to his own interior designs.

After graduating from Parsons School of Design in 1959, Donghia joined the interiors firm of Yale R. Burge, and his star rose quickly from there. By 1963, he had been appointed vice president and in 1966, partner — a move that came with a name change for the firm to Burge-Donghia Interiors. In 1968, he founded the fabrics and wall coverings company & Vice Versa, and in 1978 he founded Donghia Furniture. With this holistic approach, Donghia was able to oversee nearly every element of an interior design project, which, for him, spanned everything from corporate offices (notably PepsiCo’s world headquarters in Purchase, New York) to the Metropolitan Opera Club at Lincoln Center to residential interiors for clients such as Diana Ross and Ralph Lauren.

After he inherited Burge’s firm, he continued to develop its reach as Donghia Associates. He opened a series of showrooms around the country to offer his designs to a wider audience, who loved the company’s marriage of minimal forms with luxe materials. His silver-foil ceilings, mixing of eclectic textile patterns and plush furniture set trends and, through mass marketing, influenced the direction of American interior design.

“I feel that I’ve developed my own style that is as classic and minimal as the ’30s style it reflects,” the designer once told New York magazine. In 2015, the retrospective “Angelo Donghia: Design Superstar” at the New York School of Interior Design chronicled his influence on all facets of modern interiors, from furnishings to wall coverings. It’s an approach that still resonates today. Donghia continued to operate as a company after his death, acquired by the Rubelli Group in 2005. After it filed for bankruptcy in 2020 and closed its showrooms, its name, designs, archives and inventory were acquired by Kravet.

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