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Pair of CL9 Ribbon Chairs by Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi for Fiarm

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1961, Italy. Lacquered fiberglass on a tubular chrome-plated steel base. “In 1957, in the second year of university, while the professor of Construction Sciences explains the principle of the ‘resistance through form’ of materials, Cesare Leonardi bends a sheet of paper and imagines a continuous element shaped to include a seat, armrests and a backrest at the same time. This simple intuition was at the origin of the Ribbon Chair (Nastro). However, a number of years went by before he and Franca Stagi managed to produce a prototype. His encounter with Alfonso Negri, a skilled Modenese craftsman, is decisive. “I like it,” he said, “let’s try and make it out of fibreglass.” After a long experimentation phase, in 1961 the Ribbon prototype saw the light.” — Archivio Architetto Cesare Leonardi
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 29 in (73.66 cm)Seat Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1961
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor scratches and slight chipping to fiberglass frame as shown in pictures.
  • Seller Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU9479237363072
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