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Set of 4 Giorgetti “Normal” Armchair by Massimo Scolari, Leather & Fabric, Italy

About the Item

Set of four “Normal” armchairs designed by Massimo Scolari for Giorgetti, Italy. Each chair features a solid beechwood frame with a dark-stained finish. The structure combines rigid polyurethane for the backrest with cold-foamed flexible polyurethane padding, designed to provide both support and comfort. The seat is built on a methacrylate base with a shaped cushion in high-density polyurethane foam, covered in fiber. The defining element is the curved, enveloping backrest, which integrates armrests into a single continuous form, offering ergonomic support. Upholstery is bi-material: brown leather on the outer shell and fabric on the inner seating surface. Marked with Giorgetti plaque. Condition: very good condition. Light, even signs of use consistent with age. Upholstery and structure well preserved. A balanced example of late 20th-century Italian design, combining ergonomic research with restrained materials and clean lines.

Creator:
Massimo Scolari (Designer),Giorgetti S.p.A. (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 31.89 in (81 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)Depth: 23.63 in (60 cm)Seat Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)
Style:
Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Beech,Fabric,Leather
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
2000-2009
Date of Manufacture:
2006
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Traversetolo, IT
Reference Number:
Seller: VF-06511stDibs: LU2964349720952

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Massimo Scolari

In his role as art director and furniture designer for Italian furniture brand Giorgetti, architect, educator and painter Massimo Scolari spent over a decade producing so many imaginative, sculptural postmodern pieces that it’s easy to lose count. The Novi Ligure native has always had an eye for good design — he is an equally acclaimed painter with works in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, and has taught at Harvard University, Cornell University and the University of Cambridge.

In 1969, Scolari completed his studies in architecture and became a professor in 1973. He taught architecture history in Palermo and drawing at Venice’s Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia. From 1975 onward, Scolari was a visiting professor at many of the world’s top universities for nearly three decades while creating numerous installations for the La Biennale di Venezia and Milan Triennial.

Among Scolari’s notable furniture designs are the solid beechwood Spring swivel armchair, which is characterized by organic curves and has a backrest that features ebony insets, as well as the Erasmo and Zeno writing desks. Each piece offers innovative flourishes — the hidden spring in his armchair allows the sitter to lean back comfortably, which lends an unusual level of flexibility to the modern wooden seat, while his sleek writing desks are often outfitted with hidden drawers or secret pull-out compartments.

Scolari has exhibited across the United States. and Europe as well as in Russia and Japan. A retrospective of his work that featured over 100 paintings, drawings and architectural models was staged at the Cooper Union in 2012. For his distinct and creative contributions to architecture, Scolari was awarded the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture by the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York in 2014.

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