Mid-Century Pair of 836 Wood Armchairs by Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1950s
View Similar Items
Mid-Century Pair of 836 Wood Armchairs by Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1950s
About the Item
- Creator:Gianfranco Frattini (Designer),Cassina (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 22.84 in (58 cm)Depth: 30.71 in (78 cm)Seat Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:SAINT-OUEN, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2303333090692
Gianfranco Frattini
Gianfranco Frattini is widely regarded as a mid-century master of Italian modern design. He was an award-winning architect and designer, and specialized in creating furniture and decor that is both decorative and practical — Frattini’s vintage desks, armchairs, nesting tables and other works are celebrated for their sophisticated merging of function and form.
Born in Padua in 1926, Frattini studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He later apprenticed with his teacher and mentor, Gio Ponti. Through Ponti — arguably the most important figure in 20th-century Italian architecture and design — Frattini met many notable modernist designers such as Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier, but an introduction to famed Italian entrepreneur Cesare Cassina would prove incredibly significant in helping launch his career.
During the mid-1950s, Frattini began to collaborate with Cassina’s eponymous company. He designed the brand’s acclaimed leather and walnut Model 849 lounge chair — a winner of the Compasso d’Oro award — the Marema nesting tables and the iconic Sesann collection. The latter, an enduring 1970s suite of impossibly welcoming leather-covered seating, is now produced by Tacchini. In addition to Cassina, Frattini created furniture and lighting for other manufacturers such as Bernini, Arteluce, Artemide, Knoll and more.
While many of his designs incorporate glass, tubular steel and other materials, Frattini loved working with wood. The sculptural Albero bookcase — an innovative floor-to-ceiling structure made in walnut that swings on a 360-degree vertical swivel axis — is a striking example of Frattini’s dedication to traditional woodworking techniques. In the early 1970s, he traveled to Japan with friend and collaborator Pierluigi Ghianda — a master Milanese cabinet maker — in order to study the work of artisans in Kyoto. The trip inspired his design of the Kyoto table, a work of solid beech with Canaletto walnut inserts that is part of the permanent collection of the Milan Triennale’s Design Museum. The Kyoto and Albero have been revived by Poltrona Frau.
Frattini’s designs are in the permanent collections of prestigious museums such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Find vintage Gianfranco Frattini furniture, lighting and decor on 1stDibs.
Cassina
Furniture manufacturer Cassina is a prolific design house for more reasons than one: It not only owns the licenses to an exquisite collection of iconic chairs, sofas, tables and other pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries but also produces original works that are characterized by innovation and the finest Italian craftsmanship.
Cassina’s illustrious legacy includes being one of the first companies to bring industrial design to Italy in the 1950s. Founded in 1927 in Meda, Italy, by brothers Cesare and Umberto Cassina, the Italian manufacturing giant originally specialized in bespoke woodworking. In nearly a century since its founding, the company has shown incredible foresight about design trends and the evolution of technology.
In 1964, Cassina signed an exclusive licensing agreement to manufacture furniture by Le Corbusier and his collaborators — such as the LC4 chaise longue made with trailblazing French modernist Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret — a move that would shape the future of the company. Cassina’s I Maestri collection is an ongoing initiative to restyle landmark designs from the 20th century, such as pieces by Gerrit Rietveld (the Red and Blue armchair from 1918), Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Erik Gunnar Asplund, Franco Albini and Frank Lloyd Wright. The company preserves the intentions and original styles of their designs but adds updated techniques, materials and processes — rendering them the best possible combination of past, present and future. The brand has also worked with contemporary icons like Zaha Hadid, Gio Ponti and Philippe Starck.
Cassina’s original designs are cutting-edge as well. They include pieces for everyday use, the development of which is guided by comfort and the marriage of Italian craftsmanship with industrial technology.
Some of Cassina’s pieces, both from its contemporary and I Maestri collections, can be found in the collections of museums like the Museum of Modern Art and the Vitra Design Museum. In 2014, the company became part of Haworth in its acquisition of Italian furniture group Poltrona Frau, and in 2015, Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola joined Cassina as its art director, leading the brand into its next century of inventive style.
Find a collection of new and vintage Cassina furniture on 1stDibs.
- Mid-Century Modern Pair of Compass Wood Armchairs, Italy, 1960sBy Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Royère, Gio Ponti, Augusto Romano, Jean ProuvéLocated in SAINT-OUEN, FRMid-Century Modern Modernist Pair of wood teak Compass feet armchairs, chairs. In the mood of Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé, Cha...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Wood, Teak
- Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs by IPE Bologne, Italy, 1950sBy IPE, Rito VallaLocated in SAINT-OUEN, FRRare Italian Mid-Century Modern pair of lounge chairs armchairs from the editor IPE Bologna Italy. Black metal structure, brass. New upholstery, reupholste...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsMetal, Brass
- Mid-Century Modern Pair of Rattan Armchairs by Roberto Mango. Italy, 1950sBy Roberto MangoLocated in SAINT-OUEN, FRMid-Century Modern Rattan wicker bucket basket armchairs or slipper chairs, black metal feet by Roberto Mango. Famous italian design like Janine Abraham, Mathieu Matégot, Vivai Del S...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsMetal
- Mid-Century Modern Pair of Rattan Armchairs by Roberto Mango, Italy, 1950sBy Roberto MangoLocated in SAINT-OUEN, FRMid-Century Modern Rattan wicker bucket basket armchairs or slipper chairs, black metal feet by Roberto Mango. Famous italian design like Janine Abraham, Mathieu Matégot, Vivai Del S...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsMetal
- Pair of Armchairs 58 by Dangles & Defrance for Burov. France, 1950sBy Burov, Christian Defrance and Geneviève DanglesLocated in SAINT-OUEN, FRPair of armchairs model 58, first edition with fiberglass shell and black lacquered metal feet by Genevieve Dangles and Christian Defrance...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsMetal
- Set of 4 Chairs Zigo Metal Rattan by Ron Arad for Driade, Italy, 1990sBy Ron Arad, DriadeLocated in SAINT-OUEN, FRSet of 4 dining chairs armchairs model Zigo by the designer Ron Arad for the italian editor Driade in 1993. Lacquered metal and rattan. Famous design like Gio Ponti, Gianfranco Fratt...Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsMetal
- Set of 2 Gianfranco Frattini Chairs Modell 830, 1950s, Cassina, ItalyBy Cassina, Gianfranco FrattiniLocated in Wolfurt, ATThis pair of "Model 830" armchairs was designed by Gianfranco Frattini for the Italian company Cassina in the 1950s. Both pieces are upholstered in dark green fabric and are supporte...Category
Antique 1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsFabric, Wood
- Gianfranco Frattini 836 Lounge Chairs, Cassina, Italy, 1950sBy Gianfranco FrattiniLocated in London, GBA rare pair of lounge chairs by Gianfranco Frattini, produced by Cassina, Italy, 1950s. In good original condition - wooden frames and original upholstery. Fast shipping worldwide...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsMetal
- Wood and Fabric Pair of Armchairs in the Style of Gianfranco Frattini, 1950sBy Gianfranco FrattiniLocated in Milan, ITExtremely comfortable, these armchairs embodies the elegance and glamour of a true 1950s furniture. The semi circular armrest that envelop the seat provide support and relax with any...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
MaterialsFabric, Wood
- Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs 836 by Gianfranco Frattini for CassinaBy Gianfranco FrattiniLocated in Brussels, BEMid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs 836 by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy, 1950sCategory
Vintage 1950s Italian Chairs
MaterialsWood
- Gianfranco Frattini, Pair of Upholstered Armchairs, model 830, by Cassina, 1950sBy Gianfranco Frattini, CassinaLocated in Wargrave, BerkshirePair of elegant model 830 armchairs, designed in the 1950s by Gianfranco Frattini and manufactured by Cassina. Each chair is supported on tapering conical wood legs, and measures 85...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Wood
- 1950s Italian Armchairs in the Style of Gianfranco FrattiniBy Gianfranco FrattiniLocated in Sag Harbor, NYPracticing both industrial design and architecture, focusing mostly on interiors, Gianfranco Frattini is one of the members of the generation that created the Italian design movement...Category
2010s Italian Armchairs
MaterialsMetal, Brass
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Billy Cotton Layers His Interiors with Lived-In Comfort
The Brooklyn-based designer is adept at styles ranging from austere to over-the-top, espousing an architectural, detail-oriented approach also evident in his line of furniture and lighting.