Set of 2 Vertebra System Chairs by E.Ambasz E G.Piretti for Anonima Castelli

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Set of 2 Vertebra System Chairs by E.Ambasz E G.Piretti for Anonima Castelli

About the Item

Thanks to a system of springs and counterweights, Vertebra was the first office chair in the world capable of responding automatically to the movements of its occupant, thus facilitating those who spend many hours sitting. For this reason it is considered one of the first work chairs inspired by the principles of ergonomics and its very name was chosen to express the close relationship between the user's back and the movement of the chair. In response to occupant movement, the seat and backrest automatically reposition themselves, eliminating the need for manual adjustments. The positioning of a pin placed between the seat and the backrest means that when leaning forward, the user only has to flex the lower back. And best of all, when moving forward the chair tilts up to six degrees, pushing the backrest forward as the user moves his legs forward. Emilio Ambasz (Resistencia, June 13, 1943) is an Argentine architect and designer. From 1969 to 1976 he was curator in the architecture department of the Museum of Modern Art, in New York. Ambasz is a forerunner of "green" architecture. Giancarlo Piretti was born in Bologna in 1940. He attended the State Art Institute of Bologna, where he obtained the title of Drawing Teacher. In 1960 he attended the Academy of fine Arts in Bologna. He later taught Interior Design at the Istituto Statale d'Arte in Bologna for seven years. In the same period he worked as an interior designer for twelve years at Anonima Castelli, designing their lines of furniture for the home, office and Community, for which he filed numerous Industrial and mechanical invention patents and ornamental models. Among his best-known projects are PLIA, a folding chair, PLATONE, a folding table, DSC (106-AXIS), a seating system for communities and institutional spaces, SISTEMA 61, a modular system of sofas. Anonima Castelli was founded in 1877 by Ettore Castelli as a cabinet-maker. after a gradual transformation, between the sixties and the eighties the company gives shape to one of the most vital and innovative projects in the world, collaborating with illustrious names of Italian and international design: emilio ambasz, Rodolfo Bonetto, nilo gioacchini, Giancarlo Piretti , Charles Pollock, f.a. Porsche, Richard Sapper, Claudio Bellini, Michele De Lucchi, Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Gino Gamberini, Enzo Mari and Mario Ruiz. its products soon become iconic and will be chosen to furnish the most important presidential offices of banks and large industries.

Creator:
Giancarlo Piretti (Designer),Anonima Castelli (Manufacturer),Emilio Ambasz (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 32.29 in (82 cm)Width: 22.45 in (57 cm)Depth: 18.51 in (47 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Fabric,Metal,Plastic
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
1970s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Padova, IT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6345233258972