John Hutton for Donghia Anziano Chairs

$7,800per set

About the Item

Beautiful set of 6 John Hutton designed Anziano chairs for Donghia. These chairs are in black with black painted metal legs. They are in good age appropriate condition, although there are marks to the seats and metal parts. We have photographed each seat for condition, please have a look at the pics. The owner used sheepskin throws on each one, like the single one pictured, for additional comfort. These are available from a number of places online. They are also pictured around a granite top dining table available separately. These are from a lovely palm Springs estate, which featured an eclectic and tasteful collection of pieces by Cappelini, Donghia, Herman Miller, Knoll and an Yves Klein Table which we have listed separately on the site, please have a look.

Creator:
Donghia (Manufacturer),John Hutton (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 20 in (50.8 cm)Seat Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 6
Materials and Techniques:
Metal,Wood,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
1980s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. They are in good age appropriate condition, although there are marks to the seats and metal parts. We have photographed each seat for condition, please have a look at the pics.
Seller Location:
Palm Springs, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU835029995472
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Donghia

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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