By Carlo Pagani, Arflex
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Amazing set of twelve restored 'Campanula' dining chairs with beautiful tapered form brass legs by Italian architect Carlo Pagani (architectural partner of both Gio Ponti and Lina Bo Bardi) for Arflex, Italy, 1952.
This beautiful set includes a pair of the extremely rare 'Campanula' carver chairs i.e. the rare variant of the campanula model with armrests which traditionally were placed at the head and foot of a large dining table, the original 'campanula' carver chairs are almost never found today so this is an extremely rare opportunity to find a large and complete traditional 'campanula' dining setup.
These chairs are early examples identified by their artisan crafted solid wood frames and some of the chairs still retain their original early fabric 'Arflex' manufacturer's labels which we managed to save from the original upholstery and have sewn back onto the new fabric . We have photographic documentation of the entire restoration process
Restoration details:
These chairs have had their upholstery completely restored in our upholstery shop , stripping each chair right back to its bare wood frame and then applying new high quality rubber seat and backrest support webbing by the original Italian manufacturer 'Pirelli', then new latex foam has been applied throughout replacing the old, dry and crumbling original foam and finally the chairs have been finished in a new, deep cotton velvet fabric with a rich elegant matt finish. The beautiful elegant tapered form brass legs have been sympathetically and lightly hand polished and may still exhibit some small signs of user wear commensurate with originality age and use. We did not want to machine polish the legs as it can take away at lot of the original vintage appeal.
Carlo Pagani worked in the offices of Gio Ponti and collaborated and partnered Gio Ponti on several important projects which were documented in the Italian design journals of the period such as the August 1940 issue of Domus. In 1940, see scan attached in the photo section, Carlo Pagani started up his own architectural practice "Studio Bo...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Latex Dining Room Chairs