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Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1960s

Name: Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, 1960s
Brand: Gianfranco Frattini
Price: 1500 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Sold as a set of four, these Dining Chairs, designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Lema S.P.A., Italy, are in good condition, with a few scratches on the legs. The chairs have the origin upholstery though reupholstery would enhance these comfortable chairs, always chic around a table.

Creator:

Gianfranco Frattini (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 17 in (43.18 cm)Seat Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 4

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Maple,Plastic,Upholstery,Wood

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1960s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Recommend reupholstery.

Seller Location:

San Francisco, CA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU7041237273662

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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.

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