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Quinta 605 chair, Italian postmodern, in metal by Mario Botta for Alias 1980

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1980s Pair of Postmodern Mario Botta for Alias Seconda Chairs with Arms in Gray

About the Item

Listed for sale is a pair of postmodern Mario Botta Seconda armchairs, produced by Alias circa the mid 1980s. These are gorgeous and iconic works by Botta, the renowned industrial designer and architect. The chairs were acquired from a Dauphin County, Pennsylvania home, accompanied by a vast collection of iconic postmodern works. The chairs are in very good vintage condition with some wear noted to the frames. See photos for condition. The backrests are smaller than is typically seen, however, appear to be original and made from original material. The chairs measure 20 inches wide by 21 inches deep and 26 inches tall. The price listed includes both chairs.

Creator:

Alias (Manufacturer),Mario Botta (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 21 in (53.34 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Style:

Modern (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Metal

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

1980

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Philadelphia, PA

Reference Number:

Seller: 210426031stDibs: LU8164235932372

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Swiss architect Mario Botta may be renowned for his impressive postmodern architecture projects such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, but the chairs, lighting and other furniture he created reflect a mastery of geometrically rich forms and an elegant application of simple symmetry.

Born in Mendrisio, Switzerland, in 1943, Botta gained an interest in architecture at an early age. He apprenticed at the architectural firm Carloni and Camenisch and designed his first building — a two-family house at Morbis Superiore in Ticino — at age 16. During the early 1960s, Botta attended the Liceo Artistico in Milan and then studied at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice under art historian Giuseppe Mazzariol and influential Italian architect Carlo Scarpa.

While studying in Venice, Botta worked for Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier — whose career spanned hundreds of architecture projects — and gained inspiration from Estonian-American architect Louis Kahn, who was known for his modern and brutalist architectural style. In 1969, Botta completed his studies and established his practice in Lugano, designing and building single-family homes.

Throughout the 1970s, Botta gained fame for his innovative, geometrical designs and deceptively simple forms, such as his first large-scale building project in 1977 — the Middle School in Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland. Botta later established himself as one of the masters of 1980s postmodern design in his architecture and his furniture. His postmodern ideas characterize the dining room tables and seating he designed for companies such as Alias, as well as his table lamps and floor lamps for Artemide.

Botta’s noteworthy architectural projects designed during the 1990s and 2000s include the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center in Tel Aviv, Israel; the Monastery of the Holy Apostles Saint Peter and Andrew in Lviv, Ukraine; and the Theater of Architecture in Mendrisio, in 2018.

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