Gio Ponti Leggera Chair

A wood chair par excellence the leggera marks one of the key points of the relationship both in terms of design and production which started in the 1950s between gio ponti cesare cassina and the cassina company s artisans.

Gio ponti leggera chair.

A set of 12 leggera chairs by gio ponti for cassina retaining the original labels. Favorite add to. Riprodotta ininterrottamente dal 1957 la superleggera rappresenta una sintesi esclusiva tra la ricerca di gio ponti e la sperimentazione avanzata di cassina divenendo icona indiscussa di modernità e raffinatezza artigianale. The leggera chair marked the beginning of a process in 1952 that encompasses in one unicum the entire design and executive path of collaboration between gio ponti cesare cassina and its artisans.

The gifted milanese architect who also designed taught and wrote studied architecture at the esteemed polytechnic university of milan graduating in 1921 a stint in an architectural office followed as did award winning porcelain designs for richard ginori. Chairs are priced and sold in sets of 2 chairs. Design challenge the leggera chair grew out of a passion by gio ponti in the 1950s to make chairs as light as possible leggera is italian for light while maintaining robust strength and comfort. Gio ponti designer design.

La sua sfida costruttiva è racchiusa nella sezione triangolare delle gambe di soli 18 millimetri e con un peso minimo di 1 700 grammi mentre la struttura in frassino. 4 vintage gio ponti leggera chairs 1950 s italian design 20th century modern mcm set of four sbycephale. The leggera chair is as striking on its own as it is in any setting which is just as giò ponti 1891 1979 intended. Leggera is a simple chair with a polite clear cultured shape strong in its past as a design icon.