Set of two Chairs by Luciano Frigerio, 1970s
Leather and brass Italian dining chairs
€1750.00
Set of two dining chairs by Luciano Frigerio, made in Italy in the 1970s.
Each chair has a frame of brass tubing with brass caps on the feet. The seat and backrest are saddle leather in cognac brown, stitched and fitted into the frame as slings. The brass frame forms vertical and horizontal lines, and the leather hangs between them.
Dimensions:
Height: 85 cm
Width: 48 cm
Depth: 48 cm
Seat height: 45 cm
Condition: Good
The leather has marks and staining from use, as shown in the photos. The brass frames are structurally sound and have a patina.
About the designer
Luciano Frigerio (1928-1999) was an Italian designer, artist and musician, born in Desio. His father Giovanni had opened a small cabinet-making workshop there in 1889, and in the 1960s Frigerio turned it into Frigerio di Desio, a company with an international reputation. Through visits to craftsmen’s studios he met masters such as Gio Ponti, Franco Albini, Carlo De Carli and Tapio Wirkkala. He is best known for his “Mobili Scultura” and “Letti Scultura” (sculpture furniture and sculpted beds), which combined materials such as solid wood and bronze. He also asked architects and designers including Franco Albini, Sergio Asti and Paolo Portoghesi to design numbered, signed pieces for his workshop. In 1973 he was named Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana.