Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979) for Cassina
Rare Pair of ‘Distex’ Lounge Chairs Model 807 in Gray Velvet
Italy, circa 1954
Gio Ponti (Italian, 1891-1979) for Cassina
Rare Pair of ‘Distex’ Lounge Chairs Model 807 in Gray Velvet
Italy, circa 1954
31 ½ h x 30 w x 41 d x 15 3⁄4 seat h in (80 x 76.2 x 104.1 x 40 cm)

Gio Ponti for Cassina rare pair of Distex lounge chairs model 807 with gray velvet upholstered back, seat and arms, and walnut legs. Fully restored and newly reupholstered in a luxurious Holland & Sherry Rambouillet Platinum or pale gray wool velvet mohair.

The Distex model armchair with its beautiful ergonomic design and dynamic sculptural lines was first presented at the X Triennale in Milan in 1954. These sculptural armchairs are an iconic Ponti design which captures Ponti’s radical modernist vision of postwar Italian design.

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Ugo La Pietra, ed., Gio Ponti: L’arte si innamora dell’industria, New York, 2009, p. 226, figs. 466-67, p. 227, fig. 469, p. 232, fig. 487

Lisa Licitra Ponti, Gio Ponti: The Complete Works 1923-1978, London, 1990, p. 160

Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interiors, Objects, Drawings, 1920-1976, Milan, 2004, p. 172

Domus, no. 293, April 1954, front cover; no. 308, July 1955, p. 64; ‘Accanto all’architettura’, no. 312, November 1955, p. 20; ‘Una porta, e nuovi mobili’, no. 321, August 1956, p. 23

R. Aloi, L’ Arredamento Moderno, sesta serie, Milan, 1955, fig. 283

Price: SOLD
Item #: PON109
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