Thonet no 22 And then I find Photo RMN, I believe a French Photo Agency with a mer a boire of Thonet photo’s. This number 22 chair is in the collection of the French Musée d’Orsay in Paris.
Rennie Chair by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina Found it on VNTG Dino Gavina founded Studio Simon in 1968, after the sale of his previous activity, Gavina SpA, to Knoll International (the USA branche). Knoll states it bought the leftovers of Gavina SPA after its bankruptcy. I believe S. Gavina stands for Studio Simon.
Sanluca Armchair by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Designed in 1960 for Gavina. I took this photo September 24, 2011 in the Milan Triennal Design Museum The three points of support for the body – seat,back,headrest – are separate, built with different degrees of padding and are both struturally separate (designed to be pressed seperately). … Continue reading "Sanluca Armchair by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni"
S Chair by Tom Dixon I took this photo September 24, 2011 in the Milan Triennal Design Museum A seating-sculpture that has become one of the company’s icons, the S-Chair is the object that made its inventor Tom Dixon famous. The chair is characterized by the unmistakable lithe sihouette that is developped upward and ideally … Continue reading "S-Chair by Tom Dixon"