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Carlo de Carli bicoloured armchair model n. 802 by Cassina, 1954

Creator: Carlo de Carli (Carlo di Carli) -Amedeo Cassina
Offered by: Compendio Gallery

Description
Carlo de Carli armchair, model n. 802 manufactured by Cassina, Italy, 1954.
The wooden frame with foam upholstery rests on elastic ribbons.
The armchair was reupholstered and covered bicoloured with a white silk and a forest green velvet
the choice of covering this iconic armchair in two colors is a tribute to the choice of Gio Ponti who in 1965 chose this armchair for the furnishings of the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Rome, covering it with the same colors but with green alcantara and white similpelle.
deep seat and original wood cone legs
Literature: Domus 320 (luglio 1956), pubblicità Vipla; Pier Carlo Santini, Gli anni del design italiano, Ritratto di Cesare Cassina, Electa, Milano, 1981, S. 109; Irene De Guttry, Maria Paola maino, il mobile italiano degli anni '40 e '50, Laterza, Bari, 1992, S. 133; Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-2000, Allemandi, Torino, 2003, S. 34.

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	silk, velvet and wood
Condition:	Good. very good condition
Creation Date:	1954
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Book References:	iterature: Domus 320 (luglio 1956), pubblicità Vipla; Pier Carlo Santini, Gli anni del design italiano, Ritratto di Cesare Cassina, Electa, Milano, 1981, S. 109;
Catalog References:	Irene De Guttry, Maria Paola maino, il mobile italiano degli anni '40 e '50, Laterza, Bari, 1992, S. 133; Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-2000, Allemandi, Torino, 2003, S. 34.
Incollect Reference #:	584717

Dimensions

W.	27.95 in;	H.	30.51 in;	D.	31.1 in;
W.	71 cm;	H.	77.5 cm;	D.	79 cm;

Seat H.	14.96 in;
Seat H.	38 cm;

Message from Seller:

Lorenzo Ciompi is a private collector with a wide experience in Italian design achieved starting from the beginning of the 90's. His collection includes famous items designed by Gio Ponti as well as other well-known Italian designers such as Ico Pairisi, Osvaldo Borsani, Carlo De Carli , Carlo Mollino, Melchiorre Bega, Joe Colombo. A lot of furniture items projected by these designers were published on important magazines such as AD, The World Interiors, Elle, Domus.