Important Italian Design 
5 December 2006
Roberto Menghi, lounge chairs, pair - Image 1 of 1
Important Italian Design 
Roberto Menghi, lounge chairs, pair - Image 1 of 1
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Roberto Menghi

lounge chairs, pair

Arflex
Italy, 1958
upholstery, enameled steel, enameled aluminum 33½ h × 39 w × 34 d in (85 × 99 × 86 cm)
estimate: $9,000–12,000
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This design was utilized in the lobby of Gio Ponti's Pirelli tower in Milan and was awarded the "Compasso d’Oro" prize in 1959.
literature: Domus, June 1959 Gio Ponti: A World, Romanelli, pg. 121 illustrates chairs in the Perelli skyscraper in situ Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, de Guttry and Maino, pg. 206

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