Design 
17 October 2013
Design 
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Lina Bo Bardi

settee

Pau-Brasil
Brazil, c. 1950
peroba rosa, leather 32½ h × 40½ w × 31 d in (83 × 103 × 79 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $4,375
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Lina Bo Bardi 1914–1992

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Lina Bo Bardi, the noted Italian-émigré architect, was born Achillina Bo in Rome in 1914. After studying architecture at the University of Rome in 1940, she moved to Milan and founded the firm “Studio Bo e Pagani” with fellow architect Carlo Pagini. That year her career took off after she began working in Gio Ponti’s office. Later, following her marriage to Pietro Maria Bardi, she moved her practice to São Paulo, Brazil where she became directly influenced by Brazilian culture and history. Here she co-founded the influential art magazine Habitat and designed the exceptional “Glass House” which was lauded as the pinnacle of rational architectural theory.

Auction Results Lina Bo Bardi

Lina Bo Bardi

rare Bowl chair

estimate: $20,000–30,000

result: $20,000

Lina Bo Bardi

lounge chairs, pair

estimate: $7,000–9,000

result: $10,625

Lina Bo Bardi

settee

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $5,525
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