Important Design 
11 December 2014
Important Design 
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Franco Albini

Fiorenza lounge chair

Arflex
Italy, 1956
Italian walnut, upholstery 41 h × 30 w × 33 d in (104 × 76 × 84 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $11,430
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Produced for only one year, this 1956 Fiorenza lounge chair is one of nine variations Albini pursued. This design is the only version that does not incroporate an x-shaped structure, making it most emblematic of his architecture.
provenance: Casati Gallery, Chicago | Private collection
literature: Il Design Italiano Degli Anni '50, Branzi, fig. 346

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