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05 December 2006

Roberto Menghi lounge chairs, pair

Arflex
Italy, 1958
upholstery, enameled steel, enameled aluminum
39 w x 34 d x 33.5 h inches
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

$9,000-12,000