Joe Ferrari-Hardoy, Juan Kurchan, Antonio Bonet

Butterfly chair no. 198

1950´s, designed by Jorge Ferrai-Hardoy, Juan Kurchan, Antonio Bonet in 1938, enamelled tubular steel with leather sling seatfrom four pieces and original lining, original condition, size 92 x 78 x 78 cm; Lit.: Ch. Fiel, P. Fiel: 1000 Chairs, Taschen, Kolín nad Rýnem 2005, pg. 187. Exhibited on Third Salon de Artistas Decoradores interior design in Buenos Aires. Design was awarded by several prizes. Originally manufactured by Artek-Pascoe, prodoction was taken over by Knoll after 1945, because of its popularity Butterfly was copied by plethora of firms.