Giancarlo Piretti

Plastic chair Plia – 2 pieces

Italy, Castelli company, 1969, designed by Giancarlo Piretti, chromed steel frame with formed plexiglass seat and backrest, height 73.5 cm, width 47 cm, depth 41 cm Chair Plia is the modern version of the classical wooden tipping chair. It has won several prizes, for instance Bundespreis „Gute Form“ in 1973; a copy finds itself in the Museum of Modern Art, New York Reproduced in: Charlotte and Peter Fiell: Modern Chairs. Taschen 2002, page 108.