MOLTENI & C armchair GIO PONTI D.153.1

Description

Designed in 1953, the D.153.1 armchair is part of the furniture of Gio Ponti’s private house in via Dezza in Milan. This re-edition is produced by Molteni&C based on the original drawings from the ponti archives. Brass structure, cover in fabrics and leathers from the Molteni Collection range, bicolor white-blue leather or "Punteggiato" fabric, designed by Ponti for Rubelli in 1934. The fabric reinterprets the age-old technique of velvet-weaving, bringing it up to date with contemporary patterns, such as close sequences of staggered disks with various gradations of colour. Exhibited at the Salone del Mobile 2012, the D.153.1 chair enriches the Gio Ponti furnishing Collection. The remove of cover must be done by a skilled person.

Upholstered structure: frame in solid fir (Picea abies) with elastic straps, covered in custom polyurethane in different thicknesses. Bonded velveteen lining. Armrests in solid Fir covered in custom polyurethane. Bonded velveteen lining.
Legs in heat-sealed steel with a satin brass finish. Feet in non-slip plastic.