Margherita wicker armchair by Franco Albini for Vittorio Bonacina, 1951
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SILVER Seller in Rimini, Italia
SILVER Seller in Rimini, Italia
The chair was produced in the 1950s by Vittorio Bonacina and designed by Franco Albini. The designer Franco Albini created the Margherita chair in 1951, experimenting with the use of thin and elastic materials, such as wicker, to shape the forms of his works. Realized with a structure composed of 4 "malaccada" crossbows and 60 "Indian cane" poles, foam rubber cushion covered in fabric. PERMANENT EXHIBITION IN MUSEUMS; MOMA Museum of Modern Art in New York Philadelphia Museum of Art Triennale Design Museum Bernocchi Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal AWARDS; Gold Medal of IXe Triennale di Milano 1951 BIBLIOGRAPHY Silvana Annicchiarico, I 100 oggetti del design italiano : Collezione Permanente del Design Italiano, La Triennale di Milano, Ed. Gangemi Spa, Rome, 2012. Seat height cm 45
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