Fenis CM Dining Chair

SKU #Fenis_CM_Dining_Chair_2051

Overview

The Fenis CM dining chair is a sculpture: entirely carved out of solid maple, its back rests on the legs creating a game of elegant joints, in the continuity of the shapes. Designed in 1959 by Mollino for his office at the Castello del Valentino in Turin, home of the Faculty of Architecture, Fenis is the first project by the master of design that Zanotta decided to produce in 1981. It was a bold, avant-garde choice that went beyond the frontiers of furniture to arrive at those of art. Manufactured by Zanotta.

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Designed in 1959.

15" W, 22.8" D, 37.8" H
Seat Height: 17.7"

Manufacturer

Zanotta

“Many people might deem it an exaggeration to present the products of just one manufacturer as a ‘micromodel’ of Italian furniture design in its entirety. However, if it makes no sense to claim that Zanotta’s production alone represents all the key moments of the Italian design history of the last sixty years, we must admit that this history could not be written without referring to its contribution.” - Emilio Ambasz, 1988. From its inception in 1954, Zanotta has been known for the quality, function, and comfort of its furniture designs – all underscored with a remarkable commitment to research and experimentation with materials and technology to enable new aesthetics. Zanotta’s catalogue of iconic modern and contemporary designs chronicles the evolution of Italian furniture design within the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Designer

Carlo Mollino

Carlo Mollino (1905 - 1973) was born in Turin, Italy and received his degree in architecture in 1931. His career was highly diversified including architecture, design, interior decorating, and town-planning. In addition to this fervid designing, he loved photography, stunt flying, and car racing - he was an expert in all these fields. He even got some ideas and technology from racing that he was able to apply to his designs. His designs from the 1940s and 1950s are icons of Italian design and are now part of the permanent collections of several museums worldwide including The Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York; Die Neue Sammlung, Munich; and Fondazione Triennale Design Museum, Milan. Many of Mollino's furniture designs are currently produced by Zanotta.

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