Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1970's Set of 6 Dining Chairs in Chrome With Vacchetta Leather in Sand

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Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1970's set of six dining chairs with curved side frame in chrome and newly re-upholstered with … more Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1970's set of six dining chairs with curved side frame in chrome and newly re-upholstered with vacchetta (calf) leather in a sand color.

Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and product designer of the second half of the 20th century. The earliest furniture design work known by Giovanni Offredi consists of exemplary furnishings made specifically for some of the wealthy families in Milan designed with a surprisingly minimal simplicity and elegance, and they also clearly displayed the use of angular and curved lines and exposed metal or wood frames.

In the late 1960s, Giovanni Offredi met Sergio Saporiti, the owner of Italian design shop and furniture maker Saporiti, and in 1970, Offredi formalized a partnership with the furniture maker. This partnership would be long and successful and resulted in many furniture designs of distinct precision that were clearly modern and innovative and that went on to enjoy considerable commercial success. less