Mid Century Three Seater Brown Leather Bastiano Sofa By Afra & Tobia Scarpa For Gavina Vintage Retro MCM
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Mid Century Three Seater Brown Leather Bastiano Sofa By Afra & Tobia Scarpa For Gavina Vintage Retro MCM
This beautiful and elegant three seater Bastiano sofa is the rare early and original edition, designed by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Gavina between 1962 and 1968 before the Knoll International purchase in 1968.
The Bastiano line is a timeless design of the mid century period.
Featuring very soft and comfortable original brown tan leather seats and cushions which have been conditioned and cleaned. The hardwood frame has been restored. Can be dismantled to fit through narrow doorways.
Reimagining Le Corbusier's principle, where loose cushions fall into the frame. The frame therefore functions as a basket that holds the cushions together.
Widely recognized as superstars of postmodern italian design, husband-and-wife team Afra and Tobia Scarpa collaboratively some of the most recognisable and desirable mid century pieces of furniture.
The son of the famous Italian architect Carlo Scarpa, Tobia Scarpa and Afra Bianchin met as architecture students at the Università Iuav di Venezia. In a class led by architect and furniture designer Franco Albini, they created their first collaborative piece, the Pigreco armchair, later produced with Gavina. After graduating in 1957, Tobia worked for Muranoglass company Venini & Co. before the couple opened a studio in Afra’s hometown, Montebelluna, in 1960.
Their most recognized designs include the Bastiano sofa (1962), the Vanessa bed (1959), the Coronado sofa (1966) and the Soriana seating collection (1970). Work on the Soriana sofa began in late 1969 for an early 1970 debut, and it feels as radical today as it did in its heyday.
Scarpa designs are in collections at the Louvre, the MOMA and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The couple was awarded the Compasso d’Oro in 1970 for the Soriana armchair.
Dino Gavina is best known for founding Gavina SpA in 1960, an Italian furniture production company established to manufacture the work of designers from the burgeoning Italian design scene of the 1950s and 60s. Gavina was an early producer of work by many influential Italian modernists, including Mario Bellini, Marcel Breuer, Tobia Scrapa, and Vigo Magistretti.
Wanting Gavina’s portfolio of designs and manufacturing facilities, Knoll bought the bankrupt company in 1968.
Dimensions
Height - 64cm
Width - 214cm
Depth - 74cm
Seat Height - 34cm
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Please note that vintage furniture may have some slight imperfections, which is to be expected in keeping with its age, as we do not offer returns on items sold.
Mid Century Three Seater Brown Leather Bastiano Sofa By Afra & Tobia Scarpa For Gavina Vintage Retro MCM





