Bernini Chairs

10 chairs model 620 by Silvio Coppola for Bernini, reupholstered in chenille. Glacier. Italy, 1960s. Silvio Coppola (Brindisi 1920 - Milan, 1985) is one of the most versatile and ve...

Special listing for A: Will include upholstered new leather pillow and work soon the wood. Carlo Scarpa for Bernini, dining chair model '765', walnut, black leather, design 1934, p...

1934-756 single chair in walnut wood and cushions covered in black leather, designed by Carlo Scarpa and produced by Bernini in the 1970s. Initially designed for Scarpa’s own Veneti...

Set of two 1934-756 chairs in walnut wood and cushion covered in black leather, designed by Carlo Scarpa and produced by Bernini in the 1970s. These mid-century modern dining chairs...

A model 543 Broadway chair designed by Gaetano Pesce for Bernini 1993 Limited production with each chair unique, this example in a green and yellow...

Carlo Scarpa for Bernini, dining chair model '765', walnut, black leather, design 1934, production 1970s These well-proportioned chairs are designed by Carlo Scarpa in 1934, a desig...

broadway chair, designed in 1993 by Gaetano Pesce Manufactured by Bernini, Italy Gaetano Pesce has been a visionary designer, his quest was his interest in non-rational ways of de...

Carlo Scarpa for Bernini, pair of dining chairs model '765', walnut, black leather, design 1934, production 1970s These well-proportioned chairs are designed by Carlo Scarpa in 1934...

I propose to you a set consisting of 4 model 620 chairs designed in the mid-60s by Silvio Coppola for the historic luxury furniture brand Bernini. This chair fully represents the sty...

gaetano pesce, set of 4 ‚broadway‘ chairs for italian company bernini, 1993. multicoloured cast epoxy resin, brushed steel legs, spring and rubber-capped feet. all chairs signed with cast manufacturer’s mark under the seat: ‚des gaetano pesce bernini italy‘. 55 × 42 × 75 cm (21½ w × 16½ d × 29½ h in.). in good vintage condition, shows signs of use. how to turn a new idea for a chair’s suspension into a pop art piece: gaetano pesce’s „broadway chair“, designed in 1993. pesce, a visionary designer, artist and architect, always searched for an „anti-rationalism“ way of design. through his innovative and playful use of unusual materials and manufacturing processes he tries to add a human touch to industrial objects: „it’s a good attitude to doubt rules. creativity doesn’t follow rules.“ pesce was born 1939 in la spezia, italy, enrolled to study architecture in venice in 1959. unsatisfied with the modernist, rational approach, he began auditing classes at the progressive venice college of industrial design. in 1964 pesce had a career-changing encounter with cesare cassina, founder of the cassina furniture company. excited by the young designer’s ideas, cassina gave pesce a monthly stipend to travel and research new materials for cassina designs. after graduating in 1965 he settled in paris to open his own studio. throughout his career, pesce has been committed to the idea of “mass-produced originals,” that contain the human touch and fall under the designation of “counter-design.“  in 1969, he created the now-famous „up“-series made from high-density polyurethane foam, with no interior structure. this revolutionary idea meant it could be vacuum-packed and stored and shipped flat; the pieces were also organic and pliable in form. the most famous work from this series is the ‚la mamma‘ chair...

Apparent formal simplicity for a very complex project. Direct reference to craftsmanship, Kentucky chair combines naturalness with the value of masterfully crafted leather; the visib...

Silvio Coppola for Bernini, set of four dining chairs, model '330', cognac leather, walnut, Italy, 1960s Wonderful set of four dining chairs in cognac leather and walnut wood by Ita...