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Mario Botta La Quinta chair for Alias, Switzerland 1985, One Chair

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Fast Shipping, insured in 8-15 days. Mint condition original 1980s La Quinta chair by Mario Botta Chairs for Alias. One chair is left. During the 1980s, famous Swiss architect, Mario Botta worked with the manufacturer Alias as a designer on a whole range of furniture. Bottas ingenious designs are often composed of simple geometric shapes, while also creating unique complex spaces. See images 3 and 9 in this posting to see some of his stunning architectural works. The Quinta chair’s frame is made of metal tubing and the seat is constructed from folded perforated sheet metal. The shape of the perforated steel back and seat lend some flexibility to the material and allow to comfortably sit or lean back. The chair, originally made in Italy, is no longer in production today. Quinta is not simply a chair. Rather, it is a piece of design and architecture history you can sit on. Designed in 1985, this iconic chair demonstrates the influence of Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn and Carlo Scarpa on Bottas work. The distinct lines of the chair are reminiscent of the architect’s work for Museum of Modern Art building in San Francisco, where the chair is on display today. This listing is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the last examples of the original production of this collectible and iconic design. Condition: The chair for sale here are in excellent original condition with less-than-usual usage marks for their age. Like New condition! Documentation: Signed Origin: Switzerland, Made in Italy Period: 1980-1999 Materials: Metal. Creation Date: 1985 Styles / Movements: Modern, Postmodern Creator Mario Botta Manufacturer Alias Design Period 1980 to 1989 Year 1985 Production Period 1980 to 1989 Country of Manufacture Italy Identifying Marks This piece has an attribution mark Style Postmodern Detailed Condition Excellent — This vintage/antique piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight restorations. Product Code GEH-1487931 Restoration and Damage Details Mint Condition. Original and signed. Materials Metal Color Black Width 17.7 inch Depth 21.7 inch Height 37.4 inch Seat Height 16.9 inch Shipping: We offer worldwide shipping. We package professionally, and ship via shipping companies. International Shipping details: Your shipping rate is listed here in the posting. We have teamed with the top international shipping companies to get you your item safely and speedily. We hire a professional packager to pad and box the item(s). We ship via our own shipping partners to work out all of the International shipping logistics and to get you the best possible shipping rates. You can expect your item to take 6-15 business days to arrive to you after dispatch. Your item will take 5-7 business days to process once your order has gone through. Import Duties, fees and VAT: This item(s) ships from Basel, Switzerland. Generally there are no import duties on used furniture. Often times the VAT is not charged. However if it is, the customer is responsible for import fees and VAT upon receipt of the item(s). The import VAT and fees will depend on the customer’s country and state. US VAT fees are calculated based on the city zip code and are around 5-9% of the cost of the item. We can assist in helping you determine what your VAT cost will be, if you would like to message us about it.

Creator:

Alias (Manufacturer),Mario Botta (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 37.4 in (95 cm)Width: 17.71 in (44.99 cm)Depth: 21.65 in (55 cm)Seat Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)

Style:

Post-Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Metal,Sheet Metal

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1980-1989

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1980

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent vintage condition with less-than-expected wear for its age.

Seller Location:

Basel, CH

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU7344240699672

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Swiss architect Mario Botta may be renowned for his impressive postmodern architecture projects such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, but the chairs, lighting and other furniture he created reflect a mastery of geometrically rich forms and an elegant application of simple symmetry.

Born in Mendrisio, Switzerland, in 1943, Botta gained an interest in architecture at an early age. He apprenticed at the architectural firm Carloni and Camenisch and designed his first building — a two-family house at Morbis Superiore in Ticino — at age 16. During the early 1960s, Botta attended the Liceo Artistico in Milan and then studied at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice under art historian Giuseppe Mazzariol and influential Italian architect Carlo Scarpa.

While studying in Venice, Botta worked for Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier — whose career spanned hundreds of architecture projects — and gained inspiration from Estonian-American architect Louis Kahn, who was known for his modern and brutalist architectural style. In 1969, Botta completed his studies and established his practice in Lugano, designing and building single-family homes.

Throughout the 1970s, Botta gained fame for his innovative, geometrical designs and deceptively simple forms, such as his first large-scale building project in 1977 — the Middle School in Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland. Botta later established himself as one of the masters of 1980s postmodern design in his architecture and his furniture. His postmodern ideas characterize the dining room tables and seating he designed for companies such as Alias, as well as his table lamps and floor lamps for Artemide.

Botta’s noteworthy architectural projects designed during the 1990s and 2000s include the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center in Tel Aviv, Israel; the Monastery of the Holy Apostles Saint Peter and Andrew in Lviv, Ukraine; and the Theater of Architecture in Mendrisio, in 2018.

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