Karelia lounge chairs by Liisi Beckmann
Liisi Beckmann (7/12/1924-9/8/2004) was a Finnish artist and designer who worked mainly in Italy at the end of the 50’s and 70’s. When she arrives in Milan in 1957 at the age of 33, she immediately finds work with the Studio Sviluppo of Rinascente. In the 60’s Liisi collaborates with various companies, such as Gabbianelli, Driade and Zanotta. In 1966 her most famous piece of design, Karelia by Zanotta, is produced. Samples of her work are to be found in the collections of Stockholm’s Moderna Museet and Helsinki’s Design Museum. Le sue opere in vendita sono nella sezione anni ’70 >>
Unicorn end table by Vladimir Kagan
Vladimir Kagan (29/8/1927 – 7/4/2016) was an American interior designer. Arriving in the
US as a young man, he studied architecture at Columbia University before joining his
father’s carpentry shop.
In 1947 he opened his own shop on East 65 th Street, New York. From 1950 to 1960 he
worked with the printer and textile designer Hugo Dreyfuss.
Kagan’s strikingly modern, sculpture-like furniture soon became very successful and iconic, above all, the winding ‘Serpentine Sofa’ (1949).
His works are part of numerous private and public collections, such as those of the New
York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, his works are widely acclaimed.
Vladimir Kagan
Vladimir Kagan (29/8/1927 – 7/4/2016) was an American interior designer. Arriving in the
US as a young man, he studied architecture at Columbia University before joining his
father’s carpentry shop.
In 1947 he opened his own shop on East 65 th Street, New York. From 1950 to 1960 he
worked with the printer and textile designer Hugo Dreyfuss.
Kagan’s strikingly modern, sculpture-like furniture soon became very successful and iconic, above all, the winding ‘Serpentine Sofa’ (1949).
His works are part of numerous private and public collections, such as those of the New
York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art and London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, his works are widely acclaimed.
Augusto Bozzi
The name of the designer Augusto Bozzi (1924-1982) is linked to that of the Lombardy- based company Saporiti, for which he designed chairs and armchairs from the end of the 40’s.
Sergio Saporiti, who founded the company in 1945, from the very start wanted to surround himself with architects and designers able to create refined objects imbued with true Italian elegance through the use of avant-garde furnishing materials. This fruitful collaboration gave birth to innovative ideas in the field of design at an international level, be it for the choice of materials and an eye to detail.
Liisi Beckmann
Liisi Beckmann (7/12/1924-9/8/2004) was a Finnish artist and designer who worked mainly in Italy at the end of the 50’s and 70’s. When she arrives in Milan in 1957 at the age of 33, she immediately finds work with the Studio Sviluppo of Rinascente. In the 60’s Liisi collaborates with various companies, such as Gabbianelli, Driade and Zanotta. In 1966 her most famous piece of design, Karelia by Zanotta, is produced. Samples of her work are to be found in the collections of Stockholm’s Moderna Museet and Helsinki’s Design Museum. His works are sold in the design section >>
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