Africa Artona Dining Chairs by Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto, Italy – 1975 | #S12342

Artona series Africa dining chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto – Italy, 1970’s.

Amazing set of 8 Africa chairs made of Italian Walnut with black leather seats and brass details.

1975 – 1992 · AFRA AND TOBIA SCARPA

Designer: Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Manufacturer: Maxalto
Model: Artona series Africa dining chairs
Material: Italian Walnut / Black leather /Brass
Size WxDxH: 58x48x79 seat height 45 cm.
Design period: circa 1975
Condition: Very good / Very minor signs of age and use / New leather upholstery
Price: On request

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Artona series Africa dining chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto – Italy, 1970’s.

Amazing set of 8 Africa chairs made of Italian Walnut with black leather seats and brass details.

1975 – 1992 · AFRA AND TOBIA SCARPA

Founded in 1975 alongside B&B Italia, Maxalto soon developed a personal identity in the specialized production of artisan furniture. Striving for the highest standards of quality in terms of materials and workmanship is the objective of excellence inherent in the brand’s very name. Indeed, Maxalto derives from the Venetian dialect terms “massa alto”, which mean “the highest”.

When the collaboration with architects Afra and Tobia Scarpa began in 1975 with the idea of designing a new collection of luxury furniture, from an entrepreneurial standpoint, the decision was against the mainstream that most companies were following, with artificial materials very popular. Choosing to use a natural material was, instead, reminiscent of the Scandinavian idea of “organic” design, revisited by Scarpa. The wood used to make Maxalto products is in fact a “transformer” material that is processed to show its unexpected characteristics and formal qualities.

The goal, which they achieved with several products – like the Africa chair (Artona collection) and the New Harmony collection – was to create iconic objects able to stir the imagination of an educated potential consumer and influence his choice of furnishings.

 

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