Basket Chairs by Gian Franco Legler, circa 1955
REF: 6593
Basket Chairs by Gian Franco Legler, circa 1955
REF: 6593
Designer
- Gian Franco Legler
Set of four Basket chairs featuring a black lacquered tubular metal base, supporting a hand-woven wicker frame.
The 29-year-old Italo-Swiss designer Gian Franco Legler designed the Basket Chair for The Basket restaurant in Italy in 1951. Legler enlisted local weavers and metalworkers to craft the first 52 chairs.
The Basket Chair quickly became a success, not only in Italy and Switzerland but also in Germany and the United States. In 1953, Gian Franco Legler received the Good Design Award from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York for the Basket Chair.
Manufacturer : Jorg Bally, circa 1950-1959.
- Height 81 cm / 32"
- Width 58 cm / 23"
- Depth 44 cm / 17 1⁄2"
Category
- Year Circa 1955
- Medium Metal, wicker
- Country Italy
- Condition Good vintage condition
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