CANAPES ERASMO B&B ITALIA

2 canapes good condition model erasmo b&b italia. Sold individually. The duo of italian postmodern designers afra and tobia scarpa were particularly interested in the technical and aesthetic possibilities of materials, a research that emerged in their creations. Afra and tobia scarpa is a famous couple of italian designers. Tobia was born in venice in 1935 and is the son of carlo scarpa the no less famous architect. Afra bianchin was born in 1937 in montebelluna. Their professional career began in murano in 1958, where they worked for venini in the field of glass. In 1960, afra and tobia opened their design office. They collaborate with many publishing houses such as b&b italia, knoll, cassina or flos. Their creations, always comfortable and with a modernist aesthetic, are elaborated from very diverse materials. The couple does not hesitate to use new technologies. In 1970, they won the compasso d'oro thanks to their soriana armchair, published by cassina. Among the great successes of the designer couple, we can count the coronado and erasmo sofa, the papillona floor lamp. Their creations are present in the largest international museums.

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