Lounge Alta low and its ottoman By Oscar Niemeyer for international furniture -

Oscar niemeyer international furniture editor model on1ph commonly known as alta bas + ottoman model created in 1972. The legs and backsplash supports articulated in thick brushed stainless steel blades, cut and curved. The seats and backs upholstered in original black leather. The backrest tilt adjustment buttons in black bakelite. Chair structure (without cushion) l 1.10 X width 0.49 X height 0.50 weight 22kg ottoman structure (without cushion) l 0.75 X width 0.45 weight 18kg cushion 80x 80 X h 20 bibliography: ⁃ jean petit -niemeyer, architectural poet- éditions de la bibliothèque des arts de paris / fidia edizioni d'art lugano, an identical model reproduced on page 383 and described on page 382. ⁃ créations niemeyer', domus, milan, january 1972, n. 506, p.29. ⁃ advertisement for mobilier international, domus, milan, july 1972, n. 512 ⁃ o. Niemeyer, a. Son, oscar niemeyer: selbstdarstellung, kritiken, oeuvre, frölich & kaufmann, berlin, 1982, p.83. ⁃ d. Underwood, oscar niemeyer and the architecture of brazil, rizzoli, new york, 1994, p.148-149, 153. ⁃ l. Puppi, oscar niemeyer 1907, officina edizioni, rome, 1996, p. 128-129. ⁃ a. Weintraub, a. Hess, oscar niemeyer buildings, rizzoli, new york, 2009, p.15, 187. ⁃ a. Chen, brazil modern, the rediscovery of twentieth-century brazilian furniture, the monacelli press, new york, 2016, p.274. • connaissance des arts, february 1972, p. 13 • gilles de bure, le mobilier français 1965-1979, edition du regard, paris, 1983, p. 101 • alan hess, oscar niemeyer houses, ny, 2006, p 132, 133 and 135 • design 1950-2000-, david a.hanks & anne hoy, éditions flamarion, 2000, p.121.

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