Gio Ponti
Set of 6 dining chairs model 646/2
Maker: Cassina
Italy
ca. 1954
Painted wood, upholstery
16½ w x 18 d x 32¾ h in.

Set of six chairs designed by Gio Ponti with wooden feet and made by Cassina.

Also available – a set of four chairs (of the same model) with aluminum sabot.

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This chair design is the predecessor design for the ubiquitous Superleggera chair by Gio Ponti.

If you like these Gio Ponti chairs, you may want to explore our collection of Ico Parisi furniture.

 

Literature
Ugo La Pietra - Gio Ponti 2009, pg. 251-253, 366 (similar examples), New York, Rizzoli
Giampiero Bosoni - Made in Cassina 2009, pg. 149, 151 (similar version), Skira
Fabrizio Mautone - Gio Ponti e la committenza Fernandes / Gio Ponti and the Fernandes Commission (English and Italian Edition) 2010, pg. 14-15, 48-52 (similar version), Electa
Domus - December, 1951, 264-65, pg. 15,
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