Studio BBPR Armchairs

Pair of Studio BBPR "Urania" Armchairs for Arflex, Italy, 1954 reupholstered in bright curry yellow fabric.

Pair of Elettra armchairs by BBPR Studio from Arflex Italy 1956s, original and first Edition. fabric is original, original label :ARFLEX. The Elettr...

Mid-Century Modern Pair of 'Elettra' Armchairs by Stdio BBPR for Arflex, 1950s

BBPR, pair of armchairs, leatherette, oak, Italy, 1950s This sculptural pair of lounge chairs are clearly a design by the architects of BBPR. The model with a wide seat has the characteristic, sculptural frame. The tapered and tilted legs with sharp edges are typical for the designers. The sculpted seat contains a high back with space between the upholstered back and the frame, a beautiful detail. The red colour of the skai leather forms a warm combination with the oak wood. Studio B.B.P.R. was an Italian architectural partnership founded in Milan in 1932 by Gianluigi Banfi (1910-1945), Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1909-2004), Enrico Peressutti (1908-1976) and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) who had studied at the Politecnico di Milano. B.B.P.R. was thus an acronym formed from the first letters of their family names. The architects found each other in their opposition to fascism in Italy in the 1930s and 1940s during Mussolini's autocratic regime. The architects therefore believed in developing a style that would have no references to contemporary politics. During the Second World War, they all joined the resistance. However, Rogers, a Jew, fled to Switzerland and both Belgiojoso and Banfi were deported to the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, where Banfi died in 1945. Despite the immense loss of Banfi, their architectural practice continued in the same name as before after...

Mid-Century Modern 'Elettra' Armchair by Stdio BBPR for Arflex, Leather and Iron, 1950s - 3 available

BBPR, armchair, skai leather and oak, Italy, 1950s. This sculptural lounge chair is clearly a design by the architects of BBPR. The model with a wide seat has the characteristic, sc...

Very rare rationalist children's armchair designed by BBPR, fine Italian manufacture. Example of similar armchair published in Domus. This small armchair has a base of fine wood, with a round, beautifully striped footstool...

Rare pair of original period 'Elettra' lounge chairs by the famous ground breaking architect studio partnership BBPR, Gianluigi Banfi, Lodovico Barbian...

Studio BBPR "Urania" armchair for Arflex, Italy, 1954 Original condition and original vinilpelle upholstery.