Distex Armchair (model 807)

Distex Armchair (model 807)

1954

Gio Ponti, Distex Armchair (model 807), 1954. Brass, synthetic leather, and grass-cloth upholstery; 31 3/4 × 31 × 40 in. Manufactured by Cassina, Meda, Italy. Denver Art Museum: Funds from 1994 Collectors' Choice, 1998.160.

Designer
Gio Ponti, Italian, 1891-1979
Born: Milan, Italy
Work Locations: Milan, Italy
Manufacturer
Cassina S.p.A.
Work Locations: Italy
Active Dates: 1927-
Country
Italy
Object
armchair
Medium
Brass, synthetic leather, and grass cloth upholstery
Dimensions
height: 31 3/4 in, 80.645 cm; width: 31 in, 78.74 cm; depth: 40 in, 101.6000 cm; seat height: 14 1/2 in, 36.83 cm
Credit Line
Funds from 1994 Collectors' Choice
Department
Architecture and Design
Collection
Architecture and Design
Accession Number
1998.160
Known Provenance
Purchased 1998 from (Gallerie Stefan Vogdt), Munich by the Denver Art Museum.
Exhibition History
  • "Modern Living: Giò Ponti and the 20th-Century Aesthetics of Design" — Georgia Museum of Art, 6/10/2017 - 9/17/2017
  • “Gio Ponti: Designer of a Thousand Talents” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 12/31/2025

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