90s Paolo Piva ‘arcadia’ dining chairs for B & B Italia set/4

Designer
Paolo Piva
Manufacturer
B & B Italia
Period
1990's
Origin
Italy
Material
Chrome, Leather
Color
Forest green
Code
0416109ZST
Condition
Good condition consistent with age and use.
Dimensions
46cm (w) x 55cm (d) x 88,5cm (h) | seath 48cm
WS
A - E
Price
Sold, ygy
Provenance
See writing below.

Born in Adria near Venice in 1950, Paolo Piva is one of the most prominent Italian architect-designers of the late 20th century. Over the course of his career, he has created seating, casegoods, kitchens, and more for major European design brands while making a significant contribution to the field of architecture in Venice and Vienna.  

Piva studied architecture and visual arts at the IUAV (Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia) under Carlo Scarpa. His thesis, Social Housing in Vienna from 1918 to 1934, is the first indication of Piva’s interest in the Austrian capital, a fascination that continued throughout his life. In 1975, Piva worked for Venice’s Institute of History & Architecture (Istituto di storia e architettura di Venetia), assisting in the curation of an important exhibition on the same subject as his thesis, architecture in Vienna during the socialist period, in collaboration with the Viennese Academy of Applied Arts (Akademie Der Angewandten Kunst). This exhibition lead to Red Vienna, a similar exhibition in Rome in 1980.

From the 1970s onward, Piva collaborated with various manufacturers, including B&B Italia, Burelli Cucine, Dada, de Sede, Fama, Giovannetti, Lumenform, Mobel Italia, Poliform, Team 7, Thonet, and Wittmann.

Paolo Piva’s architectural and interior design portfolio includes the Kuwait Embassy in Qatar (1980), the renovation of Palazzo Remer in Venice (1986), and the design of several retail outlets and offices. Piva maintained an office in both Venice and Vienna and held a professorship in Design at the Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna since 1988. He passed away in 2017.

This Acradia dining set has been designed in the 80s for B&B Italia and besides the clear lined though spectaculair design the seating makes your dining session a late evening event. The chairs are like all B&B chairs in high quality build and the leather looks amazingly natural green.

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