Giotto Stoppino, Set of 8 Black Cobra Chairs 1960s-1970s






Set of 8 Black Cobra Chairs is a set of chairs realized in the 1970s by Giotto Stoppino (Milan, 1926).Chromed tubular steel structure and light blue fabric.This 'Cobra' chair was designed by Giotto Stoppino during the 1970s and produced in Italy Giotto Stoppino was born in Milano in 1926. He studied in Venice then in Milan, where he graduated in 1951. From 1953 to 1968, he worked for the cabinet “Architetti Associati” founded by Vittorio Gregotti and Lodovico Meneghetti. At the same time, he joined the ADI, an association dedicated to industrial drawings (he was also the president from 1982 to 1984). At the end of the 1960s, Stoppino founded his own architectural and design studio. In 1972, he presented the ‘537’ lamp (Arteluce) and a nest of tables (Kartell) during the famous exhibition ‘Italy: the New Domestic Landscape’ in New-York. As talented designer, he received the prestigious prize Compasso d’Oro in 1979 for his credenza Sheraton. Stoppino deeply marked the Italian design by his innovative approach.
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