JORGE FERRARI-HARDOY (1914-1977), JUAN KURCHAN & ANTONIO - Lot 70

JORGE FERRARI-HARDOY (1914-1977), JUAN KURCHAN & ANTONIO BONET (1913-1975) DESIGNERS & AIRBORNE EDITEUR "AA" also known as "Butterfly" or "Hardoy chair" or "BKF Suite of 5 armchairs with removable covers. Black lacquered metal frames. Canvas covers (one missing) in various colors. Height: 92 cm Length: 72 cm Depth: 70 cm One canvas missing, the yellow ones very worn. Provenance : Succession X., Puy-de-Dôme, from the entire furnishings of a 1960s architect's house. History: The creation of this chair model was strongly inspired by a wooden model made by Joseph Barly Fendy in 1877 and finally manufactured from 1904 onwards. The metal version, designed around 1938, was first produced by Artek-Pascoe, then by Knoll in 1945 for the USA. Airborne, under the direction of Charles Bernard, published it until 1975, on the advice of André Bloc to its director. Expert: Emmanuel Eyraud