Cini Boeri
"strips"

"Soon after, Boeri created another masterpiece with the Strips sofa, which could be described as either a lounge made from sections of sleeping bags or a bed-sized puffer jacket!"

"Born in Milan in 1924, Cini Boeri graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1951 and began a long period of cooperation with Marco Zanuso, founder of Italian furniture firm Arflex. She set up her own studio in 1963, concentrating on civil architecture and industrial design. In 1967, Bobo Divano was released by Arflex and became the first mono-block seat in polyurethane foam with no internal structure. The Serpentone, designed in 1971, was another revolutionary sofa made from thin sections of polyurethane articulated around a flexible central core, allowing for free-flowing shapes of unlimited length.

Soon after, Boeri created another masterpiece with the Strips sofa, which could be described as either a lounge made from sections of sleeping bags or a bed-sized puffer jacket!

The sofa’s impact would prove to be lasting – she eventually won a prestigious Compasso d’Oro industrial design award for it in 1979, and Patricia Urquiola recently stated that her critically acclaimed B&B Italia ‘Tufty-Time’ sofa was her homage to Boeri’s Strips sofa.

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Y H B H S (card catalog) selection 24

Suzy Annetta, interior designer, HONG KONG

"Maria Pergay has managed to create art that looks refined, elegant and luxurious from a material that is normally considered cold and hard..."












“Maria Pergay: Between Ideas and Design”
by Suzanne Demisch.


Suzy Annetta writes, "In terms of art and craft intersecting, I’d have to say the monograph on Maria Pergay comes to mind immediately. “Maria Pergay: Between Ideas and Design” by Suzanne Demisch. I love this book and find so many of her pieces so inspiring because he work is so unique. She is truly an artist. Pergay has managed to create art that looks refined, elegant and luxurious from a material that is normally considered cold and hard. Truly inspiring."



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"At a recent auction, after two of Maria Pergay's 1970s steel chairs sold for seven times their high estimate, an observer told The New York Times that was "the most exciting bidding of the sale, because it was fashion." Over Pergay's 50 year and-counting career, her sophisticated objects, furniture and decor have brought her a following that has included Salvador Dal', Pierre Cardin and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, but they have only recently gained recognition among design collectors, curators and aficionados.

Maria Pergay: Between Ideas and Design is the first in-depth survey of the designer's remarkable life and work. Beginning with the 1950s and continuing to the present, it features over 200 photographs of interiors and furniture, archival illustrations from her personal collection--most of which have never before been published--and a candid interview. The end product is equal parts authoritative reference, source of rare insight and aesthetic journey into the lifestyle of the cultural and social elite of the late 60s and early 70s."
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Suzy Annetta, of STUDIO ANNETTA, is lover of early 20th Century design — especially the French designers — Suzy is highly influenced by this aesthetic in her work. However, she also draws inspiration from nature, fashion, the decorative arts and her travels. Suzy believes in not following passing trends but in using harmonious elements to create a symphonic environment. Whatever the style of the space she works with, Suzy strives to create refined yet comfortable interiors.








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