“Sapporo” Sofa by Mario Marenco for Mobil Girgi, Italy, 1970s

Sofa designed by Italian designer Mario Marenco for the Mobil Girgi home in Italy in 1970. Solid walnut frame and original yellow leather upholstery. Length: 208 cm. Width: 85 cm. Height: 86 cm. Seat height: 40 cm. (Also in stock: a pair of Sapporo armchairs of the same model and color) Mario Marenco (1933–2019) was an Italian architect, designer, and actor. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Naples and also worked in Stockholm and Chicago. As a designer, he is best known for the Marenco sofa for Arflex (1970) and other iconic pieces of furniture. On television and radio, he stood out as a comic actor in *Alto Gradimento*, *L’altra domenica*, and *Indietro tutta!*, playing characters such as Colonel Buttiglione. He passed away in Rome in 2019, leaving his mark on both Italian design and entertainment.