SOFA B&B

sofa good condition model Erasmo b&b italia. Sold individually. The Italian postmodern designer duo Afra and Tobia Scarpa were particularly interested in the technical and aesthetic possibilities of materials, a research that emerged in their creations. Afra and Tobia Scarpa are a famous Italian designer couple. Tobia was born in Venice in 1935 and is the son of Carlo Scarpa, the equally famous architect. Afra Bianchin was born in Montebelluna in 1937. Their professional career began in Murano in 1958, where they worked for Venini in the glass sector. In 1960, Afra and Tobia opened their design office. They collaborated with many publishing houses such as B&B Italia, Knoll, Cassina and Flos. Their creations, always comfortable and with a modernist aesthetic, are made from a wide variety of materials. The couple did not hesitate to use new technologies. In 1970, they won the Compasso d'Oro for their Soriana armchair, published by Cassina. Among the great successes of the designer couple, we can count the Coronado and Erasmo sofas, the Papillona floor lamp. Their creations are present in the greatest international museums