Klismos Chair, Italy 1970s

Vintage cantilever chair with hand woven seat and sheet caned back. Manufactured in Italy, 1970s. Made from a singular tube which curves geometrically to create an incredibly strikin...

Stunning pair of Italian carved Klismos chairs with cardinal red silk velvet Scalamandre fabric seats.

Pleased to offer this great set of 4 Klismos chairs. This classic dining chairs are in great shape and retain their original signed suede seat cushion...

Set of 2 chrome side chairs, 1970s Italy. Minimalistic design made with chrome tube steel. Unfortunately the designer is unknown. The chairs are in the style of Gae Aulenti. These ch...

Stunning pair of Italian Hollywood Regency klismos style chairs. These chic high style Italian side chairs are painted a soft gray/green with gilt accents and have great splayed legs or saber legs. Our vintage Klismos chairs...

1970s Italian Chiavari gilt shiny brass chair with great vintage patina and perfect long lasting solid structure. The actual green velvet upholstery ...

Single T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos chair for Saridis of Athens, Greece in Greek walnut and leather woven seats. This chair was part of the collection he designed for Saridis of Athens in 1961, inspired by the drawings he saw on ancient Greek vases. The Klismos chairs features a graceful curving back and sable curved legs. The woven seat is made of leather straps / thongs which are tight around the walnut frame. The design beholds Robsjohn-Gibbings’ philosophy of furniture design that is independent of time. Manufacturer's metal label DESIGNED BY T.H.ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS / Manufactured by saridis of athens. Serial # 9544 &. Please note that the item has been lightly restored by restoration atelier. Some signs of age and use are still visible. This chair model is notably documented on the cover of "Furniture of Classical Greece," written by Robsjohn-Gibbings and Carlton W. Pullin in 1963. We love what Pilar Viladas said about this iconic design in the New York Times in 2010: "T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings’s Klismos chair looks ancient and modern at the same time — because it is. Based on ancient Greek models, which had been widely copied in the 18th and 19th century, Robsjohn-Gibbings’s version made the klismos shape famous again in the 20th century. Obsessed with its elegant lines, he designed versions of the chair throughout his career, but the most recent examples have been made by Saridis in Athens since the early 1960s, when the designer met the company’s owners and settled in the Greek capital. Its simple but opulent curves hint at sleek penthouses with butlers who serve cocktails on the terrace at sunset. (Indeed, Robsjohn-Gibbings’s Saridis...

Exceptional pair of early Klismos chairs by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Saridis of Athens, crafted in dark-stained walnut and retaining their original character and authenticity throu...

Originally made in the 1970s, these three-legged Italian side chairs consist of an aluminum frame that have been newly reupholstered in white shearling from Skandilock. Exuding softn...

Early pair of Italian Modernist Polypropylene chairs designed by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell Italia in the 1970s model 4875, unusual color, art furniture, Nic...