The W* House / Kitchen

Superleggera chair 699 51

Gio Ponti / Cassina

£1435

Gio Ponti ranked the Superleggera chair as one his three 'masterpieces' (together with the Pirelli Tower in Milan and the Concattedrale of Taranto) and we are inclined to agree - striking, as it does, the perfect balance between solidity and lightness. Designed for the Cassina I Contemporanei Collection, it his been in production since 1957, but Cassina has just unveiled a new re-edition of a version Ponti designed for exhibitions in the 1950s, which was never serially produced. Equipped with a padded white or graphite leather seat, the ashwood chair's black and white lacquered frame emphasises its elegant proportions - making it a definite show-stopper.

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