Giuseppe Gibelli 60's chairs

Designer: Giuseppe Gibelli

Production: Sormani

Founded in Arosio in 1961, the Sormani was among the first companies to produce furniture with working techniques cutting-edge and experiment with new materials, such as brazilian rosewood, lacquered, plastic and aluminium. In the course of the years he has collaborated with the most important Italian designers of the TWENTIETH century, such as Joe Colombo, Carlo De Carli, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Gianni Songia, Gio Ponti, Studio A. R. D. I. T. I. and Claudio Salocchi among others. It has developed projects that have become true icons of design as the daybed GS 195, the chest of drawers DC 154, the Rotoliving Unit and the floor lamp Bridge Floor.

Time: 1960s

1960s

Main essence: Beech

It is a semi-hard wood which, unfortunately, is easily wormed, therefore it is considered poor. Due to its light but variegated shades, from blond to reddish, it was nevertheless appreciated by French cabinetmakers. It was mainly used for furniture structures or, as an alternative to walnut, by provincial English furniture makers for popular works, mostly in the 1700s. The noblest use is due to Thonèt, who applied the steam bending of the beech in the making of the furniture, in particular for the chairs that took his name.

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