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'Albenga' Armchair by Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex

Description
Italian architect and designer Gustavo Pulitzer for Arflex chic and modernist 'Albenga' armchair, side or desk chair with chocolate saddle stitched leather sides and rounded arms on black painted or enameled steel frame structure with upholstered seat and back back in ivory bouclé. This highly styled armchair has beautiful details throughout including its sleek sculptural design, and is comfortable with its form-fitting shape.
Fully restored and newly upholstered in a luxurious Holland & Sherry Brunswick Snow or ivory bouclé.

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Leather, black painted steel, ivory bouclé
Condition:	Good. Fully restored and in very good condition including new chocolate leather on arms, newly reupholstered in ivory bouclé
Creation Date:	1954
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Book References:	Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico, Volume 1, Allemandi, Torino, 2003, p. 41 Irene De Guttry, M. P. Maino, Il mobile italiano degli anni Quaranta e Cinquanta, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 1992, p. 85
Article References:	Domus no. 343, June 1958, p. 35
Dealer Reference #:	PUL101
Incollect Reference #:	697445