Bardi’s Bowl Chair By Arper Is The Perfect Pop

Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) developed the Bardi’;s Bowl Chair from her adopted property of Brazil in 1951. Born in Rome, Italy, she was a prolific designer devoted to her perform and she produced the chair to be a balance of industrialized standardized fabrication and individualized design aesthetics. The mid century design combined with today’;s colour palette is the excellent pop for a contemporary aesthetic.
An icon of Lina’;s adaptive style, the chair very easily shifts inside its frame, enabling the user to make a decision how far to recline inside its snuggable, huggable bowl shape. While the fabric chairs function only 4 seams and 4 sections within its shell, the Black natural leather version has 8 sections and 8 seams.
All the Bardi Bowl Chairs are covered in a Steelcut Trio 2 fabric on both the shell and cushions and this monochromatic orange version is the perfect punch of colour in an otherwise neutral space. Orange, although bold is also a versatile colour decision that plays well off of greys and beiges – and also purple.
Speaking of purples, how exciting is this combination of a plaid lavender and orange watercolour print referred to as “Painted Xadrez Bo, Pause 4 fabric” on the cushions surrounded by the solid orange shell backdrop? I’;d love to see this chair next to a wall of deep plum.
Emerald green and olive green are well represented on the “Green” chair with “Double Colour” cushions. With today’;s trend of bringing the outdoors inside, this colour combination does just that.
With the lavender polka dots interspersed with the green, this chair is the excellent mate for the orange and “Painted Xadrez Bo, Pause 4 fabric” chair and cushions. Whilst orange and green are not an clear pairing, the commonality of the lavender within the pillow prints creates an fascinating colour story. This version is named Green with “Painted Lemones, Pause 4 fabric” cushions.
Whichever colour combinations you choose, the Bardi’;s Bowl Chair by Lina Bo Bardi is a flexible structure that is not only comfy but simple, sensual and alive. Each and every chair comes with a certificate of authenticity written in your name and the original Lina’;s Globe communication tool. Arper

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‘Bowl Chair’ By Lina Bo Bardi By Arper (IT)

‘Bowl Chair’ by Lina Bo Bardi by Arper

Italian design and style brand Arper has put a limited edition of Lina Bo Bardi’s ‘Bowl Chair’, developed in 1951 by the Italian-Brazilian architect, into serial production for the first time.

‘Bowl Chair’ by Lina Bo Bardi by Arper

Designed in 1951 in Bo Bardi’s adopted home of Brazil, the Bowl Chair, by no means industrialized until now, is an icon of Lina Bo Bardi’s adaptive style.

‘Bowl Chair’ by Lina Bo Bardi by Arper

With the combination of bowl and base, the modular chair can be positioned to carry out myriad functions. “Upright and gathered round a coffee table, the chair becomes a catalyst for social interaction angled downwards, a nest to submerge into with a excellent book. When set with opening perpendicular to the floor, the chair becomes a cradle for a sheltered nap.” says Arper.

‘Bowl Chair’ by Lina Bo Bardi by Arper

“Balancing the worlds of industrialized fabrication and the individualized object, Bo Bardi envisioned the Bardi’s Bowl Chair as versatile in structure even though universal and essential in type. But, as with all of Bo Bardi’s designs, the ultimate emphasis remains on the human interaction with the object.”

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