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6x Theme / Gastone Rinaldi / pascale dining chairs
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6 x THEMA / Gastone Rinaldi / Pascale dining or garden/office chair / Italy 1970s
Beautiful Pascale dining or garden/office chair with steel wire frame. Designed by Gastone Rinaldi for Thema in the 1970s.
This Mid - Century dining chair is very comfortable to sit on thanks to its ergonomic shape and cantilever frame.
This chair is in good vintage condition and may show some signs of use, such as minor scratches and other signs of age. Please see photos for condition.
Designer: Gastone Rinaldi
Manufacturer: Thema
Model: Pascale
Production period: 1970 to 1979
Material: Steel wire frame
Color: White
Dimensions:
Width 61 cm
Depth 53 cm
Height 82 cm
Seat height 47 cm
Weight: 7 kg
Italian designer Gastone Rinaldi was born in 1920 in Padua, Italy. His father, Mario Rinaldi, was founder of the metal furniture manufacturer RIMA. Founded in 1916, Gastone Rinaldi and his brother Giorgio gained control of the company in 1948.
In the postwar period, under Rinaldi's leadership, RIMA quickly became a leading brand for Italian households. Notable designs include the DU9, DU10 and DU11 chairs (all created in 1951 for the Hospital Section of Milan's IX Triennale), the sculptural DU43 lounge chair (1953), the DU30 chair (1954, Compasso d'Oro), the DU41 armchair (1957, Silver Medal at the XI Triennale) and the Sabrina chair (1970s).
In 1956, RIMA began to produce chairs with metal structures that had folding mechanisms. The best-known example is the avant-garde Saturno Sleeper Sofa (c. 1958), part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
In 1974, due to disagreements within the company, Gastone Rinaldi left RIMA and founded Thema in Limena. Both the tubular steel cantilever Arrianna armchair (1978-79) and the Dafne chair (1978) were nominated for the Compasso d'Oro in 1981. Thema closed in 1989.
During his career, Gastone Rinaldi collaborated with many famous Italian designers, including Franco Albini, Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi. Among other things, Rinaldi designed armchairs for the Piccolo Theater in Milan (1998) in collaboration with Zanuso and also committed to chairs for the Molinette Hospital in Turin in collaboration with Mollino. The architecture magazine Domus often published Rinaldi's designs.
Gastone Rinaldi died in Padua in 2006. In 2015, the exhibition RIMA: Ricerca e Stile was held at the Cigola Fenaroli Valotti Palace in Brescia.
Although not as well known as many of his contemporaries, Rinaldi's designs - many of which were produced in limited editions - are today highly prized by high-end collectors.
This chair is in good vintage condition and may show some signs of use, including minor scratches and other signs of age. Please see photos for condition.
Normal use marks according to age and use.
Normal use marks according to age and use.
Specifications
ConditionGoodColorsWhiteMaterialMetalNumber of items6BrandThema ItalyFirst ownerYesHeight82 cmWidth61 cmDepth53 cmSeat height47 cmSigns of usageScratches
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Vlissingen, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since December 2020 • 92 sales