Vintage Armchair by Josep Torres Clavé, 1990s

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The armchair is an icon of 20th spanish design.
measures : 72x80cm h:73cm sh:37cm
materials : beechwood - woven rush

… Read more The armchair is an icon of 20th spanish design.
measures : 72x80cm h:73cm sh:37cm
materials : beechwood - woven rush

magnificent vintage spanish rationalist armchair. Frame in patinated beechwood, seat and back in woven rush.

1990 edition by mobles 114 (the only manufacturer with the torres clavé patent).

the design is inspired by traditional balearic chairs with popular roots, reinterpreted by torres clavé from a rationalist perspective.
the gatcpac armchair was designed by this group of catalan architects and technicians in 1934. "mobles114", a barcelona company founded in 1973 and dedicated to contemporary furniture, has relaunched it since the 1990's under the name of "butaca torres clavé", named after josep torres clavé (1906-1939), one of the founders and main partners of gatcpac, under the direction of his son. He preserves several sketches of this model. A gatcpac armchair can be seen in barcelona's museu del disseny this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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