Lounge chair, model no. 408, circa 1950s

Green cotton upholstery and wood.

Produced by ISA, Bergamo, Italy.

Dimensions:

75 x 80 x 115 H cm / 29.5 x 31.4 x 45.3 H in

Italian furniture manufacturer I.S.A. (Industria Salotti e Arredamenti) was founded in Ponte San Pietro, just outside of Bergamo, around the late 1940s. The company produced designs by Gio Ponti and advertised in leading magazines like Domus. By the 1950s, ISA had become a household name in Italian furniture manufacturing and employed almost 400 workers.

This elegant lounge chair. model no. 408, is based on a design by the greatest master of Italian Design, Gio Ponti and was produced by ISA Bergamo in Italy during the 1950s. Several of Ponti’s designs were manufactured by the ISA company in the late 1940s and 1950s.

This lounge chair is gracefully resting on four wooden curved feet. The strong lines and proportions of the chair are perfectly balanced with the short-sized feet. The armrests point slightly upwards, creating a modern and welcoming look. The high back and tilted position of the backrests make the chair not only very comfortable but also aesthetically distinctive.