Cini Boeri

Cini Boeri (1924-2020) graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1951 and worked with Gio Ponti and Marco Zanuso before opening her own studio in 1963. She designed houses, apartments and shops in Italy and abroad, paying close attention to small homes and to the relationship between people and the spaces they live in.

For Arflex she designed the Bobo seat, the Serpentone sofa and the Strips series, which won the Compasso d’Oro in 1979. She also taught at the Politecnico, and her work is held in museums around the world.