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Strips Sofa
‘Cini Boeri was an architect I admire so much. She really understood the combination of aesthetics and comfort. At some point I think Elsa Peretti would have sat on one of the Strips sofa wearing her Bone Cuffs…’ – Kirsten Stanisich, Richards Stanisich
Affectionately known as the ‘lady of Italian design,’ Cini Boeri was one of the first women to graduate in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan and would remain at the forefront of the Italian design scene during her long career. Boeri’s dedication to design produced not only award-winning furniture and architecture, but a pathway for other women to follow. Working for Gio Ponti and then Marco Zanuso, Milan at the time was bustling with new ideas fueled by innovative furniture manufacturers. Joining a cohort of talented creatives working across the disciplines from architecture and furniture design, to objects, interiors and exhibition design, Boeri’s notable projects include the flexible 1968 Strips sofa, and then bed, that would simultaneously launch the Arflex brand and receive the coveted Compasso d'Oro prize in 1979. Cini Boeri was the first woman to be awarded the accolade and more than fifty years later, Strips remains one of Arflex’s most popular pieces.
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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.
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