Billiani
Cafe 462
The classic tavern chair, Cafè tells the story of a territory in which not only carpenters are the protagonists, but also the vineyards and corn fields. Werther Toffoloni has worked on the proportions and lines, preserving the ancient spirit of this ever-contemporary chair.
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We have produced wooden chairs in Italy for over a century, in a region of small specialized workshops where the culture of wood has deep roots.
The Billiani company was founded in 1911 to produce chairs in curved wood with caning. In 2019 Cristina Celestino, an architect and designer based in Milan, was appointed as the company’s artistic director. The chair is still a central focus, as is the material: wood, the true leitmotif of the collection.
Werther Toffoloni
Werther Toffoloni was born in Udine in 1930 and studied in Venice. He taught industrial design and worked as an artistic consultant. With the architect Piero Palange he founded Studio TiPi, and two of their chairs for Montina were selected for the 1960 Milan Triennale. He died in 2017, aged 86.
At Billiani his projects ensured the bond with tradition. Vincent V.G. (2007) draws on the chairs in Van Gogh’s paintings, Cafè (2008) reinterprets the classic tavern chair, and Gradisca (2013) was created for a tribute exhibition at the Luigi Spazzapan gallery in Gradisca d’Isonzo.
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