{"title":"Ignazio Gardella","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Milan in 1905, Ignazio Gardella was the fifth generation of his family to work in architecture. After training as a civil engineer he studied architecture in Venice, travelling widely in the course of his studies and meeting Alvar Aalto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with fellow architects, he helped to found the Italian modern movement, participating in CIAM and running the Congress' summer sessions in Venice from 1952 to 1956 with Franco Albini. He also served as a professor at the Istituto di Architettura in Venice from 1950 to 1975. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn tandem with his architectural practice, Gardella a variety of furniture and in 1947 he founded a company with fellow architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni in order to produce his designs to a high quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis best-known architectural projects include the Antituberculosis clinic and laboratory in Alessandria, the Casa alle Zattere in Venice, a dining room for the Olivetti company in Ivrea, and the Faculty of Architecture for Genoa University. He also worked with Aldo Rossi, Bruno Reichlin and Angelo Sibilla on the restoration and rebuilding of the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis furniture designs include the charismatic and highly architectural Digamma armchair, designed in 1957 and now reissued by Santa \u0026amp; Cole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"santa-cole-ignazio-gardella-digamma-lounge-chair","title":"Digamma Lounge Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigamma Lounge Chair \u003c\/strong\u003eby \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/ignazio-gardella\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIgnazio Gardella\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/santa-cole\"\u003eSanta + Cole\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Ignazio Gardella in the 1950s, the Digamma lounge chair is a comfortable and contemporary chair with roots in the late modernist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts rational construction features two geometric sections - the rectangular back and seat - bound by a rigid upholstered frame. The black metallic legs are finished off with Gardella's iconic brass 'Duck' feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis chair benefits from a three-position reclining backrest to maximise comfort and adjustability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA matching ottoman is also available: please \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:%20showroom@twentytwentyone.mom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eenquire\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003efor details.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Santa \u0026 Cole","offers":[{"title":"Fabric cat. A","offer_id":32264612773999,"sku":"ULM-DIGFA02","price":4508.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fabric cat. B","offer_id":32264612806767,"sku":"ULM-DIGFA03","price":4885.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/products\/Digamma-chair-1.jpg?v=1644961443"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/collections\/gardella-mugshot.jpg?v=1548341445","url":"https:\/\/www.twentytwentyone.mom\/collections\/designers-ignazio-gardella.oembed","provider":"twentytwentyone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}