Sometimes in our research we encounter some very special pieces.
We can’t help by highlight this rare three-seater sofa, designed by Finnish design master Ilmari Tapiovaara, to be showcased for the 1957 exhibition “Seconda Mostra Selettiva e Concorso Internazionale del Mobile’” in Cantù, a small Italian city in the Brianza craftman district north of Milano. The room designed by Tapiovaara, where the sofa was included, won the gold medal for “Living Room Design”. The sofa (and the matching armchairs, coffee tables and sideboards) were then produced by Esposizione La Permanente Mobili, but the production was short and ceased in the 1960s. It was manufactured by the skilled craftman Paolo Arnaboldi, that successfully succeeded in the challenge of bringing to life the complex Tapiovaara’s design. The result was a unique furniture series that combined Finnish and Italian design.