Francesco Binfaré for Edra.

FRANCESCO BINFARÉ (Milan, 1939) for EDRA
Damier" sofa.
White leather and metal structure.
Modular sofa.
It has a small stain.
Presents label.
Measurements: 72 x 125 x 125 cm.
Damier is a square modular sofa on a single frame structure with reclining backs and ends. Various types of seating are achieved by folding its movable parts.
After receiving artistic training under his father's tutelage, he began working for Cassina in 1960, first as a researcher of new technologies and then as Cesare Cassina's assistant on new projects and prototypes, and from 1969 to 1976 he was director of the Cassina Center and contributed to the creation of design classics such as Gaetano Pesce's "Up 5" (1969) and Paolo Deganello's "AEO" (1973).In 1980 he created the Centro design e comunicazione for project development and is considered the midwife of Cassina's most important projects, such as "Wink" by Toshiyuki Kita (1980), "Tramonto a New York" (1980) and "Feltri" (1987) by Gaetano Pesce, "Torso" by Paolo Deganello. After leaving Cassina in 1991, he designed the matching sofa "L'Homme et la Femme" (1993), Tangeri (1994) and Angels (1996) for Edra; the armchair "Girotonda" in 1994 and the sofa "Grand'angolo" in 1995 for Adele C. Painting, which he still practices, is the main source of inspiration for his designs.