150 - Léon Krier (1946), for Giorgetti

Léon Krier (1946), for Giorgetti 30 Sella Magna armchairs, 1991 Wood, metal, fabric 76 x 54 x 48 cm Distinctive features: On the frame of each chair, a plaque engraved with the words “GIORGETTI design LÉON KRIER MADE IN ITALY” and the piece number Provenance: Veneto Banca SpA in LCA Condition. Frame: 90% Condition. Surface: 90% For direct WhatsApp assistance before and during the live auction: +39 346 12 999 80 // Direct assistance via WhatsApp before and during the auction: +39 346 12 999 80 Krier was born in Luxembourg in 1946. He studied at the University of Stuttgart in 1967 and worked at James Stirling’s firm in London from 1968 to 1974. He taught architecture and urban planning at the Architectural Association, the Royal College of Art in London, Princeton University in the United States, and the University of Virginia, and served as Davenport Professor at Yale University and the University of Notre Dame. He won the Architectural Berlin Prize (1977), the Jefferson Memorial Medal (1985), the Chicago AIA Award (1987), the Inaugural Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture (2003), and the Athena Medal at the Congress of New Urbanism (CNU) in 2006. He has published books in Japan, Belgium, and England. His work has been exhibited worldwide; in 1985, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York dedicated a major solo exhibition to him. He has designed buildings in Luxembourg, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the U.S., and England. He served as a consultant to Charles, Prince of Wales, on the urban development of Poundbury (Dorset). He designed the master plan for Florence-Novoli (1993); the Palace of Justice in Luxembourg; and the Archaeological Museum in Sintra, Portugal (1993–94). In 2003, he received the “Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Architecture” from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. Since 1991, he has been designing furniture exclusively for Giorgetti. The original design for Sella Magna also dates back to 1991. The design is preserved at the former Veneto Banca SpA headquarters in LCA, located at Via Feltrina Sud 250 in Montebelluna.