The Distex chair model encapsulates the radical vision ofPonti’s postwar design aesthetic. The chair’s form became an important communicator of Ponti’s innovative and distinctly modern vision of the century
![Distex lounge chair, model 807 Italy, 1953 / c. 1961.](http://www.lukedreyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-09-alle-01.31.55-1.jpg)
Distex lounge chair, model 807
Italy, 1953 / c. 1961
image source:https://www.wright20.com/auctions/2014/12/important-design/253?search=+Gio+Ponti+
![Distex lounge chair in another shade of color.](http://www.lukedreyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Distex-lounge-chair-model-807-2.jpg)
Distex lounge chair, model 807
Cassina
Italy, 1953
image source:https://www.wright20.com/auctions/2015/06/design/248?search=+Gio+Ponti+
Born from the tradition ofclassic design,Pontielevates the form to a masterpiece through adaption. The first version of the Distex chairs had fully upholstered fixed arm panels and ash feet.
![Distex lounge chair, Gio Ponti.](http://www.lukedreyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-09-alle-01.32.05-1.jpg)
Distex lounge chair
Cassina
Italy, 1954
![Detail of the yellow Distex lounge chair.](http://www.lukedreyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-09-alle-01.32.12-1.jpg)
Distex lounge chair
Cassina
Italy, 1954
images source:https://www.wright20.com/auctions/2016/05/design-masterworks/13?search=+Gio+Ponti+
What makes it so special?
TheDistex chairsembraced the samegeometricandfacetedreferences as the contemporary skyscrapers, cars and industrial designs that was simultaneously exploring. There is a true sense of movement and complexity communicated through the form and emphasized in the materials.
What are its dimensions?
31.5 x 28 x 41 in.
(80 x 71.1 x 104.1 cm.)
![Distex lounge chair, in another shade of color, with white and blue navy stripes.](http://www.lukedreyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-09-alle-01.32.22-1.jpg)
Distex lounge chair, model 807
Cassina, 1953
Italy – 33 h × 32 w × 44 d in (84 × 81 × 112 cm)
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info source:
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/gio-ponti-model-no-807-distex-lounge-chair
https://www.wright20.com/auctions/2016/05/design-masterworks/13