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D.154.2 Armchair
Gio Ponti's D.154.2 armchair for Villa Planchart, Caracas (1953-57), reissued by Molteni&C in 2015
1200 × 740 × 810 mm
1953
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The D.154.2 armchair is by Gio Ponti; Molteni&C dates it 1953-57 (the villa project) and 2015 (the reissue). The page and the sheet say it was designed for the Villa Planchart in Caracas (1953-57), the villa of the Planchart collectors, one of the projects closest to Ponti's heart, with an embracing, sinuous silhouette. The page lists the Compasso d'Oro Career Award for Products (2024) and the Wallpaper Design Awards (2016).
Construction
The sheet describes an armchair that is like a cosy shell, with a rigid polyurethane frame, a soft polyurethane counter-frame and a cushion: an external structure of compact cold moulded polyurethane; an internal structure with an electro-welded metal frame and flexible cold moulded polyurethane; a seat cushion with a shaped polyurethane insert and polyester fibre covered in resin treated bonded velveteen; and feet in chromed steel with plastic non-slip floor slides, in black chrome. The cover can be removed by expert personnel; the sheet notes that covers are difficult to remove.
Specifications
- Dimensions (D.154.2A): W 120 × D 81 × H 74 cm; the heights on the drawing are not labelled
- Version A: exterior and interior with cover in the same category and colour
- Version B: exterior with leather cover, interior in fabric
- Villa Planchart version (D.154.2PH): exterior leather L198, interior fabric A4012, seat cushion fabric W6243; not modifiable at the finishing level
- Available in a fire-resistant version for TB117 and BS5852
Story
Designed for Villa Planchart
Molteni&C's page says the D.154.2 was born from a deeply personal project, the Villa Planchart in Caracas (1953-1957), the private residence of the art collectors Anala and Armando Planchart, who commissioned Gio Ponti to design it from top to bottom as both architect and interior designer. Its embracing, sinuous silhouette is said to capture the architect's luminous spirit and masterful approach to form.
Reissue and versions
The datasheet dates the armchair 1953-57 / 2015 and says that today it has a rigid polyurethane frame, a soft polyurethane counter-frame and a cushion, upholstered in the Molteni&C textile range, with the option of differentiating the component parts. In the Villa Planchart version it recalls the original colours conceived by Ponti for the villa in Venezuela.
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Collection
Heritage Collection
Molteni&C's Heritage Collection, launched in 2010 with the Gio Ponti Archives: faithful reissues of Gio Ponti furniture such as the D.154.2 and Round D.154.5.
