Scarpa 121 Chair

Overview

Scarpa 121 is a dining chair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa. Cassina describes it as having a sleek, anatomic design made to offer maximum comfort and support to the back, and presents it in collaboration with Karakter.

Construction

The page lists a structure in solid ash or Canaletto walnut and a backrest and seat in saddle leather. It describes a robust wooden structure that contrasts with the lightness of the plywood seat and backrest upholstered in saddle leather. The frame comes in four finishes and the leather in seven colours.

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Specifications

• Size: 47 cm wide, 54 cm deep, 80 cm high
• Frame: natural ash, ash stained moka, ash stained black or Canaletto walnut
• Upholstery: saddle leather on backrest and seat

From a sketch by Carlo Scarpa

According to the Cassina page, the chair was produced in 1965 on a design by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, based on a sketch by the architect and designer Carlo Scarpa, Tobia's father.

Alongside the 925

The page says the 121 dining chair was designed along with the 925 lounge chair of the following year. It calls both masterful examples of the work of Afra and Tobia Scarpa and says they share the same double trestle-style structure with rounded corners.