Outdoor dining setting by Richard Schultz for BBItalia

Outdoor dining setting for six from the iconic 1966 Leisure Collection by American furniture designer Richard Schultz. Comprises six dining chairs with armrests and one rectangular table in white. NOW REDUCED 30%

Designed / launched by whom Richard Schultz was a designer at Florence Knoll Design studio during the mid 1960s. The Collection was later produced for the European market by B&BItalia under exclusive license from Knoll.

Inspiration An all weather extremely durable outdoor furniture collection commissioned in 1965 by Florence Knoll for her Florida coastal home.

Fabrication Welded cast aluminium frame, polyester enamel powder coat, woven vinyl coated polyester mesh seat, aluminium table top,

Hidden Features Armchairs tuck right in under table

Design Consigned Stylist The iconic Leisure Collection is the architects favourite, admired for the modernist lines and innovative materiality, beautifully complimenting contemporary architecture. Style as a setting for six or maximise the impact by placing two of the armchairs elsewhere as a micro setting.

Design Consigned Collector Authentic originals, made in Italy by B&B Italia. Very rare complete collector setting of Mid Century Modern Design significance. The Leisure Collection is considered to be the first truly modern outdoor furniture design and is held in the MOMA permanent collection New York. The B&BItalia editions are much sought after.

Mark of Authenticity All pieces wear B&B Italia plaques

Provenance One Owner circa 2003. 2023 RRP A$29,625.

DC Condition Report 4/5 Excellent vintage condition. Frames no structural faults, no chips to paint, no scratches to table top. Seat mesh slightly sun dulled ie not bright white, no holes or damage.

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