Artemide Selene chairs

688.-

16.09.2026

6003, Luzern

Because the coronavirus, is no more working, must move to a small apartment, so why I have to sold out my Artemide collection.

These four Selene Chairs have been designed by Vico Magistretti for the Artemide Studio. The color is light, but presented in a beautiful way. They are over fifty years old but except for some normal wear and tear like some scratches and small dents on the edges (seats and backrests), they are in very good condition. If you are a perfectionist, please do not buy it.
The Selene chair is the best-known product designed by Vico Magistretti while working with the furniture and lighting manufacturer Artemide. This is one of several collaborations between designers and manufacturers experimenting with the technological and expressive potential of plastic in 1960s Italy which helped to transform plastic?s image from a material used for cheap imitations to one used for products of a desirable elegance.1 Magistretti conceived the idea for the chair in 1961. The lengthy period between conception and production (which started in 1969) is due to the complex S-shaped profile of the chair?s legs, which provides the necessary tensile strength and proved challenging. Together with specialist technicians the very first chair to be made entirely from a single sheet of thermo-hardening plastic with a thickness of only three millimetres was created.2 Nevertheless, comfort was a key aspect: the chair?s seat and back, which have been moulded into concave curves envelop the sitter and ensure a high level of comfort.3
The Selene was first shown as a prototype at the 1968 Triennale di Milano. In 1970, the chair was nominated for a Compasso d?Oro, in recognition of not just its aesthetic but also the manufacturing possibilities it represented: It only took five minutes to manufacture one Selene chair in a mould produced in-house at Artemide?s factory.
Welcome a reasonable offer, please also have a look my other offers, this is a private sales, please confirm the quaction before payment is no return and warranty. Only Pick up in Luzern. Thanks for your attention and have a nice day