{"id":137,"date":"2021-02-05T15:38:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T14:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/?p=137"},"modified":"2021-05-06T12:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T10:13:44","slug":"leggera-by-gio-ponti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/en\/2021\/02\/05\/leggera-by-gio-ponti\/","title":{"rendered":"Leggera by Gio Ponti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leggera is a simple chair designed in 1952 by Gio Ponti and produced by Cassina as of 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A challenge to make the chair as light as possible, while maintaining shape and stability: Leggera is a true masterpiece of invention and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A historical model that comes to life again. A new challenge for Cassina, which highlights the company&#8217;s craftsmanship skills. A simple chair, with a polite, clear, cultured shape. In 1952, the Leggera chair marked the beginning of a process that encompassed in a unicum the entire design and executive collaboration between Gio Ponti, Cesare Cassina and their craftsmen, which led to the Superleggera in 1957.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-a-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"140\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-a-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/?attachment_id=140\" class=\"wp-image-140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-a-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-a-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-a-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-b-1-1024x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"141\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-b-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/?attachment_id=141\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-b-1-1024x413.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-b-1-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-b-1-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-b-1-1536x619.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-b-1-2048x826.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-b-1-1200x484.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.designcons.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/post-8-b-1-1800x726.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leggera is a simple chair designed in 1952 by Gio Ponti and produced by Cassina as of 2017. A challenge to make the chair as light as possible, while maintaining shape and stability: Leggera is a true masterpiece of invention and craftsmanship. A historical model that comes to life again. 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