HARRY BERTOIA

Harry Bertoia was born on March 10, 1915 in San Lorenzo Udine, Italy. After visiting with his father on a trip to Detroit, MI, he decided not return to Italy. Staying in the United States, Bertoia received a scholarship to the School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts in 1936 and a year later was awarded a teaching scholarship at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

He worked as a designer of furniture, decorative arts, and jewelry and he enjoyed a very successful career as an accomplished sculptor creating metal sculptures, sounding pieces, and kinetic works of art in metal. His kinetic sculptures define the marriage of art and science.

Go Modern only sources Harry Bertoia style wire and diamond chairs from Italy, as quality is very important to us, and the Italians make metal better than anyone! The seat pads are available in a huge range of colours (best to contact us on 020 7349 7209 to discuss this) and we offer a full 7 day no quibble return policy with no shipping charges if you decide to return your purchase.