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Pair of armchairs, prototype of the model "Luisa". Produced by Knoll, Milan, 1949ca. Solid ash, brass mounts, green and beige striped fabric upholstered cushions. (49.5x77x50 cm.) (slight defects) Provenance Pini house apartments, Milan, furnished by Franco Albini in 1951 Exhibition Furniture Exhibition of the 8th Milan Triennale, 1947; The Style in Modern Furniture, edited by Fede Cheti, 1948 Literature R. Aloi, L'Arredamento Moderno, quarta serie, Hoepli, Milan 1949, tav. 516; V. Borachia, C. Pagani, Sedie, poltrone e divani, Quaderni di "Domus", n. 8, Editorial Domus, Milan 1950, p. 34; AA.VV. Franco Albini Architettura e design 1930-1970, exhibition's catalogue, Milan, Rotonda di via Besana, December 1979 - February 1980, p. 99; R. Dulio, F. Marino, S.A. Poli, Il mondo di Poggi. L'officina del design e delle arti, Electa, Milan 2019, p. 91