Milanese Franca Helg, active in both the field of architectural and indus- trial design, was professionally associated with Albini, with whom from 1951 to 1977 she established an im- pressive synergy. ‘Grand Dame’ of architecture in Italy for several decades, she combined rigor and sweetness for Bonacina in the Primavera, 1967, a support structure in rattan and woven rattan cane. Curved lines and twisted details reaffirm the application of Albini’s method: reason by maximum simplicity, reduce, and avoid gratuitous ad- ditions. The Primavera brings together a 1960s linearity, that echoes Scandinavian purism, with an organic optic that evokes Helg’s great love of nature.
Manila Structure bent by hand with fire. Hand woven in Indian rattan cane. Cushion in polyurethane foam with removable cover. Available in all lack finish.