Gio PONTI Suite of four chairs mod. 646 known as "Leggera" and an armchair mod. 646 - designed in 1942 Legs and frame in solid walnut, seat and back upholstered in beige fabric. Cassina edition Chair: 83 × 43.5 × 48.5 cm Armchair: 83 × 54.5 × 50 cm Bibliography : Roberto Aloi, Esempi di arredamento moderno di tutto il mondo. Sedie, poltrone, divani, volume 1, published by Hoepli, Milan, 1957. A similar copy is reproduced in figs. 8-9. Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il mobile italiano anni '40 e '50, Edizioni Laterza, Bari, 1992. A similar example is reproduced on p.132 Ugo La Pietra, Gio Ponti, Rizzoli Editions, Milan, 1995. Similar copy reproduced on p.231 ill. 482 Gio PONTI A set of four solid walnut and fabric mod. 646 "Leggera" chairs and a solid walnut and fabric mod. 646 armchair by Gio Ponti for Cassina model created in 1942 chair: 32.68 × 17.13 × 19.09 in. armchair: 32.68 × 21.25 × 19.68 in.