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Yea or Nay? An Update to Belotti's Spaghetti Chair

Just because you can, doesn't mean….

By Rain Noe - October 2

in Furniture Design

The Spaghetti Chair, designed by architect Giandomenico Belotti in 1979, became a design classic of the '80s. The parallel lines of the PVC noodles gave it a striking look, and the steel-framed chair was suitable for indoor or outdoor use. It's still in production today.

Over the years, Italian manufacturer Alias produced several variants. None of them (to my eye) capture the spirit of the original design well.

More recently, the company has released a special edition that I think really breaks with Belotti's vision: Gone are the spaghetti straps, replaced with…hide leather.

Modern update, or design crisis?

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Ryan Cee

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Defeats the point of the design. It's like getting a Delorean with a modern silver/white/black paint job.

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