Antoni Bonet i Castellana

Antoni Bonet i Castellana (Barcelona, 1913-1989) was a Catalan architect, designer and urban planner.[1]

He began his career with Josep Lluís Sert and Josep Torres Clavé. He was a member of GATCPAC. In 1936 he joins the atelier of Le Corbusier in Paris. Afterwards he works in Argentina and Uruguay.[2][3]

He is best remembered as one of the designers of the "BKF" Butterfly chair,[4] as part of the Austral Group, in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1938, along with partners Juan Kurchan and Jorge Ferrari Hardoy.

References

  1. ↑ Fitxa al web del Disseny Hub Barcelona
  2. ↑ Antoni Bonet and Solana del Mar (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Antoni Bonet, planner of Portezuelo (Spanish)
  4. ↑ The butterfly chair (Spanish)

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