Chiavari Chairs
11/04/2016
Chiavari chair, also called chiavarina, was created in 1807 dall'ebanista Chiavari Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi (called "Campanino" because it came from a family of bell ringers).
It was the reworking of some of the French Empire style chairs models. The chiavarina was very successful from the start and was praised by people such as Carlo Alberto of Savoy, by Napoleon and by the sculptor Antonio Canova.
It was the star of the famous wedding of Jackie Onassis and JFK.