Fiam - Ghost Armchair

Ghost, the iconic curved glass chair designed by Cini Boeri. In the Ghost Armchair, glass plays as an “absent protagonist”: this is a revolution in the concept of seating both on a material and visual level. Curvature and transparency replace mass and opacity thanks to technological innovation and also produce an astonishing effect that permeates the entire surrounding environment. The Ghost armchair has managed to offer warmth, reliability, relaxation, comfort and safety: a true masterpiece that still represents the Fiam icon in the world.
The union of the creative genius of Cini Boeri and the wisdom of the studies and the professionalism of a company like Fiam resulted in the production of an unprecedented armchair. The result was the creation of a non-existent, deceptive seat, that can be also used as a comfortable armchair being solid, wide and taking up space and fitting any living environment.
In June 2022 the armchair Ghost won the Compasso d'Oro ADI.

Cini Boeri

Cini Boeri was born in Milan and graduated at the Politecnico University in Milan in 1951. After working for 11 year at Zanuso Studio, in 1963 she decided to start an independent architectural practice and started the Cini Boeri Studio,which focuses on architecture and industrial design.Over the years she held many lectures in prestigious Universities all over the world; from 1981 till 1983 she worked as adjunct professor at the architecture faculty of the Politecnico University in Milan. Moreover she was a member of the Board of Director of the Triennale Design Museum in Milan. In the course of her career, she was a jury member in many international contests, she wrote for many journals and newspapers and published the book “le dimensioni umane dell’abitazione” (Milano, Franco Angeli 1980) and the paper “la dimensione del domestico” (Milano, Franco Angeli 1983). Cini Boeri is the designer of FIAM Ghost chair in curved glass, an icon of design worldwide and on display at Moma in New York.

Fiam

Vittorio Livi has always had a passion: glass.
The first company he founded, Fullet, produced colored glass for the furniture industry. This was followed by Artiglass, Curvovetro, Cromoglass and Vellutart.
From the merger of some of these companies, FIAM, the first company to make curved glass furniture elements, was born in 1973. Thanks to its technology and collaborations with well-known international designers, FIAM became a leader in its field and some of its products are exhibited in 25 international museums.
After being involved in the renovation of Montegridolfo, a walled village dating back to the 7th century B.C., in 1992 Vittorio Livi acquires and rehabilitates Villa Miralfiore, a historic building in Pesaro dating back to 1260.
Part of the villa is dedicated to Spazio Miralfiore, a museum of glass works produced by Livi and numerous national and international artists.