Yes, by the looks of the chair, the Pila has the round pivot points, while this has a flatter style.
Also seems the Pila has the round indention in the seat, and this is square.
Those are the 2 most obvious characteristic differences it seems.
So if it's not Pila what could it be... hmmm
Unfortunately Snazzz, the folding chair you have is just a look alike of the iconic Plia chair.
Although the Plia is not the original folding chair, it is also not just a pretty chair to look at. It is original in its design/visual expression & use of materials. The design eliminated all the clutter of the mechanisms of a typical folding chair into a single pivot point & reduce the chair to an inch thick when folded flat & viewed from afar an exercise in simplicity. These are some of the reasons why certain good designs reach iconic status.
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/3529
I have seen many of the lookalikes also produced in Italy but mostly were from Taiwan.
Thanks minimoma for your input.
Very cool how the Plia chair folds to be so thin.
I'm still very curious 'who' could have made this particular chair in question. Just trying to find a match 🙂
If people were making knock-offs there should be a bunch of them that could be found. I'd assume at least.
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As for the black chair, seems another close possibility could be from Mies van der Rohe. But not coming across an exact match of this chair design.
Snazzz, even though the use of plastics is one of Plia's design strengths & experimented by the likes of Kartell in the 1960s & 70s, it was also the decade that is not known for sustainability. Plastics even the good & well designed examples were treated as disposable products & most ended up in landfills the moment their novelty expired.
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