Tobia Scarpa for Stendig?  

A couple more pictures of the construction details ....

They are oak. White oak.

Mr. Stendig was here at DA forum answering and IDing Stendig designs just a few months ago.

http://www.designaddict.com/forum/General-discussion/Message-from-Charle...

Cool chairs. I have some Bastiano chairs and a couch. The details on these chairs are very similar to other Scarpa designs, right down to the fasteners and other hidden details. While I cannot identify your chair by name, I am reasonably confident it is a Scarpa design. My chairs are also marked Stendig, and my understand was, at least with the Bastiano, Knoll imported them for a few years and then when Knoll stopped, or perhaps simultaneously, Stendig imported them also. My hunch is Knoll never imported your chairs to the U.S., only Stendig. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can solve the mystery for you... perhaps even Mr. Stendig himself.

Wow, great information minimoma/designaddict, thank you so much for sharing. I am putting together an inquiry to Mr Stendig as we speak.
Leif, as always, thanks for weighing in on the wood! I also felt white oak initially, but the grain variability made me second guess this. Of course, moving the chair around, and its weight should have dissuaded me from thinking anything other than oak, but I suppose maybe I was hoping it was something more unique...
Finally, bluebrick, thank you for confirmation. I have not seen any other Scarpa designs in person, so your experience is very helpful. Short of actually finding a makers mark or catalog page, comparison to other works is probably one of the best ways to identify a piece. Since this is marked by Stendig, and your confirmation that the design details are much like the Bastianos that you have, I feel more more confident in the attribution to Scarpa.
Thank you all again, and I will you all know if I get an answer from Mr. Stengdig.

Well, today I received a response from Mr. Stendig, and I certainly have a lot of appreciation that he took the time to entertain my questions. The information he provided was certainly interesting.
Turns out that these chairs are part of a series of 3 models. The chair I posted above, and also a 2 seat, and 3 seat model. They were designed by Giuseppe Raimondo and manufactured by Gufram in Northern Italy. Turns out that when Knoll bought out Gavina, there were still a number of orders open with Stendig for the Bastiano seating models by Tobia Scarpa. Since Knoll was know the sole importer for the Bastiano series, Stendig had to make the switch over to the Giuseppe Raimondo models to fill the remaining orders.
The Giuseppe Raimondo models, were available in Rosewood, Teak, and Oak.

Very interesting.
And on a complete tangent, how did you come up with Zephyr as a username? That is not really your first name is it? (It actually really is my first name, which is why I am curious)

Leif, how fortunate to have such an exquisite given name!
I suppose my first exposure to the name came from my good friend and roommate back in college. He was an English major and aspiring writer. Me being an engineering student, with a mind ruled solely by logic and rationality, had little exposure to the arts. I filled this gap, I suppose, by surrounding myself with artisticly inclined, intelligent individuals. Anyways, one of my friend's favorite writers was Chaucer, and he would often quote The Canterbury Tales ... I am sure you are aware of the connection with Chaucer, definition, and etymology of the name. We once had an extensive conversation about Zephyrs and Mistrals, which stuck with me. Throughout my life since, I have had important experiences and reoccurring events involving winds, that could only be described as Zephyr: winter's end each year is always marked by the return of Zephyr, my best days sailing are always driven by zephyrs, my wife and I were married on the beach with pleasant zephyr present, ... and many more.
Something about about the name/term, and its meaning, has always stuck with me. Its use as a username is partially rooted in the fact that I never run into "this username is already in use," but mainly due to the numerous personal associations, some of which I describe above, some of which are far too abstract and/or personal to ever explain.
In any case, I now understand your post a while back where you said that 'whenever you hear the name Zephyr, I tend to listen." You are so very fortunate to have such a unique, and captivating name.

Thanks for sharing Zephyr. I would have bet some decent $$ that your chairs were Scarpa.....