Emilio Ambasz

Emilio Ambasz, born in 1913 in Argentina he went to Princeton University and completed the undergraduate program in one year and earned a Master´s Degree in Architecture from the same institute the following year. Emilio Ambasz was a teacher at Princeton University´s school of Architecture. He had large numbers of prestigious projects includes the Mycal Culture Centre at Shin-Sanda Japan, the Museum of American Folk Art in New York city and innovative design of the Lucille Halsell Conservation at the San Antonio Botanical Center France.

Emilio Ambasz was rewarded several times, Ambasz represented the United States at the 1976 Venice Biennle. He was the subject of numerous international publication as well as a museum and   art gallery exhibitions. 

Vertebra armchair (1974-1976) by Emilio Ambasz and Giancarlo Piretti (Italian born 1940) 

Polyurethane and leather. Gift of open Art The Neatherlands 1989. 

He also designed another one in 1997 - Brief Chair 

Recently designed desk chair

In 1997, Emilio Ambasz received the Vitruvius Award from the Museum National de Belles Arts, Buenos Aires, for the innovative quality work. He also received a special award from the Japanese Departments of Public Work for the Mycal Cultural Centre in Shin-Sanda. Japan after it survived Kobe earthquake because of its structure. 

2008 Banca Dell Occhio (eye centre) Veneto, Italy. 

He uses angles and sizes created a sense of dynamic aesthetics in contrast to the environment as its relevance. As we can see he plays a lot with angles and shapes and also utilises patterns and repeated texture. The colour green comes up a lot in his designs he wants his designs are felt more environmentally friendly. He used nature in lot of his works to make a big emphasise to site and the materials used. He uses a contrast of transparent and opaque textures to make it more aesthetically pleasing. 

He was also influenced by Le Corbusier work and Frank Lloyd Wright by making the nature part others life. 

Le Corbusier - Poème électronique

Frank Lloyd Wright - Falling water

Referencing :

bonluxat. 2006. Emilio Ambasz Brief Chair. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.bonluxat.com/a/emilio-ambasz-brief-chair.html. [Accessed 17 January 14].

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2000. "Vertebra" armchair. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1989.48. [Accessed 17 January 14].

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