in presenting the bellini chair with the top honor, the italian association of industrial designers said, "comfortable, easy on the eye, and offering value for money, this chair is the outcome of an ongoing search harnessing premier design skills. focusing on making the most of a sublimely innovative material, the designer has come up with a configuration which lends itself to myriad options." the award was presented in milan on october 15, 2001. the bellini chair has already been bought by the museum of modern art in new york for its café and by the cooper-hewitt national design museum. it is also in the metropolitan museum's collection of modern design. since its1998 launch, the bellini chair has garnered a host of awards, including the 1999 id annual design review design distinction award, the 1999 bronze idea industrial design excellence award from the industrial designers society of america, and the good design award from the chicago athenaeum.abitare hailed the bellini chair for its simplicity, low cost, elegance and versatility, called it "an all-time classic that will be hard to beat." interni declared the bellini chair as "one of the most intelligent chairs in the world...a truly universal chair." about heller inc. heller inc. is a multifaceted international home furnishings manufacturer with production in the us and europe. heller inc. offers fine design for the contract and residential markets. |
