Supreme x Anonima Castelli Plia Chair
The original behind the Supreme x Anonima Castelli Plia Chair is the Anonima Castelli Plia Folding Chair — $350 retail; Supreme charged $348.
Supreme vs. Original
Original — Anonima Castelli
Plia Folding Chair
About the original
The Plia folding chair was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli in 1967, using a three-disc hinge that lets the chair collapse to a 2-inch flat profile. It has a chrome-plated steel tube frame with a transparent Cellidor (polycarbonate) seat and back, and has been in the permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York since the early 1970s. The SS22 Supreme version keeps the Made-in-Italy Anonima Castelli construction and adds printed Supreme logos to the frame; it released March 31, 2022 at $348, versus roughly $350 for the standard Plia.
About Anonima Castelli
Anonima Castelli is an Italian furniture manufacturer founded in 1877 in Bologna by Ettore Castelli as a cabinetry workshop, and formally incorporated under the Anonima Castelli name in 1939. The company is known for designs by Giancarlo Piretti, including the Plia folding chair, presented in 1969, which uses a three-disc pivot to fold the steel-and-polypropylene frame flat. The Plia has sold over seven million units, sits in the MoMA collection, and is still in production. Castelli also showed at MoMA's 1972 "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" exhibition. Supreme collaborated with Anonima Castelli on a branded edition of the Plia folding chair.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $348 |
|---|---|
| Anonima Castelli retail | $350 |
| Hype tax | Below original retail |
Questions
Is the Supreme x Anonima Castelli Plia Chair just the regular Plia Folding Chair?
The Supreme x Anonima Castelli Plia Chair, released in Spring/Summer 2022, is based on the Anonima Castelli Plia Folding Chair. Supreme collabs sometimes change the colorway or materials; the description on this page covers the original's specs and any notable differences in the Supreme version. If you want the product without the box logo, the Anonima Castelli Plia Folding Chair is the one to buy.
Is the Anonima Castelli Plia Folding Chair cheaper than the Supreme version?
No — Supreme priced this one below the original's retail: the Supreme x Anonima Castelli Plia Chair sold for $348, while the Anonima Castelli Plia Folding Chair lists at $350. Supreme's price only applied at the drop; the original's $350 is its standard retail price. Either way, the Anonima Castelli Plia Folding Chair is the version that doesn't require catching a Supreme drop.
Where can I buy the Anonima Castelli Plia Folding Chair?
You can buy the Anonima Castelli Plia Folding Chair from AmbienteDirect. Retail price is $350. The buy links on this page go straight to the product listing at each retailer.
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