Italian design brand Arper is to relaunch a limited edition version of a bowl-shaped chair designed by late Modernist

 architect Lina Bo Bardi in 1951 (+ slideshow).

The Bowl Chair features a metal frame with four legs supporting a ring into which the upholstered seat is inserted. 

The seat can be swivelled in the frame to allow for more upright or reclined seating positions, with loose cushions 

enhancing the design's flexibility. It will be produced in black leather and a range of coloured fabrics.

Bo Bardi, who was born in Italy in 1914 but moved to Brazil in 1946, designed the chair during a period when she 

was living in São Paulo and working predominantly on the design of products and interiors.

She subsequently established herself as a prominent publisher, curator and architect, responsible for important projects

 including the São Paulo Museum of Art and the SESC Pompeia cultural centre, also in São Paulo.

Luigi and Claudio Feltrin of Arper explained that their intention in relaunching the chair is to highlight Bo Bardi's significant 

legacy: "In doing this, we wish to give the Bowl Chair and Lina’s way of thinking a future. The limited edition creates a

 link between the past and the future."