Battista Giudici

Battista Giudici, 1903-1970, Locarno, Locksmith

Giudici Battista completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith. He was a successful athlete, participating in artistic gymnastics in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.

Together with his brother Gino, he founded the Fratelli Giudici workshop in Locarno.

In 1936, he developed and produced the metal Lido Lounge Chair for the Locarno Lido. The lounger is patent-protected in Switzerland and internationally. Giudici also designed other metal furniture such as a stool and a table (1936) and a prefabricated garage (1946).

Lido Lounge Chair

This cantilever lounge chair has long been a classic of its genre. This early Swiss tubular steel lounger stands out, thanks to its simplicity, lightness and functionality. The tubular steel frame – galvanised both inside and out – is sturdy and weatherproof. The curved shape guarantees exceptional comfort when sitting or lying. The fabric (either 100% acrylic or a linen/cotton mix) can be easily adjusted for both positions. If the fabric is removed, the frames can be pushed into each other and stacked to save space. wb form has maintained the classic lounger’s original form and complemented it with a footstool.

The armrests from an earlier design of the Lido Lounge Chair have been replaced by high-quality PVC cord. The Lido Lounge Chair now comes in a new ‘dress’: besides the standard red acrylic fabric, both the chair and the stool are now also available featuring the original brick-red linen-mix fabric.