The object
Stefano Giovannoni designed Magis’s height-adjustable Bombo stool, a moulded bar-seat series whose round seat and pedestal base became a signature commercial design. Product documentation credits Giovannoni with the 1997 design, while contemporary design coverage describes it as a widely copied seating reference.
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What Stefano did
designed Magis’s height-adjustable Bombo stool and the associated Bombo seating series
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Why it matters
Bombo became a global bar-stool reference, a design icon, and an exceptionally widely copied seating product.
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Living-status check
A dated 2024 Qeeboo Milan Design Week announcement records Giovannoni presenting new creations as the company’s founder and designer.