She also found great success in furniture design, working with manufacturers such as Knoll, Artemide, and Arflex. In 1979, Boeri won the prestigious Compasso d’Oro for her Strips seating system.
Cini Boeri passed away in 2020 at the age of 96 in her lifelong home in Milan. One of Italy’s most prominent postwar designers, Boeri received the Compasso d’Oro Lifetime Achievement award in 2011. Her designs continue to be manufactured today, and her work is held in the collections of museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Vitra Design Museum.
