THIS YEAR, MONK RE-ENTERS MOLTENI&C’S CATALOGUE MARKING 35 YEARS SINCE THE CHAIR WAS LAST IN PRODUCTION. “DESIGNED BY AFRA AND TOBIA SCARPA, ‘MONK’ IS SIMPLE AND SOLID,” READS THE COMPANY’S 1990 CATALOGUE, THE SIMPLE SERIF FONT SET OFF BY A PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO MONK CHAIRS, TIPPED BACK ON THEIR REAR LEGS AS IF PREPARING TO MARCH FORWARD.