Franca StagiFranca Stagi was an Italian architect and artist. With fellow designer Cesare Leonard, she operated a studio in Modena. Her most prominent design was the Dondolo chair. She focused on urban architecture and parks later in her career.Books Leonardi, Cesare. The architecture of trees. Franca Stagi, Natalie Danford, Augusto Pirola, Giulio Orsini, Andrea Cavani, Cesare Translation of: Leonardi. Hudson, New York.