Mario Botta Home Accents
Swiss architect Mario Botta may be renowned for his impressive postmodern architecture projects such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, but the chairs, lighting and other furniture he created reflect a mastery of geometrically rich forms and an elegant application of simple symmetry.
Born in Mendrisio, Switzerland, in 1943, Botta gained an interest in architecture at an early age. He apprenticed at the architectural firm Carloni and Camenisch and designed his first building — a two-family house at Morbis Superiore in Ticino — at age 16. During the early 1960s, Botta attended the Liceo Artistico in Milan and then studied at the University Institute of Architecture in Venice under art historian Giuseppe Mazzariol and influential Italian architect Carlo Scarpa.
While studying in Venice, Botta worked for Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier — whose career spanned hundreds of architecture projects — and gained inspiration from Estonian-American architect Louis Kahn, who was known for his modern and brutalist architectural style. In 1969, Botta completed his studies and established his practice in Lugano, designing and building single-family homes.
Throughout the 1970s, Botta gained fame for his innovative, geometrical designs and deceptively simple forms, such as his first large-scale building project in 1977 — the Middle School in Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland. Botta later established himself as one of the masters of 1980s postmodern design in his architecture and his furniture. His postmodern ideas characterize the dining room tables and seating he designed for companies such as Alias, as well as his table lamps and floor lamps for Artemide.
Botta’s noteworthy architectural projects designed during the 1990s and 2000s include the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center in Tel Aviv, Israel; the Monastery of the Holy Apostles Saint Peter and Andrew in Lviv, Ukraine; and the Theater of Architecture in Mendrisio, in 2018.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Mario Botta lighting fixtures, seating, tables and decorative objects.
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Botta Home Accents
Steel
1990s Italian Post-Modern Mario Botta Home Accents
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Botta Home Accents
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mario Botta Home Accents
Wrought Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Botta Home Accents
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mario Botta Home Accents
Walnut
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mario Botta Home Accents
Pine
1950s French Vintage Mario Botta Home Accents
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mario Botta Home Accents
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Mario Botta Home Accents
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century Finnish Modern Mario Botta Home Accents
Wood, Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mario Botta Home Accents
Wood
1970s American Vintage Mario Botta Home Accents
Mahogany, Glass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mario Botta Home Accents
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mario Botta Home Accents
Canvas, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Mario Botta Home Accents
