Paolo Piva Tables
Italian, 1950-2017
Juxtaposing sleek curves with angular, geometric shapes, the sophisticated minimalism of Paolo Piva’s furniture made him one of the most significant mid-century modern designers. Using understated, classic materials such as patent leather and glass, he created furniture that is as timeless as the buildings he designed as an internationally renowned architect. Piva’s armchairs, floor lamps and other furniture pieces were built to withstand changing tastes.
Born in 1950 in Adria in northern Italy, Piva pursued his career in design and architecture at the International University of the Arts in Venice under renowned architect Carlo Scarpa. While a student, he also worked with the Akademie für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna and the Institute of History and Architecture in Venice to create a major exhibition on Viennese architecture during the socialist period.
Gaining notice during his graduate studies in Rome, Piva established himself as an up-and-coming architect. In 1980, he emerged on the international scene with an acclaimed design for the Kuwait Embassy in Qatar, which led to design commissions for buildings and factories across Western Europe. At the same time, Piva began designing furniture that reflected the clean lines and artful forms of his building style. His most popular piece was the Pyramid coffee table, with inverted pyramids supporting a glass top.
A lifelong academic, Piva began teaching at the Akademie für Angewandte Kunst in 1988, becoming a full professor in 1991. He also collaborated with top brands, including Poliform, de Sede, B&B Italia, Wittmann and Riva 1920, designing center tables, club chairs and other furniture items. He continued his design pursuits throughout his life, traveling to conferences and exhibitions internationally up until his death in 2017.
Piva gained a nomination for the Compasso d’Oro award in 1987 and was one of the architects selected to design the Science and Technology Park in Vienna in 1995. His work has been exhibited at Galerie Ulysses in Vienna and the Architekturgalerie München in Munich, as well as in the VI Mostra internazionale di Architettura della Biennale di Buenos Aires.
On 1stDibs, delve into the graceful simplicity and elegant geometry of Paolo Piva’s lighting, tables, seating, and other furniture and collectibles.
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Creator: Paolo Piva
B&B Italia by Paolo Piva Tav Athos Oak Veneer Dining Table
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in London, GB
Originally designed by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia in 2001, the Athos dining table perfectly showcases Piva’s architectural style.
The table featur...
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Early 2000s Italian Paolo Piva Tables
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Chrome
Coffee table in glass Alanda by Paolo Piva
By Paolo Piva
Located in PARIS, FR
Square coffee table by designer Paolo Piva for B&B Italia in the 1980s. The glass tabletop rests on a black-laminated steel base, geometric in shape. Very good condition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
B&B Italia Alanda Coffee Table by Paolo Piva
By Paolo Piva
Located in Toronto, CA
An iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s. Four inverted pyramids of rolled steel converge to create a base for glass, in a geometric feat “entrapping and amplifying cosmic energy”.
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Alanda Square Coffee Table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Puglia, Puglia
The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that inaugurated the 80s, is now a highly successful classic and refined vintage furniture complement. Our piece was produced in an Alanda ta...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Paolo Piva ‘Re Quardo’ table for B&B Italia, Italy 1970s
By Paolo Piva
Located in London, GB
Paolo Piva (1950-2017) was an Italian architect and designer whose interest in social housing influenced a career in making minimalist, elegant and functional buildings and furniture...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine
"Re Quadro" Wood and Travertine Coffee Table by P. Piva for B&B Italia 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare and imposing "Re Quadro" coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s. The black lacquered wood top forms two layers of an inverted pyramid, while the shape folds on itself ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine
Large Alanda Coffee Table Paolo Piva for B&B 1980's
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Milano, MI
Alanda model coffee table designed by Paolo Piva in 1979 for B&B Italia and produced in the 1980s.
The proposed version is uncommon as it is very large ( 120cm x 180cm) and has grea...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Iron
Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980
By Paolo Piva
Located in Roma, RM
Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980
Dimensions 120 W x 30.5 H x 60 D cm
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1980s Italian Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Paolo Piva B&B Italia Vintage Large Black Table, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva, Mario Bellini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Square coffee table by the famous Italian Architect / Designer Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s.
The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, designed by Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer. A highly successful classic and sought-after vintage furnishing complements, Alanda is one of the most typical design objects of a period with a wealth of strong, daring stylistic signs, often in a dialogue with architecture, reproducing its most attractive, characteristic elements in miniature.
The Alanda’s structure, serving as both pedestal and support, recalls a group of upturned pyramids, a geodetic frame that has always characterized it as if it was a magical object, entrapping and amplifying cosmic energy.
In 1987, he received the prestigious XIII Compasso D'Oro award.
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Versatile and Iconic table that works well with any style of interior design, decor including Italian modern, danish modern, Scandinavian modern, post modern, contemporary, eclectic, bohemian, midcentury modern, vintage, Rustin and even traditional.
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Piva Aluminum & Glass Expandable Dining Table Atavola 20th Century Contemporary
By Paolo Piva
Located in East Hampton, NY
This collectible, highly functional metal and glass table easily expands in size in seconds by sliding outward. It's elegant and minimalist design is perfect within any contemporary ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Paolo Piva Alanda Clear Glass Top & Geometric Iron Coffee Table
By Paolo Piva
Located in Toledo, OH
Geometric form iron base coffee table with a glass top titled Alanda designed by Paolo Piva. 40" x 40", 1/2" thick polished edge glass top. Very nice to excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Iron
Alanda Coffee Table by Paolo Piva, B&B Italia, c.1980
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Surbiton, GB
A rectangular 'Alanda' coffee table designed by Paolo Piva and produced by B&B Italia, c.1980. Composed from a minimalist iron base of geometric form and a thick glass top.
Dimensi...
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1880s Italian Minimalist Antique Paolo Piva Tables
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Iron
Iconic Alanda Coffee Table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Izegem, VWV
The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, was designed by Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer.
A highly successful classic and sought-after vintage...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Re Quadro coffee table in Travertine by Paolo Piva for BB Italia, 1980s
By Paolo Piva
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Re Quatro coffee table is an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s– a period with a wealth of strong, daring stylistic features, often in dialogue with architecture. The black l...
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1980s Italian Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine, Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Paolo Piva Model Alanda Coffee Table B&B Italia, Italy, 1982
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful modernist coffee table model Alanda designed by Paolo Piva and manufactured by B&B Italia, Italy 1982. This spectacular geometric coffee table has a solid black lacquered m...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Alanda Square Coffee Table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Antwerp, BE
Alanda; Paolo Piva; 1980s; Italy; B&B Italia; coffee table; Modern Design; Late 19th century; Glass; Steel; Carlo Scarpa;
Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia. one of I...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Italian coffee table mod. "Alanda", Paolo Piva for B&B, 1980s
By Paolo Piva
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian coffee table mod. "Alanda", Paolo Piva for B&B, 1980s.
Dimensions: H= 25 cm; W= 120 cm; D= 120 cm.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Alanda Square Coffee Table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Antwerp, BE
Alanda; Paolo Piva; 1980s; Italy; B&B Italia; coffee table; Modern Design; Late 19th century; Glass; Steel; Carlo Scarpa;
Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia. one of...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Coffe Table Paolo Piva Alanda B&B Italia Mid Century 80s Italy Design Modern
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Berlin, BE
Alanda by Paolo Piva is a coffee table produced by C&B, today B&B Italia, in 1981. Its design follows a precise architectural construction and is endowed with a characteristic formal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Great Paolo Piva B&B Italian Table Coffee Alanda Design Minimalist 1980 Black
By Paolo Piva
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great Paolo Piva B&B Italian table coffee Alanda Design Minimalist 1980 Black.
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Mid-Century Modern Square, Alanda, Coffee Table by Paolo Piva, Italy, 1970
By Paolo Piva
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular coffee table by the famous Italian designer Paolo Piva from the 1970s edited by B&B Italia, Alanda model. It is composed of a glass top and a black lacquered tubular geom...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
B&B Italia by Paolo Piva Alanda Glass Coffee Table, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Zagreb, HR
Alanda coffee table is a true design classic of the 20th century.
Originally it was designed by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia in the 1980s.
The minimalist architectural form of the ...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Chrome
Paolo Piva 'Madison Square' Coffee Table
By Wittmann, Paolo Piva
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful modern coffee table by Paolo Piva for Wittmann, Austria, in dark wenge veneer on a light cubic stainless steel frame, marked.
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Stainless Steel
Italian square coffee table Paolo Piva model Alanda 70s BB Italia - G518
By BBB Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Lyon, FR
Square coffee table by the famous Italian designer Paolo Piva from the 70's edited by BB Italia, Alanda model. It is composed of a glass top (thickness 1 cm)...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Steel and Glass Coffee Table "Alanda" by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in taranto, IT
"Alanda" model coffee table, design Paolo Piva for B&B italia, 1980s
inverted pyramid structure in black steel , light signs of wear due to age
Size cm 120 x 120 x 26
will be shi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
20th Century B&B Italia Coffee Table By Paolo Piva, c.1980
By Paolo Piva
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A B&B Italia coffee table by designed by Paolo Piva, made in Italy around the 1980s. This elegant coffee table consists of a lacquered wood two-tier top over a travertine base. The d...
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20th Century Italian Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine
Paolo Piva ‘Re Quardo’ Coffee Table in Black Lacquer and Travertine, B&B Italia
By Paolo Piva
Located in London, GB
"re Quadro" coffee table By Paolo Piva For B&b Italia, 1980s.
Nothing touches, nothing clashes, which gives this piece of furniture a completely peaceful yet strong expression.
In e...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine
Alanda Coffee Table by Paolo Piva with Square Glass and Metal Structure
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Renens, CH
Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva with square glass and metal structure
This beautiful and minimalist coffee table is composed by a glass top with rounded edges sitting on an almo...
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1980s European Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Glass Top and Metal Base Italian Coffee Table
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular coffee table designed by Paolo Piva for B&B, Italy, 1970s. Made of black lacquered metal structure geometric base and glass top.
Paolo Piva: Born in Adria in 1950, he be...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Low in Black Lacquered Wooden Table Travertine Marble Base Paolo Piva Quadro B&B
By Paolo Piva
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low in Black Lacquered Wooden Table Travertine Marble Base Paolo Piva Quadro B&B 1980.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine, Metal
Alanda metal and glass coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia 70's
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Padova, IT
Alanda metal and glass coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia 70-80s
The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, is reissued as a tribute to Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer. A highly successful classic and one of the most popular vintage...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Italian modern Black metal glass Coffee table Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Black metal and glass Coffee table Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B, 1980s
Coffee table mod. Alanda with square top in tr...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Coffe Table Paolo Piva Alanda B&B Italia Mid Century 80s Italy Design Modern
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Berlin, BE
Alanda by Paolo Piva is a coffee table produced by C&B, today B&B Italia, in 1981. Its design follows a precise architectural construction and is endowed with a characteristic formal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Tables
Materials
Steel
Coffe Table Paolo Piva Alanda B&B Italia Mid Century 80s Italy Design Modern
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Berlin, BE
Alanda by Paolo Piva is a coffee table produced by C&B, today B&B Italia, in 1981. Its design follows a precise architectural construction and is endowed with a characteristic formal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Tables
Materials
Steel
Paolo Piva tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Paolo Piva tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Paolo Piva tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Paolo Piva were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Vivai del Sud, Enzo Mari, and Vico Magistretti. Prices for Paolo Piva tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $600 and can go as high as $15,600, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,669.