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21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Clip Mirror Scapin Collezioni
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Clip, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni A small wooden
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors

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Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cathedral Mirror Scapin Collezioni
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cathedral, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors

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Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Coffee Table Travertino
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Travertino
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Wood
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Wood
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Wood
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Bent L Mirror Scapin Collezioni
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Bent, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni Bent was
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors

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Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Bookcase Wood Bones Scapin Collezioni
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Bones bookcase, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni for Scapin Collezioni Soft lines
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood, Ash

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Bent S Mirror Scapin Collezioni
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Sune S, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni Made of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Sune L Side Table Ceramic Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Sune L, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni Made of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni CantileverSide Coffee Table Marble Red Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever S side table Designed by Matteo Zorzenoni for Scapin Collezioni Cantilever is a
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Other

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cabinet Glossy Lacquered Wood Settebello Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Settebello Cabinet, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni for Scapin Collezioni The
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Ash

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cabinet Glossy Lacquered Wood Settebello L
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Settebello Cabinet, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni for Scapin Collezioni The
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Ash

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Sune S Side Table Ceramic Scapin Collezioni
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Sune S, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni Made of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Alpi Green Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Pietra Di Vicenza
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cone Coffee Side Table Metal Polyurethane Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cone, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni The Cone
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Coffee Table White Carrara Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cone Coffee Side Table Metal Polyurethane Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cone, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni The Cone
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Black Marquinia Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Coffee Table Pietra di Vicenza
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Coffee Table Black Marquinia Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Coffee Table Alpi Green Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table White Carrara Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Red Levanto Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Side Coffee Table Wood Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table Wood Grey Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Sideboard Painted Wood Marble Settebello Glass L
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Settebello Cabinet, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni for Scapin Collezioni The
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards

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Ash

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Sideboard Matt Lacquered Wood Marble Settebello GL
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Settebello Cabinet, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni for Scapin Collezioni The
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sideboards

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Ash, Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Storage Case Piece Cabinet Wood Steel Legs Pink
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Oblò A Cabinet / Colorama Collection by Matteo Zorzenoni Oblò is a collection of cabinets and
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vitrines

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Steel

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Side Coffee Table Oak Wood Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Sune S Side Table Ceramic Gold Copper Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Sune S, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni Made of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Storage Case Piece Cabinet Wood Steel Legs Green
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Oblò B cabinet / Colorama Collection by Matteo Zorzenoni Oblò is a collection of cabinets and
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vitrines

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Steel

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Sune L Side Table Ceramic Gold Copper PlinthScapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Sune L, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni Made of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever L Coffee Table White Pinta Verde Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever L, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Side Coffee Table Wood Pink Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Coffee Table White Pinta Verde Marble
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever Small, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Marble

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Dining Table Wood Black Ellipse M Scapin Collezion
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Ellipse Table, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenon for Scapin Collezioni Ellipse is a
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

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Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Side Coffee Table Wood Green Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Side Coffee Table Wood Yellow Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever Small, Side Table Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni Cantilever
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cantilever S Side Coffee Table Wood Grey Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cantilever small, Colorama Collection. Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Dining Table Wood Black Ellipse L Scapin Collezion
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Ellipse Table, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenon for Scapin Collezioni Ellipse is a
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

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Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Dining Table Wood Black Ellipse S Scapin Collezion
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Ellipse Table, Colorama Collection Design by Matteo Zorzenon for Scapin Collezioni Ellipse is a
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Dining Table Metal Structure Wood Fillet M Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Fillet/Table Fillet is a comfortable and practical table, where all surfaces are slightly tapered. The solid wood top is supported by the painted metal legs with shaped sheet metal ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables

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Metal

21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Dining Table Metal Structure Wood Fillet S Scapin
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Fillet/Table Fillet is a comfortable and practical table, where all surfaces are slightly tapered. The solid wood top is supported by the painted metal legs with shaped sheet metal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Tables

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Metal

Bolzan Gaya Bed by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simply soft and relaxing, Gaya is the bed we would like to find at the end of a busy day. Its timeless design, made of simple and harmonious lines, suggests infinite possibilities of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beds and Bed Frames

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Fabric

Bolzan Gaya Bed by Matteo Zorzenoni
Bolzan Gaya Bed by Matteo Zorzenoni
H 3.55 in W 84.65 in D 81.11 in
Bolzan Gabri Leather Bed by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Zanellato Bortotto, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A hug is a hug: what's the point of labelling it? For this, it does not matter if Gabri is a classic or contemporary bed. Arguably, it's both, with the enveloping, sensual lines of t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beds and Bed Frames

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Leather

Bolzan Gabri Leather Bed by Matteo Zorzenoni
Bolzan Gabri Leather Bed by Matteo Zorzenoni
H 11.23 in W 84.26 in D 78.75 in
Tropicana Large Hexagon Mirror with Pink Frame by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Miniforms, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and half-circle with grey glass. Matteo Zorzenoni was a lecturer at the IUAV in Venice
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror

Tropicana Small Hexagon Mirror with Pink Frame by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Miniforms, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and half-circle with grey glass. Matteo Zorzenoni was a lecturer at the IUAV in Venice
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Mirrors

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Mirror

Chap Low Coffee Table in Palladio Moro Marble by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Miniforms, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and Design of St. Etienne, London Design Festival, Biennale of Venice. Matteo Zorzenoni has been
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Chap High Coffee Table in Palladio Moro Marble by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Miniforms, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and Design of St. Etienne, London Design Festival, Biennale of Venice. Matteo Zorzenoni has been
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Ringo High Coffee Table in Lacquered Black Legs, by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Miniforms, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and Design of St. Etienne, London Design Festival, Biennale of Venice. Matteo Zorzenoni has been
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Ringo Low Coffee Table in Lacquered Black Legs, by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Miniforms, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and Design of St. Etienne, London Design Festival, Biennale of Venice.Matteo Zorzenoni has been
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Marble

Mastea High Coffee Table in Murano Glass & Walnut Base, by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Miniforms, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, anthracite ash or Intense blue base structures. Matteo Zorzenoni started to experiment with Murano glass
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Blown Glass

Matteo Zorzenoni Crystal Ball Double Vase in Ash and Glass for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in New York, NY
The magical rubber bubbles that became a cult game of the 1990s were the inspiration behind Matteo
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

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Glass, Ash

Mastea Low Coffee Table in Murano Glass and Walnut Base, by Matteo Zorzenoni
By Miniforms, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
walnut base finish and in the low size. Matteo Zorzenoni started to experiment with Murano glass in
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Blown Glass, Wood

Matteo Zorzenoni Crystal Ball Single Vase in Ash and Green Glass for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in New York, NY
The magical rubber bubbles that became a cult game of the 1990s were the inspiration behind Matteo
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

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Glass, Ash

Matteo Zorzeno Crystal Ball Single Vase in Ash & Transparent Glass by Cappellini
By Cappellini, Matteo Zorzenoni
Located in New York, NY
The magical rubber bubbles that became a cult game of the 1990s were the inspiration behind Matteo
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Ash

Dumbo Beige Upholstered Chair by Zaven
By Zaven, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
fields. Together with Matteo Zorzenoni and Giorgio Biscaro they are promoters of the Something Good
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Dumbo Beige Upholstered Chair by Zaven
Dumbo Beige Upholstered Chair by Zaven
H 34.26 in W 20.48 in D 20.67 in
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21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 21st century matteo zorzenoni you’re looking for. Each 21st century matteo zorzenoni for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, marble and stone. A 21st century matteo zorzenoni is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a 21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni?

Prices for a 21st century matteo zorzenoni start at $500 and top out at $13,559 with the average selling for $2,922.

Matteo Zorzenoni for sale on 1stDibs

Known for his innovative style and ongoing exploration of the potential of materials, Matteo Zorzenoni has garnered critical acclaim as one of Italy’s most talented, up-and-coming furniture designers.   

Born in 1978 in Treviso, Zorzenoni studied art and design at the Art Institute before he attended IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) in Venice, graduating in 2001 with a degree in industrial design. After graduation, Zorzenoni worked at the Luav University of Venice for several years as an assistant for professors and designers Riccardo Blumer, Denis Santachiara and Marc Sadler, and later as a lecturer.

From 2004 to 2008, Zorzenoni worked as a consultant for studio Fabrica di Benetton, then began a long-term collaboration with Spanish furniture designer Jaime Hayon. Together, Zorzenoni and Hayon head the Italian branch of Fabrica.

When creating his modern furniture designs, Zorzenoni focuses on unlocking the potential of materials such as glass, marble, concrete and metal — elements he incorporates in many of his pieces. His inventive use of materials has led to several high-profile collaborations with notable European manufacturers. For instance, Zorzenoni designed the Crystal Ball vase for Italian company Cappellini, a collection of marble coffee tables called Chap for manufacturer Miniforms and, for MM Lampadari, a series of elegant and sculptural chandeliers, floor lamps, table lamps and decorative lighting. 

Zorzenoni’s most prolific collaboration to date is with Italian furniture brand Scapin Collezioni. For Scapin, he has designed several of his most popular pieces such as the Cantilever wood and marble side tables, Ellipse dining room tables, distinctive Settebello sideboards and credenzas, the Òblo cabinet and the Bent, Clip and Cathedral mirrors.

Throughout his design career, Zorzenoni has participated in several exhibitions worldwide including the London Design Festival, Triennale di Milano, MAXXI in Rome, the Biennale of Architecture in Venice and more.

On 1stDibs, discover a range of Matteo Zorzenoni tables, case pieces and storage cabinets and lighting.

A Close Look at modern Furniture

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.