B&B Italia Atoll Queen Bed by Citterio
By Antonio Citterio
Located in Basildon, London
The B&B Italia Atoll Queen Bed combines modern elegance with unparalleled comfort. Designed with a
Wood
$8,000
H 34.5 in W 61.25 in D 80.25 in
2002 Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia Queen Size Bed and Headboard
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Queen Size Bed and Headboard, designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia. This example
Metal
Maxalto Grey Febo Bed by Antonio Citterio
By Antonio Citterio, Maxalto
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the beautiful Febo Bed by Maxalto. Crafted with high quality materials and impeccable
Steel
B&B Italia Lucrezia Bed & Erik Headboard by Antonio Citterio
By Antonio Citterio, B&B Italia
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the epitome of luxury and style - the Lucrezia bed and Erik headboard by B&B Italia
Suede, Wood
Poppy Seater & Bed by Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nava, 1970s
By Paolo Nava, Antonio Citterio
Located in Roma, IT
Poppy Seater & Bed is a midcentury design armchair-bed designed by Antonio Citterio & Paolo Nava
Metal
1970s Leather Italian Day Beds Citterio and Nava for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia
Located in IT
Citterio e Paola Nava. No restoration needed, Excellent conditions of the leather and the structure
Steel
Sold
H 24.81 in W 103.94 in D 44.89 in
B&B Italia Free Time Leather Lounger White Daybed Sleeping Function Sofa Bed
By Antonio Citterio, B&B Italia
Located in Cologne, DE
We present to you a B&B Italia free time leather lounger white daybed sleeping function sofa bed
Leather
Gae Aulenti bed mod. ‘Tennis’ for Gavina, Italy 1972
By Gavina, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Large king size bed by Gae Aulenti mod. ‘Tennis’ for Gavina, Italy 1972. Unique and iconic bed from the ‘Tennis‘ series referring to the round shapes and the typical stitching patter...
Leather, Wood
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$2,500 / item
H 29 in Dm 19 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
$11,544
H 21.66 in W 121.66 in D 89.38 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Leather Bed Model Morna for Molteni, Italy, 1972
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Leather Bed Model Morna for Molteni, Italy, 1972 Tobia Scarpa was born in Venice in 1935, where he graduated in architecture. With his wife Afra Bianchin (1937-2...
Leather
$37,200 / set
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Green Velvet, 1970, Set of 6
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, green velvet, Italy, 1970, set of six. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. Our atelier carefully restored this vintage...
Plastic, Velvet
$6,275 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Apparatus Studio Median 1 surface mount 11" Aged Brass and Alabaster
By APPARATUS
Located in Vancouver, BC
The translucent alabaster planes of the median shapes are intersected by a fluted brass form, referencing traditional Middle Easter Jewellery while pushing it through a futurist lens...
Alabaster, Brass
$850
H 31.5 in W 90 in D 3.5 in
Donald Deskey Clean Lined Art Deco Headboard circa 1930s King or Queen Size
By Donald Deskey
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Art Deco Headboard, designed by Donald Deskey, American, circa 1930s. It retains its original espresso brown color finish in very good shape. If you prefer, we can refini...
Metal
Decorative Italian Queen Bed in Ash with Storage Trays
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Queen bed, ash, glass, brass, Italy, 1950s Queen bed with two integrated side tables. The shape of the headboard features a dynamic design with slightly curved sides and shell-like ...
Brass
Donbar Faceted Fireplace in Patinated Iron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Donbar fireplace, iron, Belgium, 1970s A 1970s fireplace by Donbar made in Belgium in the 1970s. Crafted from patinated black iron, this fireplace embraces a mesmerizing interplay o...
Iron
$1,111Sale Price / set|54% Off
H 25.99 in W 24.02 in D 22.84 in
B&B Italia by Antonio Citterio Luta White and Green Accent Chairs, Set of 4
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Basildon, London
Designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia in 2000, the Iuta chair has become an iconic design for the brand. Constructed from a light steel mesh sprayed in white, the chairs fea...
Metal
Roche Bobois Agami Sofa
By Roche Bobois
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the Agami Sofa by Roche Bobois, a stunning addition to any modern living space. Crafted with the highest quality materials, this sofa boasts a sleek and contemporary desi...
Leather
Walnut and Brass Bed Frame with Leather Headboard
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rest with style in the Stephen Kenn Inheritance Bed. This minimalist variation does not feature the built-in bedside tables or bench. Beginning with an antique brass tubular ...
Steel
$265Sale Price / item|50% Off
H 30.71 in W 20.08 in D 21.66 in
Poliform Valentina by Carlo Colombo Dining Chair
By Carlo Colombo
Located in Basildon, London
The Poliform Valentina Dining Chair by Carlo Colombo is the epitome of contemporary elegance and sophistication. This chair features sleek lines and a minimalist design, perfectly su...
Leather, Wood
$9,741Sale Price|30% Off
H 35.44 in W 102.37 in D 89.77 in
B&B Italia Charles Corner Sofa by Antonio Citterio
By Antonio Citterio
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the epitome of luxury and comfort - the Charles Sofa by renowned designer Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia. This masterpiece boasts a sleek and modern design, featuring cl...
Metal
$34,336 / set
H 26.4 in W 36.2 in D 36.2 in
Mario Bellini Brown Alpaca Velvet Camaleonda Sofa for B&B Italia, 1972, Set of 5
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Vicenza, IT
Camaleonda sofa, designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by B&B Italia in 1972. The set features three modules with big backrest, and two modules with small backrest. Alpaca...
Velvet, Foam, Alpaca
Driven by his belief that beautiful surroundings can heighten the enjoyment of even mundane everyday rituals, Italian architect and industrial designer Antonio Citterio creates furniture that combines sophisticated form with functionality. Citterio’s timeless neoclassical-inspired chairs, outdoor furniture, desks and other pieces have earned him a place among the most influential furniture designers working in his native country.
Born in 1950 in Meda, Citterio grew up just a stone's throw away from the artistic hub of Milan. In 1972, at just 22 years old, he opened his first design studio and designed a chair for the La Rinascente department store while completing his studies in architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Citterio established a partnership with famed furniture designer Terry Dwan, and the pair worked together during the 1980s and 1990s, designing striking buildings in European cities as well as Japan. He is currently chairperson at an interior design and architecture firm with fellow architect Patricia Viel and eight other partners.
Citterio taught at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Mendrisio, Switzerland, from 2006 to 2016. He holds art director roles for high-end furniture manufacturers Maxalto, Arclinea and Azucena, and today, Citterio lounge chairs, sofas and other furnishings are in hotels all over the world. Citterio’s work is synonymous with luxury, and has yielded collaborations with reputable brands such as Kartell, Knoll, Flexform, Vitra and B&B Italia. His Sity seating collection for the latter and kitchen furnishings for Arclinea are among his best-known innovations.
Citterio has received many awards and accolades for his design work, including the Compasso d’Oro. He was also given the title of “Royal Designer for Industry” by the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts in 2008.
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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 chair — crafted 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.