3 Volumes of the Robert Aloi, Esempi Furniture Series (Books)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
One covers dining tables, coffee tables and smaller trolleys, with 254 works illustrated in black and white with text in Italian French and English.
Paper
Fontana Arte 1950s Solid Crystal Ashtray, Hand-Carved Design, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Conversano, IT
Founded in Milan in 1932 by Gio Ponti and Luigi Fontana as an avant-garde workshop dedicated to experimentation with glass and light, the company quickly distinguished itself through...
Crystal
Pietro Chiesa Crystal ashtray for Fontana Arte, Italy 1940
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Conversano, IT
Fontana Arte is one of the most iconic Italian design manufacturers of the twentieth century, founded in Milan in 1932 by Gio Ponti and Luigi Fontana as an avant-garde workshop dedic...
Crystal
Gianfranco Frattini Alpaca Sesann Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1972, Set of 2
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Vicenza, IT
Frattini opened his own professional practice in Milan after he worked in his teacher’s office and mentor Giò Ponti. Frattini became an industrial designer by default when he lacked ...
Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini Tobacco Alpaca Velvet Sesann Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1972
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Vicenza, IT
Frattini opened his own professional practice in Milan after he worked in his teacher’s office and mentor Giò Ponti. Frattini became an industrial designer by default when he lacked ...
Chrome
RARE Alberto Rosselli Sofa Two Seater for Saporiti 'Confidential', Italy, 1970s
By Saporiti, Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in Basel, BS
Matching Ottoman (comes with glass top, to serve as a coffee table if desired) is available separately also!
Steel
Gianfranco Frattini Brown Alpaca Velvet Sesann Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1972
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Vicenza, IT
Frattini opened his own professional practice in Milan after he worked in his teacher’s office and mentor Giò Ponti. Frattini became an industrial designer by default when he lacked ...
Chrome
Willy Rizzo Midcentury Large Chrome and Brass Ice Bucket, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Rizzo quickly set about turning the empty office into a living space, complete with brown and gold walls and custom-designed sofas, coffee tables, consoles and hi-fi storage units.
Metal, Brass, Chrome, Steel, Stainless Steel
Midcentury Brass and Chrome Umbrella Stand, Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Rizzo quickly set about turning the empty office into a living space, complete with brown and gold walls and custom-designed sofas, coffee tables, consoles and hi-fi storage units.
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$830Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Cesare Lacca Black Lacquered Beech Wood Italian Magazine Rack, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
The exhibition showcased the best and brightest of Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino, Franco Albi...
Wood, Beech
Midcentury Cesare Lacca Wood and Brass Italian Foldable Magazine Rack, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
The exhibition showcased the best and brightest of Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino, Franco Albi...
Brass
Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Wood Magazine Rack and Bar Cart, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
The exhibition showcased the best and brightest of Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino , Franco Alb...
Brass
Italy 1950s Cesare Lacca Attributed Dry Bar Cart, Laquered Walnut & Burl Walnut
By Cesare Lacca, Brugnoli Mobili Cantú
Located in Vigonza, Padua
The exhibition showcased the best and brightest of Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino , Franco Alb...
Burl, Walnut
Gio Ponti Grid Pattern Coffee Table circa 1945-1948
By Gio Ponti
Located in Encino, CA
Exceptional and spectacular round grid pattern coffee table by Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa. Multiple fruit woods base with a glass top.
Glass, Fruitwood
Altamira Catalog Circa 1956
By Gio Ponti, Altamira
Located in New York, NY
Included were some of Ponti’s iconic mid-century designs, such as the Distex lounge chair, a lattice-work round coffee table with multi-colored enamels by Paolo di Poli, hanging cabi...
Paper
"Tavolino 1932" Coffee Table Designed by Gio' Ponti for FontanaArte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tavolino 1932" is a classic coffee table, originally designed by Gio' Ponti in 1932 and manufactured by FontanaArte, made of two 0.59" th. discs of float glass and featuring a frame...
Brass, Nickel
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