Emilio Ambasz Knoll Stacking Office Chair Plastic and Metal
By Knoll, Emilio Ambasz
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Emilio Ambasz for Knoll Office Chair stackable ergonomic modern design.
Metal
Emilio Ambasz Leather & Glass "NuAGE" Coffee Table for Poltrona Frau
By Emilio Ambasz, Poltrona Frau
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this rare, all original "NuAGE" coffee table designed in 1999 by architect, Emilio Ambasz for Poltrona Frau featuring a 1.5 cm thick tempered glass top, thi...
Steel
2007 Emilio Ambasz for Knoll Visor Stacking Dining Arm Chair in Black
By Knoll, Emilio Ambasz
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are 'Visor' Steel and Dining Armchairs, designed by Emilio Ambasz for Knoll in 2002. These examples were produced in 2007.
Steel
Black Dorsal Chair by G. Piretti & E. Ambas, Italy, 1980s
By Emilio Ambasz, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in KUTNO, PL
Designed in 1980 by Italian-Argentinian duo Giancarlo Piretti & Emilio Ambasz, exposing modernity and ergonomics - Piretti was already known for his innovative designs, such as the f...
Textile, Plastic
Giancarlo Piretti, a Set of Four Chairs, Plia, Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Paris, FR
Literature Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, Edited by Emilio Ambasz, New York, 1972, p.37 Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-1980, Allemandi, Milano 2001, p.323 Charlo...
Metal
Periscopio Table Lamp by Danilo & Corrado Aroldi for Stilnovo, 1967
By Danilo & Corrado Arnoldi, Stilnovo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Literature: "Italy - The New Domestic Landscape" edited by Emilio Ambasz, page 62. Publisher: New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn. 1972.
Aluminum, Iron
Enzo Mari, Tortiglione, Vase, Danese Milano, 1969
Located in Paris, FR
. : 993.36.40 Literature Danese Milano, manufacturer’s catalog, 1976, p.43 Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, Edited by Emilio Ambasz, New York, 1972, p.91 Objets Danese, P...
Plastic
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Taraxacum, Pendant light, Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Paris, FR
Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, Edited by Emilio Ambasz, New York, 1972, p.66 Exhibition Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, New York, 1972.
Metal
Pair of Periscopio Table Lamps by Danilo & Corrado Aroldi for Stilnovo, 1960s
By Danilo & Corrado Arnoldi, Stilnovo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Literature: "Italy - The New Domestic Landscape" edited by Emilio Ambasz, page 62. Publisher: New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn. 1972.
Aluminum, Iron
Folding Lucite "Plia" Chair by Piretti for Castelli, Italy
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
anonima castelli was established in 1877 by ettore castelli as a cabinetry workshop. following a gradual change over the years, between the 1960s and 1980s the company started one of...
Chrome
Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli bench Pierre Frey fabric 1970
By Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Paris, IDF
Joining Castelli in the 1960s, he gained prominence through his iconic creations, notably the Plia chair (1968), acclaimed internationally and recipient of prestigious awards. Collab...
Steel
Eleonore Peduzzi-Riva, Vacuna, Table Lamp, Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Eleonore Peduzzi Riva
Located in Paris, FR
Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, Edited by Emilio Ambasz, New York, 1972, p.64. D. Baroni, L'oggetto lampada.
Glass
Giancarlo Piretti Mid-Century Yellow "Alky" Italian Armchairs, Castelli 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Over the years, he was awarded the “compasso d’oro adi” twice: for the vertebra seating system - designed together with Emilio Ambasz - and for the Piretti collection, launched in 19...
Aluminum
Giancarlo Piretti Mid-Century Orange "Alky" Italian Armchairs, Castelli 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Over the years, he was awarded the “compasso d’oro adi” twice: for the vertebra seating system - designed together with Emilio Ambasz - and for the Piretti collection, launched in 19...
Aluminum
Folding Giancarlo Piretti "Planta" Coat & Umbrella Stand for Castelli in Brown
By Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
anonima castelli was established in 1877 by ettore castelli as a cabinetry workshop. following a gradual change over the years, between the 1960s and 1980s the company started one of...
Plastic, Lucite
Giancarlo Piretti Green "Alky" Italian Armchairs by Anonima Castelli
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Over the years, he was awarded the “compasso d’oro adi” twice: for the vertebra seating system - designed together with Emilio Ambasz - and for the Piretti collection, launched in 19...
Aluminum
Giancarlo Piretti Green "Alky" Italian Chairs by Anonima Castelli, Italy
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Over the years, he was awarded the “compasso d’oro adi” twice: for the vertebra seating system - designed together with Emilio Ambasz - and for the Piretti collection, launched in 19...
Aluminum, Chrome
Pluvium orange umbrella stand by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli 70s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Padova, IT
Anonima Castelli was founded in 1877 by Ettore Castelli as a cabinet-maker. after a gradual transformation, between the sixties and the eighties the company gives shape to one of the...
Plastic
Minimalist Elegant 'Spider' Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy 1965
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Literature: 'I COLOMBO', page 182-3 Vittorio Faggone, edition Gabriele Mazzotta, 1995 DOMUS, number 440, July 1966 'Italy- The New Domestic landscape' MOMA,, New York, Emil...
Chrome, Steel
Poltrona Frau Sofa by Pierluigi Cerri, Leather & Metal, Vintage 1984
By Paltrona Frau, Pierluigi Cerri
Located in bari, IT
They also design for Poltrona Frau Michele De Lucchi, Luca Scacchetti, Emilio Ambasz, Jean Nouvel and many others. The 1980s saw the launch of two new business areas: custom interior...
Marble, Metal
Midcentury Giancarlo Piretti Red "Platone" Folding Desk for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
In the late 1970s, Piretti worked with Argentine architect-designer Emilio Ambasz (b. 1943) on several award-winning designs, including the two ergonomic seating systems Vertebra (19...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Midcentury Giancarlo Piretti Blue "Platone" Folding Desk by Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
In the late 1970s, Piretti worked with Argentine architect-designer Emilio Ambasz (b. 1943) on several award-winning designs, including the two ergonomic seating systems Vertebra (19...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
powder blue Alky chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli 70s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Padova, IT
Anonima Castelli was founded in 1877 by Ettore Castelli as a cabinet-maker. after a gradual transformation, between the sixties and the eighties the company gives shape to one of the...
Metal
Midcentury "Platone" White Folding Desk by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
In the late 1970s, Piretti worked with Argentine architect-designer Emilio Ambasz (b. 1943) on several award-winning designs, including the two ergonomic seating systems Vertebra (19...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Chrome and Clear Lucite Plia Folding Chair by Anonima Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Aluminum, Enamel
Set of 8 Clear Lucite Chrome Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Aluminum, Enamel
Set of 8 Pink Lucite Chrome Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Aluminum, Enamel
Set of 8 Clear Lucite Black Frame "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Aluminum, Enamel
Set of 6 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Aluminum, Chrome
Set of 12 Chrome and Clear Lucite Plia Folding Chairs by Anonima Castelli, Italy
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Set of 4 Chrome and Clear Lucite Plia Folding Chairs by Anonima Castelli, Italy
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Black and Transparent Plia Chairs Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli Italy
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, jointly with Emilio Ambasz, the Gold Medal by BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d’Oro (Gold Compass) (Italy) ...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome, Metal
Set of 4 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Set of 4 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink Folding "Plia" Italian Chair for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Aluminum, Chrome
Set of 6 Red and Smoked Lucite Plia folding chairs by Piretti for Castelli Italy
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink and White Folding Plia Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Aluminum, Chrome
Red and Smoked Lucite "Plia" Folding Chairs by Piretti for Castelli Italy
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Set of 4 Red and Clear Lucite Plia Folding Chairs by Piretti for Castelli, Italy
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Set of 4 Cane and Chrome "Plia" Italian Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Metal Arc floor lamp by Pirro Cuniberti for Sirrah 70s
By Pirro Cuniberti, Sirrah
Located in Padova, IT
Pirro Cuniberti: The artist (mentioned in our previous discussion) designed the "PR" floor lamp (c. 1970), which combined his graphic sensibility with industrial form. Emilio Ambasz:...
Metal
Straw and Chrome "Plia" Italian Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, together with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal of BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d'Oro (Italy) in 1981.
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca for Cassina, in Teack whis two Cristal Tops
By Cesare Lacca, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in Vigonza, Padua
The 1972, the New York MoMA exhibition, "Italy: the New Domestic Landscape" curated by Emilio Ambasz was co-sponsored Cassina. In 2005 Cassina was purchased by the Poltrona Frau Grou...
Crystal
Unavailable
H 59.45 in W 37.8 in D 12.6 in
Pop Combinable "Brick" Shelf by D'Urbino De Pas Lomazzi for Longato, 1970
By Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Jonathan de Pas, Collezioni Longato
Located in Milan, Italy
The shelf could be partially or totally disassembled for shipping. Literature: Emilio Ambasz, "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape", Museum of Modern Art, 1972; Domus n. 498 (May 1971)
Plastic
32 Dorsal Desk Chairs by Emilio Ambasz
By Castelli
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of 32 desk chairs 'Dorsal', designed by Emilio Ambasz and Giancarlo Castelli for Open Ark.
Fabric, Plastic
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H 31.5 in W 23.04 in D 22.45 in
'Vertebra System' chairs Emilio Ambasz and Giancarlo Piretti for OpenArk, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Emilio Ambasz, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Milano, IT
Group of 3 chairs with foam padding, fabric upholstery and enameled metal and plastic frame.
Metal
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H 31.5 in W 23.04 in D 22.45 in
Sedie Vertebra System di Emilio Ambasz e Giancarlo Piretti per OpenArk - anni 70
By Anonima Castelli, Emilio Ambasz, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di sedie con imbottitura in espanso, rivestimento in tessuto, struttura in metallo e materiale plastico smaltati. Discrete condizioni, rivestimento consumato.
Metal
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H 32.29 in W 22.45 in D 18.51 in
Set of 2 Vertebra System Chairs by E.Ambasz E G.Piretti for Anonima Castelli
By Anonima Castelli, Emilio Ambasz, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Padova, IT
And best of all, when moving forward the chair tilts up to six degrees, pushing the backrest forward as the user moves his legs forward. Emilio Ambasz (Resistencia, June 13, 194...
Metal
Alessandro Becchi, "Anfibio", a Sofa Bed, 1970s, Giovannetti
By Giovannetti, Alessandro Becchi
Located in Paris, FR
Dimensions: Sofa Height 66 cm Width 240 cm Depth 90 cm Bed: Height 35 cm Width 240 cm Depth 190 cm Sofa with bed unfolded: Height 66 cm Width 240 cm Depth 164 cm Literature: Domus...
Cotton
Angelo Mangiarotti Marble Dining Table, 1969 by Skipper, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Munster, NRW
. - Catalogue of the exhibition, Italy the new domestic landscape Emilio Ambasz 1972 p. 46 Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000, Volume I, Umberto Allemandi &...
Marble
Castelli Midcentury Rosewood Desk
By Castelli
Located in Austin, TX
They have received three Golden Compass awards and produced pieces designed by Richard Sapper, Charles Pollock, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Giancarlo Piretti, Gino Gamberini, Emilio...
Rosewood
Angelo Mangiarotti Marble Dining Table, 1972 by Skipper, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Munster, NRW
. - Catalogue of the exhibition, Italy the new domestic landscape Emilio Ambasz 1972 p. 46 Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000, Volume I, Umberto Allemandi &...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Marble Dining Table 1972 by Skipper, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Munster, NRW
. - Catalogue of the exhibition, Italy the new domestic landscape Emilio Ambasz 1972 p. 46 Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000, Volume I, Umberto Allemandi &...
Marble
TOIO Floor Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo CASTIGLIONI, vintage
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Achievements and Problems of Italian Design. Ed. Emilio Ambasz. Exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1972, p. 102.
Metal
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H 29.14 in W 17.33 in D 18.51 in
Plia Folding Chair Set by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1960's Italy
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Over the years, he was awarded the “Compasso d’oro adi” twice: for the Vertebra seating system - designed together with Emilio Ambasz - and for the Piretti collection, launched in 1988.
Metal, Aluminum
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H 27.96 in W 26.38 in D 32.68 in
Giancarlo Piretti White Bouclé Fabric "Alky" Italian Armchair for Castelli 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Over the years he has been awarded the “ADI gold compass” twice: for the vertebra seating system - designed together with Emilio Ambasz - and for the Piretti collection, launched in ...
Aluminum
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H 27.96 in W 25.99 in
Giancarlo Piretti Midcentury Brown "Alky" Italian Armchair for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Over the years, he was awarded the “compasso d’oro adi” twice: for the vertebra seating system - designed together with Emilio Ambasz - and for the Piretti collection, launched in 19...
Aluminum
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H 28.35 in W 26.38 in D 32.29 in
2 red Alky chairs by Giancarlo Piretti a for Anonima Castelli 70s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Padova, IT
Anonima Castelli was founded in 1877 by Ettore Castelli as a cabinet-maker. after a gradual transformation, between the sixties and the eighties the company gives shape to one of the...
Metal
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H 27.96 in W 50.2 in D 50.2 in
Angelo Mangiarotti, Pedestal Marble Dining Table, 1972 by Skipper, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Munster, NRW
. - Catalogue of the exhibition, Italy the new domestic landscape Emilio Ambasz 1972 p. 46 Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000, Volume I, Umberto Allemandi & ...
Marble
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H 28.35 in W 26.38 in D 32.29 in
2 powder blue Alky chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli 70s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Padova, IT
Anonima Castelli was founded in 1877 by Ettore Castelli as a cabinet-maker. after a gradual transformation, between the sixties and the eighties the company gives shape to one of the...
Metal
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H 28.35 in W 26.38 in D 32.29 in
2 brown velvet Alky lounge chairs by G.Piretti for A.Castelli 70s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Padova, IT
Anonima Castelli was founded in 1877 by Ettore Castelli as a cabinet-maker. after a gradual transformation, between the sixties and the eighties the company gives shape to one of the...
Metal
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H 26.38 in W 25.6 in D 28.35 in
Vico Magistretti, a Pair of Armchairs, "Vicario", Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Paris, FR
Provenance Private collection Literature Italy: The New Domestic Landscape, MoMA, Edited by Emilio Ambasz, New York, 1972, p.33 Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-1980, Mondadori, ...
Plastic
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H 29.93 in W 20.08 in L 29.93 in
Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink Folding "Plia" Italian Chairs for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, jointly with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal by BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d’Oro (Gold Compass) (Italy) ...
Chrome, Aluminum
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H 29.93 in W 20.08 in L 29.93 in
Giancarlo Piretti White "Plia" Italian Folding Chair for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, jointly with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal by BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d’Oro (Gold Compass) (Italy) ...
Chrome, Aluminum
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H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 18.9 in
Giancarlo Piretti Clear Lucite Folding "Plia" Italian Chair for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, jointly with Emilio Ambasz, the Gold Medal by BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d’Oro (Gold Compass) (Italy) ...
Aluminum, Chrome
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H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 18.9 in
Giancarlo Piretti White "Plia" Italian Folding Chair for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, jointly with Emilio Ambasz, the gold medal by BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d’Oro (Gold Compass) (Italy) ...
Aluminum, Chrome
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H 18.12 in W 20.08 in D 18.9 in
Set of Three Black and Transparent Plia Chairs Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
For the VERTEBRA seating system: in 1977 he was awarded, jointly with Emilio Ambasz, the Gold Medal by BD (USA), the SMAU prize in 1979 and the Compasso d’Oro (Gold Compass) (Italy) ...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
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H 27.56 in W 25.99 in D 22.45 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa, a Pair of Lounge Chairs, Model 925, Cassina, 1960s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Paris, FR
One chair belonging to the collections of the Museum of Modern Art of New-York (Ref. 2243.1967) Literature Domus 453, ottobre 1967, p.26 Domus 444, novembre 1966, p.86 Ottagono 8,...
Leather, Ash
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H 29.73 in W 69.3 in D 27.17 in
Mid-century Wooden Desk with Drawers by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno - Italy 1958
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Brussels, BE
Architectures and new products are designed which can later count on prestigious external collaborations, including: Gae Aulenti, Norman Foster, Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, Emilio A...
Wood
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H 14.97 in W 35.83 in D 35.83 in
Frattini Midcentury Chrome and Mirror "Sesann" Coffee Table for Cassina, 1968
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Roma, IT
The 1972, the New York MoMA exhibition, "Italy: the New Domestic Landscape" curated by Emilio Ambasz was co-sponsored Cassina. In 2005 Cassina was purchased by the Poltrona Frau Group.
Steel, Chrome
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H 25.2 in W 27.37 in D 29.93 in
P110 Lounge Chairs by Rosselli, Partner of Gio Ponti, Exhibited at MoMA, NY
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
'Italy: The New Domestic Landscape,' Emilio Ambasz, ed ,New York, 1972, page 187 (featured in Rosselli's groundbreaking mobile house interior exhibited at MOMA New York as part of th...
Chrome
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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