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Gae Aulenti Tavolo Ruote

Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte 80s
Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte 80s

Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte 80s

$1,778

H 9.85 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in

Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte 80s

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in Padova, IT

Gaetana Emilia Aulenti, known as Gae Aulenti (1927–2012), was one of the most influential and

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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Metal

1990s Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte Tavolo Con Ruote Glass Coffee Table 47"
1990s Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte Tavolo Con Ruote Glass Coffee Table 47"

1990s Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte Tavolo Con Ruote Glass Coffee Table 47"

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Tavolo Con Ruote coffee table, originally designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte in

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1990s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Miami, FL

Designed by Gae Aulenti, this low coffee table consists of a tempered glass top supported by four

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bauhaus Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Tavolo Con Ruote Low Table with Glass Top by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
Tavolo Con Ruote Low Table with Glass Top by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte

Tavolo Con Ruote Low Table with Glass Top by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in Brooklyn, NY

inspired Gae Aulenti to design her Tavolo con Ruote. This icon low table is a specimen of intuitive design

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sofa Tables

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Glass

Gay Gae coffee table by Robert Stadler
Gay Gae coffee table by Robert Stadler

Gay Gae coffee table by Robert Stadler

$12,262 / item

H 11.82 in W 43.31 in D 43.31 in

Gay Gae coffee table by Robert Stadler

Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece

a glass coffee table, as a reference to Gae Aulenti’s Tavolo con Ruote.

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2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Ceramic, Glass

Buttercut side table by Robert Stadler
Buttercut side table by Robert Stadler

Buttercut side table by Robert Stadler

$10,697 / item

H 19.69 in W 34.65 in D 34.65 in

Buttercut side table by Robert Stadler

Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece

a glass coffee table, as a reference to Gae Aulenti’s Tavolo con Ruote.

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2010s Side Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

LOL console by Robert Stadler
LOL console by Robert Stadler

LOL console by Robert Stadler

$19,568 / item

H 84 in W 194 in D 48 in

LOL console by Robert Stadler

Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece

a glass coffee table, as a reference to Gae Aulenti’s Tavolo con Ruote.

Category

2010s Shelves

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Sunny Sally sconce by Robert Stadler
Sunny Sally sconce by Robert Stadler

Sunny Sally sconce by Robert Stadler

$7,827 / item

H 31.5 in W 3.15 in D 1.97 in

Sunny Sally sconce by Robert Stadler

Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece

a glass coffee table, as a reference to Gae Aulenti’s Tavolo con Ruote.

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2010s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Ceramic

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Gae Aulenti  Tavolo Con Ruote coffee table for Fontana Arte
Gae Aulenti  Tavolo Con Ruote coffee table for Fontana Arte

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote coffee table for Fontana Arte

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H 9.85 in W 43.31 in D 43.31 in

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote coffee table for Fontana Arte

By Gae Aulenti

Located in LYON, FR

Square glass coffee table by designer Gae Aulenti from the '80s for Italian publisher Fontana Arte

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass

"Tavolo Con Ruote" Coffee Table Designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
"Tavolo Con Ruote" Coffee Table Designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte

"Tavolo Con Ruote" Coffee Table Designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Palm Springs, CA

The Tavolo Con Ruote (table with wheels) was designed by Italian design legend Gae Aulenti for

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote

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H 10.24 in W 59.06 in D 39.38 in

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote

By Gae Aulenti

Located in Dronten, NL

Coffee table on wheels by Gae Aulenti, Italy 1980. This early edition measures 150x100x26cm and is

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Late 20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

'Tavolo con Ruote' Glass Coffee table by Gae Aulenti
'Tavolo con Ruote' Glass Coffee table by Gae Aulenti

'Tavolo con Ruote' Glass Coffee table by Gae Aulenti

By Gae Aulenti

Located in Long Island City, NY

'Tavolo con Ruote' glass coffee table on wooden wheels by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte.

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Vintage 1980s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Wood

Coffee Table 'tavolo con Ruote' by Gae Aulenti, 1965
Coffee Table 'tavolo con Ruote' by Gae Aulenti, 1965

Coffee Table 'tavolo con Ruote' by Gae Aulenti, 1965

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H 12.21 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in

Coffee Table 'tavolo con Ruote' by Gae Aulenti, 1965

By Gae Aulenti

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Timeless design coffee table named 'Tavolo con Ruote' which doesnt need a translation. Made out of

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Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Gae Aulenti 'Tavolo con Ruote' Table for Fontana Arte
Gae Aulenti 'Tavolo con Ruote' Table for Fontana Arte

Gae Aulenti 'Tavolo con Ruote' Table for Fontana Arte

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in Astoria, NY

A unusual coffee table in the Industrial style by Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti

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1990s Italian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Gae Aulenti "Tavolo Con Ruote" Coffee Table by Fontana Arte
Gae Aulenti "Tavolo Con Ruote" Coffee Table by Fontana Arte

Gae Aulenti "Tavolo Con Ruote" Coffee Table by Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Highland, IN

An important and innovative 1980 design by Gae Aulenti, the "Tavolo Con Ruote" coffee table is

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Italian modern coffe table Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti Fontana Arte, 1980s
Italian modern coffe table Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti Fontana Arte, 1980s

Italian modern coffe table Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti Fontana Arte, 1980s

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian modern glass coffe table Tavolo con ruote by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1980s Coffee

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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in Miami, FL

Designed by Gae Aulenti, this low coffee table consists of a tempered glass top supported by four

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

1980's Mid-Century Modern Tavolo Con Ruote by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
1980's Mid-Century Modern Tavolo Con Ruote by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte

1980's Mid-Century Modern Tavolo Con Ruote by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in BE

Very elegant coffee table by 1 of most famous and iconic Italian designers Gae Aulenti. Gae Aulenti

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Vintage 1970s Italian Furniture

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Glass

Fontana Arte Tavolo Con Ruote by Gae Aulenti, 1980, Italy
Fontana Arte Tavolo Con Ruote by Gae Aulenti, 1980, Italy

Fontana Arte Tavolo Con Ruote by Gae Aulenti, 1980, Italy

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This rolling glass "Tavolo con Ruote" coffee table by Gae Aulenti was inspired by an industrial

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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Tavolo con Ruote, Designed by Gae Aulenti in 1980 for Fontana Arte
Tavolo con Ruote, Designed by Gae Aulenti in 1980 for Fontana Arte

Tavolo con Ruote, Designed by Gae Aulenti in 1980 for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Hitchin, England

A Tavolo con Ruote 'Table on wheels' designed by Gae Aulenti in 1980 for Fontana Arte. An

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Square Glass Coffee Table on Large Casters
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Square Glass Coffee Table on Large Casters

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Square Glass Coffee Table on Large Casters

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in Kansas City, MO

Tavolo Con Ruote coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1980. The tempered

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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte
Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte

Gae Aulenti Tavolo Con Ruote Low Glass Coffee Table on Casters for Fontana Arte

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Miami, FL

Designed by Gae Aulenti, this low coffee table consists of a tempered glass top supported by four

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass

'Tavolo con Ruote' Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti
'Tavolo con Ruote' Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti

'Tavolo con Ruote' Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti

By Gae Aulenti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Vintage Tavolo con Ruote coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1980. Thick tempered

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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

Glass Coffee Table Gae Aulenti Tavolo con Ruote
Glass Coffee Table Gae Aulenti Tavolo con Ruote

Glass Coffee Table Gae Aulenti Tavolo con Ruote

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H 9.85 in W 46.07 in D 46.07 in

Glass Coffee Table Gae Aulenti Tavolo con Ruote

By Gae Aulenti

Located in 's Heer Arendskerke, NL

This coffee table from Gae Aulenti, model Tavolo con Ruote was designed in 1980. This icon low

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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Tavolo con ruote coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte 1980
Tavolo con ruote coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte 1980

Tavolo con ruote coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte 1980

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in PARIS, FR

This coffee table was designed by Gae Aulenti for the famous Italian publishing house Fontana Arte

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Vintage 1980s Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Contemporary Tavolo Con Ruote Low Table with Glass Top by Gae Aulenti
Contemporary Tavolo Con Ruote Low Table with Glass Top by Gae Aulenti

Contemporary Tavolo Con Ruote Low Table with Glass Top by Gae Aulenti

By Gae Aulenti

Located in Chicago, IL

Tavolo Con Ruote low table with glass top by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte An Industrial trolley

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Late 20th Century Italian Industrial Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Metal

Tavolo Con Ruote Coffee Table, Designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte
Tavolo Con Ruote Coffee Table, Designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte

Tavolo Con Ruote Coffee Table, Designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte

By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte

Located in San Francisco, CA

Designed in 1980 by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte. Inspiration was from the trolleys that was used

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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Steel

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Gae Aulenti for sale on 1stDibs

The Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti will forever be best remembered for her work with museums, in particular her 1980–86 renovation of a Beaux Arts Paris train station to create the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay. Aulenti — whose first name, short for Gaetana, is pronounced “guy” — should also be recalled for her tough intellectual spirit and for working steadily when few women found successful architectural careers in postwar Italy.

After she graduated from the Milan Polytechic in 1954, Aulenti opened an architectural office. She also joined the staff of the progressive architectural magazine Casabella, whose editorial line was that the establishment, orthodox modernism of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus, had outlived it usefulness. When their movement for fresh approaches to architecture and design received a sympathetic hearing, Aulenti found patrons — most prominently Gianni Agnelli, of Fiat, who later employed her to renovate the Palazzo Grassi in Venice for use as an arts exhibition space.

Commissions for showrooms and other corporate spaces brought Aulenti to furniture design. She felt that furniture should never dominate a room. Her chairs and sofas — low-slung, with rounded enameled metal frames and ample seats — and tables, particularly her 1972 marble Jumbo coffee table for Knoll, project solidity and sturdiness. In lighting design, however, Aulenti is bravura.

Each work has a marvelous sculptural presence. Pieces such as her Pipistrello table lamp and Quadrifoglio pendant are a perfect marriage of organically shaped glass and high-tech fixtures. Others have a futuristic elegance — and some even have a touch of personality. Aulenti’s Pileino and La Ruspa table lamps each look almost like little robots. Her lighting pieces are an artful grace note in the career of a woman who believed in strength.

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