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Asymmetrical Dutch Cabinet 'Hague School' Designed by Coen de Jong. c 1930
Located in New York, NY
. The Hague School was a mix of the rationalism of Berlage, the traditional Arts and Crafts Movement
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Modern Buffets

Materials

Oak

Ernesto La Padula Pair of Italian Art Deco Side Chairs, Italy, circa 1930
By Ernesto Lapadula
Located in New York, NY
, circa 1930. The design can also be described as being from the Italian Rationalist period (an
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Art Deco Two Tiered Heavy Coffee Table in Figured Joined Solid Walnut circa 1930
By Emilio Lancia, Meroni & Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
was linked to the Lombard neoclassical tradition. A progressive evolution towards Rationalism
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Vintage 1930s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Italian Rationalist Armchair Attributed to a Bottoni Piero
Located in Milano, IT
Rare armchair from the Italian Rationalism of the 1930s attributed to Piero Bottoni. The armchair
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Vintage 1930s Mid-Century Modern Chairs

1930s Art Deco Italy in the Manner Pagano Attributed Writing Desk
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Biella, IT
Walnut veneer desk Art Deco rationalism years '30 Italy design in the manner of Pagano(attributed
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood

Italian Art Deco Ceramic Snack Bowls
By Galvani 2
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish and elegant Art Deco ceramic snack bowls produced by Galvani, Pordenone Italy in the 1930's
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Italian armchair in original floral fabric of the time
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
the enchanting styles of Art Deco and Rationalism. This is not just a piece of furniture; it's a time
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Art Deco round table in wood and metal, Italy, 1930s
By Vittorio Valabrega, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Argelato, BO
table referable to the important artistic movement called "rationalism", very active in Italy in the
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Wall Mount Cabinet With Glass Doors
By P.E.L. Izeren 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, that echoes the era's architecture. The Hague School combined elements of Berlage's rationalism, the
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Art Deco Wall Mount Cabinet With Glass Doors
Art Deco Wall Mount Cabinet With Glass Doors
H 18.013 in W 31.5 in D 10.5 in
Sculptural wooden Armchair, Gio Ponti Style, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Argelato, BO
refinement, which well represents the sophisticated elegance of the period that goes from rationalism to
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Bench in the Style of Emilio Lancia
By Emilio Lancia
Located in Berlin, BE
gradual evolution toward Rationalism, accepted, however, only in some of its formal aspects, which led to
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Vintage 1930s Italian Furniture

Materials

Brass

Bench in the Style of Emilio Lancia
Bench in the Style of Emilio Lancia
H 13.78 in W 55.12 in D 15.75 in
Pair Italian Mid-century Modern Rationalist Elm Wood Benches, Giuseppe Pagano
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in New York, NY
significant in the emerging modern movement in Italy in 1930's. Rationalism was Italy's Midcentury Modernism
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Elm

A Pair of Haagse School Art Deco Lounge Chairs, The Netherlands 1930s
Located in Utrecht, NL
rationalism, the arts and crafts movement, and De Stijl. The New Hague School is more luxurious than the
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino Pair of Lounge Chairs
By Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and later he became a member of the Triennial committee. A significant
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Alvar Aalto 31 Lounge Chair for the Paimio Sanitorium, Finland, 1931
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
, organic forms and materials tempered the hardness of rationalism. The 31 lounge chair is an incredibly
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Birch

Dutch Art Deco Occasional Table Haagse School, 1930s
By P.E.L. Izeren 1
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
reflect the architecture of the time. The Hague School is often seen as a mix of Berlage's rationalism
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Macassar, Oak

Dutch Art Deco Occasional Table Haagse School, 1930s
Dutch Art Deco Occasional Table Haagse School, 1930s
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H 25.99 in Dm 23.63 in
Pietro Lingeri Desk in Briar Root Veneer
By Pietro Lingeri
Located in Waalwijk, NL
-1968) was an Italian architect and one of the protagonists of Italian rationalism. In this function he
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pietro Lingeri Desk in Briar Root Veneer
Pietro Lingeri Desk in Briar Root Veneer
H 31.3 in W 65.56 in D 26.58 in
Emilio Lancia Large Sideboard in Walnut Wood Italian Manufacture 1930s
By Emilio Lancia
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
progressive evolution towards Rationalism, accepted however only in some of its formal aspects, which led to a
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Pair of Art Deco Sculptural Poufs in briar, Italy, 1930s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Argelato, BO
relevance, which decline Art Deco by combining it with Rationalism (the Italian branch of functionalism). A
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Mixed Technique Russian Constructivism Picture on Cardboard
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Russia between 1925 and 1930, Cm. 74 x 70. Internal measure: cm.45 x 49. The artistic current of
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Mid-20th Century Russian Modern Paintings

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Other

Mixed Technique Russian Constructivism Picture on Cardboard
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Russia between 1925 and 1930, Cm. 74 x 70. Internal measure cm.42 x 42. The artistic current of
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Mid-20th Century Russian Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

1920s Console Cabinet Record Holder Art Decò in Briar, by Piero Bottoni
By Meroni & Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Cabinet console style "Rationalism" , by Piero Bottoni for Meroni & Fossati, in briar of walnut
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Empire Frame Gold Leaf France with Russian Constructivism Painting
Located in Prato, Tuscany
paper; executed in Russia between 1925 and 1930. The artistic current of Constructivism is a cultural
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Gio Ponti for Cassina '811' Lounge Chair
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
. Ponti participated during the Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and later he became a member of the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gio Ponti for Cassina '811' Lounge Chair
Gio Ponti for Cassina '811' Lounge Chair
H 34.45 in W 27.76 in D 38 in
Rare Gio Ponti Writing Desk in Walnut and Grissinato Mahogany
By Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
in architecture and design. Ponti participated during the Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and
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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Walnut

Gio Ponti 'Parco dei Principi' Coffee Table
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
in architecture and design. Ponti participated during the Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Gio Ponti 'Parco dei Principi' Coffee Table
Gio Ponti 'Parco dei Principi' Coffee Table
H 15.75 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Rare Gio Ponti Sofa
By Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and later he became a member of the Triennial committee. A significant
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal

Rare Gio Ponti Sofa
Rare Gio Ponti Sofa
H 31.5 in W 85.44 in D 76.78 in
Gio Ponti for Cassina Pair of Armchairs in Cherry
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and later he became a member of the Triennial committee. A significant
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Cherry

20th Century Constructivist Mixed Technique Russian Painting
Located in Prato, Tuscany
constructivist mixed technique Russian painting. Constructivist composition dated about 1920-1930, mixed
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Vintage 1920s Russian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Gio Ponti for Poltrona Frau Lounge Chair 'Dezza' in Light Blue Leather
By Gio Ponti, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and later he became a member of the Triennial committee. A significant
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gio Ponti for Poltrona Frau Set of Four Lounge Chairs in Light Blue Leather
By Gio Ponti, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and later he became a member of the Triennial committee. A significant
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Gio Ponti for Poltrona Frau Lounge Chairs in Light Blue Leather
By Poltrona Frau, Gio Ponti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and later he became a member of the Triennial committee. A significant
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Amsterdam School Chandelier in Ebony, Carved Wood, Glass in Lead and Silk
Located in Antwerp, BE
style of architecture that arose from 1910 through circa 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood, Silk, Fruitwood, Art Glass

1930s Italian Bench
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in New York, NY
modernism, known in Italy as rationalism, the local iteration of the so-called International Style. And this
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Vintage 1930s Italian Modern Benches

Materials

Other

1930s Italian Bench
1930s Italian Bench
H 17.5 in W 47 in D 22.75 in
A low side table from the Bocconi project by Giuseppe Pagano
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
is one of the highest achievements of Italian rationalism. Literature: Domus # 170
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Vintage 1930s Italian Side Tables

Materials

Cherry

Un homme qui tombe - Gouache/Paper, Black, White, Modern, Social Criticism, 1964
By Frans Masereel
Located in Wien, AT
Masereel moved back to Paris. In 1930 he participated in numerous exhibitions, including those in Moscow
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1960s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Un Crime Passionell - Gouache, Ink, Cool Tones, Dynamic, Social Criticism
By Frans Masereel
Located in Wien, AT
Masereel moved back to Paris. In 1930 he participated in numerous exhibitions, including those in Moscow
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1960s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Gouache, Board

Un Crime - Oil/Board, Figurative, Dynamic, Social Criticism, Modern, Cool Tones
By Frans Masereel
Located in Wien, AT
Masereel moved back to Paris. In 1930 he participated in numerous exhibitions, including those in Moscow
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1960s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Desk with Built-In Bookcase in Italian Rationalism Style, circa 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Geometric shaped wooden desk with built-in bookcase in Italian Rationalism style, probably Italy
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Vintage 1930s Italian Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

20th Century Constructivist Mixed Technique Russian painting 1930
By Lajos Kassák
Located in Prato, Tuscany
20th Century Constructivist Mixed Technique Russian painting 1930. Constructivist composition dated
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Mid-20th Century Russian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Pair of Italian Walnut Briarwood Stools in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
at the height of Italian Rationalism. The bench has a sharp, clean structure softened by its two semi
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Jacques Adnet, Chrome Metal Stool, 1930s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
rationalism. His furniture is understated, well-constructed and used from the 1930s refined or new materials
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Vintage 1930s French Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Jacques Adnet, Chrome Metal Stool, 1930s
Jacques Adnet, Chrome Metal Stool, 1930s
H 16.93 in W 17.72 in D 15.16 in
Italian Art Deco Desk
Located in London, GB
This burl figured Walnut desk is edged with Magassar wood veneer. A good example of 'Rationalism
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Desks

Materials

Wood

Italian Art Deco Desk
Italian Art Deco Desk
H 31.5 in W 48.43 in D 23.63 in
20th Century Constructivist Mixed Technique Russian Painting
Located in Prato, Tuscany
about 1920-1930, mixed technique. The artistic current of constructivism is a cultural movement born in
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Early 20th Century Russian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

20th Century Constructivist Mixed Technique Russian Painting
By Lajos Kassák
Located in Prato, Tuscany
1920-1930, mixed technique. The artistic current of Constructivism is a cultural movement born in
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Early 20th Century Russian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

20th Century Constructivist Mixed Technique Russian Painting
Located in Prato, Tuscany
about 1920-1930, mixed technique. Probably attribuited to Lajos Kassak. The artistic current of
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Early 20th Century Russian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Emilio Lancia Large Sideboard in Walnut Wood Italian Manufacture 1930s
By Emilio Lancia
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
progressive evolution towards Rationalism, accepted however only in some of its formal aspects, which led to a
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

20th Century Constructivist Mixed Technique Russian Painting
By Lajos Kassák
Located in Prato, Tuscany
20th century constructivist mixed technique Russian painting 1930. Constructivist composition dated
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Early 20th Century Russian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Amsterdam School Chair 't Woonhuys
By Michel De Klerk
Located in Antwerp, BE
1910 through circa 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Expressionist Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Amsterdam School Chair 't Woonhuys
Amsterdam School Chair 't Woonhuys
H 38.98 in W 20.87 in D 21.66 in
Amsterdam School Chair 't Woonhuys
By Michel De Klerk
Located in Antwerp, BE
1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Expressionist Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Amsterdam School Chair 't Woonhuys
Amsterdam School Chair 't Woonhuys
H 38.98 in W 21.26 in D 22.05 in
Set of 4 Gaja Stackable Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, 70s
By Kazuhide Takahama, Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Padova, IT
furniture that refers to the pure classicism of rationalism, in which the model fits fully due to its agile
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Amsterdam School Dutch Art Deco Expressive Chairs in Oak, Set of Six
By Hildo Krop
Located in Antwerp, BE
through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Rare Low Table "Model #325" by Piet Izeren Produced De Genneper Molen
Located in New York, NY
architecture. The Hague School was a mix of the rationalism of Berlage, the traditional Arts and Crafts
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Vintage 1930s Dutch Modern Side Tables

Materials

Macassar, Oak

Art Déco Wooden Game Table by Melchiorre Bega, 1935 Ca
By Melchiorre Bega
Located in Argelato, BO
takes up the use of different precious woods, and the always contemporary Italian rationalism, from
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Wood

Studio 65 'Marilyn Bocca Lip' Sofa
By Studio 65
Located in Waalwijk, NL
hommage to Salvador Dalí's sofa from 1930. Dalí attributed the sofa to Mae West whereas Studio 65
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Studio 65 'Marilyn Bocca Lip' Sofa
Studio 65 'Marilyn Bocca Lip' Sofa
H 35.04 in W 82.68 in D 31.5 in
Melchiorre Bega: Important Geometric Four Drawer Console in Walnut, Italy 1950s
By Melchiorre Bega
Located in New York, NY
. This spare, elegant buffet combines an understated rationalism with a purified organic style, creating
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Gio Ponti & Lio Carminati 'Biancamano' Lounge Chair in Cane
By Gio Ponti, Lio Carminati, Vittorio Bonacina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
. Ponti participated during the Triennale exhibitions of the 1930's, and later he became a member of the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Cane

Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Wall Mirror by Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti Attributable
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Fontana founded in 1881 was plate-glass panels for the construction industry. In 1930, Fontana met Ponti
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

An Aluminum Fitted Armchair by Giuseppe Pagano
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
university building is one of the highest achievements of Italian rationalism. Literature: Domus, No. 170
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Vintage 1930s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Important armchair with aluminum details by Giuseppe Pagano
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in New York, NY
, Italy, c. 1935. Giuseppe Pagano belonged to the Italian Rationalism + Futurism and was director of the
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Vintage 1930s Italian Futurist Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

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