Afra & Tobia Scarpa Vanessa Bed Frame for Gavina, Italy, 1950s
By Gavina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in London, GB
Vanessa bed frame by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Italy, 1950s.
Metal, Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Vanessa Bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Italy, 1950s
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Argelato, BO
The Vanessa bed, designed by renowned Italian architect and designer Tobia Scarpa around 1959 and originally produced for Gavina (and later by Simon by Cassina), is an icon of Italia...
Metal
Tobia Scarpa Navy Vanessa Model Single Bed for Gavina, Italy, c.1960s
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in London, GB
Navy Vanessa model single bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Italy, c.1960s.
Metal, Stainless Steel
Afra & Tobia Scarpa ‘Vanessa’ Daybed / Bed
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in London, GB
An early mid century / postmodern ‘Vanessa’ daybed / single bed frame designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Italy c. 1950’s.
Steel
Tobia Scarpa Coronado Sofas in Cognac Leather, B&B Italia, 1975, Italy
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
During the 1960's, the couple designed the Bastiano sofa and the Vanessa bed for Gavina and the Soriana armchair and Poltroncina 925 for Cassina, now exhibited in the permanent colle...
Leather
Tobia Scarpa Coronado Sofa in Cognac Leather, B&B Italia, Vintage 1975
By Tobia Scarpa, B&B Italia
Located in New York, NY
During the 1960's, the couple designed the Bastiano sofa and the Vanessa bed for Gavina and the Soriana armchair and Poltroncina 925 for Cassina, now exhibited in the permanent colle...
Leather
Vanessa single daybed Tobia Scarpa for S.Gavina 1970 bordeaux and green finiture
By Simon Gavina Editions, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Vanessa single bed, designed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, features a frame, footboard, and headboard in burgundy-painted metal.
Metal, Steel
'Vanessa' Bed by Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Cassina, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Cascina, Pisa
'Vanessa' bed in powder lacquered metal frame, head-board, and footrest.
Metal
Vanessa Bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Red Metal, Italy, 1950s
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
Vanessa bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Red Metal, Italy, 1950s.
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H 27.56 in W 70.48 in D 80.71 in
Tobia Scarpa Vanessa Bed Frame in Red Lacquered Metal for Cassina
By Cassina, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Vanessa bed structure in powder lacquered metal frame, head-board, and footrest.
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H 27.56 in W 70.48 in D 79.53 in
Tobia Scarpa for Gavina Italian Midcentury Metal Black Vanessa Bed, 1962
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design double bed model Vanessa, designed by Tobia Scarpa and produced by Gavina since 1962 composed of a curved black painted metal band completely disass...
Metal
Tobia Scarpa Vanessa, 1950s Bed Gavina, Italy, 1959
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in London, GB
Tobia Scarpa ‘Vanessa’ metal bed frame, produced by Gavina, Italy 1959.
Metal
Tobia Scarpa bed mod Vanessa by Gavina 1970s
By Gavina, Carlo Scarpa
Located in bari, IT
Curved black lacquered metal double bed with original slat system model Vanessa designer Tobia Scarpa for Gavina. mattress measurements L 170 P 193 MAX Carlo Scarpa worked for much...
Metal
Vanessa metal bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina 70s
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Padova, IT
Born in Venice in 1935, Tobia Scarpa is the son of the famous architect Carlo Scarpa. Together with his wife Afra, Tobia began working in the Venini glass factory in Murano in the 19...
Metal
Vanessa single bed by Tobia Scarpa, Simon by Cassina, 1970s
By Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Versatile and timeless, the Vanessa Single Bed seamlessly fits into various interior settings, offering a classic yet modern focal point.
Steel
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H 27.56 in W 37.01 in D 79.93 in
Orange Vanessa single bed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, Italy, 1960s
By Simon Gavina Editions, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
Orange Vanessa single bed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, Italy, 1960s Vanessa single bed, designed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, has a painted metal frame, footboard, and headboard.
Metal, Steel
Red Vanessa single bed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, Italy, 1960s
By Simon Gavina Editions, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
Red Vanessa single bed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, Italy, 1960s Vanessa single bed, designed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, has a painted metal frame, footboard, and headboard.
Metal, Steel
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H 23.63 in W 79.14 in D 70.87 in L 23.63 in
“Vanessa” white metal double bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina 70s
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Padova, IT
Born in Venice in 1935, Tobia Scarpa is the son of the famous architect Carlo Scarpa. Together with his wife Afra, Tobia began working in the Venini glass factory in Murano in the 19...
Metal
“Vanessa” red metal double bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina 70s
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Padova, IT
Born in Venice in 1935, Tobia Scarpa is the son of the famous architect Carlo Scarpa. Together with his wife Afra, Tobia began working in the Venini glass factory in Murano in the 19...
Metal
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H 27.56 in W 79.53 in D 37.01 in
Laquered Metal Bed mod. "Vanessa" by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Gavina 1959 Italy
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Palermo, IT
iconic single bed mod. "Vanessa" by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, structure in lacquered metal and metal mesh.
Metal
Tobia Scarpa for Gavina "Vanessa" Double Bed, Italy 1970s
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Naples, IT
Double bed mod.Vanessa in curved lacquered metal of the designer Tobia Scarpa for Gavina. Tobia Scarpa worked for much of his career alongside his wife Afra Bianchin (Montebelluna,...
Metal
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H 27.96 in W 70.87 in D 79.93 in L 27.96 in
Tobia Scarpa for Gavina "Vanessa" Double Bed, Italy 1970s
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Naples, IT
Double bed mod.Vanessa in curved lacquered metal of the designer Tobia Scarpa for Gavina. Tobia Scarpa worked for much of his career alongside his wife Afra Bianchin (Montebelluna,...
Metal
Vanessa metal single bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina Anni 70s
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
Enameled metal single bed.
Metal
Vanessa metal single bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina Anni 70s
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
Enameled metal single bed.
Metal
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H 27.56 in W 77.56 in D 70.87 in
Vanessa double bed in black metal by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, ca. 1960.
By Gavina, Tobia Scarpa
Located in MIlano, IT
Metal double bed mod. Vanessa with all-black polished metal frame, flat section, with curved ends on headboard and footboard and legs with curved support. Mesh composed of patented e...
Metal, Iron
Vanessa red metal bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina 70s
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Padova, IT
Born in Venice in 1935, Tobia Scarpa is the son of the famous architect Carlo Scarpa. Together with his wife Afra, Tobia began working in the Venini glass factory in Murano in the 19...
Metal
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H 76 in W 10 in D 10 in
Post Modern Papillona 750 Floor Lamp by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1975
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in San Diego, CA
Their most recognized designs include the Bastiano sofa (1962), the Vanessa bed (1959), the Coronado sofa (1966) and the Soriana seating collection (1970).
Metal
Dialogo Chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia, 1974
By B&B Italia, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Antwerp, BE
In 1960 they started working with Gavina; the “Bastiano” sofa and the “Vanessa” metal bed – now in the knoll international collection – being their most successful pieces.
Leather, Walnut
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H 30.32 in W 45.28 in D 33.47 in
Mid-Century Modern Artona Armchair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Italy, 1970s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
His collaboration with Gavina began in 1960; The sofa « Bastiano » and the bed in metal « Vanessa » are the pieces the most about.
Velvet, Wood
Afra & Tobia Scarpa in the Manner Set of Four Chairs
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in bari, IT
In 1960 they had their first collaboration with Gavina, for whom they designed the Bastiano armchair, the Pigreco chair, and the metal bed Vanessa. The latter was reissued in 2005 by...
Leather, Walnut
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H 27.96 in W 70.87 in D 79.14 in
Mid-Century Modern Vanessa Bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Italy, 1950s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Vanessa Bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina ,Italy, 1950s
Metal
Tobia Scarpa for Gavina Red Vanessa Bed, Italy 1960s
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Naples, IT
Vanessa double bed in curved red lacquered metal designer Tobia Scarpa for Gavina Tobia Scarpa worked for much of his career alongside his wife Afra Bianchin (Montebelluna, March 28,...
Metal
Vanessa single bed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, Italy, 1960s
By Tobia Scarpa, Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Milano, IT
Vanessa single bed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, Italy, 1960s Vanessa single bed, designed by Tobia Scarpa for Simon, has a painted metal frame, footboard, and headboard.
Metal, Steel
Tobia Scarpa "Vanessa" Daybed
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Red Lion, PA
Tobia Scarpa Daybed mod. Vanessa Lacquered and fabric metal structure. prod. Gavina, Italy, 1959 Original catalog @@@ G. Gramigna, Italian repertoire of Italian 1950-1980, p. 174...
Metal
Tobia Scarpa for Gavina "Vanessa" Double Bed, Italy 1970s
By Tobia Scarpa, Gavina
Located in Naples, IT
Double bed mod.Vanessa in curved lacquered metal of the designer Tobia Scarpa for Gavina. Tobia Scarpa worked for much of his career alongside his wife Afra Bianchin (Montebelluna,...
Metal
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.
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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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