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Aldo Tura Furniture

One of the most enigmatic and polarizing figures to emerge in Italian design, Aldo Tura is an outlier in the world of mid-century furniture. The designer’s glamorous bar carts, coffee tables, cabinets and more resist categorization and draw inspiration from Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Baroque, Surrealist and modernist styles.

Tura moved through distinct phases in his career in terms of aesthetics, influences and finishes, rendering his life’s work exciting and diverse. Despite these phases, he held a singular devotion to one material: lacquered goatskin. Tura established a furniture production house in 1939 in Lombardy, and some of his early work focused on tables, decorative lamps and more. He later expanded to bar furnishings like rolling carts, cabinets and complementary barware accessories like ice buckets and cocktail shakers. The eccentric, gleaming and luxe surface of lacquered goatskin was a constant, along with eggshell, parchment and leather.

By the 1950s, Tura had begun to use hand-painted figural panels on the surface of cabinets, serveware (such as carafes) and other pieces. He even replicated famous works by artists like Monet and Bruegel the Elder and art from the Middle Ages, sometimes playfully embedding the paintings on cabinets shaped like oversize books. Even though he had a favored color palette of rich chocolate browns and deep emeralds, his style remained consistently hard to define.

Tura was unlike most of his Italian contemporaries but held a similar reverence for the nation’s traditional craftsmanship and artisanal techniques. He never followed the growing trend of mass-produced, industrial furniture and stuck to creating small, meticulously handcrafted collections. This principled choice means that today, a Tura piece is a rare and highly coveted collectible. The Tura firm continues to operate in Brianza, promoting Italian craftsmanship and the eclectic materials embraced by their namesake designer.

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Creator: Aldo Tura
Dealer: Gustavo Olivieri 20th Century
Rare Goatskin Picture Frame by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in East Hampton, NY
This all original large scale picture frame by Aldo Tura, with stand holds a 5x7 photo. It is a creamy aged goatskin and golden metal trim. It retains label to verso. THIS ITEM IS...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Furniture

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Goatskin, Glass

Pair of Aldo Tura Vintage Goatskin Bowls/ Vide-Poches
By Aldo Tura
Located in East Hampton, NY
This lovely pair of rich brown goatskin clad small bowls in two geometric designs by Aldo Tura, Italy. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR EAST HAMPTON, NY SHOWROOM. Square...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Furniture

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Metal

Original Vintage Aldo Tura Goatskin Book Shaped Dry Bar Cabinet
By Aldo Tura
Located in East Hampton, NY
A glamorous 1950s Italian goatskin book shaped dry bar cabinet designed by Aldo Tura. The bar is constructed of wood covered with lacquered goatskin with a...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Furniture

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Brass

Vintage Aldo Tura Green Lacquered Goatskin Console Table
By Aldo Tura
Located in East Hampton, NY
This unique green goatskin lacquered top console table with modern metal base by Aldo Tura, features three (3) drawers with lovely veneered wood interior. The goatskin top has a cou...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Furniture

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Metal

Aldo Tura Geometric Design Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in East Hampton, NY
An original vintage Aldo Tura bar cart in dark brown lacquered goatskin and gold plated metal. Very geometric design and is a classic Italian Mid-century modern look. Signed underneath.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Aldo Tura Furniture

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Brass

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Aldo Tura furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Aldo Tura furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of animal skin and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Aldo Tura furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Aldo Tura were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, and Piero Fornasetti. Prices for Aldo Tura furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $202 and can go as high as $45,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,393.

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