Alessandro La Spada Seating
Italian
Eccentric and anything but ordinary, Italian designer Alessandro La Spada creates seating, lighting fixtures, tables and other furnishings that are revered by architects and interior designers and coveted by collectors of luxurious and stylish 21st-century furniture.
Born to Sicilian parents in Reggio Calabria, La Spada grew up with a keen interest in art, drawing throughout his childhood. In later years, he moved to Milan to attend the Interior Design Institute and Ateneo Creativo (IDI’AC), graduating in 1990. After completing his studies, La Spada became a lecturer in furniture design at IDI’AC and the Domus Academy and collaborated with studio Sawaya and Moroni on a series of interior design projects.
When visiting Brianza, La Spada learned cabinetmaking and metalworking from the region’s master craftspeople. Upon his return to Milan, he used his newly acquired skills to create his first furniture collection, which he exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in 2000.
In 2005, La Spada met Samuele Mazza and the pair collaborated on designs for coffee tables and other furnishings for luxury brand Medea. Throughout the 2000s, La Spada also worked with several well-known Italian manufacturers, including Antolini, Besana, Longhi and Smania Industria Italiana Mobili. Among his most popular pieces are his elegant glass Jardin De Verre lighting fixtures for La Murrina. He created sculptural sofas, tables and armchairs for Visionnaire, with their stainless steel frames and lacquered wood that evokes sensuous ‘70s-era spaces, while his Girder dining room table with a crackle-glass top for Clan Milano exudes elegance in any space.
La Spada’s furniture has been featured in publications throughout Europe and around the world, such as Marie Claire Maison, Platform, Surface and more.
On 1stDibs, find a range of Alessandro La Spada lighting, tables and seating.
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Creator: Alessandro La Spada
Visionnaire Cà Foscari Sofa with Fabric or Leather by Alessandro La Spada
By Visionnaire, Alessandro La Spada
Located in Bologna, IT
Sofa with non-removable upholstery in leather or fabric, structure in plywood and solid wood with elastic webbing belts. Seats, internal parts of armrests and backrests padded one by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Alessandro La Spada Seating
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Visionnaire Cà Foscari Armchair in Wood with Upholstery by Alessandro La Spada
By Alessandro La Spada, Visionnaire
Located in Bologna, IT
Armchair with non-removable upholstery in leather or fabric, structure in plywood and solid wood with elastic webbing belts. Seats, internal parts of armrests and backrests padded on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Alessandro La Spada Seating
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Oblomow, Modern Countered Armchair with Swivel System
By Clan Milano, Alessandro La Spada
Located in Barlassina, Monza-Brianza
Swivel armchair with countered seating and back with a metal base. Oblomow looks like a comfort gloves that surrounds you.
Naming is coming from a nov...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Alessandro La Spada Seating
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Visionnaire Astrid Padded Chair with Domenico Grenci Painting
By Visionnaire, Alessandro La Spada
Located in Bologna, IT
Padded chair. Upholstery in Nabuk Libeccio Zinco with artwork decoration by Domenico Grenci. Legs in satinized siena lacquered finishing.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Alessandro La Spada Seating
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Leather
Visionnaire Jamboree Padded Armchair by Alessandro La Spada
By Alessandro La Spada, Visionnaire
Located in Bologna, IT
The Jamboree armchair is a commemorative piece that reinterprets the past in a contemporary way, through a new take on the “Gothic” foot. In this novel version the foot is cut by las...
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Alessandro La Spada seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Alessandro La Spada seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of leather and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Alessandro La Spada seating, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original seating by Alessandro La Spada were created in the modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider seating by Paolo Castelli, Clan Milano, and Matteo Thun. Prices for Alessandro La Spada seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $6,966 and can go as high as $27,087, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $11,206.