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.
Visionnaire Astrid Padded Chair with Domenico Grenci Painting
By Alessandro La Spada, Visionnaire
Located in Bologna, IT
Padded chair. Upholstery in Nabuk Libeccio Zinco with artwork decoration by Domenico Grenci. Legs in satinized siena lacquered finishing.
Leather
$2,984
H 31.75 in W 64 in D 23 in
Herman Miller Eames Tandem Bench with Brown Naugahyde Pad Shell Chairs
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This listing is for one bench. The second matching bench has been sold. Vintage Charles Eames 3-seat tandem bench. The bench features original brown Naugahyde pads and dark charcoa...
Metal, Aluminum
Soft Pad Chair by Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
Soft Pad Chair by Eames for Herman Miller Length- 22 3/4 Depth- 23 Height at it's lowest- 32 Height at it's tallest- 34 Seat Height at its lowest- 20 Arm Height at its lowest- 25 Fo...
Aluminum
Moroso Lounge Chair by Diesel with Padded Seat
By Moroso, Diesel
Located in Rochester, England
Lounge chair designed by Diesel for Moroso. The camel-skin colour leather seat, back and armrests are articulated by the supporting, varnished, black frame. The frame expresses its o...
Metal
Woodard Chair with Orange Seat and Back Pad
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Unusual metal frame chair with orange vinyl pad seats. Please view the matching large sofa we have listed from this stylish set. Attributed to Woodard Furniture.
Wrought Iron
$2,744 / item
H 37.01 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Venere Padded Dining Chair
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Chair with curved structure and back. The curvy lines create an enveloping and comfortable seat. The upholstery can be realized with fabric or leather.
Leather, Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather
Lola, the Padded Dining Chair in Velvet
By Casa Casati
Located in Milan, MI
The upholstered chair is a classic and always up-to-date piece, which could not be missing from the Casa Casati catalogue. The Lola chair, however, has been revisited in the proporti...
Velvet, Wood
Webbing Chair Padded
Located in Paris, FR
Chair webbing padded with structure in solid walnut wood with upholstered seat covered with genuine leather and with nubuck genuine leather for armrests and backrest. Also available...
Leather, Walnut
$2,009 / item
H 35.44 in W 21.66 in D 19.69 in
DAINA-UP Chair in Solid Walnut and Padded Seat covered with Velvet
By Nigel Coates
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
Step into the realm of artistic functionality with the Daina-Up chair, a masterpiece by the visionary Nigel Coates. Inspired by the graceful flexibility of...
Velvet, Wood, Walnut
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Galileo Padded Chair
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Upholstered chair with solid wood frame and anatomic back. Available in two versions: chair (SE52) and chair with armrests (SE52B). The structure is available in dark Sycamore finish...
Wood
Strut Aluminium Chair with Leather Seating Pad
By Yet Design Studio
Located in Istanbul, 34
Strut seamlessly blends industrial strength with refined elegance. Inspired by aluminum angle profiles, this design evokes the balanced and solid stance of architectural structures. ...
Aluminum
$999
H 23.5 in W 15.75 in D 16.5 in
Bertoia Vintage Child's Chair With Original Pad Signed ca' 1960 Knoll
By Harry Bertoia
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Harry Bertoia for Knoll child's chair with original seat pad and Knoll label. A rare find, in matching black color.
Steel
Lola, the Elegant and Padded Chair in Leather
By Casa Casati
Located in Milan, MI
The upholstered chair is a classic and always up-to-date piece, which could not be missing from the Casa Casati catalogue. The Lola chair, however, has been revisited in the proporti...
Leather, Wood