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 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...
Leather
$12,059
H 27.56 in W 96.46 in D 37.41 in
Fabric sofa bed Anfibio by Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti Collezioni, 1970s
By Alessandro Becchi
Located in MIlano, IT
Fabric sofa bed Anfibio by Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti Collezioni, 1970s Sofa bed model Anfibio with padded seat and backrest upholstered in fabric. The front features decorat...
Fabric
$16,569
H 27.56 in W 94.49 in D 39.38 in
Anfibio Sofa + Bed Alessandro Becchi 1971 by Giovannetti Vintage Cognac Leather
By Giovanetti, Alessandro Becchi
Located in Munster, NRW
We are offering you the extremely rare opportunity to purchase an original vintage Anfibio sofa in cognac leather. It comes from first ownership, ...
Leather
$5,772Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 33.5 in W 94.5 in D 39.4 in
"Gimme More" Three-Seat Fabric Sofa with Fiber or Goose by Moroso for Diesel
By Moroso, Diesel Creative Team 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Gimme More" is a three-seat sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring elements in stress-resistant polyurethane foam in ...
Steel
$17,161
H 27.56 in W 94.49 in D 39.38 in
“Anfibio” leather sofa bed by Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti 70s
By Giovannetti, Alessandro Becchi
Located in Padova, IT
Alessandro Becchi (1946–1987) – The Iconic Designer He was an Italian designer whose work helped define the "Radical Design" movement of the 1970s. Most Famous Work: The "Anfibio" So...
Leather
Sofa "Anfibio" by Alessandro Becchi for Giovanetti, 1970s
By Giovanetti, Alessandro Becchi
Located in bruxelles, BE
Fabric sofa that can be opened as a bed by Alessandro Becchi, Anfibio model. Bed dimensions: Height: 40 cm Width: 245 cm Length: 200 cm. Wear due to time and age FOR SHIPPING, REQUE...
Fabric, Canvas
$4,642Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 33.5 in W 63 in D 39.4 in
"Gimme More" Two-Seat Fabric Sofa with Fiber or Goose by Moroso for Diesel
By Moroso, Diesel Creative Team 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Gimme More" is a two-seat sofa, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, featuring elements in stress-resistant polyurethane foam in va...
Steel
$8,432
H 31.4 in W 96.4 in D 37.4 in
Paleta Asymmetrical Sofa Leather/Fabric Combo Polished Aluminum Legs by Leolux
By Leolux
Located in Chicago, IL
A world lies at your feet; ready for you to shape it to suit your ideas on taste, interiors and life. Paleta is your home, your workroom, a place to relax. A broad landscape that offers a warm welcome to friends and family whenever they drop in on you. Large covered seat bottoms form the basis for Paleta, a rich programme of sofas that you color to suit you. With luxuriant low or adjustable high cushions and sideboards in various sizes, Paleta is also available without the soft armrests. That gives you the opportunity to create space for an oak table leaf to integrate your side table into your sofa. In many of his furniture designs, designer Christian Werner chooses trapezoid shapes and round angles. We see them here too. They lend Paleta an appearance so characteristic of the designs from Werner: discreet, soft and friendly. Asymmetrical three seat sofa with one arm...
Aluminum
$19,000
H 27.56 in W 94.49 in D 39.38 in
Sofa by Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti Collezioni in Blue Leather
By Giovannetti, Alessandro Becchi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
"Anfibio" sofa bed designed by Alessandro Becchi for Giovannetti Collezioni in 1970 in original Leather . The sofa can be unfolded or opened flat revealing its luxuriously soft sheep...
Leather, Sheepskin
Dolce Sofa with Plush Dedar Fabric by Matteo Cibic
By Dedar, Matteo Cibic, Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
Dolce Sofa is an exquisite and ergonomically perfect three seater sofa upholstered in the plush jacquard fabric, This Must Be The Place by Dedar Milano. Ide...
Velvet, Foam, Wood
$25,369 / item
H 33.47 in W 116.54 in D 39.38 in
Stylish Sofa Seater Frame Solid Timber Wood Upholstered Leather or Fabric
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’. The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality. A constant...
Leather, Fabric, Wood
$10,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.17 in W 107.49 in D 45.28 in
Modern Mone Sofa by JNK, Hand-Crafted, Leather & Fabric, Turkey, 2024
By Jnk
Located in Miami, FL
Mone Sofa, Experience versatility with our Mone sofa, available in premium fabric, leather, nubuck leather, lizard print leather, velvet or suede fabric. This armchair offers comp...
Leather, Suede, Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
De La Espada Leather Box Sofa by Autoban
By De La Espada, Autoban
Located in Basildon, London
Introducing the Leather Box Sofa by Autoban for De La Espada, a stunning addition to any modern living space. Crafted with the highest quality materials, this sofa features a sleek a...
Leather, Wood