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 Gorgona Low Table in Polyurethane Resin by Alessandro La Spada
By Alessandro La Spada, Visionnaire
Located in Bologna, IT
Structure in rigid polyurethane resin with base in solid wood. Catalytic lacquered, half-glossy finishing. Shiny RAL 7038 lacquered finish.
Resin
Visionnaire Kerwan Dining Table, Invisible Grey Marble by Alessandro La Spada
By Alessandro La Spada, Visionnaire
Located in Bologna, IT
Dining table, top in marble with bevelled edge and under board in lacquered wood. Polished and curved stainless steel base with concave external surfaces made of curved and polished ...
Marble
$27,760 / item
Girder, Dining Table with Glass in Crackle Effect
By Alessandro La Spada, Clan Milano
Located in Barlassina, Monza-Brianza
Capsule collection CANTIERE Daring decor proposals in eclectic forms, where elegant finishes establish a dialogue with details that convey the distinctive industrial atmosphere of a construction site. GIRDER mixes materials: a body made of metal pieces shape as an iron beam...
Metal
$7,194 / item
Cortes, Round Side Table with Marble Top
By Clan Milano, Alessandro La Spada
Located in Barlassina, Monza-Brianza
A group of people with diverse specialized skills bonded by the single objective of bringing design beauty. This is the founding idea of CLAN. This philospy is reflected on the CORT...
Marble, Metal, Brass
$36,482 / item
Officina, Dining Table Veneered by Mimetica Finishing
By Alessandro La Spada, Clan Milano
Located in Barlassina, Monza-Brianza
Officina, round table in Mimetica Veneered. Meaning Officina is the Italian name of the auto-repair store. The details are coming from the mechanic envi...
Metal
$2,740Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.93 in W 92.92 in D 47.64 in
English, Extendable Dining Table Veneered with Mahogany, circa 1920
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this big, interesting table in the George III type, composed of two connected segments. Each segment is supported on a separate corpus that ends with a quadripod, whi...
Fruitwood, Mahogany
"Teoca" Coffee Table with Marble Top
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Teoca" coffee table is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archetypical modern f...
Hardwood
Florence Knoll Coffee / Side End Table with White Marble Top
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
Shown here we have the Florence Knoll Coffee Table, a design staple. This table has a handsome white stone top with a hint of light gray veins. Matching this piece with one's décor w...
Stone, Marble, Stainless Steel
$1,312Sale Price|30% Off
H 29.5 in W 81 in D 42.5 in
Mastercraft Brass Dining Table with glass inserts
By Mastercraft
Located in South Charleston, WV
29.5 inches high by 81 inches long by 42.5 wide. Seats 6-8. Parsons form dining table by Mastercraft of Grand Rapids clad in brass sheet with brass edge trim and bevelled glass inser...
Brass
6' Marble Dining Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Long solid marble dining table with striking unique grain throughout. Simple top at over six feet in length set atop a matching base. Sleek modern design for your home or office. Ple...
Marble
Italian Round Marble Top Coffee Cocktail Table
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Travertine top Italian Coffee, Cocktail Table. Round top, with tapered pole brass legs.
Marble, Brass
Mastercraft Brass Dining Table with Glass Inserts
By Mastercraft
Located in St. Louis, MO
Brass dining table with architectural legs and glass inserts, paper label, no leaf.
Brass
$5,144 / item
H 20.28 in Dm 16.93 in
T107/H Italian Round Side Table with Marble Top and Brass Base by Zanaboni
By Zanaboni
Located in MEDA, IT
The refined and elegant T107/H small side table, with brass burnished finish base and Estremoz marble top (MR08), is an evergreen of Zanaboni’s collection and it can be matched to an...
Brass
$4,099
H 29.93 in W 51.19 in D 51.19 in
Mediterranean Italian Brass-Plated Steel Dining Table with Bamboo-Effect and Glass Top
Located in Conversano, IT
Stunning brass dining table with bamboo-effect structure and clear glass top, crafted in Italy during the 1970s. The sculptural brass base is intricately worked to resemble bamboo, a...
Crystal, Steel
Round Woven Rattan Wicker Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage rattan and wicker side table features elegant two-tier design with the glass top and woven lower shelf; the complex weave of the shelf continues down towards the floor, crea...
Rattan, Wicker
Dining table by Gaetano & Alessandro Besana, 1960
Located in Premariacco, IT
An elegant dining table designed by Gaetano and Alessandro Besana in the 1960s, a refined example of postwar Italian design. Crafted from mahogany, it stands out for its clean, sle...
Mahogany
French Guéridon Side Table with Marble Top
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This French Guéridon is made up of a circular marble tabletop and a pierced bronze galerie. From the French homes of Hubert de Givenchy to the fashionable apartments of New York City...
Marble, Bronze