Italian architect, designer, teacher and urban planner Angelo Mangiarotti was a leading light in the international design community from the 1960s onward. While he was an adherent of the rationalist principles of purity of line and simplicity of construction, he sought to imbue his designs for coffee tables, dining chairs, sconces and other furnishings with a sense of character and lightness of spirit that was often lacking in late-20th-century modernist architecture and design.
Born in Milan, Mangiarotti studied architecture at Milan Polytechnic, graduating in 1948. Five years later, he won a visiting professorship at the Illinois Institute of Technology — beginning a peripatetic academic career that would see him teaching in numerous Italian institutions as well as in schools as far afield as Hawaii and Australia. He worked with Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and met such greats as Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Gropius. He returned to Italy in 1955 and would go on to work on numerous industrial, residential, commercial and civic projects in his home country, most notably a group of six railway stations in Milan.
As a designer, Mangiarotti and the development of his career embodies the evolution of modernism in the latter decades of the 20th century. In the late 1950s and early ’60s, after early experiments in plywood furniture and one-piece foam-core seating — including the 1110 lounge chair for Cassina — Mangiarotti began to design using more classic materials, from delicate, curvaceous blown-glass table lamps for Artemide to chandeliers with crystal links for Vistosi.
In 1971, Mangiarotti introduced what became his signature designs: a series of tables in marble and other stones that featured “gravity joints,” their legs held in place by the weight of the tabletop. Tables in his Eros collection have muscular proportions that anticipate the robust, overscaled lines of postmodern works that would appear 10 years later: His Eccentrico table, for example, is a striking assemblage in marble featuring a top that is cantilevered dramatically on a canted columnar base.
But simplicity and practicality were consistently the primary watchwords of Mangiarotti’s designs. The purity and elegance of the objects he created offer a graceful counterpoint to a traditional decor, yet they have a singular sculptural presence that allows them to stand out powerfully in a modern interior.
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Dining Set with Giuseppe Rivadossi Chairs and Angelo Mangiarotti Dining Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lovely Italian dining set consisting of a Angelo Mangiarotti table and Giuseppe Rivadossi dining chairs Angelo Mangiarotti for Bernini, dining table, model '302', cast bronze, marbl...
Oak
Tripod Dining Table in Carrara Marble Angelo Mangiarotti Model Eros
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beautiful tripod dining table model "Eros" from the Italian designer Angelo Mangiarotti from the 70s. The legs (independent) and the top are in Car...
Carrara Marble
Large Dining Table by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Brussels, BE
Large Dining Table by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy
Wood
$34,900
H 28.35 in W 94.49 in D 55.12 in
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper White Carrara Marble "Eros" Dining Table 1970
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Almelo, NL
Angelo Mangiarotti for skipper white Carrara marble "Eros" dining table, Italy, 1970s Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for skipper from the 'Eros' series, iconic white Carrara marble...
Carrara Marble
$22,500
H 16.25 in W 55 in D 15.75 in
Carrara Marble Eros Coffee Table Attributed to Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Carrara marble coffee table attributed to Angelo Mangiarotti. Large cone shaped bases hold a large slab of marble with circular cut outs. Extremely heavy and well made. Stro...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Console Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Elegant console table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. Skipper manufacture - Italy, 1970s. Original label - The table is made entirely of white Carrara marble. Table has two conic...
Carrara Marble
20th century, Angelo Mangiarotti Marble Dining Table mod M1
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Angelo Mangiarotti was an Italian architect and industrial designer, born in Milan in 1921. He studied architecture at the Politecnico in Milan and graduated in 1948. His designs wer...
Marble
Authentic Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Dining Table, Labeled.
By AgapeCasa, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Authentic Angelo Mangiarotti design Eros series dining table for Agapecasa, Italy. Gorgeous Carrera marble Eros dining table from circa 2010 gently used and ready to install. Stamped...
Carrara Marble
$22,500
H 16.5 in W 55 in D 15.75 in
Carrara Marble Eros Coffee Table Attributed to Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Carrara marble coffee table attributed to Angelo Mangiarotti. Large cone shaped bases hold a large slab of marble with circular cut outs. Extremely heavy and well made. Stro...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Round Marble M1 Dining Table, Italy, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A beautiful, original Angelo Mangiarotti round marble M1 dining table for Skipper, Italy, 1970s. Stunning solid marble with wonderful character in tones of white, blue/grey with occa...
Marble
Marble table by Angelo Mangiarotti from the "Eros" series
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Palermo, IT
A table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti that blends sculptural elegance with design precision. Made entirely of green marble, this model features a perfectly proportioned circular top...
Marble
$28,650
H 29.73 in W 51.19 in D 31.5 in
Italian mid-century modern dining table by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1950s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern dining table by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1950s Natural wood table with a rectangular top, supported by a beola stone structure and secured by a black painted me...
Stone
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Skipper Marble Dining Table
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Berlin, BE
Rare Eros dining table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Skipper in the 1970s. This extra-large round version with 145 cm diameter is executed in spectacular Mondragone ...
Marble
$8,981 / set
H 27.56 in W 25.99 in D 17.72 in
Original Angelo Mangiarotti Italian "Eros" Carrara Marble Side Tables
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Arabescato marble side tables designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. The tables belong to the "Eros" series that he designed for Skipper ...
Carrara Marble
$7,800
H 28.5 in W 26 in D 18 in
Angelo Mangiarotti White Italian Carrara Marble Side Table Eros High Model
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian white Carrara marble high side table in the Eros series for Skipper. Excellent condition. Angelo Mangiarotti was the master and expert at the highly sculpt...
Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Eros' Carrara Marble Console Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the 'Eros' series, this iconic Carrara marble console table is supported on two conical leg bases, with beautiful subtle veining throu...
Carrara Marble
Attributed to Angelo Mangiarotti Travertine Round Dining Table, 70s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Round Italian travertine dining table, Italy, circa 1970s. Modern and minimalist design. Attributed to Angelo Mangiarotti. The wonder of this Italian-designed table is that the top b...
Travertine
Mangiarotti Dining Room Set with Gibelli Chairs and Stilnovo Lamp, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Uithoorn, NL
We would like to share some dining room sets with you because we think this may help you identify which pieces match well with one another in terms of proportion, colour and shape. It all has to fall into place of course so we did the hard work for you and created some of our best combinations. All pieces are still available as we shoot them but feel free to reach out in case you only want the table for example. Or feel free to make your own combination, we can make pictures for you.... This particular set consists of a Carrara marble 'M1' Mangiarotti table, a set of 4 Giuseppe Gibelli chairs and an outspoken ceiling lamp in white opaline glass, brass and black lacquered metal. All very Italian. The oak brown and black 'Elisabetta' chairs by Gibelli give the whole setting a warm appearance due to the colour of the oak chairs. The shape of the frame follows the round shapes in the table, we liked that. The wood of the chairs has aged very nicely. The black of the seating and the black lacquered metal in the lamp match very well and the patinated brass gives the whole setting a luxurious shine. The rounded shapes of the lamps brass arms follow the line of the opaline cones. They have the same curve. The designer of the lamp is unknown but it's very much in the Stilnovo style. Imagine some flowers with colour on this table and some good art work on the wall and you have the perfect high-end Italian corner for your client or maybe even for your own house. Please let us know if you have any questions or if you want to see some other chairs placed at this table. We love to combine and send you snap shots. We have a set of 4 Medea chairs at the moment that would work very well too or a set of 4 rosewood Niels Otto Moller chair...
Carrara Marble