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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Italian Angelo Mangiarotti Low Eros Side Table in Black Marquina Marble
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian Angelo Mangiarotti vintage low Eros side table in Marquina Nero marble. Mangiarotti was an expert at the highly sculptural use of marble in the entire Eros collection. Each p...
Marble
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 Carrara Marble Eros Side Table, 1970
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Carrara marble side table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper in the 1970s. Large cone shaped base holds a large water lily shaped slab of marble with a circular cut ...
Marble, Carrara Marble
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 set of 2 Nero Marquina marble consoles for Skipper Italy 1970
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Almelo, NL
Angelo Mangiarotti set of 2 Nero Marquina marble consoles for Skipper in Italy 1970s This is a set of two black marble console tables called "Eros" designed by Angelo Mangiarotti fo...
Marble
Carrara Marble Side Table by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, Italy, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Carrara marble side Table by Angelo Mangiarotti, a masterful creation from the Eros series crafted for Skipper in Italy in the 1970s. Made entirely of solid white Carrara marble, its...
Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Mid-Century Modern Serie Eros Marble Italian Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
Arabescato marble side table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. The table belong to the "Eros" series that he designed for Skipper in Italy in the 1970s. Original label. Angelo Mangiarotti was born in Milan on 26th of February 1921. He graduated in Architecture in 1948 at Politecnico di Milano. In 1953-1954 he works in the United States, participating also to the competition for Chicago "LOOP". While leaving abroad he knew Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Konrad Wachsmann...
Marble
$14,720Sale Price / set|20% Off
20th Century Italian Pair of Marble Side Tables by Angelo Mangiarotti & Skipper
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white-grey, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of freestanding side, corner tables made of hand crafted Biancone marble, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Skipper...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Mid-Century Modern Serie Eros Marble Italian Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
Arabescato marble side table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. The table belong to the "Eros" series that he designed for Skipper in Italy in the 1970s. Original label. Angelo Mangiar...
Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Carrara Marble Tall Eros Table, 1970
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Carrara marble side table by Angelo Mangiarotti. Large cone shaped base holds a large water lily shaped slab of marble with a circular cut out that fits snugly around the to...
Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti "Eros" Side Table for Skipper, 1971
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Angelo Mangiarotti "Eros" side table for Skipper, marble, Italy, 1971. The “Eros” side table design features no joints or clamps and is architectural in its structure. The side tabl...
Marble
Mid Century Angelo Mangiarotti Pair of Eros Black Marble Side Tables Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Gruppo Skipper
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Pair of side tables in Marquina marble designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. This pair of marble side tables belongs to the Eros collection. Eros They belong to the Eros collection that he...
Marble
Side table by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1975
By Angelo Mangiarotti, La Sorgente del Mobile
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful side table impresses with its balanced proportions. It comes from the 'De Nos' series. The three-legged frame is made of walnut, stained dark, the top is made of cryst...
Glass, Walnut
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 'Eros' Series Carrara Marble Tall Side Table
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 'Eros' Series Carrara marble tall side table, 1971. Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, the 'Eros' series, this iconic Carrara side table is su...
Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Nero Marquina Marble Tall Side or Console Table Eros 1971
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the 'Eros' series, Nero Marquina marble tall side table or console with top fitted on a conical base. This elegantly organic table has...
Marble
Set of Two Eros tables by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of marble side tables designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. The tables belong to the "Eros" series that he designed for Skipper in Italy in the 1970s. Big table measurements: W 66 x...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Carrara Marble Tall Side Table from Eros Series, 1971
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the 'Eros' series, Carrara marble tall side table or console with top fitted on a conical base. This elegantly organic table has beautiful subtle veining throughout. Original Skipper label on underside. As the label attests, this Mangiarotti Carrara...
Carrara Marble
Original Angelo Mangiarotti Italian "Eros" Carrara Marble Side Tables
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Carrara marble side tables designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. The tables belong to the "Eros" series that he designed for Skipper in Italy in the 1970s. Big table measurements:...
Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Mid Century Eros Italian Side Tables Made of Marble
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Discover this beautiful pair of Arabescato marble side tables designed by Angelo Mangiarotti as part of his iconic "Eros" series for Skipper in 1970s Italy. These living room tables ...
Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Carrara Marble Side Table from 'Eros' Series, 1971
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the Eros series, Carrara marble side table with top fitted on conical base. This elegantly organic table has beautiful subtle veining throughout. Original Skipper label on underside. As the label attests, this Mangiarotti Carrara marble table...
Marble, Carrara Marble
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
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Marble Side Tables by Skipper 1970s
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Aachen, NW
Fine and elegant side tables by Angelo Mangiarotti from the Eros Series for Skipper Italy produced in the 1970s. The marble has an amazing structure and these examples comes in an e...
Marble
$13,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
20th Century Set of Two Italian Carrara Marble Side Tables by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of side tables made of hand crafted white Carrara marble Arabescato designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper - Eros series, in good condit...
Carrara Marble
White Carrara Marble Console Tables Model ''Eros'' by Angelo Mangiarotti Italy
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of 2 white Carrara marble console tables model ''Eros'' by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper - Italy 1970s Designed by Angelo Ma...
Marble
$14,720Sale Price / set|20% Off
20th Century Italian Pair of Marble Side Tables - The Eros by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white-grey, similar vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of freestanding side, corner tables made of hand crafted Carrara marble, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by ...
Marble
Vintage Storage Unit realized by Angelo Mangiarotti for LEMA in 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Roma, IT
Realized in rosewood and metal, this elegant storage unit, despite its age, is in near perfect condition. It was realized by Mangiarotti for Lema between the last years of 1960s and...
Metal
Vintage Storage Unit realized by Angelo Mangiarotti for LEMA in 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Roma, IT
Realized in rosewood and metal, this beautiful and elegant storage unit despite its age is in near perfect condition. It was realized by Mangiarotti for Lema between the last years ...
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti Nero Marquina marble consoles for Skipper Italy 1970
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Almelo, NL
Angelo Mangiarotti set of 2 Nero Marquina marble consoles for Skipper in Italy 1970s This is a set of two black marble console tables called "Eros" designed by Angelo Mangiarotti fo...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Carrara Marble “Eros” Side Table for Skipper, 1971, Set of 2
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Vicenza, IT
Pair of “Eros” side tables, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and manufactured by Skipper in 1972. Made of white Carrara marble. Excellent vintage condition. The Eros series by Angelo M...
Marble, Carrara Marble
$11,784 / set
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper Carrara Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the 'Eros' series, Carrara marble side table with top fitted on conical bases, Italy, 1971. Original Skipper label. Measures: The big...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Skipper "Eros" Carrara Marble Tall Side Tables Consoles, 1971
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the 'Eros' series, rare pair of Carrara marble tall side tables or consoles with top fitted on a conical base. These elegantly organic...
Carrara Marble