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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Table, Schwob Travertine Low Coffee Table, Agapecasa, Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti, AgapeCasa, Bruno Morassutti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Table, Schwob Travertine Low Table by Angelo Mangiarotti and Bruno Morassutti TITLE: Schwob Travertine Table, 1959 Design by Angelo Mangiarotti &...
Travertine, Metal, Aluminum
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Carrara Marble Console for Skipper, 1960s Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Carrara marble console table by Angelo Mangiarotti. Timeless style and simplicity as well as beautiful raw materials...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Marble Side Table Skipper Italy 1971 Guéridon Modern
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Munster, NRW
Rare Angelo Mangiarotti Eros marble table. 1971 manufactured by Skipper, Italy. 72.5cm high, 66cm x 44cm... "happiness comes from correctness.“, by Angelo Mangiarotti, architect, designer and professor, born in Milan in 1921. Perhaps because as a visiting professor in Chicago in the mid-1950s he met not only Frank Lloyd Wright, but also Walter Gropius and Mies Van der Rohe. But maybe it just describes his profound architectural understanding of construction and materiality that always influenced his design. And precision is an essential component of his series of “eros” tables developed for skipper in 1971. They consist only of a marble slab and also made of marble column feet that “slot” into prefabricated openings through their conically shaped upper end. The weight of the slab stabilizes the structure like the end stone of a vault. Due to the pure marble...
Marble
$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 Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
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
Vintage Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A vintage chrome travertine table from the 1970s, with a heavy steel base.
Travertine
$18,250
H 28.5 in W 71 in D 17.5 in
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Console Table in Rosso Verona Marble, Italy, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare “Eros” console table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in the 1970s, executed in striking Rosso Verona marble. This sculptural piece belongs to Mangiarotti’s renowned Eros series,...
Marble
$13,524Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.35 in Dm 53.15 in
Angelo Mangiarotti for Agapecasa Italian Eros White Carrara Marble Table
By AgapeCasa, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian white Carrara marble table Eros serie designed by Angelo Mangiarotti from 1971, the Eros table involves gravity-based embedding bwtween the top and leg made possible by the truncated-conical section of the leg itself, which easily accomodates te table top locking it in a preset position, while the weight of the material makes the embedding even tighter fitting and increases the overall stability of the entire structure. New production by Agapecasa with designer and manufacturer’s mark under the top. Accompanied by certificate of authenticity. Marble variants: white Carrara marble, black Marquinia marble, grey Carnico marble, green Alpi marble...
Carrara Marble
$14,393
H 28.35 in W 70.87 in D 17.72 in
Angelo Mangiarotti, "Eros" Series White Carrara Marble Console Table, Italy 2000
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Naples, IT
A beautiful console table in white Carrara marble from the Eros series designed by Angelo Mangiarotti, featuring a large elliptical top mounted on two conical bases. This elegantly o...
Carrara Marble
$975
H 14.125 in W 31.375 in D 31.375 in
1970s Italian Brutalist Travertine Coffee Table, Mangiarotti Style
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Brutalist coffee table from the 1970s, influenced by the work of Angelo Mangiarotti. Thick glass top rests on two freestanding travertine pedestals, each composed of vertical...
Travertine
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
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
$7,600
H 16 in W 21 in D 19 in
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
$13,671
H 28.35 in W 70.87 in D 17.72 in
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper Arabescato Marble Eros Console Table, Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Console table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti composed of tabletop resting on two conical marble legs,1970s. Iconic and original design in Arabescato marble. This piece is an exampl...
Marble
$14,000
H 28.25 in W 60.5 in D 16 in
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Inca Pietra Serena Marble Console for Skipper 1978
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti vintage Pietra Serena console table, Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper Italy, 1978. A development on the previous "Ero...
Marble
$8,060 / set
H 27.56 in W 26.78 in D 18.12 in
Angelo Mangiarotti 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
Angelo Mangiarotti attributed travertine console table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in London, GB
A 1970s organic finish travertine console table in perfect condition. Design attributed to Angelo Mangiarotti . Italy
Travertine
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
$13,706
H 41 in W 105 in D 105 in
Angelo Mangiarotti, Eros Coffee Table, Skipper Marble 70s Italian Design
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Krefeld, DE
Angelo Mangiarotti “Eros” coffee table for Skipper, Italy, 1970s. Black marble, four-leg construction. This iconic “Eros” coffee table by Angelo Mangiarotti is executed entirely in s...
Marble
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H 15.75 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Angelo Mangiarott for Skipper Freccia Italian Black Marquinia Marble Table 1970s
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian coffee table or sofa table, Eros series model Freccia, in Black Marquinia Marble designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, marble elements embedded in dry, Italy 1970s. Th...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Black Marquina Marble Console
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the Eros series, iconic black or Nero Marquina marble console table with large elliptical top fitted on two conical bases. This elegan...
Marble
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H 16 in W 71 in D 55 in
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Eros' White Carrara Marble Cocktail Table, 1970s Italy
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Carrara marble cocktail table by Angelo Mangiarotti. Massive scale. Part of the "Eros" series of furniture. Hand-fitted marble oval table top sitting on iconic, cylindrical t...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Fiore Marble Side Table by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent marble side table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for the prestigious Italian manufacture Skipper, in the 60s and 70s. The side table is totally made of a very precious m...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Trifoglio Coffee Table for Skipper, Italy, 1971
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in London, GB
Angelo Mangiarotti’s (1921-2012) central philosophy as an architect was to create forms that responded directly to the material’s properties. The weight of marble inspired him to cre...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Carrara Marble Console for Skipper
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Carrara marble console table by Angelo Mangiarotti. Timeless style and simplicity as well as beautiful raw materials...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Original Mangiarotti Carrara Marble Side Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Original Mangiarotti marble side table. This Eros series coffee table was designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper in Italy in the 1970s. It is made of solid white Carrara marble. ...
Carrara Marble
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H 15.75 in Dm 33.08 in
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper Italian Black Marquinia Marble Coffe Table, 1970s
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian coffee table or sofa table, Eros series, in Black Marquinia Marble designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, circa 1970s. This table of minimal and contemporary design i...
Marble
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H 15.95 in Dm 53.35 in
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Coffee Table by Skipper, Italy 1971 Mondragone Marble
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Munster, NRW
Extremely rare Angelo Mangiarotti Eros coffee table, in Grigio Mondragone Marble! 1971 manufactured by Skipper, Italy. With an impressive diameter of Ø 135.5cm and 40.5cm high... ...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarott for Skipper Italian White Carrara Marble Table, 1970s
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian very rare and big coffee table or sofa table, Eros series model P114 S6, in white Carrara Marble designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, circa 1970s. This large table ...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Side Tables Skipper, Italy, 1971
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Gorgeous 'Eros' side table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and manufactured by Skipper, Italy 1971. This table is made of black marguina marble and have beautiful white veins in the b...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Side Tables Skipper, Italy, 1971
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Gorgeous pair of 'Eros' side tables designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and manufactured by Skipper, Italy 1971. These tables are made of black carrara marble...
Marble
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H 15.75 in W 59.06 in D 29.53 in
Angelo Mangiarott for Skipper, "P11S2" Italian Black Marquinia Marble Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian very rare and big coffee table or sofa table, Eros series model P11S2, in Black Marquinia Marble designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, circa 1970s. This large table ...
Marble
Angelo Mangiarotti Black Marquina Marble Console
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper from the 'Eros' series, elegant black Marquina marble console with top fitted on conical bases...
Marble
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H 16.15 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Angelo Mangiarott for Skipper, "Freccia" Italian Black Marquinia Marble Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian very rare and big coffee table or sofa table, Eros series model Freccia, in Black Marquinia Marble designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper...
Marble