Italian architect and designer Antonella Scarpitta has been creating luxurious, timeless furniture since her career began in the late 1970s. Her expertise in designing all kinds of comfortable seating is evident in her plush armchairs and sofas, while the clean, spare forms of her tables draw on early modernist works and the teachings of the Bauhaus. She has said that she fashions her furnishings to reflect "strong formal purity."
The Sicilian-born Scarpitta studied at the State Institute of Industrial Planning in Cantu. In 1978 she opened her studio in nearby Brianza. That same year, she began work on her first collection — Collego — an interlocking series of rearrangeable walnut wall panels that afforded consumers the opportunity to hang shelves in a living room or secure types of case furniture to a wall elsewhere in a space. Since then, she has been active in interior projects and industrial design.
Scarpitta is credited with having designed Dinamica, a microfiber fabric used in various forms of apparel and car upholstery. She has created and renovated many private residences and industrial buildings over the years, including villas in Rome. From 1985–1990, she served as creative director for the Italian furniture company Swan.
Scarpitta has developed a wealth of collaborative relationships with a range of iconic manufacturers such as de Sede and Thayer Coggin over the years, and the first decade of the 21st century yielded many more partnerships for her. In 2001, she founded the Antonella Scarpitta Designer A 360° studio. A few years later, her SAPPO seating for Hans Kaufeld won the Red Dot award for technological and aesthetic innovation. Her work has been a part of exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Design Museum and more.
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DS-9075 Bauhaus Stainless Steel and Glass Table by De Sede
By De Sede, Antonella Scarpitta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coffee table DS-9075/62 by De Sede. Exclusive living environments as the sum of individual parts. Attractive tables as decorative and useful items set the tone and create ever-changi...
Steel
$2,125Sale Price / item|15% Off
DS-9075 Bauhaus Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table by De Sede
By De Sede, Antonella Scarpitta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coffee table DS-9075/52 by De Sede. Exclusive living environments as the sum of individual parts. Attractive tables as decorative and useful items set the tone and create ever-changi...
Stainless Steel
$2,701
H 16.15 in W 31.11 in D 31.11 in
De Sede DS 76 Buffalo Leather & Glass Square Coffee Table, 1970s, Switzerland
By De Sede, Karl Springer
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Sculptural "monolite" couch table made in 1970s by De Sede, Switzerland. Plywood base upholstered with Buffalo leather with very thick insert smoked glass top. Easy combinable with m...
Leather, Smoked Glass, Plywood
$1,168
H 15.16 in W 53.55 in D 29.73 in
Coffee Table with Mirror Glass & Black Leather from De Sede 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
A classic coffee table with mirror glass & black leather from De Sede designed in the 1970s.
Leather, Glass, Mirror
$3,300
H 15.74 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
De Sede Table DS 47 Square Coffee Table Leather, Bronze Mirror, Circa 1970
By De Sede
Located in Vienna, AT
De Sede leather table with bronzed mirror top, Switzerland 1970 Beautiful table, well sized with 31“ and fully wrapped in the trademark thick bull leather of the Ds-47 series. In ca...
Leather, Mirror
De Sede Leather-Wrapped Mirror Coffee Table
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking 1970s coffee table by De Sede, crafted in leather-wrapped wood and crowned with a panel of mirrored smoked glass. It reflects the maker’s unmistakable commitment to luxuri...
Leather, Mirror
De Sede Leather Coffee Table, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Hilversum, NL
Enhance your living space with this sophisticated De Sede coffee table from the 1970s. Completely covered in rich dark brown leather and topped with smoked glass, this piece adds a t...
Leather, Smoked Glass
De Sede Ds 3011 Mirror and Leather Coffee Table, 1970
By De Sede
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This vintage De Sede DS 3011 coffee table is from the 1970. The base is a blackened wood. The border is made with brown leather on top there´s a smoke mirror glass. A nice addit...
Leather, Mirror, Wood
$2,800
H 15.75 in W 54 in D 29.75 in
International Bauhaus Style Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table c. 1970's
By Paul Mayen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Bauhaus, International style stainless steel and glass coffee table, in excellent, original, clean and ready to use condition. The table features a rectangular base, cons...
Stainless Steel
$4,000
H 17 in W 48 in D 26 in
Smoked Glass and Polished Stainless Steel Coffee/Cocktail Table by Brueton
By Brueton
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A solid polished stainless steel base with a new smoked inset glass top coffee/cocktail table by Brueton.
Stainless Steel, Steel
$1,500Sale Price|49% Off
H 14 in W 26 in D 51 in
de Sede DS-9075/62 Bauhaus Rectangular Chrome Base Satin Glass Top Coffee Table
By De Sede
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A de Sede DS-9075/62 Bauhaus coffee table. This is a wonderful contemporary modern coffee table. This table features a stainless steel base with a chrome finish, and a satin glass to...
Chrome
Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table
By François Monnet 1
Located in Weesp, NL
1970s brushed stainless steel side table designed by Francois Monnet in fantastic condition as shown in the pictures. The table will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wood...
Stainless Steel
Brushed and Polished Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This Minimalist modern coffee or cocktail table has a very refined line. It is beautifully made of thick, polished and brushed stainless steel with clear evidence of the hand constru...
Stainless Steel
$4,464
H 70 in Dm 69 in
Bauhaus Steel and Glass Round Table by Josef & Leopold Quittner, Vienna, c. 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus chrome plated tubular steel round table with glass tops. The table is attributed to Josef and Leopold Quittner, Vienna, circa. 1930.
Metal, Chrome