Casigliani Furniture

Impressive metaphora coffee table in very good condition and with a great patina! This coffee table was designed by Lella & Massimo Vignelli in 1979. Four forms of the Euclidean geometry, the cube, the cylinder, the sphere and the pyramid, made of black marquina marble, represent the basis of the table. The marble forms support a thick clear glass top of 1,5 cm. The four elements are independent and can be positioned freely, without the table losing its own identity regardless the position of the elements it consists of. Lella Vignelli (born Elena Valle, August 13, 1934 – December 22, 2016) was an Italian architect, designer, and businesswoman. She collaborated closely throughout much of her life with her husband Massimo Vignelli, with whom she founded Vignelli Associates in 1971. She was known for the "spare, elegant style" of her architectural and Industrial Design work, as well as her management skills and entrepreneurial expertise. She is famously quoted as saying that, "If you do it right, it will last forever." Starting in the mid-1950s, Lella Vignelli's professional concentration was interior, furniture, and product design. She was also involved in the formation of the ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale), an Italian professional design organization which was founded in 1956. Some of the Vignellis' notable designs from this period are their brand identity commissions for clients such as Knoll International, for which they led a comprehensive review of the company's visual presence starting in 1965; the graphic identity and logo of American Airlines, designed in 1967; as well the design of as a collection of melamine plastic stacking dinnerware for Articoli Plastici Elettrici in 1964 (later marketed in America by Heller). The Vignelli Stacking Dinnerware was still in production in 2023, nearly 60 years after it was first introduced. In 1971, the Vignellis established Vignelli Associates and opened offices in New York, Paris, and Milan. The firm's commissions included corporate identity programmes for Bloomingdale's department store in 1972, Lancia automobiles in 1978, and Ducati motorcycles in 1992, as well as the signage system for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in 1997. Lella continued to focus on the three-dimensional design work of the practice, and also served as Chief Executive. In 1978, the Vignellis founded Vignelli Designs, a separate company which focused on product and furniture design, and for which Lella served as president. Their furniture designs included the Handkerchief chair for Knoll (1985); the Serenissimo table...

Elegant and sculptural, as light as its glass top and as solid as the geometries that compose it, the Creso table is a classic of Italian design. Winner of the Compasso d'Oro award i...

A stunning and sculptural Metafora coffee table designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli. Inspired by the four forms of Euclidean geometery, the cube, the pyramid, the cylinder and th...

Highly exclusive CEO cube desk in leather, designed by Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Poltrona Frau, Italy late 90s/00s The price of the new desk was around 12000 Euros Poltrona Fr...

A postmodern swivel top coffee table featuring two-tiered demilune table tops with a thick demilune base. The top tier swivels 360 degrees, offering a range of versatile tabletop pos...

A stunning marble base coffee table formed of three honed black marble columns, in three different diameters. Designed by the celebrated Itali...

Glass top coffee table with feet in geometric shapes made of Carrara marble mod. Metafora by Casigliani designer Gianni Vignelli early 1980s.

Turquoise desk or table manufactured by Acerbis and designed by David Law, Lella and Massimo Vignelli. An opalescent crystal top on a turquoise cylindrical base. Measures: H 72 cm ...

Love this marble! Browns, grays, taupes, ivories and army greens! The original lacquer finish is in excellent condition so I left it as is. I can see this in a mountain modern or desert chic...

Serenissimo table by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Acerbis. Four metal columns with venetian stucco finish support a large glass top.  

The Metafora coffee table is an authentic vintage piece designed by Lella and Massimo Vignelli in 1979. It features a captivating combination of materials, with four geometrically sh...

Stunning Italian coffee table handcrafted out of marble and glass, 1980s. The rectangle plate and the two feet are made of very beautiful marble. T...