Had Cini Boeri been a man, the Milanese architect and furniture designer, who died in 2020 at age 96, might be regarded today on par with such visionaries of the mid-20th century as Gio Ponti or Marco Zanuso. She worked with both. Although she’s well known and deeply respected in Italy, her renown elsewhere has been more akin to a cult following.
“I admire the work she did across architecture, interiors and furniture,” designer Faye Toogood says of Boeri’s impact. “She practiced architecture during a time when it was considered that women were too fragile to work outside.”
Boeri was one of very few women of her era to graduate from Milan Polytechnic with an architecture degree, which she did in 1951. Her illustrious career hinged on the strict economy of her designs and limited palette of materials. For example, her innovative 1971 Serpentone sofa for Arflex was crafted from just one material, polyurethane foam, and sold by the meter. Her ingenious 1987 Ghost chair for Fiam was cut from a single sheet of thick glass.
But in Boeri’s earlier days, her pieces displayed a more youthful exuberance. The circa 1968 Cubotto cabinet, produced in small numbers by Arflex, is an elegantly irregular arrangement of eight drawers of varying dimensions. The wooden cube, two feet square, was finished in laminate — in vivid orange, blue, sand or white — with color-coordinated casters and handles of black-enameled brass. Its design reflects a Space Age interest in flexible, space-saving, multiuse furnishings.
“It’s a very clean piece of design,” says Kaisha Davierwalla, owner and founder of Vaspaar Italy. “Even with its strong, square lines, somehow the vibrant colors and asymmetry have the feel of a feminine touch.”
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‘Lunario’ Chrome Dining Table or Desk by Cini Boeri for Knoll, 1970s
By Cini Boeri
Located in Chicago, IL
An ode to balance and form, the ‘Lunario’ table by Cini Boeri for Knoll, designed in the 1970s, embodies the designer’s mastery of material tension and minimalist poise. This edition...
Chrome
Cine Boeri Dinning Table 1970
By Cini Boeri
Located in LU
A 1970 modern dining room in metal and glass by designer Cini Boeri in great condition. Table only.
Metal
Stainless Steel Lunario Table by Cini Boeri for Knoll
By Gavina, Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally designed in the 1970s the Lunario table is a truly unique cantilevered table. The table top is a clear polished oval glass with polished stain...
Stainless Steel
Large Round Art Deco Dinning Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large round Art Deco dining table. The table top has a diameter of 155 cm and is crafted in Narra hardwood. Base in elm. From the...
Hardwood
Cini Boeri Chromed Steel and Glass 'Lunario' Table by Knoll
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A striking design by Cini Boeri for Knoll from the 1970’s called the “Lunario” table. Cini Boeri was a contributing designer to Gavina Spa which Knoll acquired in the late 1960’s. Sh...
Steel
Lunario table by Cini Boeri for Gavina, 1970
By Cini Boeri
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Lunario table designed by Cini Boeri, characterized by an elegant and peculiar shape. Oval glass top fixed to the base with a chromed steel plate. Heavily weighted double height elli...
Steel
Ignazio Gardella style dinning table
By Ignazio Gardella
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Faux leather brass and wood round dinning table in the style of Ignazio Gardella
Brass
$2,250
H 29.25 in W 80 in D 44 in
1970s Italian Glass and Chrome Dining Table by Gastone Rinaldi for Thema Italy 1
By Thema Italy 1, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian dining table by Gastone Rinaldi for Thema Italy 1. Gastone Rinaldi (1920-2006) was a Padua-born Italian designer. In Padua, he began working for Rima, a metal furniture manufacturer founded in 1916 by his father, Mario Rinaldi. He took over the family business with his brother Giorgio in 1948. Then, in 1974, he established Thema, which shuttered in 1989. This table features a stunning, modernist chrome base and large glass oval...
Chrome
$2,337
H 29.53 in W 27.17 in D 29.14 in
Italian Dining or Console Table in Brass and Chrome by Romeo Rega, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly elegant and rare cage table in brass and chrome designed by Romeo Rega and produced in Italy during the 1970s. In amazing condition, the charming sculptural base features...
Brass, Chrome
1970s Sculptural Chrome Dining Or Center Table
By Pace Furniture Company
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Modern sleek and sculptural chrome 1970s tubular dining or center table. This table is simply stunning. The photographs really capture its beauty. Curved chrome supports reflect and ...
Chrome
"Teoca" Dinning Table
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Teoca" dinning table is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan Collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretatio...
Hardwood
Vintage Italian chrome dining table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Italian chrome dining table with a black glass top. Good condition. 1970s - Italy Dimensions: Height: 74cm Width 180cm Depth: 100cm Ref.: 26070507 *All images are always part o...
Chrome
Cini Boeri - Glass top coffee table Lunario model for Knoll
By Cini Boeri
Located in Paris, IDF
The Lunario coffee table from Knoll International features an oval glass plate and a metal base. It is characterized by its asymmetrical appearance and its simple and timeless design...
Steel, Chrome
Elizabethan Style Dinning Table
Located in London, Park Royal
An oak trestle table in Elizabethan style, early 20th century; the rectangular top on twin knopped, lobed, foliate carved and waisted cup-and-cover supports; on trestles linked by a ...
Oak
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H 27.5 in W 59.25 in D 43.5 in
‘Lunario’ Chrome + Glass Dining Table or Desk by Cini Boeri for Knoll, 1970s
By Cini Boeri
Located in Chicago, IL
An ode to balance and form, the ‘Lunario’ table by Cini Boeri for Knoll, designed in the 1970s, embodies the designer’s mastery of material tension and minimalist poise. This edition...
Chrome
Modernist Cini Boeri for Knoll International Dining Table Desk
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous round 59 inch diameter glass top table which sits cantilevered on a stainless steel base. Internally locked on and with 5 heavy duty weights to counter balance the table. St...
Stainless Steel, Iron
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H 28 in W 59 in D 43.5 in
Lunario Dining Table Desk by Cini Boeri for Knoll International, Vintage Italian
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Maria Cristina Mariani "Cini" Boeri, this dining table or desk was a result of the aftermath of WWII. Featuring a cleared, tempered, and polished oval base, its simplicit...
Steel, Chrome
Red Marble Table by Cini Boeri Italy, 1980s
By Cini Boeri
Located in Roma, IT
Red Marble table is a design item realized in Italy in the 1980s by Cini Boeri (19 June 1924 – Milan, 9 September 2020). An icon red and and marble...
Marble
Modernist Cini Boeri for Knoll International Dining Table Desk
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous round 59 inch diameter glass top table which sits cantilevered on a stainless steel base. Internally locked on and with 5 heavy duty weights to counter balance the table. St...
Stainless Steel, Iron
Cini Boeri for Knoll "Lunario" Glass Table
By Cini Boeri, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1970, Boeri’s "Lunario" table for Knoll International in cantilevered glass and an oval chrome pedestal is one of those pieces that makes you stop dead in your tracks. Su...
Chrome
Table or Desk Designed by Cini Boeri, Italy, Gavina, 1971
By Cini Boeri
Located in Berlin, Berlin
The Lunario table, consisting of a weighted chrome base with cantilevered glass top, both in matching elliptical shape. Superb minimalist design by Boeri. Gavina, the producing compa...
Metal
Swivel Dining Table Malibu by Cini Boeri for Arflex
By Cini Boeri
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Cini Boeri designed this extraordinary piece of furniture for Arflex in 1983. The Malibu is actually a dining table and a cupboard at once. The base - made of lacquered wood - cont...
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
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H 27.56 in W 59.06 in D 43.71 in
Desk Dining Table Oval Cini Boeri for Gavina 1970 Lunario Steel Crystal Italian
By Cini Boeri
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Desk Dining Table Oval Cini Boeri For Gavina 1970 Lunario Steel Crystal Italian . Famous Cini Boeri table Produced from the now-closed cockpit, ...
Crystal, Cut Steel
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H 27.96 in W 59.06 in D 43.31 in
Lunario Oval Dining Table or Desk by Cini Boeri for Gavina Knoll
By Cini Boeri, Gavina
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cini Boeri designed this high end dining table/desk in Italy in 1971 The original dining table model by 'Gavina', Italy is rare and can equal...
Chrome
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H 27.56 in W 43.31 in D 59.06 in
Beautiful Cini Boeri 'Lunario' Table or Desk, Original Gavina Edition, Italy
By Cini Boeri
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning and rare 'Lunario' dining table by Italian architect Cini Boeri, a true Minimalist masterpiece, this wonderful example is from the original Italian edition released by Gavin...
Steel, Chrome
Steel and Glass Cantilever Desk by Cini Boeri for Gavina, Italy, 1970s
By Gavina, Cini Boeri
Located in New York, NY
1/2" thick tempered glass "floats" above the chrome elliptical base. Can be used as a desk or a table. The lower section can be removed to coverts to an elegant coffee table. Designe...