For Swiss sculptor Diego Giacometti, a talent for art ran in the family — his brothers were multi-disciplinary artist Alberto Giacometti and architect Bruno Giacometti, and their father was Post-Impressionist painter Giovanni Giacometti. But Diego was a gifted artist in his own right, creating furniture and lively animal sculptures that earned him considerable acclaim in his later years.
Diego was born in the farming village of Borgonovo in 1902. The Giacometti patriarch encouraged his sons to pursue art, and Diego and Alberto began working together in a Paris studio when Diego was 25. They engaged in a rivalry that is typical of like-minded siblings but were also supportive of one another.
Alberto pushed Diego to become a caster, and Diego served as his brother’s assistant, helping bring his designs to life. Diego also sat as a model for many of Alberto's now-revered sculptures and busts, as the sculptor worked chiefly with models plucked from his personal life. The duo also regularly created artwork and objects for French interior and furniture designer Jean-Michel Frank, whose other collaborators included Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.
Diego began focusing more on his own bronze sculpture during World War II. Inspired by his childhood farm life, he created bronze horses, dogs, cats, mice and foxes. During the late 1940s, Alberto began work on his most famous modernist sculptures — very tall and thin figurines that came to be associated with frailty and loneliness — while Diego branched out into furniture design. The latter’s tables, seating and other pieces earned him an array of devoted clientele. Celebrated French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy sought his work out with frequency.
After Alberto died in 1966, Diego continued designing furniture and attracting more clients. He worked on projects for Fondation Maeght, Marc Chagall National Museum and Musée Picasso Paris.
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Paul Ferrante Etruscan Style Coffee Table with Glass Top, Circa 1980
By Diego Giacometti, Paul Ferrante
Located in Queens, NY
American Etruscan (circa 1980) forged and hammered iron frame coffee table with a stretcher base and curved arms that rise to support a plate ...
Metal, Iron
$8,100
H 19 in W 66 in D 24.5 in
Gilt Bronze and Glass, 22 Karat Leaf Design Paul Ferrante Coffee Table
By Paul Ferrante
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Elegant and sculptural, this gilt bronze and glass coffee table by Paul Ferrante showcases the designer’s signature blend of organic form and refined glamour. The rectangular be...
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Vintage Giacometti Style Iron Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century vintage iron coffee table with a glass top, in the style of Diego Giacometti. One leg of table repaired in 2023.
Iron
$3,500
H 16.5 in W 36.75 in D 36.75 in
1970s Giacometti Style Forged Wrought Iron, Brass & Glass Square Coffee Table
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Paul Ferrante
Located in St. Louis, MO
I love this table! It dates from the late 1970s, and is takes inspiration from Diego Giacometti. This Etruscan style, hand wrought iron square glass top coffee table with brass deta...
Metal, Wrought Iron, Brass
$6,700
H 16 in W 41.5 in D 30 in
20th Century Giacometti-Like Expressionist Iron Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Diego Giacometti, Alberto Giacometti
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century French Expressionist rectangular iron coffee table with glass top in the manner of the Giacometti brothers By: Alberto and Diego Giacometti (in the style of) Mate...
Crystal, Metal, Iron
$3,500
H 17 in W 43 in D 43 in
80s Giacometti Style Forged Aluminum / Faux Verdigris Square Glass Coffee Table
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Paul Ferrante
Located in St. Louis, MO
This Etruscan style, forged aluminum square bevel glass top coffee table with faux verdigris to resemble aged bronze. Although designed as an interior coffee table, since it is alumi...
Aluminum
$5,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.5 in W 46 in D 29 in
Circa 1980 Cast and Patinated Aluminum Coffee Table After Diego Giacometti.
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Chicago, IL
Hammered iron coffee table in the manner of Diego Giacometti. Each leg is supported by a pair of long hammered wrought iron rods with rondels to the front and back. The sides have th...
Wrought Iron
$8,920
H 25 in W 53.25 in D 28 in
"Hand Forged Iron Coffee Table with Glass Top, Diego Giacometti Style, New"
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made to Order Diego Giacometti Style Hand Forged Iron Coffee Table with Blackened Bronze Patina with 3/4" thick Glass Top, Finish that Creates an Elegant Contrast with the Glass Top
Bronze, Iron
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.5 in W 51 in D 35 in
Ivory Fossil Stone Sculptural Coffee Table with Biomorphic Glass Top, circa 1980
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Meant for those beach houses from Miami up to the Hamptons and on to Nantucket, or Malibu and up to Mercer Island, this ivory white Fossil stone coffee table adds elegance, light, air and a natural stone texture to any interior but beams especially well in those waterfront homes with blue and white nautical...
Stone
Coffee Table with Glass Top, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unknown designer, probably produced in Italy during the 1970s. Glass top and dark brown faux leather.
Faux Leather, Glass
$2,212Sale Price|32% Off
H 19.3 in W 31.89 in D 38.19 in
Paul Evans Style Tripod Coffee Table Golden Top
By Paul Evans, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful asymmetric golden trash metal coffee table in the manner of Paul Evans on a tripod iron base, probably France, 1960. Measures: H 49 W 97 D 81 cm.
Metal, Iron
Sculptural Lucite Coffee Table with Thick Glass Top, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage 1980s American Lucite coffee table featuring two sculptural clear Lucite bases paired with a thick rectangular glass top. The bases are formed from heavy-gauge Lucite shape...
Glass, Lucite
$9,775
H 18.5 in W 50 in D 40 in
Hand Wrought Iron Paul Ferrante Cocktail Table in the Style Giacometti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully hand-wrought Brutalist table by Paul Ferrante, inspired by the sculptural works of Alberto and Diego Giacometti. The table’s artisanal construction is immediately evide...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Giacometti Bronze & Iron Etrucsan Coffee Table by Paul Ferrante
By Diego Giacometti, Paul Ferrante
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 20th-century coffee table, inspired by the iconic designs of Diego Giacometti and attributed to Paul Ferrante, is a refined blend of artistry and craftsmanship. The table featur...
Iron
Diego Giacometti 'Table Berceau' Seconde Version
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Astoria, NY
Diego Giacometti (Swiss, 1902-1985), 'Table berceau,' seconde version, low table, patinated bronze and glass, designed circa 1965, stamped signature: "Diego." Literature: Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, pp. 68 and 69. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by Gallerie Gianna-Sistu, Paris, late 1970's; Imported by Hirschl-Adler, New York, for Jeffrey Hoffeld, 1987; Jeffrey Hoffeld Collection, New York City, 1987-1991; Anthony Delorenzo, Private Collection, New York, 1991-1992; Delorenzo Gallery...
Bronze
Diego Giacometti designed Reproduction Bronze Console Table
By Diego Giacometti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Only authorized Diego Giacometti reproduction bronze console table. Superb condition. 1/2" glass top, inset, could have stone or wood top inset al...
Bronze