Enzo Mari Furniture
Italian, 1932-2020
Enzo Mari was an influential industrial designer and a beloved curmudgeon who revered Marxism. His vintage mid-century modern designs are simple, functional and poetic. Widely known Mari-designed objects include desk accessories, such as the Formosa perpetual wall calendar, vases, cocktail tables and chandeliers.
Enzo Mari's work is embedded within the city of Milan, the Italian capital of all things design. In fact, the traffic bollards he devised are part of the city itself: Shaped like "panettone" cakes, they simultaneously direct traffic and provide seating for pedestrians.
In 1974, Mari published Autoprogettazione? (roughly translated as self-design), a Marx-inspired, anti-industrial, do-it-yourself handbook for the everyday person to use to build furniture without the assistance of a glitzy designer or knowledge of complex joinery. Mari’s intent with the publication was to remove the alienation of the creator and manufacturer from the end product by teaching anyone to develop a critical eye for production.
Artek relaunched kits based on the blueprints in the manual in an exhibition at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in 2010. The subsequent collectability of his work was reportedly irksome for Mari because he abhorred the industrial production for which he was becoming known.
Mari’s meager upbringing heavily influenced his politics, and even in childhood, he would come up with ingenious ways to support the family financially. As a designer, the desire to envision and build significant pieces was more important to Mari than devising new marketing and retail sales tactics. He optimistically believed objects could change the world. This view went against the rising consumer mania for every next trend that surfaced in the late 20th century. Not surprisingly, his ecological and economical stance led him to produce fewer objects.
Mari's philosophy did not stop people from desiring his creations, nor prevent other designers from wanting to collaborate with him. Following World War II, he worked for companies like Danese, Olivetti, Artemide, Driade and Alessi, who brought his prodigious designs to the public, and Mari’s work was widely celebrated.
The Golden Compass, Italy's highest honor for industrial design, was awarded to Mari four times before he died from COVID in 2020, and New York’s Museum of Modern Art has a permanent collection of his objects on display.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Enzo Mari decorative objects, folk art and serveware.
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Creator: Enzo Mari
21st Century by Arch. E.Mari "PAROS M" Design Marble Sculpture Vase Centerpiece
By Enzo Mari
Located in massa, IT
Marble sculpture vase "PAROS M" designed by E.Mari
Size: Diameter Cm. 19 x 30 height.
Materials: White Carrara
Designed by: Enzo Mari.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Marble
21st Century by Arch. E. Mari "PAROS L" Marble Sculpture Ashtray Centerpiece
By Enzo Mari
Located in massa, IT
Marble ashtray "PAROS L" designed by E.Mari
Size: Dim. cm. 29 x 29 x 15 height
(available also with dim. cm 15 x 15 x 8 height)
Materials: White Carrara / National Travertine
Design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
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Marble
Vintage Ceramic Bottles Design Enzo Mari, 1970s
By Enzo Mari
Located in taranto, IT
Rare triptych of 70s design ceramic bottles, probably Danish Milan production or Ceramiche pozzi (traces of the label under a bottle), with numbers 1,2,3 in black enamel on an absolu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
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Ceramic
20th Century, Enzo Mari for Danese Vase mod. Viticcio
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Turin, Turin
Enzo Mari was a noted Italian post-Modernist artist, writer, and product and furniture designer who incorporated ideas of the arts and crafts practices and of communism as an essenti...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Iron
Enzo Mari Dima Modular Wall Shelving System
By Simon Furniture, Enzo Mari
Located in Chicago, IL
Enzo Mari Dima Modular Wall Shelving System for Simon International Dima Italy, circa 1970
Enameled steel, shelves adjustable with solid plastic holders....
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Steel
Original White 'Colleoni' Bowl by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano. Italy, 1970s
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Malmö, SE
White melamine "Colleoni" bowl (Pencil Holder + Paperclip Holder). Designed by Enzo Mari in 1970. Produced by Danese Milano in the early 70s.
Excellent condition, only some light sc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Original White 'Lampedusa' Vase by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano. Italy, 1960s
By Ettore Sottsass, Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Malmö, SE
White melamine "Lampedusa" vase (Pencil Holder). Designed by Enzo Mari in 1967. Produced by Danese Milano in the late 60s.
Fair condition, a chip to the top rim and a small crack to...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Stripe Small Resin Basket in Clear Orange and Matt Orange by Enzo Mari
By Enzo Mari, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Stripe basket - Clear orange, matt orange
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Colour...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Circle Large Resin Basket in Clear Bottle Green and Light Ruby by Enzo Mari
By Corsi Design Factory, Enzo Mari
Located in barasso, IT
Circle Basket - Clear bottle green and light ruby
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Circle Small Resin Basket in Clear Aqua and Matt Turquoise by Enzo Mari
By Corsi Design Factory, Enzo Mari
Located in barasso, IT
Circle basket - clear aqua, matt turquoise
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional information:
Material: Soft resin
Colou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
"Elisa" Outdoor Two-Seat Sofa Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Elisa" is an outdoor two-seat sofa, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a structure made of steel with protective cataphoresis treatment, finished in black-b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Steel
Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962, in Blue and Green
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Milan, IT
Early Enzo Mari Letter and Pen Holder for Danese 1962.
In the colors of Blue and Green.
Carries the Danese label.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Metal
Enzo Mari "Colleoni" Pencil Holder for Danese Milan
By Enzo Mari
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s "Colleoni" pencil holder designed by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano. In excellent vintage condition. Stamped with makers mark on underside.
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Stripe Large Resin Basket in Clear Dark Ruby and Blue by Enzo Mari
By Corsi Design Factory, Enzo Mari
Located in barasso, IT
Stripe basket - clear dark ruby, blue
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional information:
Materi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Stripe Small Resin Basket in Clear Emerald Green and Lemon Yellow by Enzo Mari
By Enzo Mari, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Stripe basket - Clear emerald green and lemon yellow
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional information:
Material: Soft r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Circle Large Resin Basket in Matt Gold and Clear Amber by Enzo Mari
By Enzo Mari, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Circle basket - Matt gold, clear amber
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Colours: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
"Kerguelen" Coat Rack or Umbrella Stand by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1968
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Standing coat rack model "Kerguelen" designed in 1968 by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano, comprises a black PVC body that has three arches along the top edge surrounding the first shelf;...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Piuma by Enzo Mari for Zani&Zani
By Zani & Zani 1, Enzo Mari
Located in Milano, IT
Enzo Mari Piuma Flatware Set, Italy, 1960s
Rare Piuma flatware complet set, composed by six fork, six knives, six spoon, six tea spoon.
Designed by Enzo Mari, one of the most influ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Iron
"Elisa" Indoor Two-Seat Sofa Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Elisa" is a two-seat sofa, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a structure made of steel finished in black-brown epoxy paint, cushions in polyurethane foam o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Steel
Zanotta Museo Coat Hanger in Black Painted Steel with Scratch-Resistant Finish
By Enzo Mari, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Museo Coat Hanger in Black Painted Steel with Scratch-Resistant Finish by Enzo Mari
Wall-mounted coat hanger single steel element, pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Steel
Bowl by Enzo Mari, 1962
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Berlin, DE
Bowl with two flexible wings, Aluminum, partly lacquered.
Dimensions / H.23cm o 31cm
Designer / Enzo Mari 1962
Manufacturer / Danese Milano
With stamp on bottom.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
$5,411
"Elisa" Indoor Three-Seat Sofa Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Elisa" is a three-seat sofa, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a structure made of steel finished in black-brown epoxy paint, cushions in polyurethane foam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Steel
Rodi Box 3021D by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1960
By Enzo Mari
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare New Old Stock Enzo Mari “Rodi” Box in Stainless Steel & Jatoba Wood for Danese Milano, 1960 – with Original Packaging
Height: 4.7 cm (1.85 in) x Width: 15 cm (5.9 in) x Depth: ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Zanotta Museo Coat Hanger in White Painted Steel with Scratch-Resistant Finish
By Zanotta, Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Museo Coat Hanger in White Painted Steel with Scratch-Resistant Finish by Enzo Mari
Wall-mounted coat hanger single steel element, painted black or white with scratch- res...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Steel
Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli Square Ashtray
By Fratelli Mannelli, Enzo Mari
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Designed by Enzo Mari for Fratelli Mannelli. A perfect blend of form and function, this mid-century Italian piece features a sculptural geometric design with natural stone variations...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Net Large Resin Basket in Clear Yellow and Matt Yellow by Enzo Mari
By Corsi Design Factory, Enzo Mari
Located in barasso, IT
Net basket - Clear yellow, matt yellow
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Colours: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Stripe Medium Resin Basket in Clear Dark Ruby and Blue by Enzo Mari
By Enzo Mari, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Stripe basket - Clear dark ruby, blue
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Colours: C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Stripe Large Resin Basket in Clear Emerald Green and Lemon Yellow by Enzo Mari
By Enzo Mari, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Stripe basket - Clear emerald green and lemon yellow
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional information:
Material: Soft r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Stripe Medium Resin Basket in Clear Emerald Green and Lemon Yellow by Enzo Mari
By Enzo Mari, Corsi Design Factory
Located in barasso, IT
Stripe basket - Clear emerald green and lemon yellow
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Stripe Large Resin Basket in Clear Orange and Matt Orange by Enzo Mari
By Corsi Design Factory, Enzo Mari
Located in barasso, IT
Stripe Basket - Clear Orange, matt orange
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Colour...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Stripe Medium Resin Basket in Clear Orange and Matt Orange by Enzo Mari
By Corsi Design Factory, Enzo Mari
Located in barasso, IT
Stripe basket - clear orange, matt orange
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional information:
Material: Soft resin
Colour...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
Circle Large Resin Basket in Clear Aqua and Matt Turquoise by Enzo Mari
By Corsi Design Factory, Enzo Mari
Located in barasso, IT
Circle Basket - Clear aqua, matt turquoise
Basket in soft resin designed by Enzo Mari in 2011 for Lezioni by Enzo Mari collection.
Additional Information:
Material: Soft resin
Colou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Resin
"Elisa" Indoor Armchair Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Elisa" is an armchair, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a structure made of steel finished in black-brown epoxy paint, cushions in polyurethane foam of va...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Steel
Italian space age Chandelier Aggregate by Mari Fassina for Artemide, 1970s
By Giancarlo Fassina, Enzo Mari, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Chandelier Aggregato by Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide, 1970s
Chandelier mod. Aggregato with conical plexiglass diffuser, externally aqua green and in...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian modern aluminium Aggregato arm lamp by Mari and Fassina, Artemide 1970s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Fassina, Enzo Mari
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern matt aluminium Aggregato wall arm lamp by Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide, 1970s.
Wall lamp, arm, Aggregato model, composed o...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Coat Rack, Enzo Mari for Danese, 1968
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Roma, IT
This vintage coat rack is a piece of design furniture realized by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano in 1968.
Standing coat rack in black plastic made o...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$1,082 Sale Price
25% Off
"Arazzo Raffaello" by Enzo Mari for Interflex, Italy, 1990s
By Enzo Mari, Interflex
Located in Milan, IT
Beautiful "Arazzo Raffaello" by Enzo Mari for Interflex.
The piece comes together with a metal frame to hang it.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Set of Two "Ventotene" Desk Sets by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1960s
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two Ventotene desk sets by Enzo Mari for Danese.
Polished stainless steel elements featuring Vertical spaces to slip notepaper in, horizontal planes to put pencils on.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 4 Vela chairs by Enzo Mari for Driade
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Ravenna, IT
Set of 4 chairs designed by Enzo Mari for Driade in 1980. The distinctive element of the chair is definitely the curved sheet of plywood that rests on the chair frame, becoming first...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Plywood
$3,941 / set
Marble Bowl "Paros L" by Enzo Mari, 1964
By Enzo Mari
Located in Brussels, BE
Marble bowl "Paros L" by Enzo Mari, 1964.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Marble
21st Century by Arch. E. Mari "DUE CARTE" Marble Coffee Table with Crystal Top
By Enzo Mari
Located in massa, IT
Low table with marble bases and crystal top "Due Carte" top designed by E. Mari
Size: cm. 130 x 80 x 40 H.
Materials: White Carrara + crystal, Black Marquinia + crystal, Etruscan Sto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Furniture
Materials
Marble
Enzo Mari furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Enzo Mari furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Enzo Mari furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 85 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 131 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Enzo Mari were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Carlo Moretti, Stefano Giovannoni, and Alessandro Mendini. Prices for Enzo Mari furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $15 and can go as high as $15,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $557.