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Enzo Mari Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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
"Cuginetto" Tempered Glass and Steel Coffee Table by Enzo Mari for Driade
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Cuginetto" is a coffee table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a black anthracite painted steel sections structure with round or square tempered glass th....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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"Fratello" Low Tempered Glass Double-Top Table Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Fratello" is a low double-top table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, with a black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Petite Iron + Glass Top 'Cuginetto' Coffee Table by Enzo Mari, Italy 1970s
By Enzo Mari
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite Mid-Century Modern ’Cuginett’ coffee table designed by Enzo Mari for Driade in the 1970s. This minimalistic coffee table features a patinated black anthracite iron base with...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Enzo Mari coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Enzo Mari coffee and cocktail tables 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 coffee and cocktail tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 2 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 3 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original coffee and cocktail tables by Enzo Mari were created in the modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider coffee and cocktail tables by Gufram Furniture, Alessandro Mendini, and Valentina Giovando. Prices for Enzo Mari coffee and cocktail tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $939 and can go as high as $6,492, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,540.

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