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Enzo Mari 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
"Frate" Tempered Glass Top Benchwood Beam and Steel Table by E. Mari for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Frate" is a table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam with rectang...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Tables

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Steel

"Fratello" Low Tempered Glass Double-Top Table Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
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 Tables

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Steel

"Frate" Tempered Glass Top Benchwood Beam and Steel Table by E. Mari for Driade
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Frate" is a table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam with rectang...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Tables

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Steel

"Frate" Tempered Glass Top Benchwood Beam and Steel Table by E. Mari for Driade
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Frate" is a table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam with rectang...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Tables

Materials

Steel

"Frate" Tempered Glass Top Benchwood Beam and Steel Table by E. Mari for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Frate" is a table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, with black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam with rectangular te...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Tables

Materials

Steel

"Frate" Tempered Glass Top Benchwood Beam and Steel Table by E. Mari for Driade
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Frate" is a table, designed by Enzo Mari and manufactured by Driade, featuring a black anthracite painted steel sections structure braced through a solid beechwood beam with rectang...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Enzo Mari Tables

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Steel

Important Vintage Table by Enzo Mari for Driade, 1970s
By Enzo Mari, Driade
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful table designed by Enzo Mari for the fine Italian manufacturer Driade in the 1970s. The table is made of plywood, with a soft wood color that highlights the beautiful grain...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Enzo Mari Tables

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Laminate, Plywood

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Early Enzo Mari "Frate" Table for Driade
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Enzo Mari tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Enzo Mari 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 tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 7 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 6 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original tables by Enzo Mari were created in the modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Ferruccio Laviani, Cara e Davide, and Giulio Cappellini. Prices for Enzo Mari tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,200 and can go as high as $15,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,815.

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