Fornasetti Furniture
The Italian artist, illustrator and furniture maker Piero Fornasetti was one of the wittiest and most imaginative design talents of the 20th century. He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500 variations — an enigmatic woman’s face based on that of the 19th-century opera singer Lina Cavalieri. Fornasetti used transfer prints of these images, rendered in the style of engravings, to decorate an endless variety of furnishings and housewares that ranged from chairs, tables and desks to dinner plates, lamps and umbrella stands. His work is archly clever, often surreal and always fun.
Fornasetti was born in Milan, the son of an accountant, and he lived his entire life in the city. He showed artistic talent as a child and enrolled at Milan’s Brera Academy of Fine Art in 1930, but was expelled after two years for consistently failing to follow his professors’ orders. A group of his hand-painted silk scarves, displayed in the 1933 Triennale di Milano, caught the eye of the architect and designer Gio Ponti, who, in the 1940s, became Fornasetti’s collaborator and patron. Beginning in the early 1950s, they created a striking a series of desks, bureaus and secretaries that pair Ponti’s signature angular forms with Fornasetti’s decorative motifs — lighthearted arrangements of flowers and birds on some pieces, austere architectural imagery on others. The two worked together on numerous commissions for interiors, though their greatest project has been lost: the first-class lounges and restaurants of the luxury ocean liner Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956.
Fornasetti furnishings occupy an unusual and compelling niche in the decorative arts: they are odd yet pack a serious punch. They act, essentially, as functional sculpture. A large Fornasetti piece such as a cabinet or a desk can change the character of an entire room; his smaller works have the aesthetic power of a vase of flowers, providing a bright and alluring decorative note. The chimerical, fish-nor-fowl nature of Fornasetti’s work may be its greatest strength. It stands on its own. Bringing the Fornasetti look into the future is Barnaba Fornasetti, who took the reins of the company after his father's death.
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Creator: Fornasetti
Fornasetti Silk Cushion Peccato Originale Original Sin
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The Fornasetti cushions will add to each room an unexpected detail thanks to the most iconic Italian atelier designs.
The decoration features a snake holding the forbidden fruit in its jaws, and surrounded by hand painted leaves. It is inspired by the biblical original sin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Silk
Fornasetti Round Metal Tray Farfalle Butterflies Hand Painted on Red
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, it is handcrafted using original artisan techniques.
This tray is silk-screened by hand, painted by hand and c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Jewelry Dish Tray Catchall Italy
By Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
An Italian porcelain tray or jewelry dish in the Regency design style by designer by Piero Fornasetti, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Tray is white, black, and gold with a Regency de...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Theme & Variations Porcelain Plate No. 218 with Original Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine designer porcelain plate.
By Fornasetti.
From the Theme & Variations series (Tema e Variazioni)
Model no. 218.
With a depiction of Lina Cavalliere's face behind fruit (inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid century Fornasetti side drink table faux tripod leg iconic face Italy Lina
By Fornasetti
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Iconic face of Lina Cavalieri muse of designer Fornasetti on drinks table.
Great size and look.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
"Architecture" Table Lamp by Piero Fornasetti (Original), Italy 1980s
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Argelato, BO
"Architecture" table lamp in brass and metal by Piero Fornasetti (Original), Italy, 1980s
Work of the great Italian graphic genius Piero Fornasetti, the "Architettura" lamp represen...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Piero Fornasetti Mirror with Decorative Blue and White Frame, 1950s
By Fornasetti
Located in Turin, Turin
The company's origins start from the art print shop Piero Fornasetti opened in the 1930s in Milan. The "Stamperia d'Arte Fornasetti" enjoyed some success in Milan's cultural milieu; ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Glass
Vintage Fornasetti mid century round pansy motif serving tray Italy mid century
By Fornasetti
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Classic Fornasetti imagery at its best... pansies on a black ground that fits into traditional modern transitional rooms.
Approx 23.5 inches diameter x 1.5 inches high.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal
Fornasetti Milano Italy Serratura Black and White Keyhole Round Platter Tray
By Fornasetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fornasetti Milano Italy Serratura Black and White "Keyhole" Round Platter Tray. Item features a metal construction, hand-silkscreened and painted, original label, hand numbered to fr...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
'Sole' (Sun) Chair by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in London, GB
Contemporary production of Piero Fornasetti's design from the Fornasetti Studio.
Transfer printed and hand-colored decoration on wood, in tones of cheerful yellow mottled with ochre,...
Category
2010s Italian Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Fornasetti Curved Cabinet Coromandel Hand Colored Wood Special Edition
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The curved cabinet shape was designed by Barnaba Fornasetti in 2003 and now it can be considered one of the most iconic pieces of furniture in the Itali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti mid century floral decorated sleeping cat Italy signed mid century
By Fornasetti
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Fornasetti floral decorated sleeping cat - larger version.
mid century Italian design
approx 12 x 7 x 5.5 inches high
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Cylindrical Metal Lamp Base Viso Black/White, Iconical Fornasetti Face Decor
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The cylindrical shape allows Fornasetti's imagination to create surprising decorative effects in which the shapes follow one another endlessly. The metafisical face design makes this hand-silkscreened metal lamp base...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Astrolabe Plate, Number 5
By Fornasetti
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
The Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate depicts an astrolabe, it is number five of twelve in series.
This is a very rare edition with the special mark on the back side "La Production I...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Mani Con Farfalle Vase
By Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Piero Fornasetti collaborated with Studio Ars Labor,Industrie Riunite
(S.A.L.I.R.) on a series of cold -painted enamel vases in 1935.
Originally debuted at the VI Triennial of Veni...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Fornasetti Milano Set of 4 Porcelain Plates Archimboldesca Series Vegetable Head
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage set of four plates by Piero Fornasetti from the "Arcimboldesca" series is a remarkable and artistic collection that embodies the whimsical and imaginative design sensibilit...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
1970s Mid-Century Modern Piero Fornasetti for Winston White Ceramic Ashtray
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A square white ceramic ashtray designed and manufactured by Fornasetti for Winston cigarettes, it features the famous woman's face that we see in many variations of her iconic illust...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 6 Decorative Plates "Specialità Torinesi" by P. Fornasetti for Fiat
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare set of six decorated and gilded ceramic plates designed by Piero Fornasetti.
This collection was specially created by the Fornasetti Atelier...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Fornasetti hand painted decorative plate, "Tema e Variazioni" 78, made in Italy
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
Have you ever wondered who's the woman that appears on the iconic Fornasetti plates? You might believe she's just an imaginary muse, dreamed by Piero Fornasetti. Turns out, she's way...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Green Roman Chariot Race Table Lamp
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern lamp by Piero Fornasetti, the Italian master celebrated for his playful and surreal self-expression. Its striking green body showcases Neoclassical style...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Metal
Curved Chest of Drawers Scimmie Grey Shades, Chromed Details
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti pieces of furniture, it is handcrafted using original artisan techniques.
This corner cabinet is silk-screened by hand, hand-panited and covered with a smooth lacquer.
The decoration depicts the iconic Fornasetti monkeys on a grey leaves...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti Wooden and Metal Box Champagne Black/White Hand Painted
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the boxes turn an everyday action into an aesthetic experience. The Fornasetti boxes are a whimsical place to keep your most precious items.
This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set 12 Porcelain Plates Adamo Black/White/Gold
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
This set of twelve hand-decorated porcelain plates, as a whole, forms the figure of Adamo. You can use the ensemble for ornamental purposes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Neoclassical Trompe l'oeil Teste Antiche Umbrella Stand
By Fornasetti
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Divine Piero Fornasetti umbrella stand crafted from hand silk screened and lacquered metal. Trompe l'oeil Teste Antiche or antique heads in a Greco-Roman theme. Excellent joinery and...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Iron
"Moorhead" vase Piero Fornasetti 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Rivoli, IT
Table vase from the Testa di Moro series made by Piero Fornasetti in the 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fornasetti Round Tray Città di Carte Hand-Colored on Metal
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the tray is handcrafted using original artisan techniques. This tray is silk-screened by hand, painted by hand and covered with a smooth lacquer. Mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Table Cammei Blue on Sponged Brown, Column Base, Vintage
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
A Fornasetti table is the perfect synthesis of the artist's vision: a perfect balance of functional design and visionary illustrations that bring new meaning to a common object.
Like all Fornasetti pieces of furniture, it is handcrafted using original artisan techniques.
This table is silk-screened by hand, hand painted and covered with a smooth lacquer.
Cammei decoration is inspired by one of the collections of Piero Fornasetti. This decoration combines Piero's interests about history, collecting and classic culture.
The atelier often uses this decoration for its most popular pieces: from screens to ashtrays, from lamps to trays, plates and paper baskets
This table is published on several books among which Piero Fornasetti. Fornasetti the complete Universe, Rizzoli NY.
Also a copy of the same table...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Rectangular Tray Coromandel Silver Leaf on Carmine Red
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the tray is handcrafted using original artisan techniques.
This tray is silk-screened by hand, painted by hand and covered with a smooth lacquer. Me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti Themes & Variations Porcelain Plate, # 182 with Original Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Themes & Variations Porcelain Plate, # 182,
Atelier Fornasetti
The Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts a surreal image of a naked Gree...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
20th Century Piero Fornasetti Umbrella Stand Theme Bottles Wine in Printed Metal
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Turin, Turin
Umbrella stand by Piero Fornasetti themed with bottles on a typical italian wine barrel, in silkscreened sheet metal from the 1950s. Good condition...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal, Brass
20th Century Piero Fornasetti Decorative Panel with Bookcase Print, 1980s
By Fornasetti
Located in Turin, Turin
The company's origins start from the art print shop Piero Fornasetti opened in the 1930s in Milan. The "Stamperia d'Arte Fornasetti" enjoyed some success in Milan's cultural milieu; ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Decorative Ceramic Cat Bitossi Fiorato, Gold Flowers on Turquoise
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
A coveted collector’s item as early as the 1950s, Fornasetti cats surprise with the sophisticated decorations that colour their surroundings with sheer ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fornasetti Bookends Strumenti Musicali Gold on Red Metal
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
There can be wit and unpredictability in the order: this was Fornasetti idea when he designed his first bookends. The mix of images with their functional design make these accessorie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Tray Holder Tray Black Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Fornasetti trays become elegant coffee tables by adding this black wood base. Is suits a 40 cm diameter metal round tray.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti Themes & Variations Gold Plate, Tema E Variazioni, Pattern Number 96
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Themes & Variations gold plate, butterfly,
Tema E Variazioni,
Pattern number 96,
Atelier Fornasetti.
A variation of Fornasetti's Tema E Variazioni series based on th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Wooden and Metal Box Serratura Black/White
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the boxes turn an everyday action into an aesthetic experience. The Fornasetti boxes are a whimsical place to keep your most precious items.
This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Themes & Variations Porcelain Plate, Number 9, Maori Tatoos
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Themes & Variations porcelain plate,
Pattern Number 9,
Atelier Fornasetti,
1990s
The Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts the face o...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Dome Plate, Cupola Galleria Di Milano Number 7 in Series
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Dome Plate,
Cupola Galleria di Milano
Number 7 in Series,
Dated 2018
Each plate in the series has a different dome of a named and numbered building on the reverse, ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Exquisite Original Midcentury Fornasetti Serving Tray
By Fornasetti
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Exquisite original Fornasetti tole tray circa 1950 bearing makers label to the base. Litographic transfer print on aluminium depicting a beautiful bird and floral arrangement. A must...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Table Lamp Cammei Cameo Black with Red Italy Midcentury
By Fornasetti
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Classic Fornasetti lamp with black ground and red cameo pattern.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Themes & Variations Gold Plate, Tema E Variazioni, Pattern Number 34
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fornasetti Themes & Variations Gold Plate,
Tema E Variazioni,
Pattern Number 34,
Atelier Fornasetti.
A variation of Fornasetti's Tema E Variazioni series based on the face of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning 'Testa Di Moro' Ceramic Glazed Bust Vase Jardinere by Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Portlaoise, IE
A stunning and highly collectible 'Testa Di Moro' ceramic vase or jardiniere by the iconic Fornasetti. This glazed vase is presented in superb original c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti ‘Riga e Squadra’ cigar box, Atelier Fornasetti, Milano, Italy
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Firenze, IT
A rare Piero Fornasetti ‘Riga e Squadra’ Series design cigar box.
Atelier Fornasetti, Milan, Italy
Mahogany and lacquered aluminium.
Label on the underside, original box inc...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Curved 1930s Small Wardrobe or Cabinet with Fornasetti Reflesso Design
By Fornasetti
Located in Paris, France
Stunning vintage 1930s wardrobe restyled in our studio and embellished with Fornasetti designed wall paper, as documented above. This piece features a signed Fornasetti wall paper...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Oak
Piero Fornasetti Astrolabe Porcelain Plate 1968
By Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain plate designed by Piero Fornasetti as no.4 of the twelves-piece set of the Astrolabe series between 1965-1976. The series each depicts an Astrolabio, an elaborate inclino...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti Astrolabe Porcelain Plate, 1967
By Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
A porcelain plate designed by Piero Fornasetti as no,3 of the twelves-piece set of the Astrolabe series between 1965-1976. The series each depicts an Astrolabio, an elaborate inclino...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Piero Fornasetti, Mod. Re Sole Tray, Atelier Fornasetti, circa 1955
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Firenze, IT
Piero Fornasetti, 'Re Sole' tray
Prod. Fornasetti, Milan, Italy, circa 1955
Serigraphed metal.
H 3.5 cm x Diameter 41 cm
Bibliography: Mariuccia Ca...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Piero Fornasetti Studio, Pistol Barware Metal Serving Tray, 1960s
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a great studio Fornasetti pistol tray from the 1960s. The design is attributed to Piero Fornasetti, Italy. The stylishly decorative enamel s...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Editioned Italian Fornasetti Calendar Porcelain Plate, 2013
By Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian decorative porcelain plate designed and made by Fornasetti. The commemorative plate is for the year of 2013. The plate was made in a limited edition of 92 out of 70...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Editioned Italian Fornasetti Calendar Porcelain Plate, 2012
By Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Italian decorative porcelain plate designed and made by Fornasetti. The commemorative plate is for the year of 2012 and features an angle blowing the calendar pieces. The p...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Consolle Bocca Colored Handcrafted Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The Fornasetti console is a wooden storage piece of furniture silkscreened and laquered by hand following the Atelier's traditional method.
Like ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Piero Fornasetti Ice Basket Realized for Fiat, 1960s
By Fornasetti
Located in Turin, Turin
The company's origins start from the art print shop Piero Fornasetti opened in the 1930s in Milan. The "Stamperia d'Arte Fornasetti" enjoyed some success in Milan's cultural milieu; Raffaele Carrieri in 1978 wrote in Epoca, "He was the first to print lithographs of De Chirico in Milan in a rather remote time."
A key moment in the founding of the company was the meeting between Piero Fornasetti and Gio Ponti in the 1940s, which led to the opening of Atelier Fornasetti.
Here we have an ice basket realized by Fornasetti in 1960s for Fiat, the main car factory...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Calendar Plate from 1977 by Piero Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in London, London
Ceramic plate
By Piero Fornasetti
For Rosenthal
Piatto calendario of 1977.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Four Malachite Fornasetti Plates
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four Malachite Fornasetti plates.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Malachite
Fornasetti Frame with Convex Mirror Farfalle Butterflies Color on Black
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
Like all Fornasetti accessories, the mirrors turn an everyday action into an aesthetic experience.
This mirror frame is handcrafted using original artisan techniques. It is silk-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fornasetti Bookends Gift Tema E Variazioni N. 171 Black/White/Red Metal
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
There can be wit and unpredictability in the order: this was Fornasetti idea when he designed his first bookends. The mix of images with their functional design make these accessorie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set 12 Porcelain Plates Adamo Black/White
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
This set of twelve hand-decorated porcelain plates, as a whole, forms the figure of Adamo. You can use the ensemble for ornamental purposes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Saint Matthew Ceramic Plate by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in London, London
Ceramic plate
By Fornasetti
Gilt and monochrome printed
Italy 1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Fornasetti Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fornasetti furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Fornasetti furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Fornasetti furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 136 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 56 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Fornasetti were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Salviati, Alfredo Barbini, and La Murrina. Prices for Fornasetti furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at £215 and can go as high as £59,160, while a piece like these, on average, fetch £1,279.
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Questions About Fornasetti Furniture
- What is Fornasetti?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Fornasetti is an art design company that produces furniture and home accessories decorated by hand. Piero Fornasetti established the company in Milan, Italy, during the 1950s as his atelier. As of December 2021, his son, Barnaba Fornasetti, heads the company. You'll find a selection of Fornasetti on 1stDibs.
- Where can I buy Fornasetti?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022You can buy Fornasetti directly from the brand's online store. In addition, numerous brick-and-mortar retailers around the world carry Fornasetti pieces. You can also shop for the brand's furniture and home décor on multiple online platforms. You'll find a collection of Fornasetti on 1stDibs.
- Who is Piero Fornasetti?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Piero Fornasetti was an Italian artist and designer born in Milan, Italy, in 1913. In 1950, he founded an atelier in the city, creating furniture and home decorations. Fornasetti died on October 9, 1988. His company, Fornasetti, continues to produce hand-decorated decor under the guidance of his son Barnaba Fornasetti. Find a collection of Fornasetti on 1stDibs.
- Is Fornasetti hand painted?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, each and every Fornasetti design is hand made and hand painted. The colors are expertly applied by painters, ensuring no two items are alike. You’ll find a variety of Fornasetti designs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To hang Fornasetti plates, thread a length of string through the two small holes found on the tops of their backs. Tie the string in a secure knot and then hang from a nail, screw or hook. Avoid using plate hanger hardware, as it could crack or damage the plates. You'll find a collection of Fornasetti plates on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Fornasetti plates are hand-made in Italy. They continue a tradition of excellent craftsmanship that goes back to founder Piero Fornasetti, who established the atelier during the 1950s. Shop antique and modern Fornasetti plates from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To burn a Fornasetti candle, first trim the wick to remove any soot. Then, light the candle and allow it to burn for up to three hours. Use a snuffer to extinguish the candle, as blowing out the flame can disturb the wax. Find a collection of Fornasetti on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022How you display Fornasetti plates is largely a matter of personal preference. Some people prefer to rest them flat on a low table or shelf, while others position them upright on plate stands. You can also thread string or twine through the two holes found on the back of every piece and display it as wall art. Find a collection of Fornasetti plates on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Opera singer Natalina ‘Lina’ Cavalieri is the face that inspired Piero Fornasetti throughout his artistic career, from his plates to wallpaper and more. Lina Cavalieri was known as the most beautiful woman in the world during her lifetime from 1874-1944. It was eight years after Cavalieri’s death that Fornasetti came across her image in a magazine and was thereby inspired to replicate it repetitively. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic Fornasetti plates from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022No, every Fornasetti porcelain figurine is handmade. In fact, the brand produces all of their home decorative items by hand at their workshop in Milan, Italy. If you see indications that a figurine came from a factory, it is likely not an authentic Fornasetti. Shop a collection of expertly vetted Fornasetti on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Whether or not Piero Fornasetti images are in the public domain depends on the image. The artist produced more than 11,000 works during his lifetime. Only some no longer carry a copyright and are in the public domain. Shop a range of Fornasetti on 1stDibs.
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