Gae Aulenti Sofa Tables
Italian, 1927-2012
The Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti will forever be best remembered for her work with museums, in particular her 1980–86 renovation of a Beaux Arts Paris train station to create the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay. Aulenti — whose first name, short for Gaetana, is pronounced “guy” — should also be recalled for her tough intellectual spirit and for working steadily when few women found successful architectural careers in postwar Italy.
After she graduated from the Milan Polytechic in 1954, Aulenti opened an architectural office. She also joined the staff of the progressive architectural magazine Casabella, whose editorial line was that the establishment, orthodox modernism of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus, had outlived it usefulness. When their movement for fresh approaches to architecture and design received a sympathetic hearing, Aulenti found patrons — most prominently Gianni Agnelli, of Fiat, who later employed her to renovate the Palazzo Grassi in Venice for use as an arts exhibition space.
Commissions for showrooms and other corporate spaces brought Aulenti to furniture design. She felt that furniture should never dominate a room. Her chairs and sofas — low-slung, with rounded enameled metal frames and ample seats — and tables, particularly her 1972 marble Jumbo coffee table for Knoll, project solidity and sturdiness. In lighting design, however, Aulenti is bravura.
Each work has a marvelous sculptural presence. Pieces such as her Pipistrello table lamp and Quadrifoglio pendant are a perfect marriage of organically shaped glass and high-tech fixtures. Others have a futuristic elegance — and some even have a touch of personality. Aulenti’s Pileino and La Ruspa table lamps each look almost like little robots. Her lighting pieces are an artful grace note in the career of a woman who believed in strength.
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20th Century Italian Vintage Glass Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti & Fontana Arte
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Rare Pair of Marble Coffee or Sofa Tables by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, Italy, 1970s
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Set of two coffee or sofa tables by Gae Aulenti for Knoll from the 1970s. Rare version with white marble table top! Very good condition with some lacquer chips on the base.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gae Aulenti Sofa Tables
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Gae Aulenti sofa tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Gae Aulenti sofa tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gae Aulenti sofa tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original sofa tables by Gae Aulenti were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sofa tables by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Charlotte Perriand, and Willy Rizzo. Prices for Gae Aulenti sofa tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,200 and can go as high as $13,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,575.