Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
Italian, b. 1940
Giancarlo Piretti was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1940. He attended art schools there and subsequently taught Interior Design. During that time, he was also designing furniture for Anonima Castelli. He has won numerous awards and has items in many museums, including MoMA, New York. He still lives and works in Bologna with his son, designer Alessandro Piretti.
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Creator: Giancarlo Piretti
Midcentury Giancarlo Piretti "Platone" White Folding Desk for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely midcentury off-white "Platone" folding desk designed by Giancarlo Piretti and produced by Anonima Castelli in Italy during the 1970s. The desk is signed on the bottom.
In ama...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Midcentury "Platone" White Folding Desk by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely white "Platone" folding desk. Designed by the visionary Giancarlo Piretti and produced by Anonima Castelli in Italy during the 1970s. The desk is signed on the bottom.
In brand new condition, this desk has never been used and is a new old stock.
The Platone desk was designed to be presented as a set with the Plia chair. It is also held in the permanent collection of the MoMa in NYC. Its ingenious three-disc mechanism, a signature feature of Piretti’s bestsellers, reaches its boldest expression in the Platone.
The white top is a perfect match with the bold design of this little table, with the metal structure sustaining the table on one side. Platone is built to last and integrates seamlessly into any modern or vintage interior.
This stylish desk could function perfectly in a modern or midcentury style children's room or office.
Dimension (cm):
Width - 82
Depth - 64
Height - 69
Italian interior and industrial designer Giancarlo Piretti was born in 1940 in Bologna. He obtained his teaching degree in drawing at the Art Institute of Bologna (dates unknown), and continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna in 1960. From 1963 until 1970, he taught interior design at the Art Institute of Bologna.
Sometime in the 1960s, Piretti also joined Italian design company Castelli as an interior designer, creating home furniture and office furnishings. During his twelve years at Castelli, Piretti obtained numerous industrial patents for his designs, which were mostly chairs. Piretti’s work for Castelli garnered the company an international reputation in furniture design. His most well-known design is the plastic folding Plia Chair (1968), which has sold over seven million copies since 1969 and is still in production. It won the BIO 5 distinction and the SMAU prize at the Ljubljana Biennial in 1971, Germany’s Gute Form prize in 1973, and can be found in permanent collections in various museums world-wide, including Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia and the United States. In 1969 the complementary Plia Table...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Midcentury Giancarlo Piretti Red "Platone" Folding Desk for Castelli, 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and incredibly rare midcentury red "Platone" folding desk designed by Giancarlo Piretti and produced by Anonima Castelly in Italy during the 1970s. The desk is in amazing v...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Plia chair and Plato desk, design G. PIRETTI for Anonima CASTELLI. 1980s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Torino, IT
Plia chair
and Plato's desk,
design G. PIRETTI
for Anonymous CASTLES.
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
Anni 80
DESIGNER
Giancarlo PIRETTI
MARK
Anonymous CASTLES
MODEL
Plia chair
and Plato's ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Giancarlo Piretti Blue "Platone" Folding Desk by Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous and incredibly rare midcentury blue "Platone" folding desk designed by Giancarlo Piretti and produced by Anonima Castelly in Italy during the 1970s. The desk is in spectacul...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
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Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli “Platone” Folding Desk, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The “Platone” folding desk, designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli in the 1970s, represents one of the most ingenious examples of Italian modernist furniture. Conceived d...
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Set of Platone Foldable Desk & Plia Chair by G.Piretti for Anonima Castelli
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Platone desk, designed by Giancarlo Piretti in the 1970s for Anonima Castelli, represents a pivotal moment in modern design. Celebrated worldwide, it holds a place in the permane...
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Giancarlo Piretti Red "Platone" Folding Desk for Castelli, 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in London, GB
Folding Giancarlo Piretti Red "Platone" Folding Desk for Castelli, 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Giancarlo Piretti, Platone Folding Desk for Anonima Castelli, 1971
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in London, GB
One of the most influential Italian designers of the twentieth century, Giancarlo Piretti’s chair designs – for which he is most celebrated – have sold millions worldwide.
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Plato Desk / Writing Desk with "Plia" Chairs G.Piretti, Anonima Castelli 60's
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Set Sedia Plia con Scrivania Pieghevole Platone disegnati alla fine degli anni 60 da Giancarlo Piretti per Anonima Castelli. The desk, because of its compact size and the possibility...
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$2,348 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Platone Folding Table by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, Italy, 70s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Lucija, SI
The Platone desk was designed to be presented as a set with the Plia chair. It is also held in the permanent collection of the MoMa in NYC.
Designed by one of the most popular Itali...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Platone folding desk by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli , 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Delft, NL
Platone folding desk by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli , 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
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Mid-Century Modern Black Vintage Desk Platone Giancarlo Piretti, 1969, Italy
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern black foldable vintage writing desk "Platone" designed by Giancarlo Piretti 1969 Italy and produced by Anonima Castelli, Italy.
The desk is framed with chromed ste...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giancarlo Piretti Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
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Giancarlo Piretti desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Giancarlo Piretti desks and writing tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of plastic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Giancarlo Piretti desks and writing tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original desks and writing tables by Giancarlo Piretti were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider desks and writing tables by Gianfranco Frattini, Vittorio Dassi, and Ico Parisi. Prices for Giancarlo Piretti desks and writing tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,072 and can go as high as $2,635, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,550.