Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Italian, 1891-1991
When discussing Italian architect Giovanni Michelucci, it is difficult to decide which is the more impressive achievement: his more than half-century track record of notable projects, which includes designing and restoring some of Tuscany’s most famous landmarks, or his nearly century-long life. While he is often remembered for passing away just two days before his centennial birthday, in the same breath he is memorialized for his exceptional contributions to Tuscan architecture, including Florence’s Santa Maria Novella Train Station, Palazzo delle Poste and restored rooms inside the legendary Uffizi Gallery.
Michelucci’s practice began in childhood, at his family’s artistic metal workshop. There, he rubbed elbows with many passing artists and architects before pursuing design academically at Florence’s Istituto Superiore di Architettura. Michelucci graduated in 1911 and embarked on a long teaching career. By the early 1920s, he was instructing at the Istituto d’Arte of Rome and later at the Istituto Superiore di Architettura, from 1928 until 1936. He served as dean of the school’s architectural faculty twice during the 1940s and founded the magazine La Nuova Città between the two appointments. He left Florence in 1948 to become a professor at the School of Engineering in Bologna, where he remained until his retirement.
Other significant architectural projects dot Michelucci ‘s career, like the Santa Maria Novella church and church of St. John the Baptist. Often working in collaboration with the Grouppo Tuscano, a collective of young architects, Michelucci beat out more than 100 other bidders on multiple contracts to bring his modernist, rationalist approach to Italy’s architectural landscape.
In his hometown of Pistoia, as well as Fiesole, Michelucci formed the Fondazione Giovanni Michelucci, which undertook social projects targeted at prisons, hospitals and asylums within the cities. He dedicated the rest of his life toward using architecture to address social challenges — a cause the foundation continues to support today.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Giovanni Michelucci lighting, case pieces and tables.
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Creator: Giovanni Michelucci
Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova 'Torbecchia' Sideboard in Walnut
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 'Torbecchia' sideboard, walnut, Italy, 1964
This exquisite Torbecchia sideboard, created by the artist Giovanni Michelucci (1891-1990), is a true...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Walnut
1940s Giovanni Michelucci Chrome Ministerial Table Lamp for Lariolux
By Lariolux, Kaiser Idell, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Glendale, CA
1940s Giovanni Michelucci chrome ministerial table lamp for Lariolux. Produced circa 1940 and executed in polished chrome with swiveling arm and rotating adjustable shade. Reminiscen...
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1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Metal, Chrome
Square Walnut Coffee Table With Storage By Giovanni Michelucci, Italy 1960's
By Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
Mid-century modern solid wood coffee table, Giovanni Michelucci, Italy, 1970s. From the 'Torbecchia' series, this coffee table is an elegant Italian piece that combines style and fun...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Wood
Italian Modern Low Table By Giovanni Michelucci - 1960
By Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian Modern Low Table By Giovanni Michelucci - 1960
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Wood
Torbecchia sideboard by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Ravenna, IT
Furniture designed by Michelucci and manufactured by Poltronova. The cabinet consists of two lower hinged doors, which can be opened by a handle, and two upper hinged doors, which ca...
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1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Walnut
Giovanni Michelucci Dining Room Set with Table Bench and Chairs by Poltronova
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Torbecchia dining room set composed of four chairs, one table, and one bench.
The table and the bench were made in walnut wood, the chairs have a structure in walnut wood and woven s...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Straw, Walnut
Giovanni Michelucci 'Torbecchia' Italian dining chairs
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Nijlen, VAN
Giovanni Michelucci 'Torbecchia' dining chairs
Beautiful dining chairs by renowned Italian designer Giovanni Michelucci.
He designed these chairs in the 1960s for the famous manufac...
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1970s Italian Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Walnut
Giovanni Michelucci Coffee Table for Galleria Vigna Nuova, 1962
By Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Giovanni Michelucci coffee table for the Galleria Vigna Nuova in Florence, brass and copper, Italy, 1962.
This coffee table is a unique piece designed by Giovanni Michelucci in 196...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Brass, Copper
Large 1940s Giovanni Michelucci Chrome Ministerial Table Lamp for Lariolux
By Giovanni Michelucci, Lariolux, Kaiser Idell
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1940s Giovanni Michelucci chrome ministerial table lamp for Lariolux. Produced circa 1940 and executed in polished chrome with swiveling arm and rotating adjustable shade. Remi...
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1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Giovanni Michelucci Walnut Torbecchia Bench Poltronova Italy 1964
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Almelo, NL
Midcentury Giovanni Michelucci Walnut Torbecchia Bench for Poltronova Italy 1964
The Torbecchia Walnut Bench, part of the Torbecchia series designed by Giovanni Michelucci for Pol...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Walnut
Torbecchia Solid Walnut Bench by Giovanni Michelucci
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Dronten, NL
Bench from the Torbecchia series, designed by brutalist architect Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1964.
Solid walnut structure with beautiful edge detail similar to Charlotte Pe...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Walnut
Patinated Brass Ministerial Table Lamp by Giovanni Michelucci for Lariolux Italy
By Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Patinated Brass Ministerial Table/Task Lamp by Giovanni Michelucci for Lariolux (ca. 1940s, Italy).
Composed of a wide, adjustable shade supported by pivoting stem and round base.
Or...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Brass
1940s Giovanni Michelucci Chrome Ministerial Table Lamp for Lariolux
By Lariolux, Giovanni Michelucci, Kaiser Idell
Located in Glendale, CA
1940s Giovanni Michelucci chrome ministerial table lamp for Lariolux. Produced circa 1940 and executed in polished chrome with swiveling arm and rotating adjustable shade with white ...
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1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
G. Michelucci for Poltronova Italian Midcentury Wood Leather Dining Chairs 1960s
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Set of four dining chairs from the Torbecchia S.20 series designed by Giovanni Michelucci and produced by Poltronova with walnut frame and leather upholst...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Leather, Nutwood
Giovanni Michelucci Torbecchia Sideboard in Walnut Wood by Poltronova 1964
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Torbecchia sideboard is entirely realized in solid veneered walnut wood, with two frontal hinging doors, two drawers, and a storage unit under the openable top part.
The signature o...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Walnut coffee table with compartment by Michelucci, 1970
By Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Manzano, IT
Walnut coffee table with compartment by Michelucci, 1970
Designed in walnut veneer in 1974
Style
Vintage
Periodo del design
1970 - 1979
Production Period
1970 - 1979
Year Manufacture...
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1970s Italian Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Nutwood
Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova Italian Walnut Midcentury Bed 1960s
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design walnut bed serie Serena designed by Giovanni Michelucci and produced by Poltronova including original Ondaflex single bedsprings, Italy 1964.
G. Mich...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Michelucci Torbecchia Dining Room Set in Wood and Straw by Poltronova
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Torbecchia dining room set composed by six dining chairs with structure in walnut wood and seats in hand-woven straw and a dining table in walnut wood.
Every pieces of this set cam...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Straw, Walnut
Amazing Giovanni Michelucci Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamp
By Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Catania, IT
Elegant chrome ministerial lamp, designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Michelucci and made of chromed metal in 1940 by "Lariolux".
Good conditio...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Metal, Chrome
Amazing, Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Brass Giovanni Michelucci Table Lamp
By Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Catania, IT
Elegant chrome ministerial lamp, designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Michelucci and made of chromed metal and brass in 1940 by "Lariolux".
Goo...
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1940s Italian Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1940s Giovanni Michelucci Chrome Ministerial Table Lamp for Lariolux
By Lariolux, Giovanni Michelucci, Kaiser Idell
Located in Glendale, CA
1940s Giovanni Michelucci chrome ministerial table lamp for Lariolux. Produced circa 1940 and executed in polished chrome with swiveling arm and rotating adjustable shade. Reminiscen...
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1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Giovanni Michelucci 'Torbecchia' Dining Table and Bench for Poltronova, 1965
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Hellouw, NL
A wonderful dining set designed by the illustrious Italian architect Giovanni Michelucci for the Poltronova design house from 1965. This set is part of the famous 'Torbecchia' series...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Walnut
Giovanni Michelucci Serena Chest of Drawers in Walnut Wood by Poltronova 1950s
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Serena chest of drawers entirely realized in walnut wood, with two frontal doors and six drawers (four smaller on the high side and two bigger on the bottom side).
Designed by Giova...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Walnut
Giovanni Michelucci Walnut Dining Room Table for Poltronova, Italy, 1964
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Almelo, NL
Giovanni Michelucci Walnut Dining Room Table for Poltronova, Italy, 1964
This beautiful Torbecchia Walnut dining room table was designed in 1964 by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltron...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Walnut
Midcentury Giovanni Michelucci Torbecchia Bench in Walnut Poltronova Italy, 1964
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Almelo, NL
Midcentury Giovanni Michelucci Walnut Torbecchia Bench for Poltronova, Italy, 1964
The Torbecchia Walnut Bench, part of the Torbecchia series designed by Giovanni Michelucci for P...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Walnut
1940s Giovanni Michelucci Patinated Brass Ministerial Table Lamp for Lariolux
By Giovanni Michelucci, Lariolux, Kaiser Idell
Located in Glendale, CA
1940s Giovanni Michelucci patinated brass ministerial table lamp for Lariolux. Produced circa 1940 and executed in richly patinated brass with swiveling arm and rotating adjustable s...
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1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Brass
Giovanni Michelucci “Torbecchia” Dining Chairs for Poltronova, 1964, Set of 10
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Giovanni Michelucci “Torbecchia” Dining Chairs for Poltronova, Italy, 1964, set of two.
The "Torbecchia" dining chairs, designed by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova in 1964, repr...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova Italian Wood Midcentury Bench Consolle 1960s
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design walnut bench or console table serie Torbecchia designed by Giovanni Michelucci and produced by Poltronova, Italy 1964.
Fire-branded G. Michelucci tra...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Walnut
Giovanni Michelucci Serena Chest of Drawers for Poltronova, 1955
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Gorgeous and rare "Serena "chest of drawers mod. Serena in walnut wood, designed by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1955, Italy.
Signed piece.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Torbecchia Chairs by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Dronten, NL
Set of 4 dining chairs from the Torbecchia series, designed by brutalist architect Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1964. Solid walnut structure with seats upholstered in cane.
...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
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Cane, Walnut
Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 'Torbecchia' Table and Bench in Walnut.
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Almelo, NL
Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 'Torbecchia' Table and Bench in walnut, circa 1964.
Walnut table and a bench; this set is designed by Italian designer Giovanni Michelucci (1891-...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mobile 'Torbecchia' di Giovanni Michelucci per Poltronova Anni 60-70
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Milano, IT
Mobile credenza ad ante battenti e cassetti a vista, progettato da Michelucci nel 1964; legno impiallacciato noce. Buone condizioni.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
1940s Giovanni Michelucci Brass Ministerial Table Lamp for Lariolux
By Giovanni Michelucci, Lariolux, Kaiser Idell
Located in Glendale, CA
1940s Giovanni Michelucci brass ministerial table lamp for Lariolux. Produced circa 1940 and executed in richly patinated brass with swiveling arm and rotating adjustable shade. Remi...
Category
1940s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Wood Bench Torbecchia by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova 1970s
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wood Bench Torbecchia by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1970s
Bench mod. Torbecchia entirely in solid wood. The rectangular seat...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Wood
Torbecchia Chairs in walnut and rush, Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1960s
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 8 dining chairs from the Torbecchia series, designed by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova in 1964.
Solid walnut structure with seats upholstered in rush. The solid wood chai...
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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Straw, Walnut
Giovanni Michelucci Walnut Dining Room Table for Poltronova, Italy, 1964
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Almelo, NL
Giovanni Michelucci Walnut Dining Room Table for Poltronova, Italy, 1964
This beautiful Torbecchia Walnut dining room table was designed in 1964 by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltron...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of 6 Torbecchia Chairs by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova, 1960s
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 6 dining chairs from the Torbecchia series, designed by Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova in 1964.
Solid walnut structure with seats upholstered in rush. The solid wood chai...
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Michelucci Furniture
Materials
Straw, Walnut
Giovanni Michelucci furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Giovanni Michelucci furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Giovanni Michelucci furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Giovanni Michelucci 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 Franca Helg, Giusto Toso, and Adalberto Dal Lago. Prices for Giovanni Michelucci furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $946 and can go as high as $16,643, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,250.