An accomplished architect, exhibition designer, furniture maker and magazine editor, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig helped direct Italy’s rationalist architectural movement until his death near the end of World War II. Wounded twice and captured twice in World War I, Pogatschnig left military service to work as the editor and director of Casabella architecture magazine and went on to design the V Milan Triennale and VI Milan Triennale alongside fellow Italian architect Gio Ponti.
Originally born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now modern-day Croatia, Pogatschnig studied Italian in Trieste before joining the Italian army to serve in the First World War. After that harrowing and traumatic experience, he became a founding member of the first Fascist Party in Parenzo. In 1924, he graduated from Turin Polytechnic with an architecture degree and began designing bridges, pavilions and buildings, including the Gualino office complex, in Turin. Nearing 1928, Pogatschnig began work on pavilions for the Turin International Exhibition.
Pogatschnig’s involvement in the V and VI Milan Triennales stand today as some of his greatest contributions to Italian architecture. He held full control over the design of the latter exhibition, in 1936, which led to the opportunity to design many of the interiors of the Italian Pavilion at the Paris Expo the following year.
Pogatschnig’s reputation as an architect and designer were overshadowed only by his outspoken nature as an editor. By 1942, he openly criticized the Italian regime and left the Fascist Party to join the resistance a year later. These activities led to his capture, imprisonment and escape from Brescia in 1944. Ultimately, Pogatschnig was recaptured, tortured and transferred across prisons to Austria’s Mauthausen concentration camp, where he died on April 22, 1945, less than a month before the end of fighting in Europe.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig seating, tables, and case pieces.
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig Italian Dark Wood Desk for Gino Maggioni, 1940s
By Gino Maggioni, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design small writing desk wwith side chest of drawers in dark stained wood and metal designed by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig for Gino Maggioni, Milan, produ...
Metal
Giuseppe Pagano Pair of Italian Oak and Woven Rope Stools, Italy, 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous and unique pair of stools entirely crafted in solid oak and completed by beautifully hand-woven rope seats. These refined stools were designed by the mastery of Giuseppe Pa...
Rope, Wood, Oak
Armchairs by Guiseppe Pagano and Gino Levi Montalcini
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Levi-Montalcini
Located in Berlin, DE
These wonderful armchairs were designed by Guiseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and Gino Levi Montalcini. They are made of laminated wood, with the inner surfaces finished in aniline and the...
Fabric, Wood, Boxwood
Set Armchair Coffee Table Design Giuseppe Pagano Gino Maggioni for Bocconi Milan
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Maggioni
Located in taranto, IT
Rare set consisting of an armchair and a small table designed in the mid-40s by giuseppe pagano pogatschnig for gino maggioni, for the Bocconi university in Milan. structure in cu...
Rope, Plywood
20th Century, Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Maggioni Sofa mod. Lamellare
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Maggioni
Located in Turin, Turin
Giuseppe Pagano was an Italian architect and designer, notable for his involvement in the movement of rationalist architecture in Italy up to the end of the Second World War. He desi...
Rope, Wood
Rationalist Italian Desk by Giuseppe Pagano
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milano, IT
This desk, designed by Giuseppe Pagano between 1937 and 1942, is much more than just a piece of furniture-it's a true icon of Italian Rationalist design. Every detail of this piece e...
Metal
Rationalist Desk by Giuseppe Pagano for Maggioni, Veneered Wood, Italy, c. 1940
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Maggioni
Located in Berlin, DE
Rationalist wooden desk designed by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and manufactured by Maggioni, Varedo, circa 1940. The desk was designed for the Bocconi faculty in Milan.
Brass
Lounge Chairs with Ottomans by Giuseppe Pagano for Bocconi University, c 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare four-piece (4) living room suite by Giuseppi Pagano, designed in 1939 for Bocconi University in Milan, is comprised of two oak bentwood upholstered open armchairs with otto...
Fabric, Wood
1930 "Bocconi" by Giuseppe Pagano Rationalist Design Plywood Armchair and Stool
By Gino Maggioni, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Brescia, IT
"Bocconi" armchair and stool design Giuseppe Pagano Gino Maggioni 1938 Plywood and rope seat Excellent condition Measure: Armchair: H 65 x W 60 x D 65 cm...
Rope, Plywood
Rare Pair of Stools by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig for Gino Maggioni, Italy 40s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Maggioni
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare pair of "Rationalist" stools designed by the Italian architect Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig in the Art Decò period and made by the Maggioni factory. These stools with an elegant ...
Rope, Plywood
Italian rationalist sideboard by G. Pagano in Bauhaus style
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milano, IT
1920s Italian Sideboard in Rationalist Style - Design by Giuseppe Pagano, Bauhaus Influences This refined 1920s Italian sideboard, attributed to renowned architect and designer Giuseppe Pagano, is an emblematic example of the Italian Rationalist period, strongly influenced by the aesthetic principles of European Bauhaus. Clean lines, essentiality and fine materials come together in a piece of furniture with academic rigor and timeless charm. The frame features a birch burl veneer ( we assume), with a linear configuration. The central part consists of two doors with black lacquered wood handles, which open to two large interior shelves, ideal for storing objects of different sizes with order and elegance. The element that immediately catches the eye is the left side of the sideboard, where a black lacquered wall stands out, enriched by three arched shelves...
Wood
20th Century, Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Maggioni Coffee Table mod. Lamellare
By Gino Maggioni, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Turin, Turin
Giuseppe Pagano was an Italian architect and designer, notable for his involvement in the movement of rationalist architecture in Italy up to the end of the Second World War. He desi...
Wood
Giuseppi Pagano, Art Deco, Bentwood, Armchairs & Ottomans, Italy, 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare Art Deco Pair of Giuseppi Pagano "Pogatschnig" Bentwood Armchairs & Ottomans A pair of Giuseppi Pagano Pogatschnig upholstered bentwood open armchairs and ottomans designe...
Bentwood
Giuseppe Pagano pair of rationalist armchairs designed in 1938 for Bocconi Unive
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milano, IT
Giuseppe Pagano (1896-1945) Pair of Rationalist armchairs designed in 1938 for the interiors of Bocconi University in Milan. In addition to designing the institute's furnishings, P...
Bentwood
Italian art deco Wood cabinet wardrobe by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, 1930s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian art deco Wood cabinet wardrobe by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, 1930s Wardrobe or storage furniture in light wood and with dark wood detai...
Wood
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig. 'Bocconi' Sofa, Italy, 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Almelo, NL
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig. 'Bocconi' sofa, Italy, 1940s. Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig e Gino Maggioni designed this 'Bocconi' sofa in curved wood. Two large squares form it in cu...
Rope, Beech, Bentwood
Arm Chair by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and Gino Maggioni, Italy 1940s
By Gino Maggioni, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Hellouw, NL
Rare armchair by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and Gino Maggioni, circa 1940s. The base consists of two square-shaped sides and the chair's legs. This design is very recognizable from ...
Fabric, Cotton, Linen, Wood
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig. 'Bocconi' Armchairs, Italy, 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Almelo, NL
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig. 'Bocconi' armchairs, Italy, 1940s. Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig e Gino Maggioni designed this 'Bocconi' armchairs in curved wood. Two large squares for...
Rope, Beech, Bentwood
Restored Living Room Suite by Giuseppe Pagano for Bocconi University, c 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare five-piece (5) living room suite by Giuseppi Pagano, designed in 1939 for Bocconi University in Milan, is comprised of two oak bentwood upholstered open armchairs with otto...
Fabric, Wood
Two-seater straw sofa by Giuseppe Pagano
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milano, IT
This two-seater sofa, designed by the visionary Giuseppe Pagano during the Italian Rationalist era, embodies the principles of functionality and simplicity that defined this movement...
Straw, Wood
Set of chairs and ottoman by Giuseppe Pagano
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milano, IT
This stunning set of armchairs and footstool, designed by Giuseppe Pagano in the 1940s, perfectly embodies the aesthetics of Italian Rationalism. Each fluid, natural curve of the ben...
Straw, Wood
Zanotta Chichibio Object Stand in Steel Frame with Black Plastic Laminate
By Zanotta, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Chichibio Object Stand in Steel Frame with Black Layered Plastic Laminate by Gino Levi Montalcini , Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig Chromium-plated, tubular steel frame. Shelv...
Plastic
Zanotta Chichibio Object Stand in Steel Frame with White Plastic Laminate
By Zanotta, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Chichibio Object Stand in Steel Frame with White Layered Plastic Laminate by Gino Levi Montalcini , Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig Chromium-plated, tubular steel frame. Shelv...
Plastic
H 34.6 in W 26 in D 26 in
Gino Levi Montalcini 'Attr' Rationalist Armchair Black Oak, Italy 1940
By Gino Levi-Montalcini
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare rationalist chair attr. Gino Levi Montalcini designed in 1940, Italy Good vintage condition. Dimensions: 26" x 26" x 34.6" / seat height ...
Fabric, Oak
H 29.25 in W 71 in D 25.5 in
Modern Italian Desk by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia
By Antonio Citterio, B&B Italia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and architectural desk designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, showcasing the refined craftsmanship and modern sensibility that define Italian design. This sleek piece f...
Steel
H 17.72 in W 20.08 in D 15.36 in
Pair of Luigi Colii Attributed Stools, Italy, 1940s
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very charming pair of hammered-iron stools, attributed to Italian designer Pier Luigi Colli. The iron is painted in original off-white color (cream). Newly upholstered with vintage, ...
Wrought Iron
H 29.93 in W 18.9 in D 20.48 in
Pair of Compas Wood Counter Stools, Italy
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Prouvé
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of compas counter stools or high chairs, wood and rope. In the mood of Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani.
Wood, Rope
H 29.65 in W 41.46 in D 23.35 in
late 1940s desk by Gio Ponti in walnut wood
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigevano, PV
late 1940s desk by Gio Ponti in walnut wood and formica top. this desk was made for a house in milan, designed by gio ponti and emilio lancia.
Formica, Walnut
H 30.25 in W 82 in D 52.25 in
French Designer, Partners Desk, Oak, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A large oak desk or partners desk designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Wear consistent with age and use, including some natural wood cracking and patina buildup. Missing smal...
Oak
H 31.5 in W 60.24 in D 25.99 in
Italian Desk, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian desk, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 80 cm; W= 153 cm; D= 66 cm.
Brass
H 29.93 in W 31.5 in D 87.8 in
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Cartesio Writing Desk in Ebony
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Writing desk made with a mix of raw materials: wood, leather, stainless steel and glass. Drawers in curved plywood, with a Makassar ebony finishing, equipped with drawers with full-e...
Ebony
H 32.5 in W 46.5 in D 22.5 in
French Early 20th Century Walnut and Straw Settee, Circa 1920
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This settee has an amazing back made of strong wood, rustic look and so different.
Straw, Walnut
H 30.33 in W 59 in D 27.66 in
Art Deco Desk, Probably Italy, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Large desk raised on tapered legs with brass ball feet and three drawers with round pulls. The writing surface is outlined with a slender brass molding and topped with a gold-tinted ...
Brass
H 29.5 in W 28 in D 43 in
Charles Dudouyt 1940s French Carved Wood Partners Desk
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible wood partners desk from France, 1940s. Large rectangular top with four thick carved wood legs and ball feet. Two drawers with brass knobs on each side. Original finish sho...
Oak
H 39.38 in W 57.88 in D 28.75 in
Early 20th Century Italian High Back Winged Settee
By Rubelli
Located in Weesp, NL
Early 20th century Italian high back winged settee with original Rubelli (Venice) upholstery. Please note mior wear on one of the arms. Colors may slight...
Fabric, Beech
H 16.93 in W 16.54 in D 17.72 in
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig & Gino Maggioni Ottoman in Plywood and Rope
By Gino Maggioni, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig & Gino Maggioni, ottoman or stool, beech plywood, braided rope, Italy, 1940 Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig (1896-1945) and Gino Maggioni (1898-1955) designe...
Rope, Beech, Plywood
H 29.53 in W 24.02 in D 26.78 in
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig Pair of Bentwood Lounge Chairs, 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, pair or lounge chairs, beech, natural cord, Italy, 1940 Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig (1896-1945) designed this bentwood armchair initially in 1940 for ‘l...
Rope, Bentwood
H 28.75 in W 24.02 in D 25.99 in
Giuseppe Pagano Curved Easy Armchair in Beech
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatshnig, armchair, beech rope weave, Italy, 1942. This comfortable armchair made with layers of plywood has a boxy look has curved armrests. The design of this...
Beech, Plywood
H 27.56 in W 24.02 in D 25.99 in
Pair of armchairs and ottomans by Giuseppe Pagano, Italy, 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Pair of armchairs with matching ottomans designed by Giuseppe Pagano in the 1940s. The bentwood structure forms a continuous and fluid line, integrating armrests and base in a sing...
Wood
H 29.93 in W 24.02 in D 26.78 in
Pair of “Bocconi” armchairs by Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Maggioni, Italy 1940s
By Gino Maggioni, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Pair of “Bocconi” armchairs designed by Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Maggioni, Italy, 1940s. Crafted in bentwood, these armchairs are defined by two large, continuous curved wooden frame...
Wood
H 31.89 in W 55.12 in D 29.53 in
Flamed walnut desk with bands and uprights
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Milano, IT
Giuseppe Pagano (1896-1945) Flamed walnut desk with bands and uprights, a drawer on the front and two large drawers on the sides with shaped wooden handles. One of the major figure...
Walnut
H 30.71 in W 24.02 in D 27.56 in
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Coppia di poltrone mod. Lamellare, 1941
By Gino Maggioni, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Rivoli, IT
Coppia di poltrone mod. Lamellare Struttura in legno curvato e rivestimento in vinilpelle. Disegno originale per gli arredi dell’Università Commerciale Bocconi. Prod. Maggioni, Ital...
Leather, Wood
H 29.93 in W 24.41 in D 26.78 in
Giuseppe Pagano Pogatsching Bocconi Armchairs 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Vezzano Sul Crostolo, IT
Bocconi bentwood armchairs 1940s designed by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschin and Gino Maggioni. The armchairs have been restored with conservation restoration. Original period string in g...
String, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
H 22.05 in W 26.97 in D 18.9 in
1930 Giuseppe Pagano Maggioni Rationalist Design Plywood Bar Cart Trolley
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Maggioni
Located in Brescia, IT
Bar Cart design Giuseppe Pagano prod. Gino Maggioni 1938 Wood Top and Curved Beech Plywood Excellent condition Iconic example of Rationalist Furniture Original good condiction
Plywood, Wood
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 26.78 in
20th Century, Giuseppe Pagano & Gino Maggioni Pair of armchairs mod. Lamellare
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Maggioni
Located in Turin, Turin
Giuseppe Pagano was an Italian architect and designer, notable for his involvement in the movement of rationalist architecture in Italy up to the end of the Second World War. He desi...
String, Wood
H 15.36 in W 14.57 in D 14.18 in
Giuseppe Pagano Pair of Stools in Beech and Rope, Italy 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of Italian stools in beech and hand-woven rope. These stunning pieces were designed by Giuseppe Pagano in Italy in the 1940s. In amazing conditions, this stylish squar...
Rope, Wood, Beech
H 31.5 in W 43.31 in D 23.63 in
Top Italian Design sofa by Giuseppe Pagano from the 1950s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Oirlo, LI
Beautiful Italian 2-seater sofa with iron frame and wickerwork This beautiful mid-century Italian 2-seater sofa is a real eye-catcher in any interior. Designed by the renowned Giuse...
Metal