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Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig Chairs

Italian, 1896-1945

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.

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Creator: Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Chair by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, 1938
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Berlin, DE
Chair, plywood construction, dark stained, ash veneer Design / Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig 1938 Dimensions / H.84cm W.40cm D.50cm Manufacturer / Maggioni Italy Designed for the Bocco...
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Arm Chair by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and Gino Maggioni, Italy 1940s
By Gino Maggioni, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
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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 ...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig Chairs

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Fabric, Cotton, Linen, Wood

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Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig chairs 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 Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chairs by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 1940s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chairs by Marcello Cuneo, Guglielmo Ulrich, and Gastone Rinaldi. Prices for Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,273 and can go as high as $3,273, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,273.

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