Furniture designer Guglielmo Ulrich was born in Milan to a family with Danish origins. After completing his studies at the Brera Academy, the Scuola Speciale di Architettura and the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1927, Ulrich’s status quickly rose in high-society circles, as he’d gained a reputation for creating elegant interiors for a range of commercial and private clients. Architecture and furniture design in Milan was evolving during the era owing to industrialization, and Ulrich’s modernist work was seen as fresh and forward-looking.
In 1930, Ulrich established the furniture company ARCA — which was short for Arredamento Casa — with colleagues Attilio Scaglia and Renato Wild. Together they created a platform for Ulrich’s designs, which were quite different from the typical furnishings found in Europe at the time.
Ulrich favored simple lines — tapered table and chair legs, lean silhouettes — and the graceful contours of his console tables and dining chairs are representative of an endeavor to streamline neoclassical forms. He created luxurious but practical furniture and home accessories that featured an emphasis on craftsmanship as well as an integration of exotic materials such as ebonized wood, opaline glass and green marble. Ulrich’s designs were very much in line with what we now know as the Art Deco style, which was officially introduced to the world in 1925 at Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. He collaborated with legendary architect and designer Gio Ponti on designs for a hotel property in the late 1930s and co-edited Ponti’s revered Domus magazine with Milanese architect Melchiorre Bega.
By the 1950s, Ulrich was firmly established as one of the most influential Milanese designers, having a hand in designing homes, commercial properties and more. In 1961, he won the Fiera di Trieste award for his lightweight Trieste chair, a seat that shared common ground with Ponti’s iconic Superleggera chair and was produced by Saffa.
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Guglielmo Ulrich unique parchment console table with mirror
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
Guglielmo Ulrich (1904 - 1977) Unique console table with mirror, black lacquered wood and goat skin covering. Three drawers with turned bone knobs. Bibl: L. Sacchetti, Guglielmo ...
Parchment Paper
Console Table Wood, Brass & Green Marble by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Rome, IT
A very elegant and organic wall mount console table, original green marble top, wooden frame, tapered legs with brass puntali. Italian design by to Guglielmo Ulrich, circa 1940.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Desk and Dressing Table, with Mirror Style of Ulrich, circa 1936, Vanity Table
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Guglielmo Ulrich manner desk and dressing table; Desk in walnut, elm and elm burl. Feet in golden brass A wonderful and very useful desk repr...
Brass
Guglielmo Ulrich Dining Table for S.A.F.F.A. Milano, 1960s
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Saffa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Guglielmo Ulrich Dining Table for S.A.F.F.A. Milano, Wood, Italy, 1960s This dining table by Guglielmo Ulrich rests on four splayed, tapered legs that angle outward in a compass sta...
Wood
Italian Modern Center Table By Guglielmo Ulrich
By Vittorio Dassi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Modern Center Table Guglielmo Ulrich. This versatile Italian Mid-Century Modern Guglielmo Ulrich sculptural table can be used as a center table, console table, side table...
Wood
Early 20th Century Art Deco Coffee Table by Guglielmo Urlich , Wax Polished
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Coffee table, Ming Style, by Guglielmo Urlich, in solid walnut , wax finished, circa 1930s. Measures cm: H29 W85 D53 About Guglielmo Urlich Guglielmo Ulrich (Millan, 1904 – 1977) w...
Walnut
Guglielmo Ulrich. Oval coffee table in light teak. 1950s–60s. LS6840788
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guglielmo Ulrich Coffee table in light teak. The elongated oval tabletop rests on four black-lacquered metal legs, connected by elegantly curved teak crossbars. Made in Italy in t...
Steel
Guglielmo Ulrich Couple Consolle wall Brass Opaline Glass 1945 Italy
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
Guglielmo Ulrich couple consolle wall brass opaline glass 1945 Italy.
Brass
Guglielmo Ulrich Walnut, Agate and Brass Coffee Table, Italy, circa 1950
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in New York, NY
Superb walnut and brass coffee table designed by Italian mid-century designer, Guglielmo Ulrich. The stunning rectangular agate top in variations of greens, red, brown and cream, res...
Agate, Brass
$3,820Sale Price|40% Off
Amazing Italian Desk or Dining Table by Guglielmo Ulrich
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful organic shaped walnut base and silvered glass top. I was not able to get a good picture of the top.
Walnut
Elegant 1940s Console Table by Guglielmo Ulrich, Parchment & Glass
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
COD-Z64 Elegant console with side uprights covered in parchment, wooden base and patinated bronze frieze. Very thick curved glass top. Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, 1940s.
Parchment Paper
19330 Guglielmo Ulrich Italian Art Deco Design Wood Coffee Table
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Brescia, IT
Mahogany wood coffee table Italy, 1930 Excellent condiction Great manufacture
Wood
$10,891 / item
Coffee table by Guglielmo Ulrich with polished onyx top
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare Italian coffee table by Guglielmo Ulrich. The base has tapered wooden legs ending in cast brass feet. The tabletop is made of richly patterned onyx. It features organic swirls i...
Onyx, Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Blond Walnut Center Table, Coffee Table, Italy 1940s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous round coffee table in a fantastic old walnut. This fantastic piece was design by Osvaldo Borsani in the 1940s in Italy. The coffee table, fully made in a gorgeous walnut,...
Wood, Glass, Walnut
$2,728
H 46.46 in W 35.44 in D 11.82 in
Brass Wall-Mounted Console Table with Pink Glass Top, Italy, 1940s
Located in Naples, IT
An elegant Italian wall-mounted console table from the 1940s, crafted from solid brass with a pink glass top, embodying the unique and luxurious style characteristic of Italian desig...
Brass
$2,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.5 in W 52 in D 18.75 in
1940s Italian Console Table Wrought Iron Marble Style Gilbert Poillerat
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Vintage Custom Italian Wrought iron marble console table Design style after Gilbert Poillerat Shows Poillerat type stylized hand forged wrought iron base Unmarked Features new...
Marble, Wrought Iron
$443Sale Price|50% Off
H 28.35 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in
Lady’s Desk or Vanity in Mahogany, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
By Up Závody
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful midcentury desk, originally used as a desk for a lady, or vanity in the bedroom. The table is elegant combination of lighter birch wood on the sides and mahogany wood on to...
Birch, Mahogany
$2,300
H 26.25 in W 59.5 in D 16 in
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Vanity, Console Table or Low Profile Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple modern Scandinavian design from Denmark circa 1970's. This piece features all teak wood construction with generous storage and a unique bowed front. A very versatile piece f...
Teak
$8,000 / item
H 55.91 in W 53.15 in D 19.69 in
21st Century American Walnut Veneer Vanity Desk with Mirror and Carrara Marble
By Merve Kahraman
Located in Istanbul, TR
"La Nouvelle Vanité" is a make up desk made of American walnut veneer with an arc shaped mirror behind, designed by Merve Kahraman design studio. This work/makeup desk...
Wood
$4,547
H 27.56 in W 57.49 in D 11.82 in
Elegant Mid-Century Italian Wooden Wall Mounted Console Table, Ulrich Style, 195
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Argelato, BO
Elegant Mid-Century Italian wooden wall console, Ulrich Style, 1950s This is a work with essential geometries, sculptural, which adapts with taste and refinement to the domestic space
Wood
Italian Brass Mirror and Console, 1940s
By Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Vienna, AT
Italian brass mirror and console from the 1940-1950s. Very intricate design with elaborate brass decorations on the rim of the mirror ...
Brass
Italian Designer, Console Table, Wood, Marble, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wall mounted gilded wood and marble console table designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 17.0"H x 35.5"W x 15.0"...
Marble
$26,120 / set
H 31.89 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in
Midcentury Dining Room Table & Chairs by Guglielmo Urlich for Palazzi Dell'arte
By Palazzi dell’Arte Cantù, Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
The table and chairs can be sold separately A Guglielmo Urlich Italian midcentury table and chairs for Palazzi dell'Arte Cantù., in mahogany emerald glass top. Chairs in original le...
Mahogany
$10,914Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.89 in W 81.5 in D 44.49 in
Important Dining Table Attr. to Guglielmo Ulrich in Painted Wood with Ashlars
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
Important Italian dining table attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich , from the 1950s . The table is really imposing and large in size . The special feature of the table only its ashlars th...
Wood
$40,929Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 43.71 in D 43.71 in
Tavolo attribuito a Guglielmo Ulrich per Arca
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Lugo, IT
Tavolo teca attribuito a Guglielmo Ulrich per Arca. La parte superiore in vetro si apre ed e possibile inserire fiori o altro all'interno. Nella parte superiore il legno si e mosso c...
Glass, Wood
$2,842
H 31.5 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Italian Console Table, Wood & Brass, Ico Parisi Style
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico Parisi
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare organic mid-century Italian console in wood, brass and glass. It is a rare and refined example, comparable in style and expressive power to the work of two of the most important...
Brass
$10,232
H 33.86 in W 52.76 in D 14.57 in
Wall Console Table Wood, Brass & Green Marble by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Rome, IT
A very elegant and organic wall mount console table, green marble top, wooden frame, tapered legs attributed to Italian design by to Guglielmo Ulrich. Made in Italy in the 1940s. W...
Marble, Metal, Brass
$5,381
H 31.5 in W 41.34 in D 23.63 in
Mid Century Italian Rattan and Bamboo Desk / Vanity Table Vivai del Sud C.1970
By Vivai del Sud
Located in London, GB
A Vivai del Sud pedestal table Rome, Italy, C.1970. Constructed in in rattan, bamboo and cane. Ideal as a small desk or vanity. The Knee hole width measures 39cm. In excellent condi...
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
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H 19.69 in W 37.41 in D 19.69 in
Fine Guglielmo Ulrich coffee table, verde alpi marble top, brass feet, 1940
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Rome, IT
fine and original low table, coffe table with brass feet and verde alpi marble top, walnut, designed by Guglielmo Ulrich, 1940 verde alpi marble, walnut finished rosewood and brass ...
Marble, Brass
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H 33.86 in W 58.27 in D 14.18 in
Mid-century sculptural console table by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy, 1950s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Argelato, BO
Fine Large Console Table by Guglielmo Ulrich, 1940 Rare and monumental mid-century console in wood and brass, with glass top, designed by the Italian architect and designer Guglielm...
Brass
Coffee table by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy 1950s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare Coffee table attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich. This elegant piece features a dark wood base with a Fontana Arte glass top and a mirror central decorative element. Italy, 1950s.
Crystal
Guglielmo Ulrich italian coffee table for ARCA with turned legs
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
Italian coffee table from the 1930s-1940s, designed by the celebrated Guglielmo Ulrich and signed at the base ARCA, an authentic testimony to the elegance and craftsmanship of the p...
Wood
Guglielmo Ulrich writing set, desk an chair
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2637 Guglielmo Ulrich (1904-1977) Desk with brass profiles, two small drawers and central compartment. Elegant wave motif on the top and brass tips. Chair in wood, brass and up...
Brass
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H 22.64 in W 19.77 in D 9.06 in
Pair of Wall-Mounted Console Tables / Nightstands by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. These wall-mounted console tables / nightstands feature a black ebonized beech frame with brass handles and parchment drawers. Ulrich used this sinuous design ...
Brass
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H 33.08 in W 13.78 in D 47.25 in
Italian 1950s Red Walnut Console Table Ulrich Guglielmo Designer
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Firenze, FI
Iconic and refined console table in red walnut wood; the top has a simple and pleasant shape and is supported by three legs that have brass protections at the bottom and are joined a...
Wood, Walnut
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H 18.75 in W 32.25 in D 19.5 in
Breccia Pernice Marble + Mahogany Coffee Table By Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy 1950
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1950s Italian coffee table designed by Guglielmo Ulrich. This table features a gorgeous rectangular Breccia Pernice marble top with a range of pink, coral and cream hues. It has a ...
Marble
Guglielmo Ulrich Dining Table
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
A beautiful Italian mid-century modern table. We love this table and its striking pedestal designed by Italian architect and designer, Guglielmo Ulrich. It would be great as a center...
Aluminum, Brass
Guglielmo Ulrich, unique console table with shaped marble top
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2333 Guglielmo Ulrich (1904-1977) Unique console table with shaped marble top, three wooden uprights with bronze and brass feet and chain. Arca manufacture, around 1940. 240x5...
Marble
Guglielmo Ulrich Peach Rose Mirror and Pearwood Game Table, 1940s
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Guglielmo Ulrich Peach Rose mirror and Pearwood game table. There are four small side drawers on each side.
Mirror, Pearwood
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H 28.75 in W 29.14 in D 11.82 in
Pair of Black Ebonized Wood Wall-Mounted Consoles by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. These wall-mounted console tables feature a black ebonized wood frame with brass handles and parchment drawers. Ulrich used this sinuous design also for wall ...
Brass
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H 28.94 in W 28.94 in D 11.03 in
Pair of Black Ebonized Wood Wall-Mounted Consoles by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. These wall-mounted console tables feature a black ebonized wooden frame with brass handles and parchment drawers. Ulrich used this sinuous design also for wal...
Brass
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H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 9.45 in
Vintage Beech Wall-Mounted Console Table with Drawer by Guglielmo Ulrich, Italy
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s. This wall-mounted console table are designed by Guglielmo Ulrich, and features a beech frame and a drawer with green velvet interior and a brass handle. It ...
Brass
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H 19.25 in W 40 in D 19.75 in
Italian Modernist Marble and Walnut Coffee Table by Guglielmo Ulrich
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant and unique coffee table by Italian designer, Guglielmo Ulrich (ca. 1950). Composed of a walnut base supported by sculptural brass feet. Surface is marble with brown veining i...
Marble, Brass