Kartell Furniture
Italian
The Italian design giant Kartell transformed plastic from the stuff of humble household goods into a staple of luxury design in the 1960s. Founded in Milan by Italian chemical engineer Giulio Castelli (1920–2006) and his wife Anna Ferrieri (1918–2006), Kartell began as an industrial design firm, producing useful items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods.
They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Consumers in the postwar era were initially skeptical of plastic goods, but their affordability and infinite range of styles and hues eventually won devotees. Tupperware parties in the United States made plastic storage containers ubiquitous in postwar homes, and Kartell’s ingenious designs for juicers, dustpans, and dish racks conquered Europe. Kartell designer Gino Colombini was responsible for many of these early products, and his design for the KS 1146 Bucket won the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1955.
Buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. Designers Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper created the K1340 (later called the K 4999) children’s chair that year, and families enjoyed their bright colors and light weight, which made them easy for kids to pick up and move. In 1965, Joe Colombo (1924–78) created one of Kartell’s few pieces of non-plastic furniture, the 4801 chair, which sits low to the ground and comprised of just three curved pieces of plywood. (In 2012, Kartell reissued the chair in plastic.) Colombo followed up on the success of the 4801 with the iconic 4867 Universal Chair in 1967, which, like Verner Panton’s S chair, is made from a single piece of plastic. The colorful, stackable injection-molded chair was an instant classic. That same year, Kartell introduced Colombo’s KD27 table lamp. Ferrierei’s cylindrical 4966 Componibili storage module debuted in 1969.
Kartell achieved international recognition for its innovative work in 1972, when a landmark exhibition curated by Emilio Ambasz called “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” opened at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. That show introduced American audiences to the work of designers such as Gaetano Pesce; Ettore Sottsass, founder of the Memphis Group; and the firms Archizoom and Superstudio (both firms were among Italy's Radical design groups) — all of whom were using wit, humor and unorthodox materials to create a bracingly original interior aesthetic.
Castelli and Ferrieri sold Kartell to Claudio Luti, their son-in-law, in 1988, and since then, Luti has expanded the company’s roster of designers.
Kartell produced Ron Arad’s Bookworm wall shelf in 1994, and Philippe Starck’s La Marie chair in 1998. More recently, Kartell has collaborated with the Japanese collective Nendo, Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola and glass designer Tokujin Yoshioka, among many others. Kartell classics can be found in museums around the world, including MoMA, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. In 1999, Claudio Luti established the Museo Kartell to tell the company’s story, through key objects from its innovative and colorful history.
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Creator: Kartell
Kartell Componibili 3-Tier Drawer in Violet by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or living room. The design solution that animates the Modular s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Take Lamp in Blue by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The classic icon of the bedside lamp is revisited by Kartell's technology to become an industrial product in a variety of colour shades. The shape of Take is the result of the joinin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Miss Balu Table by Philippe Starck for Kartell
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Phillippe Starck for Kartell. Starck did extensive research to make a non scratch table and this was the result.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Model KD14 Ceiling Light by Sergio Asti for Kartell
By Kartell, Sergio Asti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model KD14 Ceiling Light by Sergio Asti for Kartell. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1963. Acrylic suspension lamp with subtle brass detailing, and banding perforations alo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Black Polypropylene Stackable DR. Yes Chair by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet Designed For Kartell Black Polypropylene Stackable DR. Yes Chair Two In Stock Price Per Chair
Juxtaposing varying form...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Futurist Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Ceiling Light by Sergio Asti for Kartell
By Kartell, Sergio Asti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceiling Light by Sergio Asti for Kartell. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960. White acrylic suspension lamp with bell shaped shade and brass detailing. The lamp holds one...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Joe Colombo Vademecum Lamp in Red
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarce Vademecum table lamp, model 4034, designed Joe Colombo for Kartell. The forward-thinking design is intended to be versatile and portable, with a name in Latin that translates ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair of '4801' chairs by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in amstelveen, NL
"interlocking" lounge chairs designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1960s
Joe Colombo''s iconic 4801 armchair is designed in 1963-1964. A modern chair with a striking visual ap...
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Italian modern black wood armchair mod. 4801 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black wood armchair mod. 4801 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
Armchair mod. 4801 with structure made up of several interlocking parts, in black wood. It has a semi-o...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Wood
Child chair K 1340 (later 4999) Kartell Marco Zanuso / Richard Sapper 1964
By Marco Zanuso, Kartell, Richard Sapper
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Polyethylene children chair K 1340 Kartell - Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper 1964
A stackable children’s chair, the K 1340 was the first chair entirely built of injection moulded plas...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Small Ghost Buster Smoke Nightstand by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Night table version of the Ghost Buster commode. A little squared cube on four legs, available in completely transparent, colored or matte versions made o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Ghost Buster Commode in Crystal by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kartell catalogue adds yet another piece to its furniture collection, the commode. Starck has revamped it and the Kartell-style commode evokes the lines of Classic furniture while its transparency and plastic material give it a contemporary voice. Corners and curves, straight lines and sinuous play over its surfaces and give life to an intriguing game of eye-catching perspectives and reflections. Ghost...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Medium FL/Y Pendant Light in Pink by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An essential lamp which is characterized by the “subtle interpretations of the theme. Made in transparent methacrylate in pink, the cover is not perfectly hemispherical but the cut-o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Max-Beam Side Table in Aquamarine by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monolithic stool/table made of transparent plastic, with a thickness that emphasises its geometric purity. A practical, functional and versatile accessory, for use anywhere in the ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Kartell Tall Only Me Mirror in White by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Only Me reflects the narcissist in each of us. Designed by Starck, Only Me is a mirror with a slender 8-cm frame. Only Me in square that can be hung in either ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Glass
Kartell Prince Aha Stool in Fennel Green by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thought up as a colorful game of building blocks, the Prince Aha stool is composed of two cones to resemble the shape of an hourglass. An entertaining and co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Prince Aha Stool in Wax White by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thought up as a colorful game of building blocks, the Prince Aha stool is composed of two cones to resemble the shape of an hourglass. An entertaining and co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Glossy Black by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Giotto Stoppino For Kartell 1970 Italian Magazine Holder In Cream Plastic
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Miami, FL
Magazine holder designed by Giotto Stoppino (1926-1911) for Kartell.
Stunning and very decorative piece, designed in Milano Italy by the architect Giotto Stoppino, back in the 1970....
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set Of 2 KD24 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy 1968
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Milano, IT
The "KD24" table lamp, designed by the legendary Joe Colombo for Kartell in 1968, is an iconic piece that perfectly represents the Space Age period. This lamp, which is in perfect co...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Italian Space age black modular chest of drawer 4964 Olaf Von Boh Kartell 1970s
By Olaf von Bohr, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age modular chest of drawer 4964 in black plastic by Olaf Von Boh for Kartell, 1970s
Modular chest of drawers mod. 4964 with a rectangular base with rounded corners, in...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Chair model 4999 Kartell Marco Zanuso / Richard Sapper 1964 First production 6x
By Richard Sapper, Kartell, Marco Zanuso
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
6x Chair model 4999/5 Kartell
Marco Zanuso 1964 / Very rare original first production!
Chairs are in good vintage condition. Due to the age of the plastic, you will see some discol...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Flip Folding Trolley Table by A. Citterio with Toan Nguyen for Kartell
By Toan Nguyen, Antonio Citterio, Kartell
Located in New York, NY
Lucite and stainless steel folding cart on casters.
Category
20th Century Kartell Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Space age white modular chest of drawer 4964 Olaf Von Boh Kartell 1970s
By Olaf von Bohr, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age modular chest of drawer 4964 in white plastic by Olaf Von Boh for Kartell, 1970s
Modular chest of drawers mod. 4964 with a rectangular base with rounded corners, in white plastic. The shoe rack is made up of 4 modules and each module has a drawer with flap opening.
Produced by Kartell in 1970s and designed by Olaf Von Bohr. Brand present on the individual modules.
Good condition, it has scattered scratches on the plastic and light signs of yellowing.
Measurements in cm 72x34x77h
The Kartell chest of drawers is a timeless piece of furniture in the history of design. It combines functionality with vintage aesthetics, with a light-weight material. Thanks to its structure, the modules can be mixed with other Kartell chests of drawers of the same model, thus creating always unique chests...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 chairs by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell.
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Zandhoven, BE
Set of 4 curved black velvet chairs with a chromed tubular frame.
These chairs are in very good vintage condition.
The black velvet upholstery is to our knowledge original.
Even the ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Marcel Wanders for Kartell Italy Clear "Stone" Stool - a Pair
By Kartell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Marcel Wanders for Kartell Italy Clear "Stone" Stool - a Pair. Circa 21st Century, Pre-owned. Measurements: 18.25" H x 12" Diameter.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Gancio coat stand with shelf by Olaf Von Bohr and Marcello Siard, Kartell 1970
By Olaf von Bohr, Marcello Siard, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Wall-mounted coat rack Hook model with all-plastic frame in beige color with four hangers and hat rack.
This project combines the design of Olaf Von Bohr's coat rack with that of Mar...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Max-Beam Side Table in Amber by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monolithic stool/table made of transparent plastic, with a thickness that emphasises its geometric purity. A practical, functional and versatile accessory, for use anywhere in the ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Max-Beam Modern Acrylic Side Tables by Ludovica + Roberto Palomb, Italy
By Kartell, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of geometric Max-Beam side tables by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba for Kartell. These modern transparent smoked grey acrylic side accent tables are also strong enough to use as sto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Kartell Tea Lamp in Terracotta by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tea is an abstract shape, an object of almost artisan imprinting that seems to represent two hands holding a light between their palms and letting ou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Model 4801 Armchair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Lasne, BE
Orange wooden armchair by Joe Colombo. The armchair is numbered. Dimensions: Seat height 34cm Wear due to time and age of the armchair.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Wood
Kartell Joe Colombo Chair in Crystal by Joe Colombo
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A true symbol of Sixties design, famous also for being the only piece by Kartell made entirely of wood. Contemporary technology has made it possible to create the same product using ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Componibili 2-Tier Drawer in White by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or living room. The design solution that animates the Modular s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Metal
Red 4630 Roto Ashtray by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Originally designed in 1970 and produced by Kartell in 1973 two years after designer Joe Colombo's death, the Kartell 4630 Roto/Rotocenere ashtray is Colombo at his finest. Red plast...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of Desk Accessories by Rexite, Kartell, Neolt, 9 Pieces, Italy, 1980s
By Kartell, Barbieri e Marianelli, Stile Neolt, Rexite
Located in Praha, CZ
- Four bookends, two desk organizers, two pen or pencil holders, one diary
- Marked.
- Rare models a and color.
- Very practical.
- Raul Barbieri and Gio...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Kartell Jellies Espresso Cup in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies Family, which heralded a new way of perceiving tableware by using transparent products moulded with various relief patterns, has been expanded to include new elements suc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Componibili 4-Tier Drawer in Green by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or living room. The design solution that animates the modular s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Tic Tac Desk Lamp by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, Italy, 1970s
By Kartell, Giotto Stoppino
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this first serie of Tic Tac desk lamp, designed by Giotto Stoppino and produced by Kartell duri...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Trix Sofa Bed by Piero Lissoni in Orange
By Piero Lissoni, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trix is made up of three different elements connected by an elegant system of elastics which can transform and adapt to different uses through easy rotation. Trix can be an original two-person pouf, a comfortable bed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Kartell Magazine Rack in Transparent by Giotto Stoppino
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a 4-pocket magazine rack with a central handle for easy lifting. The shape is essential and decidedly practical. It is a beautiful object which can be slotted into any settin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Mademoiselle "A La Mode" Moschino Sketches Chair by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mademoiselle armchair is dressed in the wide range of Memphis fabrics, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Nathalie du Pasquier.
It comes either with transparent or black frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Blue by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play the dual role as both container and room divider. It is a go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Smoke by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play the dual role as both container and room divider. It is a go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Tangerine by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play the Dual role as both container and room divider. IT IS a go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Crystal by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play the dual role as both container and room divider. It is a go...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Tip Top Bar Table in Glossy Black by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The mono-color tip top side-table dresses up in white for a bright and impactful look. The solid colour Tip Top side table with a round top is the ideal place to put all sorts of ite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Kartell Pilastro Stool in Red by Ettore Sottsass
By Kartell, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Componibili 2-Tier Drawer in Red by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, or living room. The design solution that animates the Modular ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Componibili 3-Tier Drawer in Blue by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or living room. The design solution that animates the Modular s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Carlo Bartoli Chair Model 4875 for Kartell, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Bertoli & Piero Menichetti, Kartell
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early pair of Italian Modernist Polypropylene chairs designed by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell Italia in the 1970s model 4875, unusual color, art furniture, Nic...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Take Lamp in Amber by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The classic icon of the bedside lamp is revisited by Kartell's technology to become an industrial product in a variety of colour shades. The shape of Take is the result of the joinin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Take Lamp in Smoke by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The classic icon of the bedside lamp is revisited by Kartell's technology to become an industrial product in a variety of colour shades. The shape of Take is the result of the joinin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Mini Geen-A Lamp by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Geen-a is Kartell's first reading lamp, supplementing the brand’s lighting range with a product designed for this specific purpose. The simple lines conceal a real sense of attitude, while the clean shape – free from showy tech features – has a familiar yet intriguing effect. The piece consists of a base, a lightshade, three LED bulbs, a stem and a handle for easy transportation, while three matt-finish colours are available: white, black and brick. This is a simple lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Steel
Kartell Componibili 2-Tier Drawer in Smile Red by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen or living room. The design solution that animates the Modular system is the elementary and solid vertical overlapping of interlocking single pieces to create practical storage furniture., Modular pieces can be rested on wheels. Flexible, functional, practical, Modular pieces have been in production for almost forty years and have received a great deal of recognition for the project's significance and innovation (they can be found on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Centre George Pompidou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
White 4630 Roto Ashtray by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Originally designed in 1970 and produced by Kartell in 1973 two years after designer Joe Colombo's death, the Kartell 4630 Roto/Rotocenere ashtray is Colombo at his finest. White pla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Trama Carafe in Pinkish by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Trama tableware collection is a complete dinner set inspired by Japanese pottery with its characteristic and highly refined textures in natural...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Medium FL/Y Pendant Light in Burgundy by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An essential lamp which is characterized by the “subtle interpretations of the theme. Made in transparent methacrylate in gold color, the cover is not perfectly hemispherical but the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Furniture
Materials
Resin
Giotto Stoppino "4675" Magazine Rack in Black by Kartell, 1970s
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Giotto Stoppino "4675" Magazine Rack in black by Kartell, 1970s
Crafted with premium-quality materials, this functional yet stylish magazine rack will add a touch of sophisticatio...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Kartell furniture 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 Kartell furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 219 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 904 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Kartell were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Driade, Philippe Starck, and Gervasoni. Prices for Kartell furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $80 and can go as high as $18,400, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $671.
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Questions About Kartell Furniture
- What is Kartell known for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Kartell is known largely for producing contemporary furniture out of plastic. The Italian company, founded in 1949, helped elevate the material, proving that it was suitable for designer furniture. You can find a collection of Kartell furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
- What is the history of Kartell?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024The history of Kartell starts with an Italian chemical engineer named Giulio Castelli and his wife, Anna Ferrieri. The couple founded Kartell in Milan as an industrial design firm, producing utilitarian items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods. They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. Kartell achieved international recognition for its innovative work in 1972, when a landmark exhibition curated by Emilio Ambasz called "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" opened at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Castelli and Ferrieri sold Kartell to Claudio Luti, their son-in-law, in 1988, and since then, Luti has expanded the company's roster of designers. On 1stDibs, explore a large selection of Kartell furniture.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024How you clean Kartell plastic depends on the piece. Often, the best way to clean plastic furniture is with lukewarm water and mild dish soap. However, recommended cleaning methods vary. For the best results, refer to the manufacturer's care instructions that accompany your furniture. Shop a collection of Kartell furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Kartell Louis Ghost chairs are made of lucite. Designed by Phillipe Starck for Kartell in 2002, this clear chair is crafted from a single piece of plastic, making it a beautifully elegant piece. On 1stDibs, find a range of authentic Kartell Ghost chairs from top sellers.