Kartell Decorative Objects
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.
Find vintage Kartell tables, seating, table lamps and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Kartell
Kartell Shanghai Vase in Blue by Mario Bellini
By Kartell, Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multi-faceted vase widening from the base to the top in a swirling motion. Shanghai is like refracted light radiating from prism-like crystals with an alternating play of flashes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Matelasse' Vase in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The distinctive feature and special allure of these original vases lie in their particular conformation, suggestive of a wafed fabric with irregular sinuosities caused by the differe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Air du Temps Table Clock in White by Eugeni Quitllet
By Eugeni Quitllet, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light.
Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Kartell Tic & Tac Clock in White by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Eugeni Quitllet, Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A transparent square "box" measuring 30x30 cm with Roman numerals engraved on the surface encompassing the flat clock face where a slim pair of colored hands stand out in a chromatic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Air Du Temps Table Clock in Crystal Black by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light.
Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow time to elapse suspended on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Kartell Shanghai Vase in Amber by Mario Bellini
By Kartell, Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multi-faceted vase widening from the base to the top in a swirling motion. Shanghai is like refracted light radiating from prism-like crystals with an alternating play of flashes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Mario Bellini Shanghai Gold Vase for Kartell
By Kartell, Mario Bellini
Located in Miami, FL
Gold Shanghai vase designed by Mario Bellini for Kartell.
A multi-faceted vase widening from the base to the top in a swirling motion. Shanghai is like ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell I Shine in Pink by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Set of 4 Large Kartell Jelly Bowls in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly bowls are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates its technologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Jellies Basket in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly vases and table centre plates are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again dem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Waste Basket in White by Ufficio Tecnico Kartell
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With its simple and stylised design, this historic piece is of the Kartell collection the waste bin. This evergreen version is practical, multifunctional, and timeless, and comes in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell I Shine Vase in Crystal by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Set of 4 Medium Kartell Jelly Bowls in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly bowls are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates its technologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Large Kartell Planter Container 4682 from Anna Castelli, 1960s
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Kartell
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful and rare space age design planter / container on wheels by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, manufactured by Kartell in the 1960s.
The Model 4682 is a modern classic, timeless maste...
Category
1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Iconic Kartell 4672 Dark Brown Plastic Paper Basket - Ufficio Tecnico Design
By Kartell
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Paper basket in dark brown plastic model 4672, designed by Ufficio Tecnico Kartell and produced by Kartell in the 70s.
This square base basket has rounded edges, a signature of the ...
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1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Air du Temps Table Clock in White by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light.
Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow ti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Kartell U Shine Vase in Smoke by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Collectible Disc Holder Plastic Container by Olaf von Bohr for Kartell, 1960s
By Olaf von Bohr, Kartell
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Lovely and rare plastic disc holder designed by Olaf Von Bohr and produced by Kartell.
This rare vintage piece is made of high density plastic. The black color is the perfect match ...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Tic & Tac Clock in Orange Red by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Eugeni Quitllet, Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A transparent square "box" measuring 30x30 cm with Roman numerals engraved on the surface encompassing the flat clock face where a slim pair of colored hands stand out in a chromatic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Trullo Green Sage Pink by Fabio Novembre
By Kartell, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trullo is a table container with conical lid, inspired by the architecture of the typical houses of Alberobello in Apulia. Fabio Novembre continues the creative path influenced by th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Matelasse' Vase in Amber by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The distinctive feature and special allure of these original vases lie in their particular conformation, suggestive of a wafed fabric with irregular sinuosities caused by the differe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
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....
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Matelasse' Vase in Black by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The distinctive feature and special allure of these original vases lie in their particular conformation, suggestive of a wafed fabric with irregular sinuosities caused by the differe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Tic & Tac Clock in Gold by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Eugeni Quitllet, Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A transparent square "box" measuring 30x30 cm with Roman numerals engraved on the surface encompassing the flat clock face where a slim pair of colored hands stand out in a chromatic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Shanghai Vase in Glossy White by Mario Bellini
By Kartell, Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multi-faceted vase widening from the base to the top in a swirling motion. Shanghai is like refracted light radiating from prism-like crystals with an alternating play of flashes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell U Shine Vase in Green by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Kartell I Shine in Green by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Carlo Bartoli Chair Model 4875 for Kartell, Italy, 1970s
By Kartell, Carlo Bertoli & Piero Menichetti
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Shanghai Vase in Crystal by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multi-faceted vase widening from the base to the top in a swirling motion. Shanghai is like refracted light radiating from prism-like crystals with an alternating play of flashes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Air Du Temps Table Clock in Crystal Red by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light.
Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow time to elapse suspended on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Kartell Shanghai Vase in Gold by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multi-faceted vase widening from the base to the top in a swirling motion. Shanghai is like refracted light radiating from prism-like crystals with an alternating play of flashes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Metallic Thread
Gino Colombini for Kartell, c.1970, Ashtray / Dish in the Style of Joe Colombo
By Gino Colombini, Kartell
Located in London, GB
Gino Colombini for Kartell, c. 1968
Ashtray / dish
ABS plastic with chrome and black painted metal insert
Good condition, with some light scratches to the black paint.
Design...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Set of 4 Medium Kartell Jelly Bowls in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly bowls are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates its technologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Set of 4 Medium Kartell Jelly Bowls in Light Blue by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly bowls are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates its technologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Ashtray by Gino Colombini for Kartell, 1960s
By Gino Colombini, Kartell
Located in Lasne, BE
Black plastic and chromed metal ashtray. Stamped on the bottom. Wear due to time and age of the ashtray.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Medium Kartell Jelly Bowls in Green by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly bowls are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates its technologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Kartell Tic & Tac Clock in Black by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A transparent square "box" measuring 30x30 cm with Roman numerals engraved on the surface encompassing the flat clock face where a slim pair of colored hands stand out in a chromatic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Tic & Tac Clock in Chrome by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Eugeni Quitllet, Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A transparent square "box" measuring 30x30 cm with Roman numerals engraved on the surface encompassing the flat clock face where a slim pair of colored hands stand out in a chromatic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell U Shine Vase in Smoke by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Kartell Trullo Fume' Green by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trullo is a table container with conical lid, inspired by the architecture of the typical houses of Alberobello in Apulia. Fabio Novembre continues the creative path influenced by th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Trullo Yellow Blue by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trullo is a table container with conical lid, inspired by the architecture of the typical houses of Alberobello in Apulia. Fabio Novembre continues the creative path influenced by th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Pumo Sky Blue by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pumo is a brand-new multi-purpose container that recalls the shapes of the traditional Apulian object of good omen, now revised for Kartell with a multi-faceted lid, also ideal as a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell AIR DU TEMPS Table Clock in Black by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light.
Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Kartell Shibuya Orange by Christophe Pillet
By Kartell, Christophe Pillet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shibuya vases have a pierced lid that can transform them into table accessories and not just decorative objects.
Available in orange violet smoke
Smoke yellow blue
Smoky dark ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Air Du Temps Table Clock in Crystal Gold by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light.
Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow time to elapse suspended on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Kartell Trullo Crystal Fume by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trullo is a table container with conical lid, inspired by the architecture of the typical houses of Alberobello in Apulia. Fabio Novembre continues the creative path influenced by th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Shibuya Smoke Yellow by Christophe Pillet
By Christophe Pillet, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shibuya vases have a pierced lid that can transform them into table accessories and not just decorative objects.
Available in Orange violet smoke
Smoke yellow blue
Smoky dark ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell I Shine in Blue by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Kartell U Shine Vase in Blue by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Kartell Pumo Amber Brick by Fabio Novembre
By Kartell, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pumo is a brand-new multi-purpose container that recalls the shapes of the traditional Apulian object of good omen, now revised for Kartell with a multi-faceted lid, also ideal as a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell U Shine Vase in Pink by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Kartell Pumo Smoke Black by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pumo is a brand-new multi-purpose container that recalls the shapes of the traditional Apulian object of good omen, now revised for Kartell with a multi-faceted lid, also ideal as a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Matelasse' Vase in Mat White by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The distinctive feature and special allure of these original vases lie in their particular conformation, suggestive of a wafed fabric with irregular sinuosities caused by the differe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Shibuya Smoky Petroleum by Christophe Pillet
By Kartell, Christophe Pillet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shibuya vases have a pierced lid that can transform them into table accessories and not just decorative objects.
Available in orange violet smoke
Smoke yellow blue
Smoky dark ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Abbracciaio Candelabra in Gold
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abbracciaio is an aluminium casting of two shapes which, when placed one in front of the other, become a loving embrace.
The two structures composing the candelabra link together g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Wastepaper Basket Kartell Quadrato 4672, Italy, 1970s
By Kartell
Located in Praha, CZ
- marked.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Kartell U Shine Vase in Smoke by Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Kartell U Shine Vase in Smoke by Eugeni Quitllet
By Eugeni Quitllet, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eugeni Quitllet designs a precious collection of decorative vases made of transparent PMMA. The line is composed of a vase and a table centre, distinctive for their elegant geometry ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Kartell decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Kartell decorative objects 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 decorative objects, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 6 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 57 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original decorative objects by Kartell were created in the modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Memphis Milano, Carlo Scarpa, and Memphis Group. Prices for Kartell decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $80 and can go as high as $830, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $235.
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Questions About Kartell Decorative Objects
- What country is Kartell from?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024The country that Kartell is from is Italy. Founded in Milan by Italian chemical engineer Giulio Castelli and his wife Anna Ferrieri, 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. They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Then, buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of Kartel furniture.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Is Kartell an Italian brand?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024Yes, Kartell is an Italian brand. Giulio Castelli and his wife, Anna Ferrieri, founded the company in Milan in 1949. Originally, Kartell was an industrial design firm, producing items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. It first introduced its housewares division in 1953. Find a large selection of Kartell furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024Yes, the Kartell Componibili is stackable. In fact, a big part of the appeal of the furniture collection is the fact that you can stack it up to create the ideal storage solution for your needs. Kartell first unveiled the Componibili line in 1967, and it remains popular today. Find a collection of Kartell Componibili 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024The dimensions of the Kartell Invisible table vary by style. The high rectangular table measures around 15.75 inches in height by 15.75 inches in depth by 47 inches in length, while the low rectangle version is 12.4 inches high by 15.75 inches deep by 47 inches long. There is also a 39-inch by 39-inch square Invisible table available in 28- and 12.4-inch heights. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Kartell Invisible tables.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024Philippe Starck designed the Louis Ghost chair for Kartell in 2002. The chair is a postmodern take on the classic Louis XVI armchair, a style that emerged under the fraught reign of French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. This style represented the birth of neoclassicism in France and was characterized by a relative restraint compared to the Rococo flourishes of previous eras. The second half of the chair’s name refers to its materiality. It wasn’t Starck’s first plastic chair for Kartell, but it was the first time it could use a single polycarbonate plastic mold in the process, creating a structure completely free of joints. Formally, Starck distilled the geometry of his antique reference to its main elements: the oval-shaped backrest, curved armrests and straight legs. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Philippe Starck Louis Ghost chairs.