Mimmo Rotella was an Italian artist and poet who is best known for collages made from torn advertising posters in a medium that he called "double décollages."
Rotella was born on October 7, 1918, in Catanzaro, Italy, and studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples before moving to Rome in 1945. There, he became associated with the Lettrism movement and — along with Raymond Hains, Jacque Villeglé and François Dufrêne — became known as one of "Les Affichistes," an artist group credited as the forefathers of street art.
Rotella's first solo exhibition was held in 1951 in at the Galleria Chiurazzi in Rome, and later that same year, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship with which he traveled to Kansas City University. In 1961, he was invited by Pierre Restany to join the New Realism movement, whose members included Yves Klein, Arman and Jean Tinguely. In 1964, he represented Italy at the Venice Biennale. He died on January 8, 2006, in Milan, Italy, at the age of 87.
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Mimmo Rotella for Zerodisegno Marilyn Monroe Bookcase
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mimmo Rotella, (Italian, 1918-2006) "Marilyn, La Donna Piu Bella" open bookcase designed by Mimmo Rotella and made by Zerodesigno in 2004. Numbered from an edition of 99. Grap...
Zinc
$3,411 / set
H 69.69 in W 109.65 in D 15.36 in
Three Vintage Hardwood Finish Military Campaign Bookcases Used for Media Storage
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this suite of three mahogany finish Military Campaign style bookcases used as media storage A good lookin...
Hardwood
$2,733Sale Price|20% Off
H 46.46 in W 41.74 in D 15.75 in
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Wood Bookcases Shelves Cavalletto Model for Agapecasa
By AgapeCasa, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
A furnishing system made entirely of wood, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1953. Its distinctive feature is a trestle in the shape of an upturned “V”, which means it is superimposable by means of a siply gravity joint, and whose special perimeter section can accomodate bookshelves on which closed containers...
Wood
$6,868 / item
H 78.75 in W 78.75 in D 15.75 in
Pontile Bookcase, in canaletto walnut, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Bookcase made of a series of solid wood poles with circular section, veneered shelves with solid wood edging, all made of Canaletto walnut finished with transparent paint. The head of the poles is coated with a blue protective paint. The system is completed by two storage compartments that feature sliding doors with integrated handle. The library is shipped semi assembled. Libreria costituita da pali continui a sezione circolare in legno massello. Ripiani impiallacciati con bordatura in massello. Il tutto realizzato in noce canaletto finito con vernice trasparente. La testa...
Wood, Walnut
$6,026 / item
H 78.75 in W 78.75 in D 15.75 in
Pontile bookcase and cabinet, in oak wood by AccardiBuccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Bookcase made of a series of solid wood poles with circular section, veneered shelves with solid wood edging, all made of Oak wood finished with transparent paint. The head of the poles is coated with a brick red protective paint. The system is completed by two storage compartments that feature sliding doors with integrated handle. The library is shipped semi assembled. Cod. e DIM: — PON bookcase W200 x H200 x D40 cm MATERIALS: oak wood COLORS: colors head poles Design by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum Libreria costituita da pali continui a sezione circolare in legno massello. Ripiani impiallacciati con bordatura in massello. Il tutto realizzato in legno di rovere finito con vernice trasparente. La testa...
Wood, Oak
$6,868 / item
H 78.75 in W 78.75 in D 15.75 in
Pontile Bookcase, in canaletto walnut, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Bookcase made of a series of solid wood poles with circular section, veneered shelves with solid wood edging, all made of Canaletto walnut finished with transparent paint. The head of the poles is coated with a blue protective paint. The system is completed by two storage compartments that feature sliding doors with integrated handle. The library is shipped semi assembled. Design by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum Libreria costituita da pali continui a sezione circolare in legno massello. Ripiani impiallacciati con bordatura in massello. Il tutto realizzato in noce Canaletto finito con vernice trasparente. La testa...
Wood, Walnut
Gibbings for Widdicomb Bookcase with Glass Sliding Doors Mid Century
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut Widdicomb bookcase with sliding doors.
Glass, Walnut
$2,225 / item
H 54.34 in Dm 18.12 in
Cheba bookcase, in lacquered metal and plywood, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Tables on one or more levels, furnish ironically without remaining unnoticed. Ideal companions for public and private environments and contexts. The structure is a curved metal roun...
Metal
$5,710
H 53 in W 94.5 in D 14.5 in
Contemporary Inori Glass Bookcase by Setsu & Shinobu Ito for Fiam Italia
By FIAM
Located in Chicago, IL
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Glass
$3,500
H 42 in W 54 in D 15 in
John Van Koert for Drexel “Profile” Freestanding Pyramidal Bookcase in Espresso
By John Van Koert, Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
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Elm
$1,236 / item
H 26.78 in Dm 18.12 in
Cheba bookcase, in lacquered metal and plywood, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
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Located in Meolo, Venezia
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Metal
$1,767 / item
H 43.31 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Vodo bookcase, in oak and metal, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
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Sheet Metal
$8,054 / item
H 89.77 in W 67.33 in D 13.78 in
Step Bookcase, in wood and brass, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Step is a modular bookcase with brass structure, consisting of welded metal plate and tubes. Three different heights of the columns allow to create a variety of compositions. The shelves are assembled through simple joints. Brass uprights, like tape attached to the wall, support thick, apparently suspended shelves...
Brass
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H 35.44 in W 53.15 in D 17.52 in
Mimmo Rotella, Marco Ferreri, Kennedy sideboard, ZeroDesign, 2004, exh. 1/99
By Zerodisegno, Marco Ferreri, Mimmo Rotella
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rare sideboard from the "decollage Kennedy" series by Mimmo Rotella and Marco Ferreri, produced by ZeroDisegno in a limited edition of 99. This one, specimen 01/99, is in very good ...
Sheet Metal