Olivetti Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, steel, vinyl, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hired BBP...

in the office, the sixties may have been swinging (remember ‚mad men‘?), but overall it was a time of rapid modernisation. and it was the time of modular interiors, designed to fit m...

Coppia di cassettiere/classificatori, metallo smaltato. Buone condizioni.

This is an Arco desk, designed by Studio B.B.P.R for Olivetti Sintesis in 1963. The piece was manufactured in Italy in the 1960s. The frame and base are made of iron, and it has a ca...

A sideboard designed by Studio B.B.P.R. (G.L. Banfi; L.B. Belgiojoso; E. Peresutti; E.N. Rogers) and made by Olivetti, Ivrea. Materials: Sheet steel, tubular steel (painted olive g...

A very rare pair of Arco system is sideboards or side desks or "shelf boards" designed by architects and designers Banfi, Belgiojoso, Peressutti and rogers (bbpr) for Olivetti. The ‚arco‘ system included desks, side desks, machine tables and storage furniture. The modular character works with a painted steel frame in different sizes, added hanging plastic drawers or metal shelves and tabletops in hard plywood. This pieces have angled legs and adjustable hexagonal feet in black, a shelf box in stove enameled gray/beige steel and tabletops in sturdy molded veneer plywood (german: „pagholz“) with a rosewood finish. Versatile and practical, with an industrial elegance – and more sophisticated than any coffee table for your coffee table books. Good condition, wear consistent with age and use, metal has some patina. Label imprint underneath the tabletop: olivetti arredamaneti metallici & the „greek spiral...

A collectors set designed by the workshop of modernity: “bbpr’s (banfi, belgiojoso, peressutti and rogers)‚ spazio” desk and side desk. The unique design of the whole ‘spazio’ sys...

Italian Mid-Century Modern complete desk, by Olivetti, designed by Studio BBPR: Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1901-1969) Enrico Peressutti (1908-1976) Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1909-2004) Gian Luigi Banfi (1910-1945) enameled metal desk "Spazio" designed by Olivetti. This 1960 design with its synthesis of styles and materials anticipated post-modernism by over 20 years and won in 1962 the Compasso d'Oro, industrial design award originated in Italy in 1954 from an idea of Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli. This one is particularly rare as it has its coordinated detachable side bureau and its adjustable desk spotlight. The main desk enameled in light lime green has 3 side drawers, the side one has 8 small sliding drawers. The writing surfaces are protected by a clear glass that has preserved the green felt. Considering the age, the condition is excellent, only 2 corners show signs of wear due to the attachment of the desk lamp. This design has also been exhibited at the Moma in New York. A very interesting functional collector piece. Stamped: Olivetti Arredamenti Metallici "Spazio". Measures: Larger desk only...

This midcentury sideboard or office cabinet was designed by B.B.P.R. for Olivetti in Italy circa 1963. It is from the Arco Series. It is made out of lacquered metal, plastic and pre...

This vintage sideboard was designed in 1962 by BBPR. BBPR was an architectural partnership founded in Milan in 1932 and composed of Banfi, Belgiojoso, Peressutti and Rogers. Tragically Banfi died in a concentration camp during the second world war, but the practice continued under the same name. Later, this item was manufactured by Olivetti Arredamenti Metallici...

Important Italian Mid-Century Modern Enameled metal desk "Spazio" designed by Studio BBPR for Olivetti. This desk, designed in the 1950s, with its synthesis of styles and materials a...

Wardrobe Synthesis45 by Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti Ivrea Italy 1973.