Paolo Piva Tables
Italian, 1950-2017
Juxtaposing sleek curves with angular, geometric shapes, the sophisticated minimalism of Paolo Piva’s furniture made him one of the most significant mid-century modern designers. Using understated, classic materials such as patent leather and glass, he created furniture that is as timeless as the buildings he designed as an internationally renowned architect. Piva’s armchairs, floor lamps and other furniture pieces were built to withstand changing tastes.
Born in 1950 in Adria in northern Italy, Piva pursued his career in design and architecture at the International University of the Arts in Venice under renowned architect Carlo Scarpa. While a student, he also worked with the Akademie für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna and the Institute of History and Architecture in Venice to create a major exhibition on Viennese architecture during the socialist period.
Gaining notice during his graduate studies in Rome, Piva established himself as an up-and-coming architect. In 1980, he emerged on the international scene with an acclaimed design for the Kuwait Embassy in Qatar, which led to design commissions for buildings and factories across Western Europe. At the same time, Piva began designing furniture that reflected the clean lines and artful forms of his building style. His most popular piece was the Pyramid coffee table, with inverted pyramids supporting a glass top.
A lifelong academic, Piva began teaching at the Akademie für Angewandte Kunst in 1988, becoming a full professor in 1991. He also collaborated with top brands, including Poliform, de Sede, B&B Italia, Wittmann and Riva 1920, designing center tables, club chairs and other furniture items. He continued his design pursuits throughout his life, traveling to conferences and exhibitions internationally up until his death in 2017.
Piva gained a nomination for the Compasso d’Oro award in 1987 and was one of the architects selected to design the Science and Technology Park in Vienna in 1995. His work has been exhibited at Galerie Ulysses in Vienna and the Architekturgalerie München in Munich, as well as in the VI Mostra internazionale di Architettura della Biennale di Buenos Aires.
On 1stDibs, delve into the graceful simplicity and elegant geometry of Paolo Piva’s lighting, tables, seating, and other furniture and collectibles.
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Creator: Paolo Piva
Steel and Glass Coffee Table "Alanda" by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in taranto, IT
"Alanda" model coffee table, design Paolo Piva for B&B italia, 1980s
inverted pyramid structure in black steel , light signs of wear due to age
Size cm 120 x 120 x 26
will be shi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Great Paolo Piva B&B Italian Table Coffee Alanda Design Minimalist 1980 Black
By Paolo Piva
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great Paolo Piva B&B Italian table coffee Alanda Design Minimalist 1980 Black.
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Alanda Square Coffee Table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Puglia, Puglia
The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that inaugurated the 80s, is now a highly successful classic and refined vintage furniture complement. Our piece was produced in an Alanda ta...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Coffe Table Paolo Piva Alanda B&B Italia Mid Century 80s Italy Design Modern
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Berlin, BE
Alanda by Paolo Piva is a coffee table produced by C&B, today B&B Italia, in 1981. Its design follows a precise architectural construction and is endowed with a characteristic formal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Paolo Piva Black Wire Frame and Glass Top Corner Coffee Table
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sweeping curved architectural coffee table with plate glass top and enameled wire frame. Available in original condition, visible wear, may have some chipping to the glass. Sold sepa...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Alanda coffee table in glass, Paolo Piva, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in PARIS, FR
"Alanda" coffee table, designed by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia in the 1980s, is one of the most iconic creations of the Italian designer. Also known as the "Pyramidal Table," it is dis...
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Late 20th Century Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Paolo Piva 'Madison Square' Coffee Table
By Paolo Piva, Wittmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful modern coffee table by Paolo Piva for Wittmann, Austria, in dark wenge veneer on a light cubic stainless steel frame, marked.
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Stainless Steel
Coffe Table Paolo Piva Alanda B&B Italia Mid Century 80s Italy Design Modern
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Berlin, BE
Alanda by Paolo Piva is a coffee table produced by C&B, today B&B Italia, in 1981. Its design follows a precise architectural construction and is endowed with a characteristic formal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Paolo Piva Alanda coffee table, 1980s
By Paolo Piva
Located in Paris, IDF
The Alanda table, designed by Paolo Piva in the 1980's, is an iconic piece that epitomizes modernist design. Its geometric base, composed of black metal rods forming triangular and p...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Paolo Piva "Alanda" Rectangular Glass and Iron Mid-Century Coffee Table, 1979
By Paolo Piva
Located in Rome, IT
Astonishing Paolo Piva production B&B Italia, 1979 coffee table in black metal frame and glass top. Pleasant, linear and minimalist. Aesthetically, t...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Iron
Italian modern rectangular coffee table Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, B&B Italia
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern rectangular coffee table Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B, 1980s
Coffee table mod. Alanda with rectangular glass top. The black painted metal rod structure is made up of f...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
20th Century Italian "Alanda" Coffee Table By Paolo Piva For B&B Italia c.1980
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A B&B Italia coffee table by designed by Paolo Piva, made in Italy around the 1980s. This elegant coffee table consists of a geometric black lacquered base consisting of four inverte...
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20th Century Italian Other Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Alanda Rectangular Glass Coffee Table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, is now revisited in homage to Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer who passed away last year. A highly suc...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Vintage Paolo Piva Large Alanda Coffee Table for B&B, Italia
By Paolo Piva
Located in North Miami, FL
Rare Vintage big coffee table (6 sections) by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia 1975, Minimalist and sculptural, metal and glass. "Alanda", the large dimensions are very rare, in six square ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Paolo Piva “Alanda” Rectangular Coffee Table, ca. 1980’s
By Paolo Piva
Located in Hampstead, QC
The “Alanda” Coffee Table was designed in the 1980’s by the Italian architect and designer Paolo Piva (1950-2017) for B & B Italia, an important Italian furniture manufacturer of the...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Alanda Coffee Table by Paolo Piva, B&B Italia, c.1980
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Surbiton, GB
A rectangular 'Alanda' coffee table designed by Paolo Piva and produced by B&B Italia, c.1980. Composed from a minimalist iron base of geometric form and a thick glass top.
Dimensi...
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1880s Italian Minimalist Antique Paolo Piva Tables
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Iron
Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Coffee Table, 1970s
By Paolo Piva
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Coffee Table, 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Italian modern black coffee table Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black coffee table Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
Coffee table mod. Alanda squared in shape. The top is made of glass, the structure is made of black painted metal rod and is composed of four inverted pyramids which simultaneously act as a pedestal and support for the top.
Produced in 1980s by B&B Italia and designed by Paolo Piva.
Fair condition, with signs of use and aging, oxidation, scratches on the top and missing glass especially on the sides.
Measurements in cm 120x120x27h
This iconic and incredible coffee table will be perfect to make your living room even more stylish. Also ideal for formal places such as an office, a study, a waiting room, a meeting room, a hotel, a showroom or a restaurant. If you need more information, do not hesitate to contact us, in the meantime we invite you to visit our shop, where you can find beautiful vintage furniture...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Alanda metal coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia 70s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Padova, IT
The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, is reissued as a tribute to
Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer. A highly successful classic and one of t...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Italian modern Glass and black metal Coffee table Alanda by Piva for B&B, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Glass and black metal Coffee table Alanda by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
Coffee table mod. Alanda with square glass top. The structure in black painted metal rod ...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Italian square coffee table Paolo Piva model Alanda 70s BB Italia - G518
By Paolo Piva, BBB Italia
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Square coffee table by the famous Italian designer Paolo Piva from the 70's edited by BB Italia, Alanda model. It is composed of a glass top (thickness 1 cm)...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Large Alanda Coffee Table Paolo Piva for B&B 1980's
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Milano, MI
Alanda model coffee table designed by Paolo Piva in 1979 for B&B Italia and produced in the 1980s.
The proposed version is uncommon as it is very large ( 120cm x 180cm) and has grea...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Iron
Paolo Piva Alanda Clear Glass Top & Geometric Iron Coffee Table
By Paolo Piva
Located in Toledo, OH
Geometric form iron base coffee table with a glass top titled Alanda designed by Paolo Piva. 40" x 40", 1/2" thick polished edge glass top. Very nice to excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Iron
B&B Italia by Paolo Piva Tav Athos Oak Veneer Dining Table
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Basildon, London
Originally designed by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia in 2001, the Athos dining table perfectly showcases Piva’s architectural style.
The table featur...
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Early 2000s Italian Paolo Piva Tables
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Chrome
Alanda Square Coffee Table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Antwerp, BE
Alanda; Paolo Piva; 1980s; Italy; B&B Italia; coffee table; Modern Design; Late 19th century; Glass; Steel; Carlo Scarpa;
Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia. one of I...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Steel
Paolo Piva ‘Re Quardo’ Coffee Table in Black Lacquer and Travertine, B&B Italia
By Paolo Piva
Located in London, GB
"re Quadro" coffee table By Paolo Piva For B&b Italia, 1980s.
Nothing touches, nothing clashes, which gives this piece of furniture a completely peaceful yet strong expression.
In e...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine
Alanda Coffee Table by Paolo Piva with Square Glass and Metal Structure
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Renens, CH
Alanda coffee table by Paolo Piva with square glass and metal structure
This beautiful and minimalist coffee table is composed by a glass top with rounded edges sitting on an almo...
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1980s European Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Glass Top and Metal Base Italian Coffee Table
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular coffee table designed by Paolo Piva for B&B, Italy, 1970s. Made of black lacquered metal structure geometric base and glass top.
Paolo Piva: Born in Adria in 1950, he be...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Low in Black Lacquered Wooden Table Travertine Marble Base Paolo Piva Quadro B&B
By Paolo Piva
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Low in Black Lacquered Wooden Table Travertine Marble Base Paolo Piva Quadro B&B 1980.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Square, Alanda, Coffee Table by Paolo Piva, Italy, 1970
By Paolo Piva
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular coffee table by the famous Italian designer Paolo Piva from the 1970s edited by B&B Italia, Alanda model. It is composed of a glass top and a black lacquered tubular geom...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
Paolo Piva Coffee Table for B&B Italia
By Paolo Piva
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Paolo Piva chrome coffee table for B&B Italia. It has a very sculptural base with legs shaped like triangles. The top is tempe...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Tables
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Chrome
Re Quadro Coffee Table by Paolo Piva in Travertine and Lacquered Timber
By Paolo Piva
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Designed by the renowned Italian architect and designer Paolo Piva, the Re Quadro coffee table is a true statement piece of contemporary design. This striking table features a bold g...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine
Couchtisch B&B Italia Paolo Piva Metall Glas Design Klassiker 1980
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Couchtisch des renommierten Herstellers B&B Italia aus den 1980er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Das Modell wurde von Paolo Piva entworfen und gilt heute als D...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Paolo Piva Tables
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Metal
20th Century B&B Italia Coffee Table By Paolo Piva, c.1980
By Paolo Piva
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A B&B Italia coffee table by designed by Paolo Piva, made in Italy around the 1980s. This elegant coffee table consists of a lacquered wood two-tier top over a travertine base. The d...
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20th Century Italian Paolo Piva Tables
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Travertine
Paolo Piva tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Paolo Piva tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Paolo Piva tables, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Paolo Piva were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Vivai del Sud, Enzo Mari, and Vico Magistretti. Prices for Paolo Piva tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $600 and can go as high as $15,600, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,669.