Romeo Rega Furniture
Italian
For his range of sophisticated modernist furniture, Romeo Rega worked with wrought iron, textiles, glass and more, yielding an amalgam of geometric shapes, sculptural flourishes and glamorous sensibility commonly associated with the Hollywood Regency style that remains popular today. For collectors in the know, vintage furniture made by the Italian designer's eponymous company is branded with his iconic double R logo, and Romeo Rega lighting, tables and other work is recognized globally for its seductive materials and dazzling forms.
Growing up in the heart of Rome, Rega apprenticed with a blacksmith and, just like his craftsman father before him, became a master in the skill of working with wrought iron and forging. In 1957, Rega opened his own workshop and began to explore his potential as a designer while collaborating with other master metalsmiths and blacksmiths. The creation of gates, railings and various furnishings led to a pivotal moment in his career — a contract with Italian movie studio Cinecittà. Rega was commissioned to design and manufacture the chariots for the 1959 acclaimed American film Ben-Hur.
In the 1970s, the Rega trademark was put to use and the designer began to mass produce furniture — including chairs, console tables and more. Renowned designers like Willy Rizzo and Gabriella Crespi collaborated with the company over time but the production of now sought-after Romeo Rega furniture ceased during the 1980s.
Among Rega's clients were A-list Italian entertainment and cinema celebrities, and the company’s furniture continues to be coveted by collectors today. At Hudson, New York–based antique shop Regan & Smith, Rega’s work is among the owners’ favorite designs.
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Creator: Romeo Rega
Dealer: ExtraDesign Selection
Mid-Century Modern Italian Romeo Rega Brass and Chrome Double Bed, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Romeo Rega brass and chrome double bed from 1970s
The bed can come with its bed net (price on request)
The bed needs a mattress of cm. 160 x 190.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Romeo Rega Furniture
Materials
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Mid-Century Modern Italian Coffee or Sofa Table by Romeo Rega, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Coffe or Sofa Table by Romeo Rega. The table has a Chrome and Brass structure and a smoked glass top.
A couple of the edges of the glass have little chips...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Romeo Rega Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Romeo Rega Vitrine, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Romeo Rega chrome and brass framed vitrine with smoked glasses.
The inner part of the vetrine has a glass shelf.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Romeo Rega Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome and Brass Coffee Table by Romeo Rega, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian cffee or sofa table by Romeo Rega with brass and chrome structure and smoked glass top.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Romeo Rega Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
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Romeo Rega is born in Rome on 10 October 1925, third of six children, born and raised in the Trastevere district, in the heart of Rome.
In 1943 , at the age of 18, he joins the army as a driver, a position that he holds for the next two years. In 1945, the year of Liberation, he comes into contact with whom he himself calles “the Master”, an excellent blacksmith and forger, from whom he learnes the art of iron. This way he starts his path after his father Piero, also a craftsman. Nine years later he gets married and opens a small shop in Via della Pelliccia, in the Trastevere district. Here he starts to work wrought iron, discovering himself capable of inventing, designing and realizing gates, railings and iron furniture.
He is 27 years old when, in 1957, he enrolls in the Albo provinciale delle imprese artigiane (Provincial Register of Craft Enterprises) and opens his first workshop in Vicolo della Frusta 6, where he collaborates with talented masters of wrought iron and forging. At this point arrives the first important order: the design and manufacturing for Cinecittà of the chariots for the American colossal film Ben-Hur, which will be published in 1959. He stays in Vicolo della Frusta until the end of the 1960s, a period in which he dedicated himself to his favorite activity: the design of his own pieces and the relations with people. Among his clients there are personalities from the world of cinema and entertainment, such as Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Rascel and his wife Giuditta Saltarini, Massimo Ranieri.
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Romeo Rega furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Romeo Rega furniture 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 Romeo Rega furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Romeo Rega 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 furniture by Willy Rizzo, Carlo Scarpa, and Giovanni Offredi. Prices for Romeo Rega furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $390 and can go as high as $44,562, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,200.