About Bologna Design Gallery
Bologna Design Gallery is a venue entirely devoted to 20th-century design and applied arts. Sprung from the love of 20th-century craftsmanship and decor, the gallery is both a centre for research on the various proposals that have characterised Italian design and a workshop for the study and selection of unique pieces for the market, with a special focus on designers such as Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, Max Ingrand, Gino Sarfatti, Franco Albini, Ico Parisi, Melchiorre Bega. The gallery's aim is to highlight the remarkable creative and artistic heritage of the past centu...Read More
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Featured Pieces
1970s Space Age Fiberglass Bed by Astarte, Italy - Restored Design
Located in Argelato, BO
The bed is an iconic piece of Italian design from the 1970s, produced by Astarte Milano, a brand known for its Space Age-style creations. This style, which emerged in the post-war pe...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Fiberglass
Paolo Buffa, Pair of mid-century sculptural cherrywood armchairs, Italy 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
This is a pair of elegant armchairs designed by Paolo Buffa, crafted from solid cherry wood with a warm reddish-brown hue. The high, slightly inclined backrest features three wavy cr...
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Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Mid-century marble and brass console table, Italy, 1950s
Located in Argelato, BO
A refined mid-century Italian console table featuring an elegant, slender crescent shape. The top is crafted from a striking marble with warm reddish hues, embellished with bold vein...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Wooden Console Table, Paolo Buffa Style, Italy
By Serafino Arrighi, Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
A refined, mid-century, crescent-shaped console table, a quintessential expression of the elegance of Italian design attributable to Paolo Buffa.
The frame is crafted from a fine da...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Mid-Century brass and glass coat hangers in the style of Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Argelato, BO
These elegant coat racks perfectly embody refined mid-century Italian design, clearly evoking the iconic combinations of materials and shapes typical of Fontana Arte.
Their design is...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Hat Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Rostrato wall lights in blown glass and brass by Barovier e Toso, Italy
By Barovier
Located in Argelato, BO
These six elegant sconces grace your walls with their sculptural presence, embodying the timeless allure of 20th-century Italian design. Each lamp is supported by a sturdy arm in pol...
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1990s Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Guglielmo Veronesi, 2 Perla Armchairs, Wood, White Fabric, ISA, Italy 1950s
By I.S.A. Italy
Located in Argelato, BO
Authentic icon of Made in Italy design, the "Perla" armchairs was designed by Giulia Veronesi and produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy in the early 1950s. Its sensual curves and the elegan...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Round 'Africa' Table by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto Artona Series, 1970s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Argelato, BO
Artona dining table by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, crafted by Maxalto in Italy, 1975. Featuring a round walnut top with dark inlaid lines and a dark black finish, its graphic design is ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Carlo Ratti, set of 4 mid-century bent plywood chairs, Italy, 1950s
By Carlo Ratti, Società Compensati Curvati, Vittorio Nobili
Located in Argelato, BO
This set of four chairs, designed by Carlo Ratti in the 1950s for Società Compensati Curvati, represents a classic example of mid-century Italian design.
Made of teak-veneered bent p...
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
"Casaccia" Bedside Table MB1 by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1962
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare walnut nightstand (MB1 model), designed by the Italian architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni for the Azucena company.
Like other works by the famous author, these bedside tables sta...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century armchairs in the style of Paolo Buffa, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
This magnificent pair of 1950s armchairs embodies the elegance of midcentury Italian design, paying homage to the unmistakable and refined style of Paolo Buffa. The solid frame in fi...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of four "780" coffee tables by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 4 stackable coffee tables "Mod. 780" by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
This set of wooden coffee tables represents one of the most iconic and representative works of the Ita...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
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