Cleto Munari Furniture

Solid silver Italian work service in minimalist style dated 2001, including a round tray on which is placed a coffee maker, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, each of the pieces is decorat...

This 'Castello' silver-plated vase centerpiece, designed by Alessandro Mendini for Cleto Munari, was initially created in 1979. In 2014, Cleto Munari decided to reissue it with a hig...

Gio Ponti Brass Plate by Cleto Munari Impressed signature to each example 'Gio Ponti'. Impressed manufacturer's mark to verso of one example ‘Cleto Munari Forme Contemporanee Brass P...

'Palafitte' table by Cleto Munari - 2008 - Limited Edition 99 Example.

This unique vase is capable of creating a visually stunning effect when placed in any room of the house. The vase features a rectangular base with a triangular arch at the center bo...

First American edition monograph on jewelry designed by a who's who of Postmodern architects from the collection of design impresario Cleto Munari, who commissioned the pieces featured in the book. Includes work by Mario Bellini, Michele De Lucchi, Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Hans Hollein, Arata Isozaki, Richard Meier, Allesandro Mendini...

A silver plated square tray designed by Mattia Pastorino for Forme Contemporanee di Cleto Munari, other important designers like Carlo Scarpa and Gio Ponti cooperate for this series ...

Amazing mid-century silver plate serving plate. Gio Ponti designed and signed this astonishing item for Cleto Munari in Italy during the 1980s. The flat and efficient design on two round levels, make this piece simply irresistible and iconic for midcentury lovers. This piece will smarten a midcentury living room or minimal and chromed bar. This wonderful piece is in very good condition. Dimensions (cms): Diameter - 32 Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century. Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas. Gio Ponti was an Italian promoter of industrial design and introduced the idea of interior furnishing ranges produced as being a "sophisticated," economic, "democratic" and modern. Molteni&C managed a reissuing project of furniture and furnishings designed by Gio Ponti for products for these private homes and limited editions. After a long journey of research, selection and study of prototypes, the collection was exhibited at the Salone del Mobile 2012. This was thanks to the cooperation and the exclusively signed agreement of the Ponti heirs and the artistic director of Cerri & Associati Studio. Gio Ponti graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan at the end of World War I, after he fought on the front line earning military decorations. In 1921 he married Giulia Vimercati, with whom he had four children: Lisa, Giovanna, Letizia and Giulio. In 1927 he opened a studio in Milan with the architect Emilio Lancia. From the beginning of the 1920’s until 1938 he worked with Richard-Ginori Manufactory and renewed its production. In 1928 he founded the Domus magazine with Gianni Mazzocchi. In 1933 he became the artistic director of Fontana Arte which was another success after the one he obtained with Richard-Ginori. In the 1930’s he participated in the Triennale exhibitions and later he successfully managed a few of them. From 1936 to 1961 he was a professor at the Milan Polytechnic, and in 1933 was associated with Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini, until 1945. From this partnership major projects were born, including the Montecatini Palace in Milan from 1936 to 1938, in which Ponti created the "integral design" of the building and the interiors. Other works of the period were civil architecture, including the Littoria Tower in Milan in 1933, school buildings such as the School of Mathematics at the University City Rome in 1934 and the Humanities Faculty and the Rectorate of the University of Padua in 1937. There were also residential projects such as Casa Marmont in 1934 and Milan "Domus" from 1931 to 1936. The richness of the artistic production of Cleto Munari, arises out of the discovery that every boundary is undefined, and the consequent need to create a “collection about syllables” or rather a “collection of figures” which, because of their incompleteness, luminously suggest the irrepressible quest of man’s intelligence to transfigure the world, according to his own vision. It is this a perfect complicity between the whisper of the “heart...

Fantastic Murano ice glass ashtray designed by Cleto Munari and produced by Nason in Italy during the 1980s. This gorgeous large ashtray is in amazin...

A pair of geometric candlesticks. designed by Cleto Munari (1907-1998). Great sculptural pieces created in very limited edition by the Italian architect Cleto Munari. they are hand crafted in solid .925/1000 sterling silver. In 1985 Cleto Munari, set up a workshop-studio for the manufacture of unique objects in collaboration with some of the greatest architects, designers, artists, and writers in the world, among them Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira...

"King Richard" Candlestick by Richard Meier for Swid Powell A single "King Richard" silver-plated candlestick designed by Richard Meier for Swid Powell. Meier, b. 1934, is a noted 2...

Giorgio Cattano Mammut (Mammoth) bench for Cleto Munari, Italy, 2009 from an edition of 99 examples Additional Information: Materials: Enameled Steel Dimensions: 17 3/4" H x 94 1/2"...

"Moonlight" Candlestick by Ettore Sottsass for Swid Powell A single "Moonlight" silver -plated and brass candlestick designed by Ettore Sottsass for Swid Powell. Sottsass, 1917-2007...

"Courtney" Bud Vase by Gwathmey and Siegel for Swid Powell A rare and iconic "Courtney" silver-plated bud vase designed by Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel for Swid Powell. Gwathm...

"Metropolitan" Candlestick by Robert A. M. Stern for Swid Powell A single iconic "Metropolitan" silver-plated candlestick designed by Robert A. M. Stern for Swid Powell. Stern, b. 1...

Architectural water pitcher-jar designed by Cleto Munari. Awesome sculptural piece from Munari Milano, made in Vicenza, Italy, circa 1970's. It was designed by Cleto Munari itself, with aerodynamics geometric patterns in an edition of only 3 pieces. This very rare water pitcher-jar was carefully hand crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver. Has a total weight of 766.65 grams and a dimension of 11.5 by 7 inches (29.2 x 17.8 cm). Stamped, with the maker's mark, the Italian control assay hallmarks, serially numbered for the edition and signed, "CLETO MUNARI .925 1/3 MUNARI ITALY *1702 VI". In 1985 Cleto Munari, set up a workshop-studio for the manufacture of unique objects in collaboration with some of the greatest architects, designers, artists, and writers in the world, among them Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira...

Italian postmodern Glass and green plastic vase by Cleto Munari, 2000s Hemispherical vase in perforated glass. There are small threads of light green plastic in the holes. It has a ...

Italian post-modern Glass and green plastic Pocket emptier bowl by Cleto Munari, 2000s Hemispherical pocket emptier bowl in perforated glass. There are small threads of light green ...

Polychrome ceramic vase made in 2 copies in a different colour from Lorenzo Zanovello's design by Cleto Munari, the vase is to be considered a unique work. Lorenzo Zanovello was born...

Italian Post-modern Unique prototype vase Veronese in Murano glass by Cleto Munari, 2002 Vase mod. Veronese in black Murano glass, unique piece as a prototype of the vase that later...

Italian Post-modern wood and mirror vase by Cleto Munari, 2000s Vase with central oval mirror structure. In the upper part it presents the opening. On th...

Italian Post-modern wood Totem mod. Disordinato by Cleto Munari, 2020s Totem mod. Disordinato, unique piece from this collection. The totem has a square base structure in white pain...

Italian Post-modern wood Totems mod. Disordinati by Cleto Munari, 2020s Pair of totems mod. Disordinati, unique pieces from this collection. The totem ...

Coffee table by Cleto Munari Title "KLEETO" unique piece or possible prototype or study for new collection, inlaid marble and lacquered metal. Certificate of authenticity present Pos...

Coffee table by Cleto Munari Title "HORUS" unique piece or possible prototype or study for new collection, inlaid marble and lacquered metal. Certificate of authenticity present, Pos...

Decorative bottle in transparent and orange Murano glass. Post modern shape cork in silver metal. Labeled and signatured by manufacturer. Very good condition.

Phantom sideboard by Sandro Chia in a limited edition of 99 copies for Cleto Munari. The advantage of this belief is that it is the prototype made in 2008 purchased before starting p...

Credenza i fatasmini by Sandro Chia in Limited edition of 99 pieces for Cleto Munari. The merit of this sideboard is that it is the prototype made in 2008 purchased before starting p...

The limited edition cabinet designed by Mimmo Paladino is entirly covered in a layer of gold leaf and then decorated by hand with various designs in black and white by the author. Th...

Elegant box midcentury silver plate decorative box. This wonderful piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s by Benaglia for Cleto Munari. The master combination of silver plat...

Steel tray by Vittorio Gregotti for Cleto Munari. Vienna secession decoration for this remarkable piece.

Tiny glass table clock by Cleto Munari. Heavy transparent sphere with silver stripe lays on a black glass plinth.

Vaso numerato in edizione limitata in argento design Angelo Mangiarotti per Cleto Munari e Rossi & Arcandi, marcato sotto la base con punzone dell’argento, esemplare 48 di 300, produ...

"Silvershade" Candlestick by Ettore Sottsass for Swid Powell A single "Silvershade" silver-plated candlestick designed by Ettore Sottsass for Swid Powell. Sottsass, 1917-2007, was a...

Beautiful vintage glass vase designed by Cleto Munari, signed on the base, in the 1950s, of fine Italian manufacture. The vase is really very beautiful and is entirely made of a fab...