About Fragile
FRAGILE is an historical and contemporary design gallery which was opened in Milan in 2000 and, since its birth, it quickly became a reference point in home decoration and for collectors, offering a unique choice of furniture, lightings, furnishing accessories and jewelry created by the most important last century designers, such as Gio Ponti, BBPR, Franco Albini, Angelo Mangiarotti, Carlo Scarpa, Osvaldo Borsani, Gae Aulenti, from the Fifties ‘till nowadays, gathered together through an accurate cataloguing and research work. FRAGILE is essentially composed of two diffe...Read More
Established in 19941stDibs seller since 2012
Featured Pieces
Elegant round table, Italian design, 1950s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Circular wooden table from the 1950s, with black formica top, circular wooden ribbon, black lacquered iron legs, brass tie rods.
With its subtle and refined components, the table exe...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
"Oz" pendant lamp, Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi, Fontana Arte
By Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi, Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Oz" pendant lamp, model 2662, with a cone-shaped diffuser made of gray opal glass encapsulated with a diagonal base, on which a lozenge of transparent anthelium glass fits.
Design b...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Opaline Glass, Glass
"Calotta" pendant lamp, Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, 1960s
By Martinelli Luce, Elio Martinelli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Calotta" reflected light pendant lamp model 1749, design by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, 1963.
The lamp consists of a dome-shaped diffuser made entirely of satin-finished s...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Sphere pendant lamp, La Murrina, circa 1970s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Suspension lamp consisting of a large polychrome Murano glass sphere with converging line pattern and brass structure. Adjustable in height. La Murrina, circa 1970.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Bahuahus metal clamp table lamp, 1930s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rare Bauhaus table lamp with swiveling burnished metal frame and black lacquered metal conical shade from the 1930s. The arched arm, fixed by clamp, allows the position of the light ...
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Floor lamp mod. 4097 with height sliding shade Stilnovo, ca. 1960.
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Floor lamp mod. 4097 by Stilnovo with oval white fabric shade adjustable in height, nickel-plated brass stem and iron base. Year ca. 1960.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Stilux table lamp in brass and green perspex
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Stilux table lamp composed of green perspex base and diffuser of the same proportions, connected by a chrome-plated brass arm. The essential, balanced design is enhanced by the abili...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
4052 table and floor lamp, Marcello Siard for Kartell, 1960s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rare table and floor lamp mod. 4052, made of white methacrylate and ring at metal base. Design by Marcello Siard for Kartell, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
"Parola" wall lamp, Gae Aulenti, Piero Castiglioni, Fontana Arte, 1981
By Gae Aulenti, Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Parola wall lamp, mod. 2689 with adjustable opaline blown glass diffuser and satin-finish brass frame, designed by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni for Fontana Arte. Year 1981. Avai...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Set 4 cream "Lierna" chairs, Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni, Gavina, 1959
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Gavina
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of no. 4 Lierna model chairs with cream-colored lacquered wood frame and brown leather upholstered seat, designed in 1959 by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni, produced initial...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of black "Lierna" chairs, Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni, Gavina, 1959
By Gavina, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of two Lierna model chairs, designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1959 and initially produced by Cassina, then by Gavina starting in 1960.
The chairs feature a blac...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Cartesius table, Mario Bellini for Gavina, compasso d'oro 1962
By Gavina, Mario Bellini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Dining, game, study table "Cartesius" designed by Mario Bellini in 1960, produced by Pedretti then by Gavina from 1962.
Square in shape, the table features a molded and veneered ply...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Wood
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