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
Table lamp mod. 612 green, design Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce, 1975
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Table lamp mod. 612 clamped in dark green fiberglass and plexiglass designed in 1975 by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table lamp mod. 612, design Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce, 1975
By Arteluce, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Table lamp mod. 612 clamped in burgundy-colored fiberglass and plexiglass designed in 1975 by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Centerpiece mod. Spirale, Achille Castiglioni for Bacci, 1970s
By Bacci, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Centerpiece mod. Spirale, designed by Achille Castiglioni for Bacci, in 1971.
The object is of particular rarity because of its size (cm 31.5 Ø x 9 h).
Made of black marble, the int...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Marble, Steel
Cork and brass storage box, Gabriella Crespi 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Elegant desk storage box made of cork and brass, designed by Gabriella Crespi c. 1975.
The brass frame bears the engraved signature of the author.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Cork and brass pen holder, Gabriella Crespi 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Elegant cylindrical cork pen holder with brass profiles, designed by Gabriella Crespi c. 1975.
The base, also made of brass, bears the engraved signature of the author.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Murano glass boule engraved with marine motifs, S.A.L.I.R. 1930s
By S.A.L.I.R.
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Unusual colorless Murano glass vase etched with marine motifs, the spherical shape recalls the boule for goldfish. The rich decoration is achieved by wheel engraving, produced by S.A...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Lampada a soffitto Galatea, disegnata da Angelo Mangiarotti per Stilnovo, 1968
By Stilnovo, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rara lampada a soffitto "Galatea" in vetro sfumato bianco con base in metallo, disegnata da Angelo Mangiarotti per Stilnovo. Anno 1968.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Red ceramic sculpture, Pompeo Pianezzola for for Zanolli & Sebellin 1960s
By Pompeo Pianezzola
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Glazed ceramic vase made by Pompeo Pianezzola for Zanolli & Sebellin Nove in 1965 and characterized by an original shape that combines a wide circular base with a slender conical bod...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pannello in legno con angeli, Gino Maggioni per Atelier di Varedo, Italia, 1920
By Gino Maggioni, Gaetano Borsani
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pregiato pannello in legno intagliato e dipinto, raffigurante quattro angeli inginocchiati che offrono fiori in una composizione simmetrica, dal carattere quasi liturgico.
L’opera f...
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Pannello in legno con colombe, Gino Maggioni per Atelier di Varedo, Italia, 1920
By Gaetano Borsani, Gino Maggioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pregiato pannello in legno intagliato e dipinto, raffigurante due colombe posate sui rami di un albero rigoglioso.
L’opera fu concepita dall’architetto Gino Maggioni, che svolgeva u...
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Set di 2 caraffe del servizio "Jazz" design di Ambrogio Pozzi per Padova Argenti
By Ambrogio Pozzi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Coppia di caraffe in metallo argentato e ottone appartenenti al servizio da bar “Jazz”, disegnato da Ambrogio Pozzi per Padova Argenti, anno 1983.
Le placche circolari rimovibili, ch...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Brass
LT 357 Murano glass table lamps, design by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, Lombardia
LT 357 table lamps in white blown Murano glass with transparent ground lenses-smaller version (cm 23d x 12h) - , designed by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega. Year 1970 ca. These are lam...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
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