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
Ceramic splashback by Angelo Mangiarotti for Fratelli Brambilla
By Fratelli Brambilla, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Refined glossy white ceramic splashback, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Fratelli Brambilla.
The object, with its sculptural and essential form, is an example of minimalist desig...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Murano glass ceiling/wall lamp, design by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Modular wall/ceiling lamps mod. LP 276 in Murano plate glass designed by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega in ca. 1970. Diffusers available in clear/white, clear/smoked; metal frame paint...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Leather swivel armchair, design by Guido Faleschini for Mariani c. 1975.
By i4 Mariani, Guido Faleschini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Leather-colored swivel lounge chair with circular chrome-plated steel base, designed by Guido Faleschini for Mariani c. 1975. The soft, enveloping and voluminous lines, together with...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Art Nouveau pendant lamp with harlequin Murano glass
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Art Nouveau pendant lamp, made in Italy in the early 1900s.
The elegant burnished brass frame, embellished with sinuous curvilinear motifs inspired by the floral world, supports a sp...
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Murano glass wall sconce, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Glass plate wall lamp mod. LP258, crystal color, designed by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega in the early 1970s. This is lamp from a stock fund and therefore in like-new condition.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano glass pendant lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Suspension lamp mod. LS 131 with iridescent Murano glass discs, designed by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega in the early 1970s. This is lamp from a stock and therefore in like-new condi...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano glass pendant lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Suspension lamp mod. LS 132 with iridescent Murano glass discs, designed by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega in the early 1970s. This is lamp from a stock and therefore in like-new condi...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of pendant lamps by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of large bell-shaped ceiling lamps in pulegoso glass mod LS108, bronze color designed by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega in the early 1970s. These are two lamps from a stock fund a...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Floor-to-ceiling coat rack by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno in leather and wood, 1961
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Floor/ceiling coat rack designed by Osvaldo Borsani and produced by Tecno in 1961, the central shaft is covered in leather, here in a rare red version and stitched by hand. The sphe...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of illuminated mirrors depicting Greek gods
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of Italian art deco lighted mirrors, dating from the early 1930s, depicting Apollo and Artemis, remarkable details, the figures are achieved by a collage of metal foil elements ...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Materials
Sheet Metal
Sculpture table based on a design by Maurice Barilone
By Maurice Barilone, Roche Bobois
Located in Milano, Lombardia
sculptural low table designed by Maurice Barilone for Roche Bobois, early 1990s. The base consists of an interweaving of lacquered wood elements and a split black marble "shelf."
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1990s French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Sculpture vase italian white ceramic from the 1960s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
White ceramic half-moon sculpture vase, signed and produced by the Parravicini manufacture in the 1960s/70s. Perfette condizioni. Signed with author's name.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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