Modest Designs Furniture

Modern set of 8 cognac brown vintage dining chairs or chairs, which were designed by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi 1979, Italy. A special feature from the model of chair Korium is hi...

Set of 3 Matteo Grassi 1970s post modern beige Italian leather barstools. These fantastic barstools feature a clean leather wrapped design wi...

Vintage 1960's Italian circular rattan stool by Tito Agnoli. Original rattan with nice age and patina. Great as stool or table.

Wonderful mixed-media painting by listed artist Pascal "Pablo" Cucaro and dates from the 1960s. The painting is of the face of a woman and is covered over with silver spray paint by ...

Leather Armchair Korium Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi. Sophisticated, stylish and very comfortable is this Korium full leather arm chair which was designed by Tito Agnoli in the 1980...

Maison Jansen Mixed Metal Hoof Foot Cocktail Table

Originally purchased at the eponymous Boston based department store, Jordan Marsh. A beautifully made and very stylish tiered Cocktail Table with a Bronze frame holding two tiers of ...

A pair of vintage Italian brown leather Korium armchairs with a steel frame on black castors, designed by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi, 1980s – the price is for both chairs. This pair of chairs date from the 1980s and were part of series of armchairs and sofas designed by Agnoli for Matteo Grassi in 1978. The design bears a close resemblance to the Mario Bellini Cab 413 chair which was released by Cassina in the previous year. Given that both chairs took over a year to prototype it’s difficult to know which took precedence, and although both have a similar look, they feel different: the 413 is softer and more organic and the Korium, firmer and more hard wearing. In a sense both took inspiration from their respective manufacturer’s with regard to the outcome of the designs. Matteo Grassi had a long history of producing high quality and finely crafted saddlery going as far back as 1880, and this shines through in the quality of the construction and stitching. Like the Bellini chair, the point of identification is that the metal framework is an analogy for the human skeleton with the leather acting as the ‘skin’ that shrouds the frame. In a sense the design of the Korium also shares some aspects of the construction of early 20th Century bentwood furniture such as the benches that were created by Jacob and Josef Kohn. Like the wood that was so beautifully embossed in the Kohn’s bench...

Paul Evans Brutalist mixed metal coffee table for directional.

Desk / Swivel office chair in leather, designed by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi Model "Korium" with original leather, nice patina. Made in Italy, 1980s. Adjustable height and til...

This sturdy counter stool features a tubular steel frame completely covered in terra-colored leather and a black, embossed footrest. Black technical fabric covers the metal seat pan....

Extraordinary and rare set of 4 teal leather chairs designed by Tito Agnoli and produced by Matteo Grassi. The chairs feature high-quality leather upholstery with fine details and st...