About pad
pad is a Manhattan based mid-century environment design firm & dealership. We specialize in American and Italian post-war works from architects, furniture makers and interior designers alike. Acutely interested in the rare and refined, owner and founder Angelo DeSanto strives to offer only the extraordinary and most compelling pieces. Curating via a rich historical education and database of archived documentation, we set quality standards for all our furniture and lighting antiquities.
Established in 20211stDibs seller since 2021
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Percival Lafer MP-81 Coffee Table Red Snakeskin Embossed Leather
By Percival Lafer
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful rosewood coffee table from the MP-81 seating and table collection by famed Brazilian furniture designer Percival Lafer.
The coffee table is typically a glass top. Our par...
Category
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Faux Leather, Rosewood
Max Stout Metal and Naugahyde Orange Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Very Rare sofa by North Carolina Blacksmith and furniture designer and maker Max Stout.
Sofa is in complete original condition with original cushions (foam)...
Category
Vintage 1950s Sofas
Materials
Metal
Max Stout Metal and Leatherette Black Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Very Rare sofa by North Carolina Blacksmith and furniture designer and maker Max Stout.
Wingback sofa with wooden arm rests in patinated metal and black re-...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Barovier Toso Green & Gold Striped Murano Glass Bowl
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Murano, Italy glass decorative bowl. Hand blown in the shape of a flower. Featuring alternating clear glass and green glass stripes around the floral shape as well as "graff...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Gold
Vladimir Kagan Rare 7311 Key Side Dining Chair
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Vladimir Kagan rare pair of dining and / or side chairs. Model 7311, or known as the Key Chair, these were designed and manufactured by Vladimir Kagan within his studio in 1972.
Th...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Studio Del Campo Enameled Brass Box
By Del Campo, Studio Del Campo
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful decorative lidded-hinge box from famed Italian ceramic house Studio Del Campo of Turin, Italy.
Lid is comprised of an enamel coated copper square with a brass trim and lin...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Studio Del Campo 'Wave' Enameled Bronze and Copper Vide Poche Plate
By Del Campo, Studio Del Campo
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful decorative plate, bowl, vide poche from famed Italian ceramic house Studio Del Campo of Turin, Italy. Manufactured somewhere in the 1960's.
Plate is comprised of enamel c...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Enamel
Yasha Heifetz Cerused Oak Sculptural Table Lamp
By Yasha Heifetz, Heifetz
Located in New York, NY
Yasha Heifetz designed lamp for self manufacturing company, Heifetz Lighting Co.
A tall sculptural biomorphic cerused oak wood table lamp on black painted wooden base.
Carved from a single piece of oak and mounted on a rectangle tapered wood base.
Features original leather lampshade with original black whip-stitch trim to accent its black wooden base.
2 pieces of damage to shade, both shown in images, are both not noticeable when the light is in use. Incredible condition for work created in the 1950's.
Yasha Heifetz began Heifetz Lighitng Company in 1938.
He rose to fame in 1950 when he co-sponsored and was an esteemed judge, alongside Marcel Breur and 2 directors of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) of NYC in a lighting design competition for MoMA itself.
Their search was in response to a quest by both Heifetz and Breuer to find a well designed modern lamp. Both claimed at the time that all available options felt "flat and static" as most lamps design ethos felt more attention on the lamp rather than the lighting it emit.
Over 600 designers participated in the competition; including Richard Schultz of Knoll and Alexey Brodovitch...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Leather, Oak
Arredoluce Style Italian Table Lamp
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
Italian manufactured small table lamp in the style of Angelo Lelii (Lelli) for Arredoluce.
Brass center band dissects the small black painted brass orb which is held up by three s...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ico Parisi Oval Marble & Walnut Dining Table
By Fratelli Rizzi, Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Known as model 1948.2 the table consists of a tapered border marble top with elegantly curved walnut base. This table was included in the display at La Ruota, Como, the studio of married designers Ico and Luisa Parisi. Calacatta Gold marble table...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble
Adrienne Landau White Mongolian Lambs Wool Throw Pillows, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mongolian lamps wool throw pillows in white by famed NYC furrier Adrienne Landau.
24" by 24" square.
Zipper in white leather.
Category
2010s American Modern Pillows and Throws
Materials
Fur, Wool
Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte Attributed Floor Lamp
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully patinated brass torchiere floor lamp attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, circa 1930s.
Glass panels run along the center column. Fastened to the ebonized wood with washer/nuts and covered in decorative brass shell clips. Perfect for a subtle tropical decor...
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
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