About Silvio Piattelli Sas
I’m Silvio Piattelli, the owner of The Mid Modernist, I was born in Florence and now live in the Chianti countryside just outside the city. I was raised in a loving art family. My parents were close to artists like Oskar Kokoschka, Darius Milhaud, Jacques Lecoq and Betty Woodman. Much of my career has been devoted to working with Italian artists and artisans who make simply exquisite pieces. I love scouting for pieces in odd corners and making them accessible to mid-century modern buyers all around the world. In the early ’80s, I started working with wood carvings and ma...Read More
Established in 19841stDibs seller since 2017
Featured Pieces
Veneziana 6 tiers chandelier. 65 Opaline glass elements. Silvio Piattelli design
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Drawing on decades of experience in lighting, my aim was to fashion a chandelier that seamlessly marries timeless elegance with practicality.
I added glass elements with a more comp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Monolite sculptural pendant in Onyx, designed by Silvio Piattelli
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Monlite pendant is made by a thin walled Onyx parallelepiped shaped shade with a 4 sided led strip inside.
It provides a good amount of ambiance light. The 17,5 watts led produces a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Marble, Brass
Contemporary Murano glass vase, Model: Mille Papaveri Rossi
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Vase of my own design, which I named “Field of a Thousand Red Poppies.”
Executed in a kiln in Murano with the very difficult working technique called “a piera.”
The design of the va...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Large Vase with baloton bubbles in gold leaf and Cobalt Blue beads
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Large Murano Vase with vertical beads in Cobalt blue and baloton regularily spread bubbles in the clear part.
The clear part carries 24K gold leaf that is printed with baloton (a pin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Sistema Solare Wall Sconce. Calacatta oro Marble. Silvio Piattelli design
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This beautiful sconce adds to the Sistema collection the wall fixture.
I made several times this for specific customer requests and realised it needed to become part of the collectio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and...
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Marble, Brass
Pair of Marble Table Lamps in Rosso Levanto Marble
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Pair of Bruchi Marble Lamps by Mmauro: Designed by Niko Koronis.
Restaured and re-wired.
This lamp probably belongs to the first production. The new production has a base in brass or...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Unique Murano Glass Vase with floating Murrine Mosaic in Blue and Red
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Splendid vase with circular handmade murrinas blue and red. The Murriina is made by casing clear, cobalt, red, Cobalt and Red.
The extraordinary effect is that the outer casing of cl...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Giant massive Murano Glass Rose Vase or Ice Bucket. Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Unique
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This large vase features a Cordone a Fenicio finish. It has a big spiral bead that is pulled vertically to form decorative festoons. This technique, known as Fenicio, was first seen on Phoenician glass...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 6 tumblers, Yellow and Amethyst color with bright red accents, Piattelli
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Set of six glasses of my own design inspired by Rothko's bitonal paintings.
Executed in the kiln in Murano with the very difficult working technique called “a piera.”
The body of the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Murano Glass
Cylindrical Murano Glass Vase, Yellow and Amethyst color with bright red accents
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Vase of my own design inspired by Rothko's bitonal paintings.
Executed in Murano with the very difficult working technique called “a piera.”
This in particular is made "senza vetro" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Gaia Trittico, 3 Murano Red Mezza Filigrana glass sphere Silvio Piattelli Design
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The Gaia Collection presents a series of luminous spheres, reimagining the classic Mid-century Murano Mezza Filigrana technique. These lights offer endless possibilities for creative...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Brass
Contrappeso Terra, Brass Floor Lamp , Pivoting Three-Arm with twin Giano shades
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Elegant re-interpretation of the midcentury iconic three-arm floor lamp called Triennale.
It carries the Giano twin shades, with a total of 6 lights. The downlight are for task light...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
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