The Jumbo coffee table was more than just a piece of furniture to Gae Aulenti (1927–2012). As a participant in Italy’s Neo-Liberty movement in the late 1950s, she rejected the omnipresent Bauhaus modernist aesthetic and instead chose to create pieces that exemplified her taste for classical design with a modern edge.
The Jumbo coffee table, with its opulent marble top and sculpted column legs, epitomized Aulenti's approach. Weighing nearly 450 pounds, the table is unquestionably heavy yet it still maintains a graceful air that hearkens back to her adoration for classic Roman architecture. This is a seductive characteristic of her late-career architectural projects, too, such as her conversion of a train station to the Musée d’Orsay — home to one of the world's most important Impressionist art collections — as well as the renovation of Venice’s Palazzo Grassi into an exhibition space.
In 1954, decades before she transformed a Paris landmark transit hub into a museum, Aulenti graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan as one of only two women in her class. She became known for her industrial design work and as a vocal advocate for rejecting postwar Italian architecture. Gianni Agnelli, the chairman of Fiat, was impressed with her passion and commissioned her to design his company’s showrooms in Turin, Zurich and Brussels. Aulenti’s work for Fiat yielded another design opportunity, this time, at Knoll, where she designed the company’s showrooms in Boston and New York City.
In 1972, Knoll began to manufacture the Jumbo coffee table, which Aulenti initially designed in 1965. The company made her table available in three marble finishes: Calacatta, Carrara and Nero Marquina.
Mid-Century Gae Aulenti Jumbo Coffee Table, Arabescato Marble for Knoll
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jumbo coffee table designed by Italian architect Gae Aulenti in 1965 for Gavina, later acquired by Knoll in 1972. Sculptural piece constructed entirely from Arabescato marble with fo...
Marble
Gae Aulenti Jumbo Coffee Table, Arabescato Marble, Knoll, 1960's
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Culver City, CA
Gae Aulenti for Knoll “Jumbo” Table, circa 1960s in Arabescato marble *Note on material: Arabescato marble ≠ Carrara. While often confused, Arabescato is...
Marble
"Jumbo" Coffee Table from Carrara Marble - Gae Aulenti for Knoll, Italy, 1965
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Sculptural Carrara Marble Icon by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, Italy, 1960s Designed by Gae Aulenti in 1965 for Knoll International, the “Jumbo” coffee table is a bold statement of Italia...
Carrara Marble
Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll Black Marble 1960s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll Black Marble 1960s Iconic Jumbo coffee table in good original condition with high polish intact. Original Knoll sticker on the leg. Compos...
Marble
Gae Aulenti Jumbo Coffee Table for Knoll International in White Carrara Marble.
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Almelo, NL
Gae Aulenti Jumbo Coffee Table for Knoll International in White Carrara Marble, Italy 1970s This Mid-Century coffee table is a stunning piece crafted from exquisite White Carrara Ma...
Marble
$9,280Sale Price|20% Off
Jumbo Carrara Marble Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, Italy, 1960s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Carrara marble "Jumbo" coffee table, designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll in the 1960s. Featuring a smooth, square marble top supported by four robust column legs, this design consists ...
Carrara Marble
Gae Aulenti Space Age Marble Jumbo Coffee Table for Knoll International, 1969
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Vicenza, IT
Jumbo coffee table, designed by Gae Aulenti and produced by the American manufacturer Knoll international in 1965. Legs made of white Carrara marble, tabletop of black Marquina ma...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Gae Aulenti Jumbo Coffee Table for Knoll
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gae Aulenti Jumbo coffee table for Knoll. Architect and designer Gae Aulenti's Jumbo coffee table is her most iconic creation made from honed white ...
Carrara Marble
Gaetano table designed by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta 1973
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Gaetano table designed by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta 1973. Lacquered aluminum frame, decorated glass top. Eccellenti condition. Gae Aulenti trained in Milan in the group of young peopl...
Aluminum
$12,800Sale Price|20% Off
Gae Aulenti 'Jumbo' Carrara Marble Coffee Table, Italy, 1970S
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic "Jumbo" coffee table by Gae Aulenti. All marble with square tabletop that is supported by four cylindrical legs, very elegant and minimalist design.
Marble
$15,000
Jumbo Table by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carrara marble "Jumbo" table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International. Made in Italy circa 1960s.
Carrara Marble
Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International
By Gae Aulenti
Located in London, GB
Italian Carrara marble “Jumbo” coffee table with column legs, designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, 1960s. A sculptural, monolithic design softened by the elegant curves of its bases. B...
Marble
Jumbo Carrara Marble Italian Square Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti For Knoll, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Madrid, ES
An early Mid-Century Modern Jumbo coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti (Italy, 1927-1972) for Knoll. Made in Carrara marble. Square tabletop with four cyli...
Carrara Marble
Gae Aulenti for Knoll Made of Black Marble Italian Square Coffee Table "Jumbo"
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Jumbo coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti (Italy, 1927-1972) for Knoll. Made in Marquina marble. Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was one of the few Italian women to rise to prominence in a...
Marble
Jumbo Marble Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International 1960s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Aachen, NW
Fine and elegant coffee table model "Jumbo" by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International. Made in Italy. This edition comes with the very elegant and one of the most expensive Statuario M...
Marble
Gae Aulenti 'Jumbo' coffee table in Carrara marble by Knoll (labeled), 1965
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Sittard, LI
Gae Aulenti was a prolific Italian architect and furniture designer best known for transforming Paris’ Gare d’Orsay railway station into the Musée d’Orsay. Inspired by Le Corbusier, ...
Carrara Marble
Jumbo Square Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, 1965, White Carrara, Italy
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Jumbo square coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti (Italy, 1927-1972) for Knoll. Made in White Carrara marble. Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was one of the few Italian women to rise to pro...
Carrara Marble
Impressive Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International, Italy 1965
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Echt, NL
Impressive Jumbo coffee table in very good condition. Designed by Gae Aulenti in the 1960s. Manufactured by Knoll International. This particular table is made from Nero Marquina, ...
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti, Glass Top, Italy
By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern coffee table ( tavolo con route ) from Gae Aulenti, the original for Fontana Arte, with glass top and swivel wheels in good condition. The Italian indust...
Glass, Rubber
$5,980
H 15.75 in W 36.62 in D 36.62 in
Mid-century modern Black marble square coffee table Gae Aulenti style - 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid-century modern Black marble square coffee table - 1970s Gae Aulenti style Marble coffee table - Italy Measures : 93cmx93cm H:40cm Material : Ma...
Marble
$4,132
H 14.77 in Dm 36.23 in
Early Carrara Marble Coffee Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Iconic early Tulip coffee table, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International in the 1950s. This early example (end 50's) features a round white Carrara marble top with refined...
Carrara Marble, Metal
Gae Aulenti Enamel Steel Lounge Coffee Table for Knoll, 1980
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Enamel metal sculptural coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, original label. We got this from the first owner together with pair of matching original chairs from the same series (check our other listings). It's a heavy metal sculptural coffee table in a great size of 34"x34". The steel frame has light scratches and age related wear. The coated table top has light scratches and patina, sturdy and structurally sound, ready to be used immediately. In recent years Gae (pronounced "Guy...
Steel
1960s Eero Saarinen Marble Top Coffee Table by Knoll
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
1960s pedestal base coffee table by Knoll. Marble top sits on a white enamel cast iron tulip base. Beautiful veining throughout the marble top. The white enamel cast aluminum base is...
Marble, Aluminum
$4,500
H 12.008 in W 43.504 in D 43.504 in
‘Tavolino Com Route" Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti, Italy, 1980’s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Chicago, IL
‘Tavolino Com Route" coffee table by Gae Aulenti, Italy 1980’s black granite top, black lacquered wood frame, and large industrial wheels.
Granite
Gae Aulenti for Kartell 4894 Coffee Table 1970s
By Kartell, Gae Aulenti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A low, square coffee table with smooth, rounded edges, creating a sense of minimalism and modernity. Its monolithic appearance is accentuated by the clean lines and uniform surface. ...
Plastic
$9,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.36 in W 43.31 in D 43.31 in
Jumbo Travertine Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, Italy, 1960s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Travertine "Jumbo" coffee table, designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll in the 1960s. Featuring a smooth, square travertine top supported by four robust column legs, this design consists ...
Travertine
$19,000
H 14 in W 44.25 in D 44.25 in
Marble Coffee Table Attributed to Gae Aulenti, Italian Design, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Houston, TX
This sculptural marble coffee table, attributed to Gae Aulenti for Knoll, exemplifies the architect-designer’s signature approach to furniture as “micro-architecture.” Crafted entire...
Marble
Jumbo Table by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carrara marble "Jumbo" table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International. Made in Italy circa 1960s.
Carrara Marble
$19,705
H 14.18 in W 44.49 in D 44.49 in
Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International, Italy, circa 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Superb original Jumbo Coffee Table, in Italian marble, by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International, Italy, 1960s. A good example of this table in very good condition. Ships worldwide.
Marble
$1,361
H 14.97 in W 27.56 in D 29.53 in
Gae Aulenti Laminate and Purple Metal Italian Coffee Table for Zanotta, 1970s
By Zanotta, Gae Aulenti
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury laminate and purple enamel metal coffee table. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta during the 1970s. This stunning straight-lined table with a clean enamelled metal frame with a light purple laminate formica top is in a stunning vintage condition. A wonderful item is perfect to complete a mid-century minimal living room...
Crystal, Metal
Sold
H 14.18 in W 49.22 in D 49.22 in
Black Carrara Marble Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll Inc, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Brussels, BE
Black Carrara Marble Jumbo Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll Inc, 1960s
Marble
Sold
H 9.85 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Glass and Metal Low Table attributed to Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Oirlo, LI
This iconic low table, designed by Gae Aulenti for Fontana Arte in the 1970s, is a true design statement. Featuring an elegant glass top, refined lines, and distinctive metal forks w...
Metallic Thread
Gae Aulenti "jumbo" Coffee table for Knoll, Rosso Verona Marble
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Jumbo" coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, 1970s–80s, crafted from solid Rosso Verona marble with a square top and four cylindrical legs, exemplifying bold Italian postmodern des...
Marble
Gae Aulenti 'Jumbo' coffee table by Knoll International
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An iconic coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International, crafted from exquisite Carrara marble and acquired in Europe during the 1970s. This piece epitomizes the refin...
Marble, Carrara Marble
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H 14.18 in W 49.22 in D 49.22 in
Beautiful "jumbo" marble coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Beautiful design by Gae Aulenti for this marble coffee table. It is difficult to find this table in this colour. It is spectacular with its veins.
Marble
“Jumbo” Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic 'Jumbo' coffee table, designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll in the 1960s, features a striking and bold design made entirely of luxurious marble. Its geometric shape and robus...
Marble
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H 14.18 in W 45.28 in D 45.28 in
Marble coffee table of Carrara Jumbo Knoll designed by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Milano, MI
Prestigious sculptural coffee table for living room designed by Gae Aulenti for Knoll in 1965. base formed with 4 carrara marble blocks and carrara marble top. The Coffee Table has n...
Marble
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H 12.8 in W 13.39 in D 5.32 in
LEG of Jumbo Marble Italian Coffee Table Designed By Gae Aulenti For Knoll 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
CUSTOM LEG REQUESTED FOR REPLACE OF Jumbo coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti (Italy, 1927-1972) for Knoll. Made in Marquina marble. Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) was one of the few Ita...
Marble
Gae Aulenti Jumbo Coffee Table
By Gae Aulenti
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gae Aulenti iconic Jumbo Coffee Table. Architectural detail meets beautiful material in the unique design of this table. Corner notches on the top a...
Carrara Marble
Gae Aulenti, Jumbo coffee table, Knoll International 1965
By Gae Aulenti, Knoll
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stunning ‘Jumbo’ coffee table designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by Knoll International, Italy 1965. This example was made in black marquina marble with white veins. This table...
Marble
“Jumbo” Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll, 1960s
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Renens, CH
Gae Aulenti, an Italian architect active during the post-war period has designed buildings, interiors, furniture and lamps during her career, many of them well-known such as the Musé...
Marble
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H 13.78 in W 43.31 in D 43.31 in
Jumbo marble coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in London, GB
The statement Jumbo coffee table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll International. With its oversized proportions and signature design, this classic piece is in excellent vintage condition. G...
Carrara Marble
