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The Italian design giant Kartell transformed plastic from the stuff of humble household goods into a staple of luxury design in the 1960s. Founded in Milan by Italian chemical engineer Giulio Castelli (1920–2006) and his wife Anna Ferrieri (1918–2006), Kartell began as an industrial design firm, producing useful items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods.

They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Consumers in the postwar era were initially skeptical of plastic goods, but their affordability and infinite range of styles and hues eventually won devotees. Tupperware parties in the United States made plastic storage containers ubiquitous in postwar homes, and Kartell’s ingenious designs for juicers, dustpans, and dish racks conquered Europe. Kartell designer Gino Colombini was responsible for many of these early products, and his design for the KS 1146 Bucket won the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1955.

Buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. Designers Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper created the K1340 (later called the K 4999) children’s chair that year, and families enjoyed their bright colors and light weight, which made them easy for kids to pick up and move. In 1965, Joe Colombo (1924–78) created one of Kartell’s few pieces of non-plastic furniture, the 4801 chair, which sits low to the ground and comprised of just three curved pieces of plywood. (In 2012, Kartell reissued the chair in plastic.) Colombo followed up on the success of the 4801 with the iconic 4867 Universal Chair in 1967, which, like Verner Panton’s S chair, is made from a single piece of plastic. The colorful, stackable injection-molded chair was an instant classic. That same year, Kartell introduced Colombo’s KD27 table lamp. Ferrierei’s cylindrical 4966 Componibili storage module debuted in 1969.

Kartell achieved international recognition for its innovative work in 1972, when a landmark exhibition curated by Emilio Ambasz called “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” opened at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. That show introduced American audiences to the work of designers such as Gaetano Pesce; Ettore Sottsass, founder of the Memphis Group; and the firms Archizoom and Superstudio (both firms were among Italy's Radical design groups) — all of whom were using wit, humor and unorthodox materials to create a bracingly original interior aesthetic.

Castelli and Ferrieri sold Kartell to Claudio Luti, their son-in-law, in 1988, and since then, Luti has expanded the company’s roster of designers.

Kartell produced Ron Arad’s Bookworm wall shelf in 1994, and Philippe Starck’s La Marie chair in 1998. More recently, Kartell has collaborated with the Japanese collective Nendo, Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola and glass designer Tokujin Yoshioka, among many others. Kartell classics can be found in museums around the world, including MoMA, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. In 1999, Claudio Luti established the Museo Kartell to tell the company’s story, through key objects from its innovative and colorful history.

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Creator: Kartell
Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Cobalt by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Aluminum

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Crystal by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Aluminum

Kartell Ghost Buster Nightstand in Crystal by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Night table version of the Ghost Buster commode. A little squared cube on four legs, available in completely transparent, coloured or matte versions made ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Resin

Gino Colombini Midcentury Large Umbrella Stand for Kartell, Italy, 1970s
By Gino Colombini, Kartell
Located in Praha, CZ
- marked - practical - Space age style
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Pair Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell Componibili Containers in white 1970s
By Kartell
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Small modular stacking Kartell Componibili containers in white plastic with sliding doors. Both matching containers are 17 inches tall by 12.5 inches in diameter. Circa 1970 ...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Italian white night stands Componibili Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian white night stands Componibili Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, 1970s Bedside tables mod. Componibili with a round base. The structure is cylindrical, has three drawers wi...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Italian white night stand Componibili Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian white night stand Componibili Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, 1970s Bedside table mod. Componibili with a round base. The structure is cylindrical, has three drawers with...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Iconic Kartell Magazine Rack Model 4675 in black - Giotto Stoppino Design 1970s
By Kartell, Giotto Stoppino
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Discover an iconic piece of 70s design with this ‘Model 4675’ magazine rack, designed by the renowned Giotto Stoppino for Kartell in 1972. This exquisite magazine or disc holder repr...
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1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Kartell 4675 magazine rack designed by Giotto Stoppino in 1971.
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in FERROL, ES
Kartell 4675 magazine rack designed by Giotto Stoppino in 1971. Made of black PMMA plastic. 6 compartments. It has scratches from use on the lower sides, visible in the photograph...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Kartell x Laufen Blue-Green Wall-mounted Lucite Towel Rail, Italy
By Kartell, Laufen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kartell x Laufen Aquamarine Blue-Green Wall-mounted Lucite Towel Rail, Italy. The Kartell Rail Towel Rail is able to accommodate any contemporary bathroom with its simple form and array of transparent colors and sizes. Made out of lightweight yet solid PMMA plastic, Rail mounts easily to the wall to hold and complement your best hand or bath towels. Designed by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba. Founded in 1949 by Giulio and Anna Castelli, Kartell has become the world leader—and innovator—in the realm of molded plastic furniture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Lucite

Unique Coat Rack by Olaf Von Boh for Kartell, Italy 1970
By Kartell, Olaf von Bohr
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pop-art style coat rack designed by Olaf Von Bohr, manufactured by Kartell in Italy around 1970. A very unique and distinctive piece! Made of brown wood with a lovely natural nerv...
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1970s Italian Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic, Wood

Claudia Evangelista magazine rack, design by Philippe Starck for Kartell in 1996
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of Claudia Evangelista magazine racks, design by Philippe Starck for Kartell Italy in 1996 Matt grey and stone red plastic with detachable legs for easy flatpack shipping
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Kartell Ghost Buster Nightstand in Black by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Night table version of the Ghost Buster commode. A little squared cube on four legs, available in completely transparent, colored or matte versions made of plastic. Like its older br...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Resin

Pair of Italian White Magazine Racks by Kartell
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian mid-century white plastic magazine racks with six compartments and a round handle, designed by Giotto Stopinno for Kartell, model 4675 / Made in Milan Italy 1970s Mea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Italian White Magazine Rack by Kartell - 2 available
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian mid-century white plastic magazine rack with six compartments and a round handle, designed by Giotto Stopinno for Kartell, model 4675 / Made in Milan Italy 1970s Meas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Pair of Space Age Bookends by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of space gge bookends by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, circa 1970's. The set is in very good vintage condition with no cracks and measures 16"W x 8"D x 8"H. Cool and functio...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Orange Red by Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Aluminum

Kartell 'Model 4788' Coat Rack by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, 1980
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Kartell 'model 4788' coat rack as designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Italy 1980s. Unique and eye-catching enameled metal wire grid with dark grey plastic base. This smar...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal

Kartell 1968 Catalog: Lampade e Arredamento
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Kartell
Located in New York, NY
November 1968 catalog for the iconic Italian design company Kartell, divided into two sections: Lamps and Furnishings. Square 8vo with printed plasticized wrappers, 55 pages, lavishl...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Paper

1970's ABS Space Age Nightstands by Castelli for Kartell
By Kartell
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of ABS plastic formed nightstands each having four drawers and sitting on matching wheels . These space age pop modern looking pieces are manufactured by Kartell and made in I...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Child chair K 1340 (later 4999) Kartell Marco Zanuso / Richard Sapper 1964
By Richard Sapper, Kartell, Marco Zanuso
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Polyethylene children chair K 1340 Kartell - Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper 1964 A stackable children’s chair, the K 1340 was the first chair entirely built of injection moulded plas...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Kartell Small Ghost Buster Smoke Nightstand by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Night table version of the Ghost Buster commode. A little squared cube on four legs, available in completely transparent, colored or matte versions made o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Chair model 4999 Kartell Marco Zanuso / Richard Sapper 1964 First production 6x
By Richard Sapper, Kartell, Marco Zanuso
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
6x Chair model 4999/5 Kartell Marco Zanuso 1964 / Very rare original first production! Chairs are in good vintage condition. Due to the age of the plastic, you will see some discol...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Gancio coat stand with shelf by Olaf Von Bohr and Marcello Siard, Kartell 1970
By Olaf von Bohr, Marcello Siard, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Wall-mounted coat rack Hook model with all-plastic frame in beige color with four hangers and hat rack. This project combines the design of Olaf Von Bohr's coat rack with that of Mar...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Set of Desk Accessories by Rexite, Kartell, Neolt, 9 Pieces, Italy, 1980s
By Kartell, Rexite, Stile Neolt, Barbieri e Marianelli
Located in Praha, CZ
- Four bookends, two desk organizers, two pen or pencil holders, one diary - Marked. - Rare models a and color. - Very practical. - Raul Barbieri and Gio...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal

Kartell Magazine Rack in Transparent by Giotto Stoppino
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a 4-pocket magazine rack with a central handle for easy lifting. The shape is essential and decidedly practical. It is a beautiful object which can be slotted into any settin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Giotto Stoppino "4675" Magazine Rack in Black by Kartell, 1970s
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Giotto Stoppino "4675" Magazine Rack in black by Kartell, 1970s Crafted with premium-quality materials, this functional yet stylish magazine rack will add a touch of sophisticatio...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Italian Modern White Plastic Magazine Rack 4675 by Stoppino for Kartell, 1970s
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern white plastic Magazine rack mod. 4675 by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1970s Iconic magazine rack mod. 4675 in white-beige plastic with 6 compartments. It features a r...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Set of 4 Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Set of 4 Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Light Blue by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Black Kartell Magazine Rack by Giotto Stoppino
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Magazine rack by Kartell, design Giotto Stoppino. A minimalist magazine rack made of black plastic from the 1970s. Center includes a handy carrying handle.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Set of 4 Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Green by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Set of 2 Small Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Green by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Gino Colombini Midcentury Black Umbrella Stands or Ashtray for Kartell, 1970
By Kartell, Gino Colombini
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing free standing ashtray or usable as an umbrella stand in mid-century black plastic with chromed metal rings. This fantastic piece was designed by Gino Colombini...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal, Chrome

Set of 4 Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Amber by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Gino Colombini for Kartell, Italy 1970s Space Age Umbrella Stand
By Kartell, Gino Colombini
Located in Delft, NL
A Gino Colombini for Kartell, Italy 1970s Space Age umbrella Stand A beige plastic round Stand with a round loose silver metal ring...
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20th Century Italian Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Set of 4 Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Small Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Light Blue Y Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Small Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Small Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Amber by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Small Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Magazine Rack in Silver by Giotto Stoppino
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a 4-pocket magazine rack with a central handle for easy lifting. The shape is essential and decidedly practical. It is a beautiful object which can be slotted into any settin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Magazine Rack in Orange Red by Giotto Stoppino
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a 4-pocket magazine rack with a central handle for easy lifting. The shape is essential and decidedly practical. It is a beautiful object which can be slotted into any settin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Black Kartel Umbrella Stand
By Kartell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Free standing simplistic barbell design of brushed aluminum and black plastic make up this umbrella stand from Italian design house Kartell. This stand features a circular pedestal b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Aluminum

Kartell Upper Step Ladder in Citron in Yellow by Alberto Meda & Paolo Rizzatto
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stepladder has a strong personality and great functionality. It is also a successful marriage of form and function. Its pragmatism is made possible by the technology employed by...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Aluminum

Kartell Magazine Rack in Smoke by Giotto Stoppino
By Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a 4-pocket magazine rack with a central handle for easy lifting. The shape is essential and decidedly practical. It is a beautiful object which can be slotted into any settin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Cushions Largo in Velvet by Piero Lissoni
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The cushions are presented in different variants. Available in two different sizes - 48x48cm and 48x35cm - they can be used in a variety of combinations. Available in Dove Grey, C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Velvet

Italian Modern Plastic Metal Valet Stand by A Castelli Ferrieri Kartell, 1990s
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Plastic and metal Valet stand by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, 1990s Standing valet stand in black metal and white plastic. Coat s...
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1990s Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal

Italian Post Modern Plastic Metal Floor Coat Stand, Anna Castelli, Kartell, 1980
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern grey plastic and yellow metal floor coat stand by Anna Castelli for Kartell, 1980s. Coat stand with a square base structure in grey plastic, in which a yellow me...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal

Set of 2 Medium Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Green by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014. Dimensions: Height 2.38 in.; diam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Gino Colombini Midcentury Cream Plastic Italian Umbrella Stand for Kartell 1970s
By Gino Colombini, Kartell
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Midcentury cream white plastic umbrella stand. This fantastic piece was designed by Gino Colombini for Kartell in Italy during the 1970s. This fantastic piece is number...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal, Chrome

Kartell Front Page in Crystal by Front
By Front Design, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Front Page design captures the fluttering pages and breathes life into an object of lightness and elegance with its sinuous lines fanning into a curved semicircle of shelves. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Mid-Century Modern Set of Three Chrome Plastic Coat Hangers Olaf Bohr, 1960s
By Olaf von Bohr, Kartell
Located in Catania, CT
Original vintage condition with trace of age and use for this set of three coat hangers made from chrome plastic designed by Olaf Bohr for Kartell. Small losses of chrome. Italy 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Front Page in Black by Front
By Front Design, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The front page design captures the fluttering pages and breathes life into an object of lightness and elegance with its sinuous lines fanning into a curved semicircle of shelves. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Set of 2 Medium Kartell Jellies Coat Hangers in Blue by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jellies coat hangers draw their inspiration from the tableware collection of the same name designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell in 2014. Dimensions: Height: 2.38 in.; Dia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Plastic

Floor Lamp / Coat Hanger Mod. "4706" Design Group Bbpr for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell
Located in taranto, IT
beautiful floor lamp / coat hanger model "4706" designed by Gruppo BBPR for Kartell , 1970s Made of anodized aluminum and abs, in bright red color, a real icon of world design of ...
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1970s Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

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Aluminum

"Centopiedi 4545-6" Daybed Design A. Locatelli P. Salmoiraghi for Kartell, 1972
By Antonio Locatelli and Pietro Salmoiraghi, Kartell
Located in taranto, IT
"CentopIedi 4545-6" bed design A. Locatelli P. Salmoiraghi - Studio Pro - for Kartell, 1972 Extremely rare Centipede bed designed by antonio locatelli and pietro salmoiraghi, stud...
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1970s Italian Vintage Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plastic

Kartell more furniture and collectibles for sale on 1stDibs.

Kartell more furniture and collectibles are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of plastic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Kartell more furniture and collectibles, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 33 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 29 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original more furniture and collectibles by Kartell were created in the modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider more furniture and collectibles by Stefano Giovannoni, Fortuny, and Arcahorn Srl.. Prices for Kartell more furniture and collectibles can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $110 and can go as high as $4,993, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $426.
Questions About Kartell More Furniture and Collectibles
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024
    The history of Kartell starts with an Italian chemical engineer named Giulio Castelli and his wife, Anna Ferrieri. The couple founded Kartell in Milan as an industrial design firm, producing utilitarian items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods. They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. Kartell achieved international recognition for its innovative work in 1972, when a landmark exhibition curated by Emilio Ambasz called "Italy: The New Domestic Landscape" opened at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Castelli and Ferrieri sold Kartell to Claudio Luti, their son-in-law, in 1988, and since then, Luti has expanded the company's roster of designers. On 1stDibs, explore a large selection of Kartell furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Kartell is known largely for producing contemporary furniture out of plastic. The Italian company, founded in 1949, helped elevate the material, proving that it was suitable for designer furniture. You can find a collection of Kartell furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
    How you clean Kartell plastic depends on the piece. Often, the best way to clean plastic furniture is with lukewarm water and mild dish soap. However, recommended cleaning methods vary. For the best results, refer to the manufacturer's care instructions that accompany your furniture. Shop a collection of Kartell furniture on 1stDibs.
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