Entrance wood coat rack. Hooks by Fontana Arte Italian wardrobe, Italy 1950s

Art Deco. wood wall hanger, two brass and glass hooks attributable to Fontana Arte, Italy, 1930s-1940s.

Beautiful and unique magazine rack in metal and wood produced in Italy, circa 1950s. A wonderful enamelled metal, wood and brass piece, that will...

Lovely midcentury wood magazine rack. This fantastic item was produced in Italy during the 1950s and it is attributed to Ico Parisi. This piece is fantastic because of its luxurious materials: made of lacquered wood with glass side panels and visible brass screws finishes. A must-have for midcentury lovers in order to smarten a studio or an entrance hall. Ico Parisi was an Italian architect and designer. Born Domenico Parisi in 1916 in Palermo, Italy, he was involved in building construction and architecture in Como during his early adulthood. By the 1940s, Parisi took up filmmaking and began designing furniture in 1945, for which he would become most renowned. His designs are characterized by their Italian Mid-Century Modern aesthetic, constructed using soft woods often cut into boomerang-like shapes, augmented by metal slats and boldly colored upholstery. His most prolific period was the two decades that preceded 1965, when he married and formed a design team with his wife, Luisa Aiani, in 1948. He studied architecture between 1949–1952 under Alberto Sartoris...

Beautiful Mid-Century Modern newspaper and magazine rack designed and manufactured by Fontana Arte in the 1960s. It's made of solid brushed brass and thick smoked glass. Dimension...

Wonderful midcentury lacquered wood magazine rack. It was designed by Cesare Lacca produced in Milan, Italy, during the 1950s. It is both elegant and functional, as wood and brass a...

Wonderful magazine rack in black lacquered beech wood with removable mid-century shelves. Cesare Lacca designed this amazing piece and was produced in Milan, Italy during the 1950s. This item is fantastic because it is both stylish and functional, as the black lacquered wood structure blends wonderfully with the brown shelves creating a striking mid-century balance and can be folded in order to easily carry it. This piece is perfect for a mid-century library or living room and will complete any project with its striking lines. Born in Naples in 1929, Italian architect-designer Cesare Lacca created modernist furniture and metalwork throughout the 1950s. Though details of his personal life and professional training remain lost to history, there are sufficient surviving primary sources that document his many elegant designs in brasswork for which he is the best know and which fetch high prices from collectors. Like many Italian designers in the 20th century, Lacca moved to Milan after World War II to launch his career. Before he was even 21 years old, his work was selected by a group of American curators for inclusion in the landmark exhibition Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today that toured 12 US museums between 1950 and 1953—the first major exhibition of Italian design outside of Italy. The exhibition showcased the best and brightest of Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, and Gio Ponti In the exhibition catalogue, curator Meyric R. Roger’s spotlights Lacca's expert achievements in brass, noting “the variety and quality of his creations,” which “place him high among the architect-designers leading the current [Modernist] movement." Rogers adds, "The quality of his work...provide[s] all the decorative effectiveness needed without strain or exaggeration”. Lacca designed a great many tea carts and serving trolleys in his career—which make up a large proportion of what is available on the vintage market today—as well as magazine racks and coffee tables. Lacca’s most iconic tea cart was manufactured by Italian brand Cassina and features sculpted beech, cedar, teak, or walnut with brass details, a glass tabletop, and a removable glass tray. Lacca also designed high-backed lounge chairs, which were regularly featured in Arredoluce advertisements for Angelo Lelli’s lighting...

This is a coat rack made by Fontana Arte in Italy. A beautiful example of elegant design. The coat rack was produced around the 1950s. The frame is made of brass with a glass parcel...

A wonderful and elegant coat hook by Fontana Arte, Italy. Ideal for a front hall entry or dressing room.

Article: Bauhaus Mategot Style wardrobe element. Origin: France Age: 1950s Description: This original vintage Bauhaus Style wardrobe hook...

Magazine Rack Sculptural Italian Magazine Holder Rack in the style of Fontana Arte Italy 1950s Made in bronze & brass -two venetian art glass inserts with etched flower design. Lower...

An elegant modernist wall-mounted coat rack from the 1950s. An original and old vintage object, designed and executed by the Austrian architect and designer Carl Auböck. The frame is...

Mid-Century Modern vintage coat hook from brass and glass attributed to Fontana Arte 1950s Italy. A stunning vintage coat hook circular like from glass and brass attributed to Fonta...