Furniture

An elegant table lamp made from layered and blown Murano glass and a circular cast iron metal base. Signed. A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass s...

Large wall lamp design Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte 1970s. Structure in painted metal with 4 lamps. Square diffuser made of two types of glass, t...

Designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Fontana total black table lamp, 2014 Edition, is an unusual Total Black produced in 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of...

"Equatore" is a small table lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor an...

Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in brass for Fontana Arte. Executed in a brushed brass metal frame with a mouth blown white glass diffuser, transparent cord with dimmer and plug. One of...

Very rare pair of glass, brass and aluminum illuminated curved mirrors signed by Gio Ponti and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy ca. 1950s. Mirrors crossed by 3 kind of luminescant tul...

Elegant table lamp designed by Fontana Arte in 1954. Bromated base with double curved crystal top in black with burgundy red reflections when lit, and lower translucent white that em...

Stunning ceiling lamp model 2448 designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte in Italy 1960. The lamps feature a round chrome structure that holds thirty-two chiseled gla...

Crystal cut clear glass, frosted glass, nickel plated brass. painted aluminum. 8 x E12, (candelabra) sockets.

Table lamp Bilia (mod. 2474) design Giò PONTI for FONTANA ARTE. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD Anni 60 DESIGNER Gio PONTI (1891-1979) was an influential Italian architect and designer, among...

This brass and opal glass chandelier, designed by Max Ingrand for the iconic Italian lighting manufacturer Fontana Arte, dates back to 1955. Crafted with noble materials and clean li...

We are very pleased to offer a set of three bar counter stools by renowned American furniture designer Dakota Jackson, circa the 1990s. He began his career in the 1960s and gained re...

Original table lamp No. 2425 or "Pugno" designed by Richard Carruthers and produced by Fontana Arte in 1971. The lamp is made of metal, painted gray and has a chrome tube in which...

Vintage Dakota Jackson post modern Art Deco style executive partners desk featuring mahogany with leather insert and stainless steel frame. A V-Shape pattern veneer top with Black Leather inset. 2 pedestal cabinets below: each with 2 standard drawers and 1 file drawer, front and back. Polished Stainless Steel drawer pulls, post, floor plates, and arced trestle supporting desktop. DJ Chelsea Black Leather, Polished Polyresin finish. Dakota Jackson (born August 24, 1949) is an American furniture designer known for his eponymous furniture brand, Dakota Jackson, Inc.,[1] his early avant-garde works involving moving parts or hidden compartments,[2][3] and his collaborations with the Steinway & Sons piano company.[1] Jackson helped establish the art furniture movement in 1970s SoHo,[4][5] later becoming a celebrity designer in the 1980s.[6][7][8] His background in the world of stage magic helped him get his first commissions and is often cited as the source of his point-of-view.[6][9] Early life Dakota Jackson was born on August 24, 1949, and grew up in the Rego Park neighborhood of Queens, New York. Stage Magic Jackson's father, Jack Malon, was a professional magician.[10] Mr. Malon learned the trade from his own father, who studied stage magic in early 20th century Poland.[1] Jackson began studying magic at a young age and sometimes performed with his father.[11] Jackson's name, in fact, grew out of a road trip to Fargo, North Dakota.[11] Throughout his adolescence and into his early 20s, Jackson immersed himself in the world of magic.[2] In 1963, Jackson began to perform in talent shows at his junior high school, William Cowper JHS 73 (which is known today as The Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School),[12] and at children's birthday parties.[13] Jackson also began to build his own props, including large boxes for sawing a woman in half and small boxes from which doves would emerge in full flight.[11] Jackson acknowledges the importance of these early experiences with magic to his later career as a furniture designer: "The demands of performance taught me how to discipline myself to achieve aesthetic ends."[1][2][14] After Jackson graduated from Forest Hills High School in 1967, he continued performing as a magician, working in art galleries, night clubs, touring in the Catskills, and giving private performances at society events.[2][13][15] When he was 17, Jackson had studied with magician Jack London to learn the dangerous bullet catch trick.[16] "What appealed to me was the notion of doing things that appeared miraculous" Jackson once recalled.[6] "I was interested in spiritualism. I was interested in things like bullet catching, things that really challenged individual sensibilities, that were frightening, on the edge."[2] He didn't find the opportunity to perform the trick publicly until a decade later at Jackson's final professional performance as a magician.[1] It was documented in Andy Warhol's Interview (magazine), in a story titled "Dakota Jackson bites the bullet."[1][16] Jackson admits that he sometimes tires of references to his magician background, although he acknowledges it as an important part of his history.[2] The Downtown Arts Scene In the late 1960s, Jackson moved into a loft on 28th Street in Chelsea.[1][17] Jackson became part of the Downtown scene, a community of "artists, dancers, performers, and musicians" who moved to the neighborhood for the cheap rent and social life.[1][8][17][18] In October 1970, Jackson performed with the Japanese group Tokyo Kid Brothers at New York's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (also known as Café La MaMa) in a rock musical production called "Coney Island Play" ("Konī airando purē).[19] The show explored themes of cross-cultural communication and understanding[19] and was a follow up to the group's debut performance of "The Golden Bat" at La MaMa earlier that summer.[20][21][22] Jackson played the part of a "clever conjurer."[19] Over the next few years, Jackson became interested in minimalist dance and performed in the dance companies of Laura Dean and Trisha Brown.[2][15][23] Jackson credits his exposure to minimalism and minimalist dance in particular as having had a strong influence on his approach to design; in 1989, Jackson told the Los Angeles Times: For me the essential fineness of a design is in the idea, not the object itself ... In minimalism, the object is pared down to its basic meaning by stripping away all the excrescence ... —those elements that do not contribute to the pure idea.[24] Design career In the early 1970s, as he experimented with performance and dance, Jackson began branching out as a special effects consultant to other magicians, film producers, and musicians[2][23] such as Donna Summer.[6][9] The loft also gave Jackson an opportunity to apply his creativity and building skills: "These were times when lofts were not ... luxury condominiums. These were tough, tough raw spaces ... and we artists, bohemians, creative people, we created our environment. So I had to build".[17][25] Recognizing his skills as a builder, Jackson decided to shift away from performance and become a full-time maker.[1][15][17] He began making a variety of objects, including furnishings for other artists and magic boxes with hidden compartments for art collectors and galleries.[17][24] Jackson's social connections helped spread word about his work[15] and this led to his first commissions.[1] Early Commissions Desk for John Lennon by Dakota Jackson In 1974, Jackson's career as a designer began when Yoko Ono asked him to build a desk with hidden compartments for husband John Lennon.[26] "She wanted to make a piece of furniture that would be a mystical object; that would be like a Chinese puzzle," Jackson recalled in a 1986 interview published in the Chicago Tribune.[6] The result was a small cubed-shaped writing table with rounded corners reminiscent of Art Deco era style.[15] Touching secret pressure points opened the desk's compartments.[23] This commission helped build Jackson's reputation and allowed him to merge his experience as a magician and performer with his developing interest in furniture.[27] In 1978, a bed designed for fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg garnered Jackson even more notoriety.[8][10][28] [29] Called "The Eclipse", the bed was described in The New Yorker as "large, astounding, sumptuous, with sunbursts of cherry wood and quilted ivory satin at head and foot."[10] A lighting system positioned behind the headboard switched on automatically at sunset and spread out rays of light "like an aurora borealis,"[2][17] which grew brighter and brighter until turning off at 2 am.[23][30] Commissions like these continued to come in[8] and Jackson soon became known as a designer to the rich and famous.[30] Some of his other clients from this period included songwriter Peter Allen, Saturday Night Live creator and producer Lorne Michaels, Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, and soap opera actress Christine Jones.[8] The American Art Furniture Movement and the Industrial Style In the late 1970s, Jackson was among a small group of artists and artisans producing and exhibiting hand-made furniture in New York.[5][31] Jackson and his peers were part of the "American Art Furniture Movement," a group sometimes called the "Art et Industrie Movement,"[32] named after the leading art furniture gallery of the era,[32] Art et Industrie, founded by Rick Kaufmann in 1976.[33] In a 1984 Town & Country article titled "Art You Can Sit On," Kaufmann said he created the gallery to "serve as a locus to the public for artists and designers creating new decorative arts."[31] The works on display were "radical objects" that drew from a number of fine art traditions, including "Pop, Surrealism, Pointillism and Dada [which were] "thrown together with the severe lines of the Bauhaus and the Russian avant-garde, mixed with Mondrian's color and filtered through a video sensibility—all to create a new statement."[31] The article described Jackson as a "ten-year veteran of the genre" and pointed to the "clean forms and quiet colors" of his furniture.[4] Jackson showed a variety of industrial-looking lacquer, metal, and glass works at Art et Industrie, including his Standing Bar (also known as the Modern Bar),[33] a lacquered cabinet that Jackson designed in 1978 for his wife (then-girlfriend) RoseLee Goldberg.[13] Other works from this period include the T-Bird Desk, Self-Winding Cocktail Table, and the Saturn Stool...

Rare Couple of wall lamps design Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte 1950s

Fontana Arte umbrella stand composed of two smoked glass panels, the front side beveled and panels mounted on a solid unlacquered brushed brass frame. Origin: Max Ingrand For Fontan...

Very elegant 1940s Fontana Arte Lantern Made with thick green nilo glass and brass Needs to be rewired

Pair of original Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte coat hangers, Italy, 1960. mod. 1779 Nickeled brass and beveled glass. Literature: Quaderni di Fontana Arte, n. 2, p. 46.

Model 1636 Pendant by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. A gorgeous polished brass drop pendant featuring a rather complex design at t...

Two Gio Ponti shape Fontana Arte free standing table or wall mirrors. Italy c1950 in very good condition Lovely patina to brass. Mirror in very good condition. Some age but no rea...

Pietro Chiesa designed this lovely modernist glass and metal coffee table for the renowned Italian manufacturer Fontana Arte in the 1940s. This rectangular coffee table, with its "sc...

A rare pair of nickel Max Ingrand wall light made for Fontana Arte. '1963' Model Italian. Nickel brass and opaline glass. Available 4.

Wonderful portrait frame with pink curved crystal frame of rectangular shape with rounded edges, brass support. Designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italian production since 193...

The OZ pendant lamp, designed by Daniele Puppa & Franco Raggi in 1980. Crafted by the esteemed lighting manufacturer Fontana Arte in northern Italy during the 1980s, this exquisite p...

This beautiful coffee table is designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Model 1736 Italy, 1950s This table is made with a beautiful green colored glass with metal and brass. You ...

Floor lamp mod. 0024 Large, design by Giò PONTI for FONTANA ARTE. Dimmable diffused light on the floor with slide switch. ORIGIN Italy DESIGNER Gio PONTI (1891-1979) was an influen...

Very rare "Dahlia" chandelier, model "1563", designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in the 1950s is one of the most coveted and iconic pieces of Italian Mid-Century design. Pink cu...

Side table mod. 1932 design by Giò PONTI for FONTANA ARTE. ORIGIN Italy DESIGNER Gio PONTI (1891-1979) was an influential Italian architect and designer, among the best known on th...

Max Ingrand (1908–1969) coffee tables Glass, lacquered metal and brass Edited by Fontana Arte Model created circa 1959 H 40 × W 99 × D 39 cm Bibliography: Domus, No. 361, December 19...

This superb chandelier, designed by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte in 1938, is a variation of the Padelle chandelier designed in the early 1930s. It consists of a large flat disc of crys...

Midcentury pair of wall lights mod. 1537 by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte . Frosted glass lampshade with original golden brass structure. Italy, 1940 Literature : Quaderni di Fon...

Candle Koi table lamp produced by Fontana Arte Italia. Lamp with modern and elegant design made of steel and plastic, with spotlights. The spotlights are adjustable. Perfectly workin...

This sconce was manufactured by Fontana Arte in Italy in 1970s based on a Pietro Chiesa's design of the 40s. It has a chrome-plated metal frame and an etched glass shade. In additi...

Rare blue grey glass bowl, candy dish designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, circa 1960. Similar examples pictured in Franco Deboni’s “Fontana Arte” published by Allemandi & C., 2...

Minimalist designed Orio side table by the architect and designer Pierluigi Cerri for Fontana Arte, 1970s: The base of this table is made of cast iron with a metal stem and a rare, b...

Floor lamp model "Saturn" Brass base / glass: construction brass, aluminium, satined glass Reflector rotatable in all positions Dimensions / h. 180cm diam. 57cm Fontana Arte around 1...

Max Ingrand Dahlia chandelier. Polished & nickeled brass, curved glass. 16 Arms, each ending with a candelabra socket. Glass petals alternate betwee...

Stunning 'Riga' Wall Sconce designed by Paolo Zani for iconic Italian manufacturer Fontana Arte, 1995. The Riga wall lamp has a thin, straight metal frame that curves and includes a ...

A wonderful scalloped shaped and slightly tapered brass wall mirror by the iconic mirror and glass design company Fontana Arte, Milan, circa 1940. The rectangular inset glass panel ...

Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s. A beautifully crafted ornate glass chandelier comprising of an aged brass framework and beaded glass drapery. Sage green e...

Rare Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s. A gorgeous drop chandelier consisting of molded vertical paneling and intricate interior construction. The exterior g...

1960s model '2014' mirror designed by Max Ingrand and produced by Fontana Arte. High-thickness ground crystal and chrome metal details, lacquered metal frame. The frame allows the ...

Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare large pair of sconces model 1568 with thick large curved crystal glass plates consisting of polished outer frame and inner satin-finished glass with...

Rare Ceiling Light by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1930s. Unique sculptural 'Saturn' ceiling light, with an illustrativ...

RareOval Fontana Arte mirror.

Rare table Mirror with rose colored glass by Max Ingrand. Manufactured by Fontana Arte, Milan, Italy circa 1950s.

Vintage disk chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte made in Italy in the 1940s. Three exquisitely sculpted and sandblasted glass discs interact with light in contrasting manner...

Vintage Italian pendant with a large frosted glass shade suspended with three blue glass balls on nickel frame / Made in Italy by Fontana Arte, circa 1970s Original sticker on the ce...

Unique wall hanging chiseled glass shelf with brass and wood details by Fontana Arte. Made in Italy circa 1950s.

Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte large square glass flush mount ceiling light model 1990 consisting of white enameled perforated metal structure suspending a larger thick clear polished ...

Chandelier with a gilt brass frame, two lights with clear beveled glass shades. Design Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940s. CONDITION: In good condition, working, has chipping on ...

Very beautiful Table Mirror by Fontana Arte. Designed in '50s, the mirror has a very peculiar Brass frame. It could be perfect for the boudoir or the bedroom, or even for the walk in...

Amazing pair of table lamps crafted in brass and beautiful red and blue colored glass, attributed to the designs of Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, as shown by a pair of documented f...

Rare Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Bronzed Metal and Glass Box, Rarely seen on the market. The glass carries the original Fa label. Italy 1950s Ref: Fontana Arte Catalog 6 page 211.

The Set of 10 Ocean Chairs by Dakota Jackson of New York is a stunning embodiment of contemporary luxury and refined craftsmanship. Consisting of two armchairs and eight side chairs,...

Fontana Arte - Pair Of Glass Bookends Pair of bookend sculptures by Fontana Arte in thick glass, worked with pliers. circa 1960 Height 23 cm Width 12 cm

Some notes about the author Max Ingrand: a famous French master glass worker and decorator, he was artistic director of FontanaArte for one decade, starting from 1954. During that ti...

This extremely rare and iconic lacquered metal and frosted glass table lamp, mod Bilia, was made in 1960s Italy, designed by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte. Gio Ponti (1881 - 1979) was a...