20th Century Dino Gavina Wall Mirror Mandelbrot, Tribute to the Unknown Scientist

Designed in 2004 - Paradisoterrestre Edition 2017 Inviting lips radiating sensuality. A prelude to an invitation, a kiss or a smile – whatever you want it to be. Dino Gavina me...

Designed in 2004 - Paradisoterrestre Edition 2017. Man Ray once again surprises us with unexpected idea: an enigmatic, anticipating, suggesting work. A seed that will germinate in the following decades. Dino Gavina met Man Ray in Paris. At the beginning the meeting was tense because the artist thought he was facing a journalist or a critic. Then his aggression turned into kindness as soon as he realized that Gavina wanted nothing more than to know him. From the corridor they went to the atelier, and stayed together for hours. At that precise moment an extraordinary lifelong friendship was born. Venere mirror...

Dino Gavina "Omaggio a Lucio Fontana" mirror. From a sketch by Lucio Fontana, 1964. Polished mirrored steel, equidistant mechanical piercings. Dino Gavina (1922 – 2007) was an Italian entrepreneur, designer and publisher. He is one of the most important entrepreneurial figures in the Italian furniture and design sector. Founder of the companies Gavina Spa, Flos and Simon at a time when design was just being born, his history as an industrialist will deeply influence Italian design, revolutionizing the field of furtniture and lighting. Gavina was the first to work with young architects like the Castiglioni brothers, Tobia Scarpa, Bellini, and Vico Magistretti. He was also responsible for the revival of Marcel Breuer’s Bauhaus movement. He was also one of the first to understand the great importance of the store front, enlisting Carlo Scarpa to design the first Gavina store on the via Altabella in the heart of Bologna, Italy. Later, in various other cities, he organized events and exhibitions in collaboration with artists such as Meret Oppenheim, Man Ray, Sebastian Matta, René Magritte, Jackson Pollock, Marcel Duchamp and Lucio Fontana. It was with Fontana in particular that Gavina felt a deep connection, and this would be one of the most important professional relationships of his career. Their first encounter in 1954 marks the beginning of a great friendship that would last a lifetime. Over the course of more than a decade, Gavina would direct Fontana to the greatest architects in Milan for the design of their products. In 1964, following the “Lamiere” exhibition (Metal Sheets) at the Gavina shop in Milan, Dino Gavina gave Lucio Fontana the IDEA to create a large metal plated...

Mid-century design wall mirror with two thin wooden strips, brass rivets and octagonal mirror disc.

Amazing Italian brass wall mirror With golden details. In very good condition with age. Designed by Mice Versailles.

20th century Swedish wall segmented mirror circa 1950. Here we present a Swedish 1950's wall mirror likely to have been made by Glas & Tra (g&t). Arranged cut mirrored panels, with...

This gorgeous mirror is attributed to Cristal Arte in the early 1950s and has a oval shape with a fluted top. It features a mint green colored crystal edging with brass frame border...

Rectangular wall mirror in rimless design and shadowy decor.

Mirror framed with a richly ornamented baroque frame. Frame completely set in gold. (M-27).

Vintage Judenstil Wall Mirror realized in the early 20th Century. Metal and glass. Good condition except for some losses in the mirror.