Emerald Green Goat Skin Umbrella Stand by Aldo Tura.
View Similar Items
Emerald Green Goat Skin Umbrella Stand by Aldo Tura.
About the Item
Aldo Tura
One of the most enigmatic and polarizing figures to emerge in Italian design, Aldo Tura is an outlier in the world of mid-century furniture. The designer’s glamorous bar carts, coffee tables, cabinets and more resist categorization and draw inspiration from Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Baroque, Surrealist and modernist styles.
Tura moved through distinct phases in his career in terms of aesthetics, influences and finishes, rendering his life’s work exciting and diverse. Despite these phases, he held a singular devotion to one material: lacquered goatskin. Tura established a furniture production house in 1939 in Lombardy, and some of his early work focused on tables, decorative lamps and more. He later expanded to bar furnishings like rolling carts, cabinets and complementary barware accessories like ice buckets and cocktail shakers. The eccentric, gleaming and luxe surface of lacquered goatskin was a constant, along with eggshell, parchment and leather.
By the 1950s, Tura had begun to use hand-painted figural panels on the surface of cabinets, serveware (such as carafes) and other pieces. He even replicated famous works by artists like Monet and Bruegel the Elder and art from the Middle Ages, sometimes playfully embedding the paintings on cabinets shaped like oversize books. Even though he had a favored color palette of rich chocolate browns and deep emeralds, his style remained consistently hard to define.
Tura was unlike most of his Italian contemporaries but held a similar reverence for the nation’s traditional craftsmanship and artisanal techniques. He never followed the growing trend of mass-produced, industrial furniture and stuck to creating small, meticulously handcrafted collections. This principled choice means that today, a Tura piece is a rare and highly coveted collectible. The Tura firm continues to operate in Brianza, promoting Italian craftsmanship and the eclectic materials embraced by their namesake designer.
Find authentic vintage Aldo Tura furniture today on 1stDibs.
- Rectangular Emerald Green Diamond Murano Glass Mirror, in StockLocated in Miami, FLRectangular emerald green diamond Murano glass mirror, in stock Customizable faceted Murano glass mirror in emerald green Contemporary and ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsBrass
- Large Emerald Green Diamond Murano Glass Mirror, in StockLocated in Miami, FLLarge emerald green diamond cut Murano glass mirror. Vivid and intense emerald green glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsBrass
- Bespoke Octagonal Emerald Green Murano Glass Mirror, in StockLocated in Miami, FLBespoke octagon emerald green Murano glass mirror, in stock Vivid and intense emerald green glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions thro...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsBrass
- Rectangular Murano Emerald Green Glass Framed Mirrors, in StockLocated in Miami, FLRectangular contemporary Murano emerald green glass framed mirrors, in stock. Rectangular mirror plate surrounded with undulating glass tiles in emerald...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Emerald Green Diamond Murano Glass Mirror, in StockLocated in Miami, FLPair of emerald green diamond Murano glass mirror. Customizable faceted Murano glass mirror in emerald green Contemporary and customizable mirror with a faceted Murano glass frame, edged in brass and handcrafted by a team of artisans in Venice, Italy. Each emerald green glass block...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsBrass
- Pair of Rectangular Murano Emerald Green Glass Framed Mirrors, in StockLocated in Miami, FLPair of Murano emerald green glass framed mirrors, in stock. Rectangular mirror plate surrounded with undulating glass tiles in emerald green color ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsBrass
- Magazine Stand by Aldo Tura, Goat Skin Parchment, Midcentury Italian, C 1950By Aldo TuraLocated in New York, NYA very unusual magazine stand by Aldo Tura, Italy, midcentury, circa 1950, for sheet music. Wood covered by goat skin parchment. The magazine stand has beautiful paintings on each s...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
MaterialsBrass
- Signed Aldo Tura Gilt Valet with Goat SkinBy Aldo TuraLocated in Chicago, ILSigned Aldo Tura gilt valet with goatskin.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
MaterialsGoatskin
- 1940 Aldo Tura Goat Skin and Brass Tobacco ContainerBy Aldo TuraLocated in Weesp, NLGoat skin and brass Aldo Tura 1940 tobacco container. Rare 1940s tobacco container shaped as a pipe. The container has one compartment to store tobacco and another one to keep and...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
MaterialsBrass
- Italy 1940s Aldo Tura Goat Skin, Brass and Wood Tobacco Container, Pipe ShapeBy Aldo Tura, MacaboLocated in Roma, ITTobacco container by Aldo Tura, Italy 1940s in goatskin, brass and wood. The container has two compartments, one for storing tobacco and another for storing and lighting the games. D...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
MaterialsBrass
- Aldo Tura Goat Skin, Brass and Wood Italian Pipe Shaped Tobacco Box, 1940sBy Aldo Tura, MacaboLocated in Roma, ITAmazing midcentury tobacco box in goatskin, brass and wood with the shape of a pipe. This fantastic item was designed by Aldo Tura in Cusano Milanino Italy for Macabo during the 1940...Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
MaterialsBrass
- Aldo Tura Brass Magazine StandBy Aldo TuraLocated in Hanover, MAVintage 1950's Italian extra tall brass magazine holder by Aldo Tura. Very nice size and convenient handle. Gorgeous patina on original lacquered brass.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
MaterialsBrass
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Julie Charbonneau Takes a Bespoke Approach to Clean-Lined Design
When it comes to authentic materials and quality craftsmanship, the Toronto-based designer accepts no substitutes.
Celebrate Spring Year-Round with This Lush Murano-Glass Chandelier
Hand-blown glass makes the Italian fixture glow like dew-covered leaves in the sun.