Early Metal Frame "Naeko" Day Bed by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, Italy, 1950s

"Mantilla" sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina. Early edition with dark blue chenille removable cover and black padded base. Japanese design essentiality meets extreme seating...

Remarkable plywood double bed headboard. Piece features three integrated doors revealing a storage area and small tables. Top shelf also features ...

Kazuhide Takahama studied architecture at university in Tokyo from 1949, taking his degree in 1953. He's, however, primarily known as a furniture and lighting designer. Kazuhide Takahama met furniture-maker Dino Gavina in Milan in 1957 and remained in Italy to design for Gavina's firm. Kazuhide Takahama's designs are distinguished by clarity of line and form, qualities that reveal his Japanese origins. He often combines traditional forms and techniques with Western elements in his designs. Other collaborations worthy of mention are the one with the furniture giant B&B Italia or with lighting brands such as Sirrah and Nemo. He too worked a lot as an architect, especially in Bologna, where he created the facade of the city airport and all the bus shelters...

Born in Venice in 1935, Tobia Scarpa is the son of the famous architect Carlo Scarpa. Together with his wife Afra, Tobia began working in the Venini glass factory in Murano in the 19...