Rare Paolo Piva 1979 Sofa for Giovanetti, Italy

Incredibly rare Lounge Chair designed by Paolo Piva for Giovanetti, Italy in 1979. This is a vintage Lounge Chair that has been professionally restored, upholstered with the finest...

Great Italian Coffee Table purchased in Turin in the 1990s attributed to Paolo Piva for B & B Italia. Table is a rare dimension and has been custom powder coated in white therefore...

Square coffee table by the famous Italian Architect / Designer Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s. The Alanda coffee table, an iconic piece that ushered in the 1980s, designed by Paolo Piva, the great architect and designer. A highly successful classic and sought-after vintage furnishing complements, Alanda is one of the most typical design objects of a period with a wealth of strong, daring stylistic signs, often in a dialogue with architecture, reproducing its most attractive, characteristic elements in miniature. The Alanda’s structure, serving as both pedestal and support, recalls a group of upturned pyramids, a geodetic frame that has always characterized it as if it was a magical object, entrapping and amplifying cosmic energy. In 1987, he received the prestigious XIII Compasso D'Oro award. For additional shipping quotes please message us, we have weekly shippers to LA and monthly to East Coast. Versatile and Iconic table that works well with any style of interior design, decor including Italian modern, danish modern, Scandinavian modern, post modern, contemporary, eclectic, bohemian, midcentury modern, vintage, Rustin and even traditional. check out other listings we have for a rare Paolo Piva Sofa...

Soriana Lounge Chair by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy, 1970 in its Rare Original Leather in excellent vintage condition. Structurally perfect and excellent foam condition...

Rare Soriana Lounge / Chaise by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Italy, 1970 Original Leather in great vintage condition. Structurally perfect and excellent foam condition. Conce...

A very nice black leather Postmodern loveseat by I4 Mariani for the Pace Collection, circa late 1980s. The piece is in great condition with super h...

ROCAILLE ANTIQUES Experience the allure of vintage Italian design with this stunning Paolo Piva pink leather sofa. Crafted in Italy with a solid pa...

Very rare vintage 3-seat sofa in its original black leather. Stunning patina. Designed in the 1990s by Paolo Piva for De Sede Swiss. Very good condition with normal signs of use...

Paolo Piva Alanda A rectangular two-seater sofa with mobile headrests and armrests covered with its multicolored original fabric upholstery. Original edition by B&B Italia. With B&B Italia label. Italy. Circa 1980. Dimensions Height : 74 cm     With headrests raised : 88 cm Width : 210 cm  With armrests raised : 194 cm Depth : 106 cm With headrests raised : 86 cm Height of seat : 42 cm Literature Domus 633, November 1982, p.26-29 Domus 634, December 1982, p.22-23 Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico, Umberto Allemandi, 2003, p.277 Mario Mastropietro, Rolando Gorla, Un’industria per il design : la ricerca i designers, l’immagine B&B Italia, Edizioni Lybra Immagine, Milano, 1986, p.394-397. Paolo Piva Paolo Piva was born in Adria in 1950. He studied architecture at the Venice Istituto Universitario di Architettura under the direction of Carlo Scarpa and Carlo Aymonino. He practiced architecture and industrial design mainly in Italy and Austria. In 1990, he became a professor at the Hochschule für Angewande Kunst in Vienna. He designed factories in Italy, such as in Misinto for B&B Italia, galeries such as Schullin in Vienna for which he was awarded the « Adolf Loos » prize in 1994. In 1996, he designed book-shops and cafeterias for the Venetian Civic Museums. The same year, he participated in the 6th International Exhibition of Architecture at the Venice Biennale. Alanda The idea behind the Alanda was to create a « mobile » piece of furniture. Developed with the B&B Research Centre, the mechanism allows different positions following the changing needs of the user. « Alanda was conceived as an open object...

Alanda sofa by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia. A true design product, typical of the 1990s. Made of Steel and upholstered in Grey color Alcantara, fully removable cover. Armrests and head...

Paolo Piva Alanda A rectangular two-seater sofa with mobile headrests and armrests covered with its multicolored original fabric upholstery. Original edition by B&B Italia. W...

Vintage 1980s two-seat sofa by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia. Black leather upholstery with perforated accents. Circular glass side tables swivel out from under the arm rests. The back r...