1990s Piccolo Albero Bookcase by Andrea Branzi for Design Gallery

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...

René Collamarini & Manufacture de Sèvres "Les Elements" 3 part centerpiece, 1958 Signed & stamped Porcelain Measures: H. 34 x 35 x 20 cm H. 26 x 25 x 19 cm.

The award-winning design and architecture duo met in 1954 and opened their independent studio the following year. Together, they established a prolific career part...

Emile Gilioli Les nuits et les jours 1969 Tapisserie de lice Manufacture Nationale de Beauvais Signature : en bas à gauche MBN / en bas à droite Gilioli Les tapisseries de Gilioli se situent dans cette recherche de l’absolu, de la pureté, de la spiritualité qui marque toute son oeuvre.  « D’abord j’aime la laine...

César (1921 - 1998) ‘‘Expansion n° 55’’, 1975 Resin, glass wool and acrylic lacquer 108 x 58 x 18 cm Certificate from the Durand-Ruel archives N° 2.198 (César archives) César Baldac...

A spectacular cantilevered table with gravity joint made by the famous architect Angelo Mangiarotti. An elegant mix of minimalism and stone textures.

Gritti bookcase in plastic laminate, wood, metal and glass. Designed in 1981, by Andrea Branzi. Andrea Branzi, architect and designer, born in Florence,...

An elegant bookcase designed by Andrea Branzi and produced by Superego Editions in 2013. The structure of the library is made up from a tree trunk (Birch) with solid brass tops. B...

Libreria disegnata da Andrea Branzi per Cassina negli anni '80. Si caratterizza per la sua assoluta purezza sia nelle linee che nella struttura. È sostenuta da una doppia struttura t...

An early seminal example of the work of famed Italian architect and intellectual, Andrea Branzi. His incredible fascination with imposing "plants, trees and branches within the compo...

Andrea Branzi is a seminal Italian designer and architect. An exemplary social thinker and educator, Branzi has been a fundamental voice in post-war and contemporary architecture and...

1990s Italian bookcase by Paolo Palma and Carlo Vannicola, edited by Zericola. made with a double panes of tempered glass and multicolored cases in lacquered wood.