Italian Bookcases

Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' shelving system, coated steel, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hir...

Attributed to Michele de Lucchi, bookcase, laminated wood, brass, Italy, circa 1968 This stunning polychrome cabinet is exemplary for early postmodern interior design. Build up in s...

Libreria cielo-terra anni '60 a una campata di produzione italiana. Struttura con due montanti in tubolari di ferro laccati neri più 4 ripiani e mobiletto contenitore con ante scorr...

Six-module cabinet in lacquered wood with height-adjustable shelves. Manufactured by B&B Italia, Olinto design. Measurements of a single module 230 h x 67 x 33 cm. Total length 404 c...

Bookcase by Isa Bergamo Italy 1960s The bookcase is self-supporting it can be mounted on the wall or centrally as a divider made up of two sections with drawer tops and doors. La li...

Fully modular wall unit composed of 3 white posts, 5 large boards and 1 large pedestal with 4 drawers and two sliding doors. Wear due to time and age of the furniture.

Modular wall unit with 3 shelves, 2 boxes with two sliding glass doors containing one shelf, 1 boxes with a folding door containing one shelf and 1 boxes with 4 drawers and a door c...

The trio of black Congress bookshelves by Lips Vago from the 1960s exudes an aura of timeless sophistication and functional elegance. These bookshelves, crafted from sleek black-pain...

This bookcase was produced in Italy around the 1960s. It consists of 2 main wooden units with shelves and containers, joined together by a central chest of drawers and shelves. Remai...

Wall-mounted bookcase requiring wall anchorage, with open shelves and storage elements, aluminum uprights, enameled metal. Good conditions.

Libreria modulare a due campate degli anni '60 in legno di teak. La libreria è composta da mensole, un mobiletto e un blocco di cassetti. Questi ultimi due elementi hanno i top in f...

Italian mid-century modern Yellow metal modular bookcase Congresso by Lips Vago, 1960s Modular self-supporting bookcase mod. Congresso with structure entirely in bright yellow metal...

Vintage Mid-Century Modern modular bookcase in wood with metal main structure. Designed and mady in Italy during the 1960s, this anonymous modular bookcase is a beautiful piece to b...

E101 Domino bookcase with writing desk by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno 1960 In top condition. Marked piece TECNO Width 180 Height 145 Depth 36 Writing desk 105 x 57 cm

Mim bookcase designed by Ico Parisi , Rome ca. 1960, made of rosewood, restored and consisting of three modules. MIM, Mobili Italiani Moderni, is an Italian furniture company that m...

Originally designed in 1963 by Gianfranco Frattini, the Modello 823 bookshelf was manufactured by Bernini. After going out of production Poltrona Frau re-issued the design in 2022 un...

Remarkable bookcase with steel and wood frame. Three uprights one cabinet and six shelves freely adjustable. Connection between vertical and horizontal elements is perfectly solved...

Modular pivoting central bookcase, elements in off-white lacquered wood, central upright in black lacquered metal. Bibliography: Il Soggiorno, coll. Lo dice l’Architetto, Ed. Görlich, Milan, ill. p. 27 G. Gramigna, « Repertorio Del Design Italiano 1950-2000, Per l’Arredamento Domestico, Vol. 1 » Ed. Umberto Allemandi & C, Turin, 2003, model reproduced on p. 82 Biography Claudio Salocchi (March 22, 1934 – December 7, 2012) was an Italian designer and architect. Born in Milan in 1934, he graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano. He taught Building Distribution at Milan’s Politecnico di Milano and Architectural Composition at Rome’s Valle Giulia La Sapienza Faculty. In 1965, he opened his own design studio, and two years later began a long collaboration with Sormani, with whom he exhibited at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile that same year. That year, Salocchi presented the Ellisse collection for Sormani, which became the first company to experiment with extruded aluminum. In 1973, he founded the « Doorty Research Center » with his friends and colleagues Ugo Carrega and Vincenzo Ferrari, with whom he exhibited in 1968 and 1973 at the 14th and 15th Milan Triennales, presenting the film Healthy Objects, Sick objects. In 1979, he won the Compasso d’Oro award for Metrosistema kitchen equipment for homes, produced by Alberti Cucine, also receiving two mentions for two other projects. In 1987, he was again mentioned in the XIV edition of the award. A member of the Association pour les dessins et modèles industriels since 1967, he was vice-president from 1988 to 1990. 4] He has been curator and jury member of various design awards, including the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards in 2004 and 2006. To know more, please click on this Wikipedia link Story Italian furniture pioneer Sormani was founded in 1961 in Arosio by designer Luigi Sormani (1932-2017). The company was an early advocate of modernized production techniques – rejecting the slow, traditional craft techniques and hardwoods so commonly used in the 1950s, in favor of new materials such as Rio rosewood (first imported by Sormani), lacquered wood, then plastic and aluminum in the 1960s and 1970s. Sormani presented its first collection at the Milan Furniture Fair in 1961. This collection, known as Fleeting by Studio ABC, was one of the first modular cabinet systems. In 1966, Sormani began producing thermoformed objects, such as armchair shells, accessories and accent pieces, using molds (a technology derived from the automotive industry which, at the time, was only used for electric household appliances). The Nike and Auriga armchairs by Richard Neagle are prime examples. In the same year, Sormani was the first to experiment with extruded aluminum, with Claudio Salocchi’s Ellisse Collection (1967). During this period, Sormani also established and expanded into the American and Japanese markets, where success was immediate. In 1968, he began a collaboration with architect-designer Gio Ponti, which resulted in a range of colorful storage units. In the early 1970s, Sormani continued to research and analyze the various possibilities offered by new materials. With the creation of an engineering division in the early 1980s, he carried out a number of turnkey projects, operating at all levels of engineering and residential and contract architecture, including the complete restoration and interior decoration of hotels, offices, banks, government buildings, universities, etc. Over the years, Sormani has collaborated with many important Italian designers, including Joe Colombo, Gio Ponti, Carlo De Carli, Claudio Salocchi, Cesare Casati, Emanuele Ponzio, Nani Prina, Antonello Mosca, Fabrizio Cocchia, Gianni Songia, De Pas, D’Urbino, & Lomazzi, Studio A.R.D.I.T.I., Studio ABC (Achilli...

Small hanging bookcase from the 1960s made of beech wood and metal inserts. The three shelves are height adjustable. Good vintage condition.

Mim bookcase designed by Ico Parisi , Rome ca. 1960, made of rosewood, restored and consisting of three modules. MIM, Mobili Italiani Moderni, is an Italian furniture company that m...

This Console table by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini 1960. Made with high-quality materials and meticulous attention to detail, it represents excellence in Italian furniture product...

Pair of italian midcentury bookcases attributed to Stildomus. Elegant black laquered metal and brass legs, wood shelves and one glass magazine rack. Adjustable shelves.

Rounded wall display case with shelf in carved bamboo and woven straw, 1960 Italy

Libreria a parete che necessita di fissaggio a muro, con elementi contenitore ad ante battenti, e cassetti a vista, ripiani a giorno a posizione regolabile. Legno impiallacciato legn...

"Lama" bookcase by Paolo Tilche for Arform. Metal uprights fastened on the wall, supporting teak adjustable shelved and cabinet. An ingenious as simple assembly system with brass con...

Sky-to-ground bookcase from the 1960s with one bay and consisting of shelves plus a storage compartment. All elements can be freely placed on the structure consisting of two iron up...

Mid-Century Claudio Salocchi inspired Italian bookcase with pale yellow and blue lacquered frame. This playful and vivacious design is visually a very well balanced (and for the time of its creation) prescient mix of the austere, clean lines of the 'De Stijl' movement of the 1920's Netherlands and the whimsical 'Memphis' stylings of the 1980's. The latter being a style the piece precedes by two decades or so. This is a versatile eye-catching display case for books...

Due librerie Feal (Fonderie Elettriche Alluminio e Leghe) in perfette condizioni. Due campate, 6 mensole l'una, ripiani in legno e ottone. Le mensole sono regolabili in altezza. L...

Italian Mid Century Modern bookcase by AV Arredamenti Contemporanei 1960s. The structure is made of solid and veneered teak wood with adjustable brass feet. It has one drawers module...

Wall cabinet cupboard - bookcase made of dark stained rosewood, Italy 1960s. All elements can be variably fixed. Design: Edmondo Palutari, Manufacturer: Dassi, Italy 1960s. Feel fr...

Bookcase with storage elements and open shelves, adjustable position, hinged doors and flap doors. Uprights in enameled metal, brass, exotic wood veneer. A very functional piece of f...

Massively large Italian bookcase - Italy, 1960s Impressive in scale and construction. Wonderful rich oak patina with curved ends

Italian modular bookcase by Carlo de Carli for Fiarm - Italy, 1970s Comprised of 5 rectangular shapes and 3 square shaped modules - Bookcase is connected with brass hardware and one ...

Composition of three arched bamboo and wicker bookcases, 1960s. The two side ones are identical, the middle one belongs to the same collection and period but is lower and has more in...

Swivel bookcase from wooden center, six shelves of which three with glass doors. ORIGIN Italian Design PERIOD Anni 60 MODEL Swivel bookcase from center MATERIALS Wood veneer, gla...

"Lama" modular bookcase by Paolo Tilche for Arform. Metal uprights fastened on the wall, supporting teak adjustable shelved and cabinet. An ingenious as simple assembly system with b...

Large modular rosewood bookcase/wall unit by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno (ca. 1960, Italy). Composed of six gold aluminum uprights forming five bays/sections. Includes: -locking bar unit with a removable (non-adjustable) shelf and glass surface -three-drawer chest, a locking cabinet with single adjustable/removable shelf -twelve shelves -all original brackets/mounting hardware and two keys. The set can also be divided to create two separate units (1 and 3 sections or 2 and 2 sections). Alternatively, we have a second six rail/five section unit, and the two can be combined to create a grand eleven bay system. Gold aluminum rails and black steel brackets/hardware are all original; rosewood has been refinished and is in very good condition with only light, age-commensurate wear. Note that the aluminum rails are included (the black backings are ledger boards that we mounted in order to work with the conduit we have running along our wall - they are not necessary for standard wall-mounting and will not be included). Decorative objects/seating are for illustration purposes only. Keep reading for more detailed dimensions. H: 108.63" x L: 139.25" x D: 14" / 40" (cabinet door open including rail). Each section measures roughly L: 28.63" including rails / 26.5" space between rails Shelves: H: 1.25" x L: 27.5" x D: 10" / 11.5" including rails Bar Cabinet: H: 27.75" x L: 55" x D: 12.25" (closed) / 25.75" (with door down discounting rail) / 27.5" (bar cabinet door...

Large modular bookcase composed by movable black painted shelves and wood uprights with brass feet. More uprights and shelves available.

Italian Mid-Century Modern teak and brass modular wall bookcase with cabinets, 1960s Wall bookcase, modular, completely in teak. Composed of three wall panels, two of which painted ...

Wall unit, cherry, brass, Italy, 1960s Hailing from a skilled artisan of Italy, this exceptional library unit excels in form, Material use, composition, and craftsmanship. The bookc...

Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi architects fellow university students of Carlo Mollino, with whom they collaborated on various projects (including for Mattei's ENI), who founded Home i...

Italian mid-century modern white modular bookcase Congresso by Lips Vago, 1960s Modular bookcase mod. Congresso with the structure entirely in white metal, original of the time, comp...

Wall Unit; Bookcase; E22; Osvaldo Borsani; Tecno; 1960s; Italian Design; Shelves; Writing Desk; Working Desk; Table; Writing Table; Wall Piece; Modular; Italian mid-century moder...

Eugenio Gerli for Tecno ,'Domino' library, wood, black lacquered wood, Italy, 1966 Modern and attractive modular bookcase system designed by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno in 1966. This ...

- good original condition with some signs of use - variable positioning - H: 223cm W: 332cm D: 41cm

Explore Timeless Elegance: The 1960s Mallesso and Crystal Console Table attributable to Grand Master and designer Carlo Scarpa. If you are looking for a unique piece of Italian desig...

Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' shelving system, lacquered steel, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s Large modular shelving system designed by Studio BBPR for Oliv...

Model 540 modular bookcase designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini (ca. 1960s, Italy). Uncommon rosewood example composed of four vertical slatted-rails creating three bays inclu...

A unique 1960’s bookcase or shelving unit. Italian designer manufacturing, consisting out of a brass structure with wooden shelves. Wear consistent with age and use. Heavily patinate...

A superb vintage modern chrome étagère/ bookcase with smoked glass shelves. It can be split into two smaller ones.

Lips Vago, 'Congresso' shelving unit, white lacquered steel, Italy, 1960s. Constructed from steel sheets, the 'Congresso' shelf is a sturdy yet unassuming bookcase that can be used ...

Lips Vago, 'Congresso' shelving unit, white lacquered steel, Italy, 1960s. Constructed from steel sheets, the double 'Congresso' shelf is a sturdy yet unassuming bookcase that can b...

Libreria free standing in due moduli italiana degli anni '60 prodotta da IMB (Industria Mobili Barovero) serie Selex. Quattro mensole, un mobile con ...

Angelo Mangiarotti for Poltronova, wall unit from 'Multiuse Series', exotic wood, aluminum, Italy, 1965 Beautiful bookcase or cabinet part of the 'Multiuse Series' that Mangiarotti ...

Mid-Century Set of 3 Modular White Wooden Cubes by Derk Jan de Vries,1960s

Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, bookcase / wall unit, model '540', teak, Italy, 1960 This library unit is designed by Italian designer Gianfranco Frattini and offers plenty of stor...

Bookcase with flap compartments in exotic wood veneer with brass legs.

Libreria cielo terra con struttura in legno massello, con reggi mensola e puntali in alluminio. Binari interni ai montanti, sempre in alluminio, n...