Alessandro Guerrerio Filosofo Cabinet for Studio Alchimia

Truly stunning 19th century cabinet from Tibet with hand painted details. Good vintage condition. Ships from Philadelphia.

Fantastic contemporary stool or side table inspired by elements of the American Studio Craft movement and Charlotte Perriand's Berger milking stool. The wood is a brown/honey color. ...

A pair of large beautiful ivory suede slipper chairs raised on exposed espresso wooden legs with single detached ivory linen back cushion. From luxury manufacturer Holly Hunt. Th...

Christian Liaigre 'Abyss' dining table, 2010s Ebonized oak. Manufactured for Holly Hunt, USA. Item is not pure black. It is more espresso color wood. 29.75" H x 94.5" W x 35" D O...

Cabinet Ollo Collection, glossy polyester lacquered wood panels, glossy white and black lacquered top and bottom discs, matte black lacquered interior, crystal shelves. Publication: A. Mendini e A. Guerriero, "Collezione Ollo", Catalogo Museo Alchimia 1988; Raffaella Poletti, Atelier Mendini "Una utopia visiva", Fabbri Editori 1992. Biography In 1976 Alessandro and Adriana Guerriero established Alchimia, the first example of manufacturing designers in Milan. In 1978 and 1979 they presented the Bau haus and Bau haus II collections. Lamps, armchairs, chairs, tables, cabinets, and so on. Artists involved: Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, Bruno and Giorgio Gregori, Michele De Lucchi, Andrea Branzi, UFO, Paola Navone, Daniela Puppa, Franco Raggi. The prevalent decorative material is laminated plastic. Alchimia’s culture, which is against the Italian design (Casabella magazine) changes the base of all previous design theories, resulting in a profound and radical change in the mindset of architects. Visual Alphabets, Redesign, Trivial Design, Cosmetics and Sentimental Robot are the slogans underlying the exuberant and vast production of Alchimia city. In the theoretical manifesto of the group, Alessandro Mendini writes “Alchimia is not interested in disciplines because they are considered to be within their rules. Indeed, it is important to look into the existing large free spaces between them. Alchimia weighs the assumption that conception and confused production methods should coexist where craftsmanship, manufacturing, information technology, techniques and current and obsolete materials can get mixed up. “They are handcrafted objects, recycled, mass, improbable, provocative, Kitsch, all very theory-laden. It operates and experiences in many sectors: the Pensione Ideale (Franco Raggi), the Copertine di Domus (Occhiomagico), the Abito Sonoro and the performance of Persone Dipinte (Anna Gili), the Stilismo della Moda (Cinzia Ruggeri...

Bookcase Totem Ollo collection, Alchimia, 2019, in lacquered wood black and metallic yellow. In 1976 Alessandro and Adriana Guerriero established Alchi...

A captivating Postmodern storage cabinet attributed to Italian designer Alessandro Mendini for Alessi in the 1980s. The cube silhouette is composed of smooth lacquered wood in a soft...

Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' side table cabinet, metal, plastic, fabric, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, th...