Leonardo Fiori for Isa Bergamo Sideboard in Stained Oak and Seagrass

Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, coated steel, plastic, glass, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production, 1960s. In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufact...

Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, lacquered steel, faux leather, vinyl, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment...

Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hired BBPR to design their New York showroom on Fifth Avenue and to create their first series of office furniture, called Spazio (1959/60). This line included chairs, shelving, cabinet systems, and desks, just like the one shown here. It won the Compasso d'Oro Award in 1962. The cabinet contains compartments with drawers secured on both sides. The top is furnished with dark brown vinyl which adds a sturdy touch the overall industrial appearance. Studio B.B.P.R. was an Italian architectural partnership founded in Milan in 1932 by Gianluigi Banfi (1910-1945), Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1909-2004), Enrico Peressutti (1908-1976) and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) who had studied at the Politecnico di Milano. B.B.P.R. was thus an acronym formed from the first letters of their family names. The architects found each other in their opposition to fascism in Italy in the 1930s and 1940s during Mussolini's autocratic regime. The architects therefore believed in developing a style that would have no references to contemporary politics. During the Second World War, they all joined the resistance. However, Rogers, a Jew, fled to Switzerland and both Belgiojoso and Banfi were deported to the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, where Banfi died in 1945. Despite the immense loss of Banfi, their architectural practice continued in the same name as before after...

Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, library or sideboard, oak, Italy, 1980s An exceptional wall unit by the Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi, featuring a high...

Mid-Century Modern Chest of Drawers by Leonard Fiori for Isa Bergamo, Italy,1960s

Leonardo Fiori, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Credenza or Sideboard, Wengé, Seagrass, 1950s Modern credenza designed by Leonardo Fiori for ISA Bergamo in Italy circa 1950s. This examp...

Bureau / Sideboard in Teak and Oak by Arne Vodder, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Teak and oak Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Sibast møbelfabrik in Denmark D...

This Cabinet is a handcrafted typical French Countryside style. It is a 100% made in France with French solid oak. This neat, white cream lacquered and chestnut stained cabinet fe...