Italian Shelves

Well defined with contemporary lines, a geometric design and unusual shapes in order to surprise and astonish. Henri is the collection of shelves designed by Bruno Rainaldi, characte...

La Permanente Mobili Cantù wall unit, 1950s Dimensions D: 45 cm (17.72") H: 280 cm (110.24") W: 265 cm (104.33")

Metal shelf from the Italian manufacturer Biefeplast according to a draft from Rodney Kinsman from the 80s. A design classic of the 80s in postmodern formal language. This modular s...

Mid Century Modern Italian Floor to Ceiling teak Wall Unit - 1960s adjustable height... Wear consistent with age and use : See photos

Pair of very sharp looking high quality craftsmanship étagères with glass shelves in style of Romea Riga.

Wonderful French Riviera style triangular corner bookshelf made in bamboo, hand.woven rattan and wicker. This lovely organic bookshelf was hand-made in Italy during the 1970s. In f...

Nuvola Rossa is a bookshelf designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Cassina in 1977. This piece of furniture is characterized by a foldable structure composed of diagonal braces...

Glass Shelves #1 (1976) Shelves is shown here in the transparent glass. Bookcase characterised by the extraordinary formal cleanness and the golden proportions, entirely realized in ...

LC16 desk by Le Corbusier for Cassina. Working closely with the Fondatiòn Le Corbusier and maintaining the utmost respect for its original design, Cassina re-edits the LC16 Bu...

Thin perpendicular supports fall from the ceiling to be anchored to the wall in delicate curves. Like climbing vines, they create a new kind of suspended architecture. Each branch becomes a support for one or more shelves in a modular composition with clear botanical inspiration. The gaze bounces between the dark hues of the Gabon Ebony...

19th century Italian giltwood shelf with angel and rococo-style carvings. The piece came from an important palazzo in Tuscany. It has faint green verdigris underlay with the gold l...

Vintage pair of etageres / bookcases with three shelves below a top drawer.

Bookcase made of a series of solid wood poles with circular section, veneered shelves with solid wood edging, all made of Canaletto walnut finished with transparent paint. The head of the poles is coated with a blue protective paint. The system is completed by two storage compartments that feature sliding doors with integrated handle. The library is shipped semi assembled. Design by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum Libreria costituita da pali continui a sezione circolare in legno massello. Ripiani impiallacciati con bordatura in massello. Il tutto realizzato in noce Canaletto finito con vernice trasparente. La testa...

A beautiful Italian walnut, carved, three shelves and two side doors bookcase, with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with beautiful burl woo...

Very nice Italian corner shelf made of bamboo and wickerwork. Three identical shelves in total. Very good condition.

Carla Venosta and Guido Zimmerman for Arflex, 'Valiant' wall unit / room divider, stainless steel, glass, Italy, 1971 The 'Valiant' wall unit that doubles as room divider, designed...

Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play the dual role as both container and room divider. It is a go...

Extravagant CLOUD shelf from 2004 by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Cappellini. High-quality white polyethylene corpus with eight compartments. The individual modules can be used as a ...

Early 20th century small Tyrolean shelf, art nouveau, in hand-carved walnut, restored and wax polished.

Carlo de Carli for Fiarm, hall stand or coat rack, lacquered plywood, plastic Italy, 1960s This eye-catching hall stand in red color was designed by Carlo de Carli for Fiarm. The tw...

Stunning wall shelf in curved rattan and bamboo. This unique object was made in Italy in the 1960s and is attributed to the mastery of Franco Albini. This gorgeous wall shelf is fully made in curved rattan with a structure made of a single curved bamboo cane. The whole is kept together by a stunning weave of rattan wicker. The materials used make this shelf light...

A Mid Century bamboo and rattan three-tier Italian étagère (shelves) dating from the 1960s. In excellent condition commensurate of age.

A beautiful, 4-unit wide shelving system desined by Franco Albini, manufactured by Poggi in Italy around 1960. This large piece is made of high quality dark stained wood with brass ...

This striking TOTEM can be used to display objects and books and features the perfect fusion of two materials: the shaped solid larch wood of the structure and the iron shelves with ...

LB7 bookcase, designed by Franco Albini and manufactured by Poggi in 1957. Modular bookstore composed by upholds, containers with flying and doors, shelve. The industrial standard for every product component allows permanent and different solutions, from the bearing structures to the elements. The structure does not need anchorages to the wall and can be placed in the middle of the space. This set is composed of 3 modules, ten shelves, and three containers. It is made of Rosewood, iron, and brass. Excellent vintage condition. Franco Albini was born in Robbiate in 1905, and after his childhood and part of his youth, he moved to Milan. He graduated at Politecnico of Milan, Faculty of Architecture, in 1929, and He collaborated for three years in Giò Ponti and Emilio Lancia’s office. He probably had his international contacts here, at The International Exposition of 1929 in Barcelona and Paris, where he visited le Corbusier’s office, as Franca Helg used to tell. Throughout these first three years, his works were undoubtedly related to XIXth Century. His meeting with Edoardo Persico marks an evident turnover towards rationalism and writers for “Casabella” magazine. Persico’s thoughtful and ironical comments on some of Albini’s drawings for office furniture caused him deep upsetting. “I spent days of real anxiety – tells Albini – I had to answer all questions. I had a long fever”. The new phase that the meeting provoked begins with opening his own first office at Via Panizza with Renato Camus and Giancarlo Palanti. The group of Architects starts taking care of social housing, participating in the competition for the Baracca neighborhood in 1932, and then realizing the Ifacp neighborhood: Fabio Filzi (1936/38), Gabriele D’Annunzio, and Ettore Ponti (1939). During those years, He also worked for his first private villa (Pestarini). It is mainly in the context of exhibitions that the Italian architect experiments the compromise between rigor and poetic fantasy that Pagano was talking about; He conceived all the elements that would become recurrent in all types of his work – Architecture, Interiors, Design. The 1933 opening of the new Triennale of Milano, in Palazzo dell’Arte, becomes an occasion to express the highly innovative character of rationalist thinking. In this place, to experiment with new materials and solutions, but most of all a “method”. Young rationalist architects cultivated the art of exhibiting as a communication lab, an open field to space solutions. Albini, with Giancarlo Palanti, sets the steel structure house (with R. Camus, G. Mazzoleni, G. Minoletti and coordination by G. Pagano) designing also its furniture. For the next Triennale in 1936, marked by Persico’s early death, Franco Albini, together with a group of young architects around Pagano, takes care of the exhibition of Dwelling, where he presented 3 types of lodgings. In the same year, Albini and Romano design the exhibition for Ancient Italian jewelry: vertical uprights, simple linear poles design space. This element is recurring in other works, like the Scipione exhibition (1941), Vanzetti stand (1942), and Olivetti shop in Paris (1956). The architectural space is readable through a grid, introducing a third dimension, the vertical one, with a sense of lightness and transparency. Upright is also used in design objects, such as the Veliero bookcase...

Midcentury brass, Lucite and glass corner étagère. Five shelves We have four corner étagères available (Three with measurements 31.61in x 31.61in and one 39.37 x 39.37). One of the...

Showcase with champagne profiles; relevant glass structure and doors in extralight glass. Showcase with varnished aluminum profiles, available in metalized champagne or Vulcan grey f...

This tall étagère, in brass plated square tubular frame with four smoked mirrored shelves is a great practical piece for every room or commercial space. Straight and strict lines fra...

This amazing wood display cabinet from the 1970s, made to order in Italy for their owners. It has an exceptional craftsmanship made out of solid ashwood most of it and is a unique p...

Pair of Mid Century Modern Tall & Narrow Chrome & Glass Etageres MINT!

The iconic Random bookcase is renewed and the product range welcomes new modules and colours. The two dimensional variants, named 2C and 3C, make Rando...

Outstanding and rare sideboard set with corner cabinet realized by Guido Faleschini for I4Mariani in Italy in 1970s. 4 modules with various drawers, all closing with magnetic doors....

Last 19th century Italian corner étagère turned walnut ebonized, wax polished Measure cm: H 94 W47 D 30 (Ang 33 x 33).

Stunning Hollywood Regency etagere or display piece. Design by Renato Zevi. Striking Italian design from the 1970s. Original chrome and brass frame with five glass shelves. This ...

Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play the dual role as both container and room divider. IT IS a go...

Floor-to-ceiling wall Unit in the style of Franco Albini, 1960s Product details Dimensions D: 40,5 cm H: 320 cm (125.98") W: 265 cm (104.33")

Proposal P700 Wall Unit by Vittorio Introini for Saporiti, 1960s - 3 Available

Ellen Bernhardt and Paola Vella for Arflex, 'Alba' Sectional Freestanding Ceiling Fixed Bookcase. This is a wonderful and very versatile freestanding bookcase with many possibilitie...

Golden wall shelf with six smoked glass shelves, Italy, 1960s We also have a larger but slightly larger shelf from this series. A shelf floor has a small chip on the edge 

An antique pair of 19th Century Italian library stairs with wide steps in the Baroque style and patinated in a warm natural colored light-grey, in good condition. These large and ver...

An Italian Étagère gold gilt stand with glass shelves, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Frame is a gold gilt metal with a bamboo-esque design fi...

Single Bay wall shelving unit by Calligaris, Italy, 1970s. Each piece of glass is signed Calligaris Tempered. Completely original. The frame / supports are solid brushed aluminum....

Late 19th Century chest of drawers, commode with two drowers and two flaps with shoe rack, in walnut, restored and polished to wax Measures c...

A 1960s Italian modern bar cabinet, defined by clean lines and thoughtful craftsmanship. The rich-toned solid wood features channeled grooves along the front and sides, lending a sen...

Collection of furniture consisting of shelves, console and low table, completely made of a special 10 mm tempered double-sided green acid-etched glass, or, in 6+6 mm laminated doub...

Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Authenticity and avant-garde characterise ...

A beautiful Italian antique walnut three shelves piece with greatly carved bobbin turned sides and top adjustable lectern, reading desk. This rustic antique piece can be used as a bo...

Marvelous mid-century bookcase fully made in curved bamboo and rattan. This charming and unique piece was designed by Vivai del Sud and produced in Italy during the 1970s. In fabul...

Beautiful handcrafted midcentury shelf or bar shelf made of bamboo in organic style during the 1960s-1970s, Italy. The shelf has two tiers made of natural b...

Vintage mid-century pair of shelves by Italian designer Renato Zevi, circa 1970. Perfect condition of chrome surface and brass details and five transparent glass shelves.

Tempered Glass Shelf. 4 glass shelves fit into the curved column cut-outs. Very solid design that sits very well! Columns can be adjusted a bit as to where they sit. 2 Lower shel...

Italian tassel wall shelf with three shelves. Painted finish on shelves, iron frame.

Lips Vago, 'Triennale' set of four shelving units or bookcases, dark green lacquered steel, Italy, design 1954 Constructed from steel sheets, the 'Triennale' bookcase or shelving un...

Shelving Unit midel Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Authenticity and avant-garde characterise ...

Pair of Italian Mid Century Modern Geometric Chrome & Brass 6 Tier Etageres Italy, 1970s Enhance your living space with this stunning pair of Italian Mid Century Modern geometric ch...

This Italian étagère features a solid construction of brushed stainless steel with five glass shelves for display. Striking modern bookshelf for home or shop storage and display. Ple...

This striking chrome and bronzed glass étagère, designed by Willy Rizzo in the 1970s, embodies the glamorous aesthetic of the Italian designer’s work during that era. With its clean ...

Prices vary dependent on the color, size and material. Modular Bookcase designed by Franco Albini, relaunched in 2008. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. An extremely flexible bookcase, with myriad modular options, suited to being against a wall or as a room partition...

19th century corner shelf, in solid walnut hand-carved, restored and wax finished Measure in cm: H 62 x W 42 x D Ang. 29 x 29.  

Mid century Modern Italian Wall Unit - 1960s Wear consistent with age and use / See Photos