Italian Sideboards

This is an Arco desk, designed by Studio B.B.P.R for Olivetti Sintesis in 1963. The piece was manufactured in Italy in the 1960s. The frame and base are made of iron, and it has a ca...

Oval black marble tray, curved and rounded lines for this sparkling and sophisticated cabinet with gilt finishes, opening shelves spaces and drawers. Amazing!

Dieter Waeckerlin for Behr, sideboard, teak, metal, maple, Switzerland, 1950s. This distinctive sideboard holds an utterly well-balanced construction embracing a great sense of prop...

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

Be-Lieve Decorative and at the same time essential, the enclosing console designed by Lorenza Bozzoli is a timeless piece of furniture. The line is si...

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...

Desk Mod. "Arco" designed by Studio BBPR for Olivetti Sintesis in 1963. The desk has an iron frame and base on one side and has a case containing 3 drawers and the original metal was...

Børge Mogensen oak sideboard mounted on runner frame, front with two foldable doors. Executed by P. Lauritsen & Søn.

Sideboard, anonymous, for Heltborg Möbler, Denmark, 1960s. Rosewood. H: 87 cm L: 203 cm W: 50 cm

Italian 2-doors mirrored sideboard in the style of Roberto Giulio Rida. Solid wooden body in beechwood veneered with green mirror glass - all edges are faceted. In the lower third, h...

Mid-Century sideboard from the "Arco" series by Studio BBPR for Olivetti - Italy 1960s.

This impressive vintage modern desk boasts a floating top covered in faux textured leather. A stunning Italian Industrial Design that looks amazing in any setting. The metal frame ha...