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Period: Late 20th Century
Jacques Adnet Hermes Style Iron Equestrian Dining Set
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
5 Piece Jacques Adnet Hermes Style Iron Equestrian Dining Set
We called it our 4 Horseman...
Category
Bauhaus Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal, Iron
Willy Rizzo table and six chairs. Italy c1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in London, GB
Rare dining set by Willy Rizzo.
Six chairs and table. Chrome and plated brass.
Chairs are re upholstered in a mole cotton velvet
Dimensions of table.
175cm x 85cm x 73cm
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Hollywood Regency Brass Gold and Glass Dining Set with Carson's Armchairs
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Absolutely fabulous Post-Modern gold colored metal and glass top dining table with four seafoam green armchairs. This set 5-piece Nineteen-Laties dining set is simply stunning. The l...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Four Faux Bamboo Chairs and Table, c. 1970-1980
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual set of 4 Chinese Chippendale cast aluminum side chairs in the Chinese Chippendale style together with a matching cast aluminum faux bamboo table with a glass top. ...
Category
American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum
Atelier C. Demoyen Dining Set with Table and Six Chairs in Solid Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Atelier C. Demoyen, dining table with six dining chairs, solid elm, France, 1970s
Atelier C. Demoyen (Claude de Moyen) gained prominence as a workshop recognized for crafting, among...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Elm
Nerone & Patuzzi Dining Table for Gruppo NP2, 1971
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Nerone & Patuzzi dining table for Gruppo NP2, glass, iron and wood, Italy, 1971.
Designed by the Italian duo Nerone and Patuzzi, this dining table is a work of art. The base consist...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Iron
Early Pierre Chapo T21D Dining Table with Afra & Tobia Scarpa Monk Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining set with Pierre Chapo T21D dining table paired with Afra and Tobia Scarpa Monk chairs.
Pierre Chapo, dining table, model 'T21D', solid elm, France, 1970s
This table is one...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Elm, Leather, Walnut
Henredon Wood Leather Strap Dining Chairs Coconut Pedestal Table, Set of 5
By Henredon
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1970s with this exquisite dining set. The ultra rare set exudes an air of history and refinement. Outstanding design is exhibit...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
"McGuire" 1970s Dining Room Set in Black Lacquered Rattan
By McGuire
Located in Roma, RM
"McGuire" 1970s dining room set in black lacquered rattan
Complete of:
– Trolley with extendable top bar cart server buffet (dimensions: 110 x 5...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Dining Set by Marco Zanuzo for Poggi, Italy, 1970s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Dining Set by Marco Zanuzo for Poggi, Italy, 1970s
Chairs : 39x43x90 cm
Sh 44cm
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
1970s Mid Century Modern Chrome Dining Room Set in the Milo Baughman Style.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chrome Dining Room Set in the Milo Baughman Style manufactured by Scancraft Furniture, NY. Circa 1970s.
The Table Features a polished aluminum frame with a...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Paolo Barracchia Italian Steel and Inlaid Wood Dinning Table by Roman Deco, 1978
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A large square Italian dining table designed by Paolo Barracchia. Featuring exquisite detailing including a thick brass band, double open legs and map...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Steel
Vintage Coastal Henry Wick Pencil Reed and Wicker Dining Set
By Henry Link
Located in Augusta, GA
Pencil reed and wicker dining set
Made by Henry Link
Made in the Philippines
4 chairs with Sunbrella cushions
Table with pencil reed base and glass top
(48" round)
Coastal, bohemian...
Category
Philippine Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Wicker, Reed, Glass
Derk Jan De Vries Esszimmer Set Esstisch & Stühle Esche Geflecht, Italien 1970er
Located in Reutlingen, DE
Sehr besonderes und seltenes Esszimmer Set vom niederländischen Designer Derk Jan De Vries für Maisa Di Seveso Mailand aus der „Samara“ Serie, bestehend aus einem quadratischen Essti...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Space Age Original Boris Tabacoff Dinning Room Set, 1970s, France
Located in The Hague, NL
Space Age period dining room set designed by Boris Tabacoff and manufactured for Mobilier Modulair Moderne in 1970s circa period, France.
The set consists of the round dinning table...
Category
French Space Age Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
A Dining Table & Six Chairs By Guido Faleschini For Hermes, France c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb dining room suite consisting of table and six chairs designed by Guido Faleschini for Hermes, France, circa 1970. Hermes barely needs any introduction: it is probably the most famous firm in the world known principally for its workmanship of leather goods of the highest quality. The French luxury goods manufacturer established in 1837 specializes in leather goods, lifestyle accessories...
Category
French Other Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Lapis and Mother of Pearl Pietra Dura Cafe Table and Four Iron Chairs w/ Cushion
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lapis Lazuli pietra dura table top with mother of pearl inlay in a compass rose motif. Sits on an black aluminum base and features 4 iron chairs ...
Category
Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Iron
California Design Studio Craft Dining Table + Four Chairs Gerald McCabe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California design.
McCabe was a California based designer craftsman.
He was known for starting McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica.
He also designed and made furniture.
He worked o...
Category
American Modern Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Wood
Gijs Bakker ‘Strip’ ash Diningset for Castelijn the Netherlands, 1970’s
By Gijs Bakker
Located in CASTENRAY, NL
Gijs Bakker is actually best known for his jewelry. This ‘Strip’ table and 6 Chairs is one of the few known pieces of furniture that he designed.
Perhaps that is also the reason wh...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Birch
Osvaldo Borsani Set of Eight Unique High Back Dining Chairs for Tecno, 1971
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Chicago, IL
Osvaldo Borsani set of eight unique high back swivel dining chairs for Tecno 1971, Original cotton velvet upholstery, aluminum with bronzed finish.
A copy of the blueprint included
...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Lucite Chromcraft Dining Set Tulip Glas Dining table & 4x leather Chairs
By Chromcraft
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This gorgeous dining set is manufactured by Chromcraft from USA.
It is a beautiful example of the space age era.
The beautiful tulip swivel chairs are beautiful sculptured with a thin body shape.
The shell of the chair is made of Lucite opak acryl and the base of aluminium and acryl.
The seati g is made of aniline black leather.
The dining table is made of glass and leather and the feet is in acryl and aluminium.
It contents 4x dining chairs...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum
Frank Gehry 1970s cardboard dining set for Vitra.
By Vitra, Frank Gehry
Located in London, GB
TABLE:
Frank Gehry, the ‘gratuitously eccentric’ architect behind the Guggenheim Bilbao gained attention in the 1970s with his ‘Easy Edges’ furniture series (1969-73). Constructed i...
Category
Swiss Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Paper
Mid-century Modern Dining Table and Chairs Set by Afra e Tobia Scarpa Italy 1970
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Mid-century Modern Dining Table and Chairs Set by Afra e Tobia Scarpa Italy 1970
Add timeless Italian elegance to your home with this vintage dining set. Renowned designers Afra and...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Josef Hoffman Round Coffee Table and Upholstered Chairs Set (1990's)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage set made in the 1990's showcases the innovative style of Josef Hoffman, a renowned architect and designer of the early 20th century. The set consists of stunning ebonized round coffee table...
Category
Austrian Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Gianni Ruffi Bench and Table
By Gianni Ruffi
Located in London, GB
A superb piece of 1970's design by Italian legend Gianni Ruffi. This table and bench set has such a clever concept. The whole thing has been exaggerated, from the thickness of the be...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Extendable Brutalist Dining Room Set by Rainer Daumiller for Hirtshals, 1970s
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful set of six very sculptural dining room chairs and an extendable table in beeche wood by Swedish architect and designer Rainer Daumiller, manufactured by Hirtshalls Sawmills...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Beech
Postmoden Rare Dinette Set by Randy Castellan for Makea Studio Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice 3-legged table and chairs deigned by Randy castellan 1994, for Makea Studio, signed at the bottom great industrial design, in plywood good origina...
Category
American Post-Modern Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Plywood
1970s Rattan around Barrel Dining Table and Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, rattan dining table and chairs set you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful s...
Category
Philippine Bohemian Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Isao Hosoe Oskar 705 Scalene Triangular Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Isao Hosoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oskar 705 Scalene Triangular Table by Cassina. Designed by Isao Hosoe in 1991. The crystal glass tabletop is supported by three conical legs upholstered in Russian red saddle leather...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Cut Glass
Boho Chic Bamboo Rattan Nesting Dining Set - 3 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional vintage boho chic bamboo rattan nesting dining set. Features an oval inlaid glass top with the chairs which snuggle flush beneath the table
Table measures 41”W, 22”D, 29”H
Category
Indonesian Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
Victorian Dining Table 3 Extending Leaves and 10 chairs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Glorious dining set consiting of a Victorian revival dining table and a matching set of Chippendale chairs
The table extends via three leaves...
Category
Victorian Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Wood
Round Post Modern Brutalist MCM Beech Dining Table + 6 Chairs, 9 Pcs Set
Located in Basel, BS
Absolutely incredible, and very stylish Brutalist dining table with an additional extendable leaf, and 6 chairs set made of solid beech wood. When the table is without the leaf it se...
Category
European Brutalist Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Beech
Midcentury Skovby Mobelfabrik Dining Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning vintage modern Danish teak pedestal base dining table with two leaves by Skovby Mobelfabrik. This attractive set caters to many with the ...
Category
European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
Oak Refectory Table and 8 Windsor Dining Chairs Kitchen Farmhouse Set
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Well this really is the piece de resistance in farmhouse kitchen dining
A gorgeous extending oak refectory table with a matching set of 8 Windsor chairs
The table extends by two extr...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Wood
Custom Walnut Trestle Dining Table & Sculptural Chair Set by Richard Rothbard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
We are proud to offer this exceptional piece of American Studio Craft history by acclaimed woodworker and artist Richard Rothbard. A one-of-a-kind, book-matched walnut slab dining ta...
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Vintage 1980s Pencil Reed Dining Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 1980s Pencil Reed dining set with brand new upholstery. Wide armed chairs for extra comfort. All original framing.
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rattan, Reed, Wood
Carlo Scarpa Mid-Century Brown Walnut “Scuderia” Dining Table for Bernini, 1977
By Bernini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Vicenza, IT
“Scuderia” dining table, designed by Carlo Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Bernini in 1977.
Originally, Carlo Scarpa designed the table to restore the stable of Villa Valmarana in Vicenza in 1972.
The table features a solid walnut structure.
Available also five “Kentucky” dining...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Walnut
1980’s Dining Set with Leather Top Stools
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful dining set or game table set. It consists of a chrome and brass based glass top table and 4 round stools wrapped in steel and featuring a leather top. The stools fit nice...
Category
Unknown Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Boho Chic Mint Green Bamboo Rattan Dining Set - 5 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible vintage bohemian bamboo rattan dining set. Set contains 4 exceptional flared arm chairs with a matching dining table base which holds up a large square beveled glass top. ...
Category
Bohemian Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rattan, Bamboo, Glass, Paint
Carlo Scarpa Walnut and Leather "Scuderia" Dining Room Set for Bernini, 1977
By Bernini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Vicenza, IT
Scuderia dining room set, designed by Carlo Scarpa for the Italian manufacturer Bernini in 1977.
Composed of 5 mod. 783 “Kentucky” dining chairs...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Plastic, Walnut
Richard Young Merrow Associates A Chrome Dining Table & a Set of 8, 160z Chairs
Located in London, GB
Richard Young for Merrow Associates.
A chrome dining table with the original smoked glass circular top and a set of eight rare 160Z Merrow chairs which are arguably the best-lookin...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Gerald McCabe Oak Trestle Dining Table and Benches for Orange Crate Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful trestle dining table with matching benches by Gerald McCabe for Orange Crate Modern. This table retains its original finish over soli...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Oak
Bentwood Embassy Table & Four Chairs, Jan Bočan
By Jan Bočan
Located in London, GB
A bentwood table and four chairs designed by Czech architect Jan Bočan for the Czechoslovak Embassy in Stockholm.
Designed in 1970 by Jan Bočan, Jan Šrámek, Zdenka Rothbauer and Jiř...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-Century Modern Novalux Dining Set by Rudi Verelst, Belgium, 1970s
By Rudi Verelst
Located in Antwerp, BE
Extraordinary dining set created by Rudi Verelst for Novalux in 1970s Belgium. The set features swivel dining chairs crafted from gleaming chromed steel wire, elegantly complemented ...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Handwoven Bamboo and Rattan Dining set
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is an elegant Boho Chic dining set!
It's hand-woven rattan over bamboo. It comes with 4 side chairs and a glass top. The table legs are sleekly shaped and the the chairs echo th...
Category
Philippine Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Dining Set by Pierre Cardin, Newly Reupholstered
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dining set by Pierre Cardin for Dillingham comprises a rectangular dining table and six dining chairs in chrome-plated steel. The expandable dining table has with three new, mirrored...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Curvilinear Dining Table with extension Paul Evans for Directional
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fantastic Curvilinear dining table by Paul Evans for Directional circa 1970s. Model PE-509 with Olive Burl wood patchwork contrasting the shades of brass. Heavy and substantial, th...
Category
American Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Brass
Glostrup Scandinavian Pine Danish Dining Set Ensemble 4x Chairs & Table
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This gorgeous dining set is produced by Glostrup Mobler from Denmark.
The chairs are beautiful sculptured.
The back of the chair and the joints has some beautiful details.
It´s solid oiled scandinavian pine wood.
The dining table has an ellipse shape.
Unfortunately the extension top is missed so you can´t use the extension, only the normal measures.
It contents 4x dining chairs...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Wood, Pine
Very Rare Gaetano Pesce Dining Set, Sansone 1 Table & 6x Dalila Chairs
By Cassina, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Aachen, NW
Very rare dining room set by Gaetano Pesce featuring 6x chairs model Dalila and a table model Sansone I.
Made by Polyurethane and urethane resin, pre -...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Resin
Vintage Split Reed Dining Set
Located in Alhambra, CA
Fully intact vintage Split Reed dining set, including bamboo table base, glass top, and four newly reupholstered chairs. Chair backs are designed with a structural foliage pattern, a...
Category
Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
Vintage Coastal Henry Wick Pencil Reed and Wicker Dining Set
By Henry Link
Located in Elkton, MD
Henry Link Pencil Reed and Wicker Dining Set, Made in the Philippines – 5-Piece
Five-piece dining set by Henry Link, made in the Philippines.
Includes four wicker chairs with new Su...
Category
Philippine Bohemian Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Glass, Reed
De Puydt Oak Brutalist Dining Chairs and Table
By De Puydt
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Brutalist sculptural dining table and 4 chairs, by De Puydt. Belgium. Heavy pieces. Highback chairs. Set is made of solid oak wood and constructed with visibl...
Category
Belgian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Oak
Nanna Ditzel Dining Set
By Nanna Ditzel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
An incredible rare dining set designed by Nanna Ditzel for Domus Danica, circa 1969
A set of 4 untouched dining chairs with a rare vinyl upholstery and a large dining table.
M...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Fiberglass
Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Dining Set in Carrara Marble, Red & Black, 1986 Italy
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Icon of the Memphis Milano Movement. A set of four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin chairs for Knoll. Black Alcantara upholstery. Arms in red lacquer. Additionally, a Carrara marble round pe...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal, Steel
Rattan dining room set
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Exceptional hand woven rattan dining set circa 1970.
1 table, 2 armchairs and 4 chairs.
Incredible rattan work, very good condition.
Rare!
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rattan
Hansen Sorensen Dining room table with 6 chairs, 1970 Denmark
Located in Oirlo, LI
Hansen Sorensen Dining room table with 6 chairs, 1970 Denmark
The Hansen Sorensen dining room table with 6 chairs from 1970 is a beautiful additio...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Carlo Scarpa Cognac Leather “Kentucky” Dining Chair for Bernini, 1977, Set of 5
By Bernini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Vicenza, IT
Set of 5 mod. 783 “Kentucky” dining chairs, designed by Carlo Scarpa for the Italian manufacturer Bernini in 1977.
Structure made from oak and walnut timber.
Seats and backrest made from cognac leather.
Excellent vintage condition.
Carlo Scarpa designed this chair for the “Scuderia” series., the last project he made for Bernini.
The architect took inspiration from the “shaker” movement.
He designed the chair slightly inclined at the front. This feature allows you to swing backward (until you lean on a wall) and remain in balance.
Born in Venice on June 2nd, 1906, Carlo Scarpa began working at a very early age. A year after he had first qualified as an architect in 1926, he began working for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin & Co. in a consultative capacity. From 1927, Carlo Scarpa began to experiment with the Murano glass, and this research not only gave him excellent results here but would also inform his progress for many years to come. Between 1935 and 1937, as he entered his thirties, Carlo Scarpa accepted his first important commission, the renovation of Venice’s Cà Foscari. He adapted the spaces of this stately University building that stands on the Grand Canal banks, creating rooms for the Dean’s offices and a new hall for academic ceremonies; Mario Sironi and Mario De Luigi were charged with doing the restoration work on the frescos. After 1945, Carlo Scarpa found himself constantly busy with new commissions, including various furnishings and designs for the renovation of Venice’s Hotel Bauer and designing a tall building in Padua and a residential area in Feltre, all worth mentioning. One of his key works, despite its relatively modest diminished proportions, was the [bookshop known as the] Padiglione del Libro, which stands in Venice’s Giardini di Castello and clearly shows Scarpa’s passion for the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the years which were to follow, after he had met the American architect, Scarpa repeated similar experiments on other occasions, as can be seen, in particular, in the sketches he drew up in 1953 for villa Zoppas in Conegliano, which show some of his most promising work. However, this work unfortunately never came to fruition. Carlo Scarpa later created three museum layouts to prove pivotal in terms of how twentieth-century museums were set up from then on. Between 1955 and 1957, he completed extension work on Treviso’s Gipsoteca Canoviana [the museum that houses Canova’s sculptures] in Possagno, taking a similar experimental approach to the one he used for the Venezuelan Pavilion at [Venice’s] Giardini di Castello which he was building at the same time (1954-56). In Possagno Carlo Scarpa was to create one of his most significant ever works, which inevitably bears comparison with two other museum layouts that he was working on over the same period, those of:
– Galleria Nazionale di Sicilia, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo (1953-55)
– Castelvecchio in Verona (1957- 1974), all of which were highly acclaimed, adding to his growing fame.
Two other buildings, which are beautifully arranged in spatial terms, can be added to this long list of key works that were started and, in some cases, even completed during the nineteen fifties. After winning the Olivetti award for architecture in 1956, Scarpa began work in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on an area destined to house products made by the Industrial manufacturers Ivrea. Over the same period (1959-1963), he also worked on the renovation and restoration of the gardens and ground floor of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, which many consider one of his greatest works. While he busied himself working on-site at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Carlo Scarpa also began work building a villa in Udine for the Veritti family. To shed some light on the extent to which his work evolved over the years, it may perhaps be useful to compare this work with that of his very last building, villa Ottolenghi Bardolino, which was near to completion at the time of his sudden death in 1978. Upon completion of villa Veritti over the next ten years, without ever letting up on his work on renovation and layouts, Scarpa accepted some highly challenging commissions, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa and another theatre in Vicenza.
Towards the end of this decade, in 1969, Rina Brion commissioned Carlo Scarpa to build the Brion Mausoleum in San Vito d’Altivole (Treviso), a piece he continued to work on right up until the moment of his death. Nevertheless, even though he was totally absorbed by work on this mausoleum, there are plenty of other episodes which can offer some insight into the final years of his career. As work on the San Vito d’Altivole Mausoleum began to lessen from 1973, Carlo Scarpa started building the new headquarters for the Banca Popolare di Verona. He drew up plans that were surprisingly different from the work he was carrying out at the same time on the villa Ottolenghi. However, the plans Carlo Scarpa drew up, at different times, for a monument in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia commemorating victims of the terrorist attack on May 28th, 1974, make a sharp contrast to the work he carried out in Verona, almost as if there is a certain hesitation after so many mannered excesses. The same Pietas that informs his designs for the Piazza Della Loggia can also be seen in the presence of the water that flows through the Brion Mausoleum, almost as if to give a concrete manifestation of pity in this twentieth-century work of art. Carlo Scarpa has put together a highly sophisticated collection of structures, occupying the mausoleum’s L-shaped space stretching across both sides of the old San Vito d’Altivole cemetery. A myriad of different forms and an equally large number of different pieces, all of which are separate and yet inextricably linked to form a chain that seems to offer no promise of continuity, rising up out of these are those whose only justification for being there is to bear the warning “si vis vitam, para mortem,” [if you wish to experience life prepare for death] as if to tell a tale that suggests the circle of time, joining together the commemoration of the dead with a celebration of life. At the entrance of the Brion Mausoleum stand the “propylaea” followed by a cloister which ends by a small chapel, with an arcosolium bearing the family sarcophagi, the main pavilion, held in place on broken cast iron supports, stands over a mirror-shaped stretch of water and occupies one end of the family’s burial space. The musical sound of the walkways teamed with the luminosity of these harmoniously blended spaces shows how, in keeping with his strong sense of vision, Carlo Scarpa could make the most of all of his many skills to come up with this truly magnificent space. As well as a great commitment to architectural work, with the many projects which we have already seen punctuating his career, Carlo Scarpa also made many equally important forays into the world of applied arts. Between 1926 and 1931, he worked for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin, later taking what he had learned with him when he went to work for the glassmakers Venini from 1933 until the 1950s. The story of how he came to work on furniture design is different, however, and began with the furniture he designed to replace lost furnishings during his renovation of Cà Foscari. The later mass-produced furniture started differently, given that many pieces were originally one-off designs “made to measure.” Industrial manufacturing using these designs as prototypes came into being thanks to the continuity afforded him by Dino Gavina, who, as well as this, also invited Carlo Scarpa to become president of the company Gavina SpA, later to become SIMON, a company Gavina founded eight years on, in partnership with Maria Simoncini (whose own name accounts for the choice of company name). Carlo Scarpa and Gavina forged a strong bond in 1968 as they began to put various models of his into production for Simon, such as the “Doge” table, which also formed the basis for the “Sarpi” and “Florian” tables. In the early seventies, other tables that followed included “Valmarana,” “Quatour,” and “Orseolo.” While in 1974, they added couch and armchair “Cornaro” to the collection and the “Toledo” bed...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Walnut, Leather, Plastic
1980s Teak Patio Dining Table & 8 Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
✨ Vintage Teak Elegance from the 1980s ✨
This stunning Oval Teak Patio Dining Table set is a timeless piece from the 1980s that effortlessly combines style, quality, and functionali...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Teak