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Item Ships From: Italy
Franco Albini Rattan and Bamboo Italian Wall Shelf, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous midcentury rectangular wall shelf in curved rattan, bamboo and hand-woven wicker. This charming French Riviera style shelf was designed by Franco Albini and produced in Ita...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Vivai del Sud Italian Bookcase Etagere Four Shelves in Bamboo and Rattan, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Franco Albini Midcentury Wall Shelf in Curved Rattan and Bamboo, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century wall shelf in curved rattan and bamboo. This stylish organic shelf was designed by Franco Albini in Italy during the 1960s.
In amazing conditions and with a cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Franco Albini Midcentury Wall Shelf or Console in Rattan and Bamboo, Italy, 1960
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury large wall shelf or console in curved bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. This incredibly charming piece was designed by the mastery of Franco Albini and produ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Vintage Sideboard set by Guido Faleschini for I4Mariani Italy 1970s
By Guido Faleschini
Located in Roma, IT
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....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Wall Shelf, Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary Mid-Century wall shelf in curved rattan, bamboo and wicker. This marvellous object was made in Italy in the 1960s and is attributed to the mastery of Franco Albini.
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Tellaro Wall Mount Shelf with Drawer by Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
Designed by French architect Stéphane Parmentier for Giobagnara, this elegant and distinctive shelf is part of the Tellaro Collection inspired by the traditional pavings of the fishi...
Category
2010s Italian Italy - Shelves
Materials
Leather, Wood
Ego Hexagonal Modular Shelving
By Chendù
Located in Milan, IT
Hexagonal modular shelving is made of matt lacquered iron and oak wood. Geometry and balance discreetly go out of the third dimension, toward the user...
Category
2010s Italian Italy - Shelves
Materials
Iron
Grete Jalk Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Design Teak Bookcases, 1950s
By Poul Jeppesens Møbelfabrik, Grete Jalk
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern design teak bookcases set designed by Grete Jalk and produced by P. Jeppesens Møbelfabrik, movable vertical partition...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Triangular Bamboo and Rattan Italian Corner Bookcase, 1970s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous mid-century bamboo and Rattan triangular corner bookshelf. Franco Albini inspired the design of this piece, produced in Italy during the 1970s.
This fantastic piece feature...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wood, Rattan, Cane, Wicker
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Wood Bookcases Shelves Cavalletto Model for Agapecasa
By AgapeCasa, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
A furnishing system made entirely of wood, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1953.
Its distinctive feature is a trestle in the shape of an upturned “V”, which means it is superimposable by means of a siply gravity joint, and whose special perimeter section can accomodate bookshelves on which closed containers...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Carved Walnut Wood Three Shelves Open Bookcase Credenza Cupboard
Located in Carimate, Como
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Wood Three Shelves Open Bookcase Library
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian walnut, carved, three shelves, open bookcase, with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with beautiful burl wood pattern dec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood
Pontile bookcase and cabinet, in oak wood by AccardiBuccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Bookcase made of a series of solid wood poles with circular section, veneered shelves with solid wood edging, all made of Oak wood finished with transparent paint. The head of the poles is coated with a brick red protective paint.
The system is completed by two storage compartments that feature sliding doors with integrated handle.
The library is shipped semi assembled.
Cod. e DIM: — PON bookcase W200 x H200 x D40 cm
MATERIALS: oak wood
COLORS: colors head poles
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 legno di rovere finito con vernice trasparente.
La testa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood, Oak
1950s Italian Modular Bookshelf with Desk – Exotic Wood, Brass Hardware
Located in Rome, IT
This stunning example of 1950s Italian design is a modular bookshelf with an integrated desk, fully restored to its original glory. Crafted from exot...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Formica, Wood
Matteo Grassi Modern Italian Leather Wall-Mounted Console
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Roma, IT
Sleek wall-mounted console table of green leather with 2 drawers by Matteo Grassi.
Original Italian wall hung green leather clad console table with black interiors.
Totally upholste...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Triangular Bamboo and Rattan Italian Corner Bookcase Shelf, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Vodo bench, in oak and metal, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vodo is a line of furniture redefining internal landscapes. Objects made of bent
sheets of metal, recalling voids like windows opened towards inhabited spaces,
sculptures that become a bench, a bookcase, a bedside table or a consolle.
Elementary forms inspired by architectural shapes...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Sheet Metal
TRANSFIX Storage Unit in Glass, by Marc Krusin, Kensaku Oshiro from Glas Italia
By Kensaku Oshiro, Marc Krusin, Glas Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Transfix storage unit is shown here in the transparent extralight glass. Display and storage unit and element dividing and screening the spaces, obtained by gluing slabs of laminated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Glass
UnoAErre Cast Brass Jewelry Display, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
A display stand/shelf with round wooden shelves and cast brass frame, it was created to promote the UnoAErre company's Medaglia dell' Amore jewel in the 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Brass
Osvaldo Borsani E22 Double Sided Freestanding Wall Unit for Tecno, Italy, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This double-sided freestanding E22 bookcase is a rare and peculiar example of Borsani's innovative design and the Tecno manufacturing expertise. Its construction of metal, wood, and ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Metal
Ginza Wooden Robot by Umeda Masanori for Memphis Milano Collection
By Masanori Umeda, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Ginza wooden robot with plastic laminate, shelves & drawers by Masanori Umeda for Memphis Milano collection
Additional information:
Wooden robot with ...
Category
2010s Italy - Shelves
Materials
Plastic
Cheba bookcase, in lacquered metal snd plywood, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Tables on one or more levels, furnish ironically without remaining unnoticed. Ideal companions for public and private environments and contexts.
The structure is a curved metal roun...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Metal
Vodo bench, in oak and metal, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vodo is a line of furniture redefining internal landscapes. Objects made of bent
sheets of metal, recalling voids like windows opened towards inhabited spaces,
sculptures that become a bench, a bookcase, a bedside table or a consolle.
Elementary forms inspired by architectural shapes...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Sheet Metal
Italian Teak, Black Metal and Brass Midcentury Bookshelves Roomdivider
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Poggi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This bookshelves was produced in Italy by SELEX in the 1960s. Thanks to its adjustable height ( 278 - 284,5 /285 cm max) it can be placed against a wall or anywhere in a room, used ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Brass, Metal
Glas Italia OBLIQUO vertical shelving by Piero Lissoni
By Glas Italia, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Series of open storage units in 4+6 mm laminated glass, with shiny
polished ground edge and heat-sealed at 45°. The external surface
has a special mirrored chrome finish, while the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Shelves
Materials
Glass, Wood, Mirror
Pontile Bookcase, in canaletto walnut, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Elysée Shelving System by Pierre Paulin for MAGIS
By Magis, Pierre Paulin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The modular shelving system Elysée was born from the collaboration between Magis and the French designer Pierre Paulin. It was September 2002 when Eugenio Perazza, Magis founder, wen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Shelves
Materials
Plywood
Suvretta Plastic Bookcase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Suvretta bookcase in plastic laminate was originally designed in 1981, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Plastic
Pontile Bookcase, in canaletto walnut, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
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.
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Cheba bookcase, in lacquered metal snd plywood, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Tables on one or more levels, furnish ironically without remaining unnoticed. Ideal companions for public and private environments and contexts.
The structure is a curved metal roun...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Wood Three Shelves Bookcase Library
Located in Carimate, Como
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood
DeCastelli Cottage N.1 Landscape in Wood by Filippo Pisan
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In a revisitation of the classic garden shed that emphasizes the characteristics of its materials, underlined by minimalist design, an external corten stee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood
Børge Mogensen Scandinavian Midcentury Oak Bookcase, Denmark 1960s
By Børge Mogensen, FDB Møbler
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian midcentury modern design oak bookcase designed by Børge Mogensen in the 1950s and produced by FDB Møbler from 1960s, variable height position of shelves, circa 1960s.
...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Oak
Grow Shelf
By Durame
Located in Milan, IT
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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Italy - Shelves
Materials
Iron
Carabottino cabinet, in canaletto walnut, by Cara Davide for Medulum
By Cara e Davide
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Carabottino is a collection made of a clever play of textures and
transparencies, that makes these objects the centerpiece of any environment. A
storage unit, a mirror or a table that establishes a dialogue between inside and
outside.
A wooden grating in a two-dimensional form traditionally made with wooden
slats, carabottino is considered to be an accessory element of relative
importance, similar to window and door...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Glas Italia KAZIMIR Medium shelving by Michael Anastassiades
By Glas Italia, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Shelves
Materials
Glass
Vintage Teak Bookshelf, Italy 1960
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Mid Century Modern Teak Bookshelf Italy 1960.
A refined Mid-Century Modern single-module shelving unit, crafted in Italy during the 1960s, embodying the sleek functionality of Scand...
Category
1960s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Wall Unit Bookshelf by Fratelli Proserpio, Italy
By F.P. Fratelli Proserpio 1
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Step into the captivating world of Frattelli Proserpio's timeless craftsmanship with this exquisite 1960s teak wall unit. Created by the talented Proserpio brothers in their factory,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Iron
Italy Late 19th Century Chest of Drawers , Walnut, with shoe rack, restaured
Located in Vigonza, Padua
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...
Category
1880s Italian Country Antique Italy - Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Italian Modular Bookshelf with Unusual Drawers, Italy
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Mid-Century Modern Modular Teak Bookshelf, Italy 1960s
An unsual modular bookshelf crafted in Italy in the 1960s, featuring a sleek iron frame with polished brass feet, two uniquely...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Brass, Iron
GLASS SHELVES #1 '1976', by Shiro Kuramata for Glas Italia
By Glas Italia, Shiro Kuramata
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Glass
Pair of French Riviera Shelves in Rattan and Wicker, Italy 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of Mid-Century organic shelves made in bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. Vivai del Sud likely designed this beautiful shelves in Italy during the 1970s.
This stun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Zanotta Joy Rotating 7 Shelf Unit in Black Medium Density Fiberboard
By Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Joy Rotating 7 Shelf Unit in Black Medium Density Fiberboard by Achille Castiglioni
Uprights and shelves in medium density fiberboard, finished wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Italy - Shelves
Materials
Steel
1900s, Venetian Baroque Corner Cupboard Bookcase, Restored, Wax-Polished
By Bassano's Ebanisteria
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century, Italy Venetian Baroque corner cupboard, bookcase, restored, wax polished. Period Belle Époque. Original ocher velvet upho...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Italy - Shelves
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Contemporary Bookcase C, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves
By SEM, Giacomo Moor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
SEM Pivot collection, bookcase C, simple and sculptural. The supporting structure is a rigid system of metal tubes to which are added shelves in beautiful stone elm wood combined with various lacquered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Triangular Bamboo and Rattan Italian Corner Bookcase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century bamboo and Rattan triangular corner bookshelf. Franco Albini inspired the design of this piece, produced in Italy during the 1970s.
This piece is fantastic thank...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Wicker, Cane
Vintage Teak Cabinet, Scandinavia 1950s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Teak High Sideboard, Scandinavian Design, 1950s
A 1950s Scandinavian highboard, crafted from pure teak veneer, embodying the refined craftsmanship and functional elegance o...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Teak
Mobili Sintetici bench, in veneered plywood, by Cara\Davide for Medulum
By Cara e Davide
Located in Meolo, Venezia
The basics of carpentry involve the mechanical and manual processing of wood,
commonly in board-format where the most simple and fundamental processes are
straight and inclined s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Plywood
Poul Hundevad Scandinavian Dark Wood Bookcase for Hundevad Møbelfabrik, 1960s
By Hundevad & Co., Poul Hundevad
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern design darkwood bookcase designed by Poul Hundevad and produced by Hundevad Møbelfabrik in the 1960s, variable ...
Category
1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Triangular Bamboo and Rattan Italian Corner Bookcase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful mid-century triangular corner bookshelf made in bamboo, rattan and wicker. This lovely French Riviera style bookshelf was produced in Italy during the 1970s.
This charming bookshelf features four triangular shelves...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Ghidini 1961 Incrocio Shelves in Stainless Steel and Plexiglass by Andrea Branzi
By Andrea Branzi, Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Shelves in stainless steel and plexiglass. Hanging frame on to support photos, small pots, small books, knick-knacks.
Materials:
24-karat gold plated s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pink Primitive Bookshelf by Studio Nucleo, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Primitive bookshelf was one of the strongest and most iconic products designed by Studio Nucleo. Initially made as a limited-edition product, t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vittorio Introini for Saporiti Pair of Proposal P700 Wall Shelves, Italy 1969
By Saporiti, Vittorio Introini
Located in Naples, IT
Two Proposal series bookcases model P700 in chrome-plated metal and mirrored steel with glass doors. Design Vittorio Introini
Prod. Saporiti, Italy, 1969
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Italian Triangular Brass and Glass Corner Shelf Bookcase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Italian corner shelf in solid brass with three triangular shelves. This elegant corner shelf was produced in Italy during the 1970s.
In amazing condition, the brass has a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Carved Walnut Wood Three Shelves Open Bookcase Library Etagere
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian antique walnut three shelves, open bookcase or etagere standing on four great shaped carved turned wooden legs with top finials. This very elegant one-of-a-kind o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Wood
Franco Albini Rosewood Mid-Century Modern “LB7” Modular Bookcase for Poggi, 1957
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Vicenza, IT
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italy - Shelves
Materials
Brass, Iron
French Riviera Two-Tier Wall Shelf in Rattan, Bamboo and Wicker, Italy 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century two tier wall shelf in bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. This stylish organic wall shelf was made in Italy during the 1970s.
Fully made with bamboo, rattan ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italy - Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
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