665 results for "rationalist"

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Utrecht Xl Outdoor Sofa For Cassina A furniture icon, designed by a 20th century master. The Utrecht armchair b...

Alaska is an original decorative silver object realized and created by Ettore Sottsass in the 1980s. Original silver candlestick realized in 1981. Made in Italy. The label...

These 10 rare model P10 fully upholstered armchairs are an elegant and decorative design by Ignazio Gardella, one of the masters of 20th-century Italian design. Upholstered in origin...

The minimalist and incredibly comfortable 'LC3' series chairs designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand for Cassina. Large and in-charge, the 'LC3 - Fauteuil Grand Confort...

Italian cabinet in walnut, brass and ribbed glass, 1930s. This refined sideboard reflects the sophisticated transition between late Italian Deco and early modernist design. The compo...

Gorgeous vintage wooden and glass desk of fine Italian manufacture from the rationalist period of the 1920s/30s. The vintage writing desk is very rare and distinctive. The top is made entirely of clear glass, elegant and fine, rectangular shape, with some brass elements to give more stability. The top fits perfectly into the wooden frame. The base is the centerpiece, with its sinuous shapes worthy of such a rare piece. The base is made totally of light blue wood, beautiful and rare. The shapes are asymmetrical and resemble those of a Greek capital...

Compatible with US/EU standards. LED compatible. Mid-Century Modern and Space Age style table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Each piece is composed of a sculptural rationalist style base made...

A Beautiful and Stylish Model from the Italian brand Stilnovo, 1970s. The Pendant Fixture is made of metal silver colored frame with three horns on which glass shades in the form ...

The Pagnottina chair is light and versatile, available in many different coverings. Like the Pagnotta armchair from the same series, La Pagnottina is made up of fourteen carbon-fibre...

Product: Daybed / Lounge Furniture Model/Brand: Vondom ULM Daybed Reclining Backrest with Folding Canopy Designer: Ramón Esteve Product Type: Outdoor & Indoor Lounge Daybed Descript...

An Important and Rare Pair of French / Italian Midcentury Modern 'Rationalist' Benches / Stools or End / Side Tables in Elm Wood in the style of Jean Michel Frank and attributed to Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig. The pieces are multi-functional; and are pure and sober with unfettered lines and form. They are composed in a pure rectangular form of 2 support sides and a top united by a stretcher, and covered in a sensuous burled Elm wood. They are a confident expression of simple elegance and beauty. These pieces are significant in the emerging modern movement in France and Italy in 1930's. Rationalism was Italy's Midcentury Modernism...

Dining table, walnut burl, glass, Italy, 1930s Italian Rationalist table characterized by a restrained geometric language and richly figured walnut burl. The square frame is surmoun...

A Space Age design with the coat hanger by Studio BBPR. Graduates of the Milan Polytechnic, the four designers in their early work followed the themes of Italian Rationalism of the 1930s, although they were not an integral part of the main 'Group 7' Movement and MIAR, they collaborated on some projects with Figini and Pollini; these compositional canons can be clearly read in an exemplary building such as the colonia elioterapica in Legnano (1938), where they also realised popular housing units, the so-called Le Grazie working-class neighbourhood (1940-1942). They distinguished themselves for various town-planning schemes, the Pavia Master Plan (1932), the Tourism Plan for the Island of Elba (1939), and above all for the most important and far-reaching, the Valle d'Aosta Master Plan (1936-1937). During this period they took an active part in the controversy that arose between rationalists and traditionalists and at first, like others, felt they could support the clash for freedom of expression and the triumph of modern architecture within fascism, but after the introduction of the racial laws of 1938 that also affected one of their collaborators, the BBPR architects...

The "920" armchair was designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in the mid-1960s (c. 1966) for Figli di Amedeo Cassina in Meda, during the same design season as their "Bastiano" system. Con...

Art Deco table with clean, rational lines. The rosewood base gives way on the front to green aniline-stained maple. The top is made of rosewood feather laid open. The piece showcases...

Designed by legendary Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti and manufactured by Ugo Pollice Illuminazione during the 1940s, this iconic Model 546 table lamp exemplifies refined mi...

The Pagnottina chair is light and versatile, available in many different coverings. Like the Pagnotta armchair from the same series, La Pagnottina is made up of fourteen carbon-fibre...

Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) Grande Mania A white glass wall applique, made of two superimposed opaline glass shades of different size, mounted on a round white metal frame. Produc...

Building on his earlier, iconic designs - the 1920s De stijl Red Blue chair and his Zig Zag chair from the 1930s - Rietveld designed the Utrecht chair with an added degree of comfort...

Mid-20th century Modern Murano glass circular flush mount luminary by Paolo Venini, Italy By: Paolo Venini Material: glass, Murano glass, metal Technique: cast, molded, metalwork Di...

Rare Set of Six "Tre T" Chairs by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, realized in 1978. Wooden frame with three legs, seat in one piece of leather. A refined and architecturally balanc...

Italian modern P800 coffee table by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, 1970s Coffee table Model P800 with a rectangular polished stainless steel frame and two clear glass shelves. The co...

Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and Gino Levi Montalcini for F.I.P., curved chairs, buxus, Italy, 1928-1929 A Design Ahead of Its Time These monumental armchairs rank among the most...

Set of six chairs designed by Carlos Picardo for “Darro” (1958-1979), made of iron frame, seat and backrest in red fabric. Manufactured in Spain. The rationalist lines of the frame provide a timeless design, making them a perfect addition to any home seeking a touch of functional elegance. The Spanish design furniture company “Darro” was founded by Paco Muñoz and Fernando Alonso in 1958, creating modern and exclusive furniture inspired by the Spanish vernacular tradition and influenced by the lines of modern international architecture. Carlos Picardo was the first artistic director, responsible for several emblematic designs. Various architects and artists such as José Antonio Coderch, “Equipo 57”, Miguel Fisac...

The Isola Table IV by Paloma Editions meditates on material as memory. The Isola Collection draws inspiration from the fleeting moment after coastal rain, when edges blur and colours...

The piece showcases a pronounced Rationalist taste and style, with a design attributed to Carlo Enrico Rava, crafted by the furniture makers "Meroni & Fossati." Rosewood veneered bod...

A clear expression of Italian Rationalist design, this rare armchair by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and Gino Maggioni combines architectural clarity with remarkable comfort. Designed...

Rare Art Deco Pair of Giuseppi Pagano "Pogatschnig" Bentwood Armchairs & Ottomans A pair of Giuseppi Pagano Pogatschnig upholstered bentwood open armchairs and ottomans designe...

The PORTE Collection by Michael Aiduss is inspired by the architectural beauty of Milan’s historic doorways, translating their powerful geometric details into a refined series of con...

Designed by Hendrik Wouda, one of the leading figures of the Hague School (Haagse School) movement.Catalogue registration number: B9523. This exclusive sideboard design dates from 19...

Avoneg Groc is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 59.1 × 78.7 in / 150 × 200 cm. The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes w...

Le Corbusier wide lounge chairs - beautiful condition Le Corbusier (born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) was one of the most influential architects and urban planners of the twentieth c...

Stunning and very rare rationalist armchair, of the Italian school, made in the 1930s. It has a wooden frame lacquered in red with linear signs and decorations made with the futurist...

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Table or desk lamp with structure and lampshade entirely realized in chromed steel, it as a part of the AM/AS series designed by the iconic duo Franco Albini and Franca Helg and manu...

Stylish, classy and elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern brass and glass bar trolley. The trolley will be shipped overseas in a custom made wooden crate. Cost of transport to the US is crate included. Italy is a world trendsetter, and has produced some of the greatest furniture designers in the world, such as Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass. Italian interior design in the 1900s was particularly well-known and grew to the heights of class and sophistication. At first, in the early 1900s, Italian furniture designers struggled to create an equal balance between classical elegance and modern creativity, and at first, Italian interior design in the 1910s and 1920s was very similar to that of French Art Deco styles, using exotic materials and creating sumptuous furniture. However, Italian Art Deco reached its pinnacle under Gio Ponti, who made his designs sophisticated, elegant, stylish and refined, but also modern, exotic and creative. In 1926, a new style of furnishing emerged in Italy, known as "Razionalismo", or "Rationalism". The most successful and famous of the Rationalists were the Gruppo 7, led by Luigi Figini, Gino Pollini and Giuseppe Terragni. There styles used tubular steel and was known as being more plain and simple, and almost Fascist in style after c. 1934. After World War II, however, was the period in which Italy had a true avant-garde in interior design. With the fall of Fascism, birth of Republic and the 1946 RIMA exhibition, Italian talents in interior decorating were made evident, and with the Italian economic miracle, Italy saw a growth in Industrial Production and also mass-made furniture. Yet, the 1960s and 1970s saw Italian interior design reach its pinnacle of stylishness, and by that point, with Pop and post-modern interiors, the phrases "Bel Design" and "Linea Italiana" entered the vocabulary of furniture design. Ever since the late 1970s and early 1980s, some equipment began to be logoed by notable Italian fashion houses, such as Prada, Versace, Armani, Gucci and Moschino. Examples of Classic pieces of Italian furniture include Zanussi's rigorous, creative and streamlined washing machines and fridges, the "New Tone...

Set of six dining chairs with backs and seats realized in curved veneered plywood and legs in black lacquered metal, designed by Carlo Ratti and manufactured by Industria Legni Curva...

Rosewood veneered body on the front flared frame in solid rosewood welcomes central decorated glass and maple side doors finished with green aniline. Futurist-style handles are made ...

Postmodern Italian Masterpiece: A Fusion of Art and Functionality Elevate your interior with this stunning postmodern Italian bookcase, a true statement piece that blends timeless d...

Overview Rare Model 2031D cabinet by Giorgio Tura and Nucci Valsecchi for Tura Milano, Italy, 1970. An exceptional example of Italian design where architectural rigor meets one of th...

Rocchettone side table realized in lacquered walnut wood with bright orange decorations (under the table top and on the base), it was designed by Ettore Sottsass and manufactured by ...

Here we see a decision to project the universal ideals of modernity onto Indian reality. However, this piece was inspired by North Indian culture, as well the cosmic and spiritual I...

Here we see a decision to project the universal ideals of modernity onto Indian reality. However, this piece was inspired by North Indian culture, as well the cosmic and spiritual I...

Designed by Studiopepe and inspired by the rationalist architecture of Lina Bo Bardi — particularly the famous openings with a red background for the SESC Pompeia in São Paulo — Gian...

A pair of solid oak side tables by an anonymous Danish cabinetmaker, Denmark, 1970s. The defining feature is the bobbin-turned leg — a stacked, segmented column of lathe-worked oak —...

Toilet with mirror in rationalist style in walnut, walnut root and maple. Splendid rationalist-style handles in chrome metal and pastel orange bakelite. On the top there is a compart...

This early George Nelson design features two extensions with reversible and removable tray tables. Closed, it is a modestly scaled table. Opened the surface nearly doubles, and the t...

A pair of black-painted wood, green mohair and tubular metal lounge chairs or club chairs in the rationalist style, likely designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s. In good vintage ...

Set of two stools in bamboo and rattan, attributed to Franco Albini and produced in Italy in the 1960s. He was a major figure in the Rationalist Movement, excelling in architectural...

Dinning chair in solid iron and curved plywood designed by Antoni de Moragas i Gallissà, member of “Grup R”, the Catalan rationalist architect’s collective who recovered in 1950s the...

Coffee table in the style of Gio Ponti & Pietro Chiesa. brass, glass and wood, Italy, 1940s In the style of Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa, this coffee table captures the innovativ...

Product: Daybed Model/Brand: Vondom ULM Moon Daybed with Woven Rope Parasol Designer: Ramón Esteve Product Type: Outdoor & Indoor Lounge Daybed Description: Part of Vondom’s Ulm...

The Ultrafunctionalism Console Table is a sculptural exploration of essential form, where architecture, material innovation, and structural honesty converge into a collectible design...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original pair of, Mid Century Modern, 1968 Gavin Knoll stamped, Marcel Breuer, Cesca chairs with chrome...

Table lamp with structure and lampshade entirely realized in chromed steel, from the AM/AS series designed by the iconic duo Franco Albini and Franca Helg and manufactured by Sirrah ...

The Pagnottina chair is light and versatile, available in many different coverings. Like the Pagnotta armchair from the same series, La Pagnottina is made up of fourteen carbon-fibre...

Mid-Century Modern Diagonal Desk By Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and...

Set of four dining chairs with a frame in black lacquered metal and seat in curved plywood, attributed to Carlo Ratti and produced by Società Compensati Curvati in the 1950s. In Italy, at the beginning of the XX century, industries of curved solid wood arose under license of Michael Thonet, and through the International Exhibitions the processing of curved wood became more and more widespread. The Expo of the first decade was also attended by the wood manufacturers of Monza, while in 1905 Otto Helzer, in Switzerland, patented wooden structures in curved laminated, whose strength was equivalent to those in steel. The Ratti brothers of Monza took their cue from the solid wood laminate to create furniture that, instead of wooden elements, used sheets of wood. The brothers Ratti, Carlo and Mario, also began to follow the young artistic avant-gardes (cubism, futurism and abstractionism). The mastery of wooden sculpture influenced Carlo in the design and realization of furniture of fine neo-plastic artistic workmanship and decò, receiving honors from the Prince of Piedmont Umberto di Savoia. In 1919, in Milan, the first Lombard Exhibition of Decorative Arts was set up (later to become the Triennale) and the Ratti brothers exhibited their furniture in solid wood but also in curved panel with a new system of curvature, the one in Telo. The canvas system was developed by the Ratti brothers with the help of a friend, Cesare Cantù. They developed an elastomer bag in which the mould was inserted with the panel to be bent and, closing it with clamps, the air inside was removed, thus making the panel adhere to the mould. Carlo and Mario found in the Telo system a means by which they could make objects and furniture in the three spatial directions with large surface curvatures, without limits of thickness and minimum radii of curvature. In 1921 in Stuttgart the first Salone del Mobile was inaugurated and the Fratelli Ratti of Monza made itself known internationally by presenting solid wood furniture and also furniture in load-bearing plywood, flanked by furniture with framed and interchangeable covers. The Expo became meeting places to verify and present the novelties in the furniture and industrialization sector and, with the development of Industrial Design, the first architects joined in the design of the furniture industries. The Ratti Brothers, in the various international and national exhibitions, also presented incredible objects in their realization with the system in Telo. After 1930 Carlo and Mario produced many containers for radio and folding chairs for cinema but in 1939 they divided and in Monza Mario remained who, with his sons Antonio and Angela, formed the Società Compensati Curvi...

MB15 large sideboard with four-door panels in wood, designed by Franco Albini in 1956 and produced by Poggi, Pavia. The MB15 sideboard showcases a clean and solid design characteriz...

Here we see a decision to project the universal ideals of modernity onto Indian reality. However, these pieces were inspired by North Indian culture, as well the cosmic and spiritua...