Design
Dalia Chandelier by Max Ingrand for FontanaArte
An eight-armed chandelier in colored glass with brass and metal structure, designed by French glass designer Max Ingrand for the Milan-based manufacturer FontanaArte.
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Design
Wall Console by Osvaldo Borsani and Lucio Fontana
A marble and gilded-wood wall console designed for a Milan dining room by architect Osvaldo Borsani and artist Lucio Fontana. Produced by Arredamenti Borsani…
December 2020
Design
Pulegoso Glass Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi, 1928
A large ten-handled glass vase in pulegoso, an innovative opaque material developed by designer Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini. Air bubbles, traditionally a flaw, became…
December 2020
Design
Occasional Table by Gio Ponti and Edina Altara
A walnut and glass occasional table from the late 1940s, designed by Gio Ponti with a trompe-l'oeil oil-painted panel by Edina Altara depicting a…
December 2020
Architecture
Villa Mairea: Aalto’s Experimental Masterpiece
Completed in 1940 for patrons Harry and Maire Gullichsen, Villa Mairea in Noormarkku stands as architect Alvar Aalto's landmark exploration of experimental residential design.
December 2020
Art
Advertising Poster by Gino Boccasile, 1930
An advertising poster created by Italian illustrator Gino Boccasile in 1930. Boccasile was among the foremost poster artists of the Fascist era, renowned for…
December 2020
Design
Shiro Kuramata’s Miss Blanche Chair
Presented in December 2020, the Miss Blanche chair by Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata combined acrylic resin and synthetic flowers in a labour-intensive process that…
December 2020
Design
Armadio GO, 1945, by Otto Schulz
A cabinet designed by architect Otto Schulz in 1945, featuring inlaid woods depicting a Swedish landscape. Produced by Boet.
December 2020
Design
Nikke Chair, Tapio Wirkkala, 1958
A laminated plywood chair designed by Finnish modernist Tapio Wirkkala in 1958 and manufactured by Asko. The Nikke exemplifies Scandinavian design principles of the…
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