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 the defining aesthetic of this original technique.
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 in Varedo, Italy.
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.
Christopher Dresser, a Scottish designer born in Glasgow in 1834, was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts movement and a precursor of modern design. His teapots remain among his most innovative works, held in major museums and private collections worldwide.
Presented in 2020, the Nuvola Rossa bookcase by Vico Magistretti, designed in 1977 for Cassina, reimagines the library as a freestanding spatial divider rather than wall-mounted furniture.
Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens designed a unique pair of walnut armchairs for Villa Cavrois in Croix, Nord, between 1929 and 1932, featuring cylindrical legs and characteristic rounded overhangs.
Architect Alessandro Mendini designed the Proust Chair in 1978 for an exhibition at Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, combining Baroque French forms with pointillist patterns inspired by literary and artistic movements.
A spherical milky glass vase with Phoenician amethyst decoration and iridescent surface, designed by architect Carlo Scarpa during the late 1920s.
A Danish table lamp of chromated steel, lacquered metal and frosted glass, designed by Poul Henningsen and manufactured by Louis Poulsen. This patented edition exemplifies early twentieth-century industrial design.
