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4 Chaise longue à reglage continu
2 Fauteuil Grand Confort, petit modèle
Sushi Dining Table
3 Fauteuil Grand Confort, grand modèle
Nori dining table
Tolomeo Tavolo
1 Fauteuil dossier basculant
Elephant Swivel Chair
Componibili Round - 3 Compartments
Zig-Zag
Tavolo XZ3 Round
Masters
Chair_One
Componibili Round - 2 Compartments
LEM Bar Stool
Masters Metallic
BCN Bar Stool
Elephant Tube
Elephant Wood
Elephant Sledge
Battery
Small FL/Y
Maui Chair
Bourgie
Air-Armchair
8 Tabouret tournant
Bloom Metallic Pendant Light
Beanbag Sacco
La Petite
Stool Mezzadro
Tolomeo Tavolo Micro
Air-Chair
Tavolo XZ3 Rectangular
Tolomeo Lettura
Mobil mat
Big FL/Y
Tavolo XZ3 Oval
A.I.
Eclisse
Big Battery
BCN Stool
Maui Soft Noma
Tolomeo Faretto
Elephant Rocking
Stool_One
Componibili Smile
BCN Bar Stool Wood
Tolomeo Basculante Lettura
P/Wood
Maui Soft Swivel Chair
Taj
Be Bop
Planet Floor Lamp
Masters Set of 4
Eclisse Special Edition
Special Edition
Bell Chair Set
Gio Ponti Art Edition
Special Edition
Twiggy Terra
Offer
Lumiere 05 Tavolo Grande
Offer
Componibili Bio round - 3 compartements
Componibili Round - 4 Compartments
Le Soleil Sospensione
Offer
Mini Kabuki
Componibili mat
Mini Geen-A
Piuma
Kabuki
Hiray Couch Table
Bourgie mat
Spokes
Offer
Tabouret Berger
Generic C
Bloom Pendant Light
Generic A
Aplomb Outdoor
Offer
Four
Bertoia Chair
Shibuya
Miunn Stool S104
Taj Mini
Hiray Table
646 Leggera
Binic
Offer
Space
Brio Table
Thin-K Dining Table
7 Fauteuil tournant
6 Table tube d’avion
Boiacca Wood Dining table
Red and Blue
Hill House 1
Bookworm
10 Table en tube, Grand Modèle
Lumiere 05 Tavolo Piccola
Offer
Degree Side Table
Nessino Black Edition
Special Edition
Le Soleil Sospensione LED
Offer
Q/Wood

Contemporary Italian Furniture Design


Post-war Italian plastic design

Italian post-war design was largely defined by the general economic upswing and the associated optimism: an environment perfectly suited for the new world of plastic design. Against a background of experimentation with the new materials and first attempts at producing plastic furniture of not only different colours and shapes, but also of ergonomically designed furniture responsive to the contemporary lifestyles Italy quickly became a key centre for plastic design. The breakthrough for plastic furniture came in the early 1960s and since then Italy has remained one of the most important producers and innovators.

Artemide Tolomeo Tavolo Micro

Italy and postmodern design from 1970 to 1989

In 1972 an exhibition on the theme of Italy in the New York Museum of Modern Art gave the Italian furniture design, and especially the manufacturer Kartell an unparalleled platform. For all the exhibition highlighted the more conceptual and provocative elements of Italian pop design which eventually gave way to the more radical "Anti-design" which sought to break with backward looking tendencies in Italian furniture and respond to current needs.

Contemporary Italian furniture design in the 90s

Throughout the 1990s Italian furniture designers favoured formally reserved if highly coloured objects, as well as strong focus on the modular seating and the creation of tables using acrylic glass.

Italian furniture design today

Italian furniture concepts from the 60s, 70s and 80s continue to exert a strong influence of contemporary furniture design. And not just the design. With the annual Milan Furniture Fair Italy is host to one of the global furniture industry's most important shows.

In our online shop you can buy many of original Italian designer furniture, lighting, chairs and tables.

Magis Tavolo XZ3

Classic Italian furniture design from Cassina

The classic modernism period from 1925 to 1945 marked a new era in Italian furniture design. The increasing industrialization was reflected in a new modern and functional style of furnishing. Many of the Italian designers used the classical materials of the industrial age - glass, metal and steel tube and many established Italian designer furniture manufacturers, such as Cassina have their roots in this era.

Componibili by Anna Castelli Ferrieri

Lamp design after 1960

Whereas lighting design must be considered independent from furniture design, the two disciplines have been closely interlinked throughout the industrial age. The new lamps no longer served the mere lighting of a room, but had a high decorative quality. Italy, inspired by space and science, developed into a leading nation in the field of lighting design, including, for example, ball lamps made of plastic which were modelled on planets or atomic nuclei while manufacturers such as Artemide have risen to become international market leaders.

Louis Ghost from Kartell

History of Italian design furniture

Until the Renaissance the chair was an unaffordable statutory symbol; however in more enlightened times became an indispensable component of Italian interior design. Especially popular were stools in all manner of variants and forms.

Stylish Italian baroque furniture

In the 17th century Italy was characterised by an unprecedented splendour in its furniture design. In addition to the splendid institutions, there were also functional furniture in Italy, such as stools, scissors stools, chests and tables.

Influence from France: Italian furniture in the Empire style

The arrival of the 19th century fundamentally altered the Italian furniture tradition - the furnishings became decorated with subtle arches and ornaments, which made them look symmetrical and balanced.

Functional furniture in naturalism

At the beginning of the 20th century, both in Spain and in Italy, a more nature-orientated, eccentric and imaginative furniture design developed. The furniture created often had several functions, for example, tables with built-in storage or chairs with integrated lights were developed.

LC7 Swivel Chair from Cassina