Italian architect, designer, teacher and urban planner Angelo Mangiarotti was a leading light in the international design community from the 1960s onward. While he was an adherent of the rationalist principles of purity of line and simplicity of construction, he sought to imbue his designs for coffee tables, dining chairs, sconces and other furnishings with a sense of character and lightness of spirit that was often lacking in late-20th-century modernist architecture and design.
Born in Milan, Mangiarotti studied architecture at Milan Polytechnic, graduating in 1948. Five years later, he won a visiting professorship at the Illinois Institute of Technology — beginning a peripatetic academic career that would see him teaching in numerous Italian institutions as well as in schools as far afield as Hawaii and Australia. He worked with Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and met such greats as Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Gropius. He returned to Italy in 1955 and would go on to work on numerous industrial, residential, commercial and civic projects in his home country, most notably a group of six railway stations in Milan.
As a designer, Mangiarotti and the development of his career embodies the evolution of modernism in the latter decades of the 20th century. In the late 1950s and early ’60s, after early experiments in plywood furniture and one-piece foam-core seating — including the 1110 lounge chair for Cassina — Mangiarotti began to design using more classic materials, from delicate, curvaceous blown-glass table lamps for Artemide to chandeliers with crystal links for Vistosi.
In 1971, Mangiarotti introduced what became his signature designs: a series of tables in marble and other stones that featured “gravity joints,” their legs held in place by the weight of the tabletop. Tables in his Eros collection have muscular proportions that anticipate the robust, overscaled lines of postmodern works that would appear 10 years later: His Eccentrico table, for example, is a striking assemblage in marble featuring a top that is cantilevered dramatically on a canted columnar base.
But simplicity and practicality were consistently the primary watchwords of Mangiarotti’s designs. The purity and elegance of the objects he created offer a graceful counterpoint to a traditional decor, yet they have a singular sculptural presence that allows them to stand out powerfully in a modern interior.
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Set of Two "4D" Storage System Units by Mangiarotti for Molteni, Italy, 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Molteni & C
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two "4D" storage system units by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni. Totally built-in walnut with red marble base, these pieces are finished on all four sides, this allows to use...
Marble
Set of Four "4D" Walnut storage system by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni, 1960s
By Molteni & C, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milan, IT
Set of four "4D" storage system units by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni. Totally built in walnut these pieces are finished on all 4 sides; this allows to use them as side tables or ...
Walnut
Set of Three "4D" Walnut Storage System by Mangiarotti for Molteni, Italy, 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Molteni & C
Located in Milan, IT
Set of three "4D" storage system units by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni. Totally built-in walnut these pieces are finished on all four sides; this allows to use them as side table...
Wood
Set of Two "4D" Storage System Units by Mangiarotti for Molteni, Italy, 1960s
By Molteni & C, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two "4D" storage system units by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni. Totally built-in walnut with marble base, these pieces are finished on all four sides; this allows to use the...
Marble
Midcentury Eros Console by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, White Marble, 1980s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Brussels, BE
Midcentury Eros Console by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, white marble, 1980s.
Marble
$4,400
H 35.44 in W 82.09 in D 19.69 in
Low Sideboard in Oak, Mid Century Modern, Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker, 1960s
By Henning Kjærnulf, Kurt Østervig, Arne Vodder, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Odense, DK
A sculptural low rectangular classic sideboard / cabinet in oak with plenty of storage and a beautiful carved front design. Made by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1960s. Four doors, i...
Oak
$1,455
H 27.2 in W 47.2 in D 19 in
Danish Rosewood Sideboard Credenza Storage Unit with Hinged Doors Denmark 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This minimalist low-profile credenza features a streamlined rectangular frame supported by dark tapered legs. The double hinged doors swing open wide to reveal internal storage compa...
Rosewood
Storage unit by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin, Francesco Bocola
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pierre Cardin and Francesco Bocola . One of a kind storage unit made by Fransesco Bocola and Pierre Cardin . 4 doors and 4 drawers. Signed pierre Cardin in the wood at the base. Probably unique piece and made for a special command with the rest of pierre Cardin pieces . I would prefer to sell the entire set comprising desk low table and chair...
Wood, Lacquer
$3,088 / item
+ 3 moreH 29 in W 60 in D 15 in
Customizable Color USM Haller Credenza F2 Storage System
By Paul Schaerer, Fritz Haller, Usm Haller
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With two drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the USM H...
Chrome, Steel
$1,850
H 26 in W 47.5 in D 19.7 in
Rosewood Sideboard Credenza Low Storage Unit with Tapered Legs Denmark 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This minimalist low-profile sideboard credenza features a streamlined rectangular cabinet frame supported by elegant tapered legs. The double hinged doors swing open wide to reveal i...
Rosewood
$1,412
H 28.35 in W 37.41 in D 17.72 in
credenza design angelo mangiarotti for molteni 1960, second speciment
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in taranto, IT
wonderful credenza designed by angelo mangiarotti for Molteni, italy, 1960. Made in wood wit marble top, in very good conditions. Only...
Marble
$14,400
H 55.12 in W 53.15 in D 18.9 in
Angelo Mangiarotti for Sorgente dei Mobili Cabinet in Mahogany & Grasscloth
By Angelo Mangiarotti, La Sorgente Dei Mobili
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Mangiarotti for Sorgente dei Mobili, cabinet, mahogany, grasscloth, Italy, 1960s This outstanding sideboard, dating back to the 1960s, is a design by Angelo Mangiarotti produ...
Grasscloth, Mahogany
$2,118
H 14.57 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
Rare Marble and Wood Low Table by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni, Italy, 1960s
By Molteni & C, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milan, IT
Rare case piece by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni. Beautiful squared version with rosewood frame and marble top with two side openings and a central plant holder. The piece has al...
Marble
$2,224 / set
H 29.53 in W 94.89 in D 16.54 in
Mid-Century Modular Desk and Storage Unit by Mojmír Požár, UP Závody, 1960s
By M. Požár
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-Century Modern multifunctional modular furniture set designed by Mojmír Požár and manufactured by UP Závody in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. This versatile composition includes a ...
Glass, Wood
$4,257 / item
+ 3 moreH 26 in W 60 in D 15 in
Customizable Color USM Haller Mid Credenza D Storage System
By Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer, Fritz Haller
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the US...
Chrome, Steel
$2,329 / set
H 15.75 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Set of Two "Inlay" Night Stands by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy, 1980s
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Milan, IT
Set of two "Inlay" nightstands - chest of drawers by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. Extremely capable deep drawers, burnished brass details and iridescent wood surfaces. Also availab...
Wood
$2,588
H 27.96 in W 37.8 in D 18.9 in
Italian Dry Bar by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni in Wood and Marble, 1960s
By Molteni & C, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Argelato, BO
Angelo Mangiarotti, rare and refined Dry Bar / Sideboard in wood and marble made for Molteni. It is a functional piece of furniture, capable of holding large quantities of bottles, b...
Marble
4D Drawer Cabinet by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni, 1980s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Molteni & C
Located in Milano, IT
Drawer cabinet, walnut veneer wood, marble top.
Marble
4D Drawer Cabinet by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni, 1980s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Molteni & C
Located in Milano, IT
Drawer cabinet, walnut veneer wood, marble top.
Marble
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H 25.2 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
Chest of drawers "S11 Program" by Angelo Mangiarotti for Sorgente dei Mobili
By Angelo Mangiarotti, La Sorgente Dei Mobili
Located in Conversano, IT
Discover the beautiful chest of drawers from the "Programmma S11" series, designed by Angelo Mangiarottti and produced by the acclaimed Sorgente del Mobile company of Arosio, Como. T...
Wood, Nutwood
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H 29.93 in W 82.68 in D 18.9 in
20th Century Angelo Mangiarotti Sorgente del Mobile Commode in Wood, 60s
By La Sorgente del Mobile, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Angelo Mangiarotti was a very important Italian architect and designer, born in 1921 in Milan. He studied architecture at the Politecnico of Milan and graduated in 1948. Then he moved to the US for a short period of time where he had the chance to meet Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, and Mies van der Rohe, who were crucial to his own growth and style development. Here we have a commode in wood made by Angelo Mangiarotti in the 60s for Sorgente del Mobile. It has three little drawers right under the plain surface, and three compartments underneath to store bigger objects...
Wood
Furniture Angelo Mangiarotti Veneered Wood Giussano Italy 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Molteni & C
Located in Milano, IT
Group of modular furniture, with hinged doors, shutter and exposed drawers, veneered wood.
Rosewood
Mangiarotti 'Cavaletto' Commode with Drawers
By Bruno Morassutti, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Chest of drawers by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1955 "Cavalletto" design by Angelo Mangiarotti and Bruno Morassutti in 1955 Walnut and plywood Cassettone a...
Walnut
Pair of Black Credenzas with Marble Top by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Tisettanta
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of laminated wood credenzas with marble top, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. Produced by Tisettanta in the 1970s. One of them with d...
Marble