Natural Landscape Tapestry "Arazzo", Screen-Printed Cotton, Enzo Mari 1993
By Enzo Mari, Interflex
Located in Vienna, AT
Tapestry Natural Landscape "Arazzo" by Enzo Mari and Elio Mari for Interflex, Italy, 1993 This large wall hanging rug designed by Elio and Enzo Mari was produced in 1993 and is no l...
Cotton
$3,800 / set
ICI Reflections Complete Set of Seven Prints
By Enzo Mari, Dieter Roth 1, Armin Hofmann, Norman Ives 1
Located in New York, NY
The international roster of sponsored artists and designers includes Dieter Rot, Norman Ives, Armin Hofmann, Alan Fletcher, Enzo Mari, Pieter Brattinga, and Jean-Michel Folon.
Polyester, Paper
Enzo Mari Goose Poster on Plastic
By Enzo Mari
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Transparent plastic poster with silk printed white goose. The print was designed in 1960s by Enzo Mari as a part of the "Natura" series for Danese Milano.
Plastic
Danese Milano Undici, Freccia Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Undici, Onde Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Undici, Luna Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Undici, Stella Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Undici, Cubo Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Undici, Trifoglio Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Le Stanze Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
The sequence of coloured shapes give volume to the space depicted. Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Le Porte Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
The sequence of coloured shapes gives volume to the space depicted. Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Sette, Il Leone Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Diciotto, Il Porcello Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Otto, L’oca Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Sei, L’orso Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Quattordici, La Rana Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Quindici, Il Gorilla Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Quattro, La Pantera Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Uno, La Mela Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
The choice of this archetypal subject matter and the form and technique used to represent it makes it into a timeless symbol. Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Due, La Pera Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
The choice of this archetypal subject matter and the form and technique used to represent it makes it into a timeless symbol. Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Danese Milano Tre, La Mela E La Pera Print by Enzo Mari
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
The choice of these archetypal subjects and the form and technique used to represent them makes them into timeless symbols. Enzo Mari is one of the masters of Italian Design.
Paper
Italian Modern Press-Print Erupting Volcano by Enzo Mari, 1984
By Enzo Mari
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Press-print erupting volcano by Enzo Mari, 1984 Print named il Vulcano (the volcano) from the Natura series on white paper.
Wood, Paper
Sold
H 20.87 in W 28.75 in D 1.58 in
Italian Modern Press-Print La Mela E La Pera with Fruit by Enzo Mari, 1984
By Enzo Mari
Located in MIlano, IT
In white wooden frame. Press-printed in 1984 and designed by Enzo Mari in 1963.
Wood, Paper
Italian Modern Press-Print Black Panther by Enzo Mari, 1984
By Enzo Mari
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Press-print la Pantera by Enzo Mari, 1984 Print named la Pantera (the panther) from the Natura series on white paper.
Wood, Paper
Sold
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 0.4 in
Set of Four "Serie Della Natura" Prints by Enzo Mari for Danese, Italy, 1972
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Wilnis, UT
A wonderful set of four prints by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano in Italy, 1972.
Paper
Sold
H 44.1 in W 44.1 in D 0.4 in
Print model "Uno, La Mela" Serie della Natura N.1 by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, ES
Print model "Uno, La Mela" Serie della Natura N.1 First edition Manufactured by Danese Milano Italy, 1963 Textiline
Parchment Paper
Sold
H 70.87 in W 35.44 in D 11.82 in
Enzo Mari "Il Posto Dei Giochi" Silkscreen Print Folding Screen for Danese, 1967
By Danese Milano, Enzo Mari
Located in Milan, Italy
This folding screen was designed by Italian artist Enzo Mari in 1967 for Danese. This piece, marked, is the first edition Danese manufactured in the 1960s/1970s, not the much later r...
Paper
$990Sale Price|38% Off
H 30 in W 47 in D 1 in
'A White Stream' Wool Tapestry or Rug by H. Sulkowska for Cepelia c 1960, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful wool tapestry, or small rug, named 'Bialy Potok' which translates to 'A White Stream', designed by artist H. Sulkowska for the Polish company 'ZWW' (Zakopiańskie Warsztat...
Wool
Brice Marden Set of 4 Etching Tiles, 1979
By Brice Marden
Located in Toledo, OH
Brice Marden tile set of 4, Circa 1979. Four framed Etchings with Aquatint on Somerset Satin Paper. All tiles are signed and numbered from an edition of 50 published by Parasol Press...
Satin, Paper
$12,500
H 12.5 in W 10 in D 0.3 in
Roger Capron Portfolio: Fourteen Compositional Studies for a Wall Mural, 1984
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
A portfolio of fourteen individually numbered and signed compositional studies by French ceramic artist Roger Capron (1922-2006), for a proposed ceramic mural, dated November 1984. ...
Paper
Cy Twombly Abstract Gaeta Lithographs Group of Four
By Cy Twombly
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Four Abstract Photolithographs on Vellum by Cy Twombly, from the limited edition "Gaeta" portfolio produced by Hine Editions, San Francisco, CA, circa 1987. They have been p...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Cy Twombly Framed Abstract Gaeta Lithographs Group of 8
By Cy Twombly
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Eight Abstract Photolithographs on Vellum by Cy Twombly, from the limited edition "Gaeta" portfolio produced by Hine Editions, San Francisco, CA, circa 1987. They have been ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Cy Twombly Abstract Gaeta Lithographs Group of Eight
By Cy Twombly
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Eight Abstract Photolithographs on Vellum by Cy Twombly, from the limited edition "Gaeta" portfolio produced by Hine Editions, San Francisco, CA, circa 1987. They have been ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Midcentury Tapestry "La Mousson" Signed by R. Fumeron
By Rene Fumeron
Located in Beirut, LB
Midcentury tapestry designed by Rene Fumeron (1921-2003) entitled "La Mousson". Limited edition, hand printed on wool, with the artist's initials R.F in the lower right corner with L...
Wool
772 -Tapestry Robert Debieve of the 20th Century
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Paris, FR
"Sub-Marine" modern tapestry of the 20th century realised by Robert Debieve, in perfect condition of conservation. Negotiable price and free delivery. Dimension: 157 cm x 113 cm.
Wool
Four Vintage Lithographs after Henri Matisse.
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Stamford, CT
Four lithographs by Henri Matisse framed using acid free materials in handmade frames. Priced per frame.
Paper
$684Sale Price|20% Off
H 51.19 in W 41.34 in D 2.37 in
Mid Century Modern Colorful Wool Tapestry, 130 x 105 cm, Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid Century Modern Colorful Tapestry, circa 1970 By unknown Artist In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina
Wool
Gretl and Leo Wollner for Knoll Cotton Printed Tapestry, "Along"
By Gretl and Leo Wollner, Knoll
Located in New Windsor, NY
Gretl and Leo Wollner screen print on cotton tapestry. Orange, chartreuse, pink, gray, brown, mustard, and black on a white background. The tapestry retains its original paper tag, ...
Cotton
$1,790 / item
H 17.25 in W 15.25 in D 1.24 in
Rupprecht Geiger Screen Prints from the Portfolio Titled "Zurückgehn Weitergehn
By Rupprecht Geiger
Located in Stamford, CT
A group of Rupprecht Geiger screen prints from the portfolio "Go Back, Go On, Go". Twenty screen prints with texts by Helmut Heissenbüttel. Ex. from an edition of 100. Cologne, Galer...
Paper
$10,857
H 0.79 in W 116.54 in D 94.89 in
Large (Wall) Tapestry by Anneke van der Heijden, The Netherlands 1980's
Located in Hellouw, NL
This monumental tufted wall tapestry was created by Dutch textile artist Anneke van der Heijden during the 1980s. Its expressive abstract composition combines vivid red and magenta f...
Wool
Nine Watercolors by Designer Pierre Lottier
By Pierre Lottier
Located in NYC, NY
Set of nine watercolors. The set includes a wide range of interior renderings and furniture designs by renowned Barcelona interior designer Pierre Lottier. The drawings with various ...
Watercolor, Paper
Marea Ivory Wall Tapestry by Antilla Di Lauro
Located in Geneve, CH
Marea Ivory Wall Tapestry by Antilla Di Lauro Dimensions: L 190 x H 250 cm. Materials: Fine bamboo silk and linen. Available in three different colors. Please contact us. Antilla D...
Linen, Silk
Jean Lurçat "Eaux Libres" Aubusson Wool Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
-Manufactured by Atelier Pinton, Felletin, France
Wool
$14,800 / set
H 31.7 in W 18.12 in D 15.95 in
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux Leather, 1978, Set of 8
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux leather, Italy, 1978, set of six The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the relat...
Leather
$1,369
H 10.83 in Dm 13.39 in
French Riviera style handmade pine wood and rattan pendant light, France, 1970s
By Romeo Rega, Tito Agnoli, Franco Albini, Christian Dior, Louis Sognot
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Compatible with US/EU standards. LED compatible. Palm Beach Regency and French Riviera style pendant lamp, France, 1970s. Composed of a varnished pine wood structure with a rattan l...
Rattan, Wood, Pine
$980
H 100 in W 50 in D 0.1 in
Reserved Order; Chinoiserie Panel Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silver Metallic
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs an...
Silver Leaf
$48,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 33.5 in W 34 in D 34.5 in
George Nakashima Conoid Lounge Chairs, Walnut & Hickory, 1980s
By George Nakashima, Sakura Seisakusho
Located in Dallas, TX
Experience timeless elegance with this beautiful pair of Conoid Lounge chairs by George Nakashima, crafted by the only authorized manufacturer of Nakashima furniture outside of the U...
Upholstery, Hickory, Walnut
1954 Ford, Herbert Leupin Original Vintage Poster
By Herbert Leupin
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful poster printed in lithography with artwork from Swiss graphic designer & artist Herbert Leupin created for Ford. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and co...
Paper
$1,828 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Set of 4 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Anonima Castelli
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 4 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a n...
Steel, Chrome
Helen Sink
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Helen Sink—a tribute to timeless elegance and enduring family heritage. Named in loving memory of Sean’s late grandmother, Helen, this piece embodies grace, strength,...
Onyx, Travertine, Marble
$1,264Sale Price|30% Off
H 38.59 in W 30.32 in D 2.76 in
Mid Century Modern Colorful Wool Tapestry, Spain, Circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid Century Modern Colorful Tapestry, circa 1970 By unknown Artist In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina
Wool
$4,000
H 76.38 in W 48.82 in D 1.78 in
Japanese Antique Huge Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This extraordinary large sliding door was once used in an old warehouse in Japan during the Meiji period (1860s–1900s). The most striking feature of this piece is the beautiful “tak...
Iron
$2,514
H 45.67 in W 77.96 in D 0.32 in
Nice Midcentury French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry « landscape »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid-20th-century French tapestry woven on Jacquard looms with wool, and cotton . .The "verdure" genre was very popular in the 17th century and gave rise to sumptuous tapes...
Wool, Cotton
On Hold|$5,500
H 9.5 in W 23 in D 11.5 in
Braun SK 61 Phonosuper Radiogram by Dieter Rams & Hans Gugelot, Germany, c. 1962
By Braun, Hans Gugelot, Dieter Rams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Braun SK 61 Phonosuper Radiogram by Dieter Rams & Hans Gugelot, Germany, c. 1962 A rare and iconic Braun SK 61 Phonosuper Radiogram, designed by Dieter Rams and Hans Gugelot for...
Metal, Aluminum, Enamel
$83Sale Price|40% Off
H 22.84 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
9"x23" Embroidered 100% Silk Wall Hanging. Boho Wall Decor. Traditional Tapestry
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This elegant wall hanging is made from 100% natural silk and features delicate embroidery inspired by traditional Suzani textile patterns. The refined craftsmanship and timeless desi...
Silk
Skee Ball Arcade Machine, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage Skee Ball Machine is your all access pass to instant arcade nostalgia. With its iconic red lanes, bright yellow guides, and retro scoreboards that light up like a carniv...
Metal
Cut Out Pale-Pink New Zealand Wool & Tencel Rug by Marcante-Testa
By Carpet Edition
Located in Milan, IT
A pale-pink fleece contoured and adorned by geometric-cut burgundy profiles marks this singular artisan rug. Minutely hand-tufted from New Zealand wool and Tencel, its aesthetic gain...
Textile
$1,093
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Olivetti Lettera 22 Typewriter Alphabet Art
By Giovanni Pintori
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter model featuring a great mid-century graphic design depicting colourful curved arches in blue, yellow, red a...
Paper
The Muppet Movie 1982 Polish B1 Film Poster, Waldemar Swierzy
Located in Bath, Somerset
The original first-year-of-release Polish film poster for The Muppet Movie is pure joy with a seriously arty edge. Designed by Waldemar Swierzy, it dials up the chaos, colour and cha...
Paper
Enzo Mari was an influential industrial designer and a beloved curmudgeon who revered Marxism. His vintage mid-century modern designs are simple, functional and poetic. Widely known Mari-designed objects include desk accessories, such as the Formosa perpetual wall calendar, vases, cocktail tables and chandeliers.
Enzo Mari's work is embedded within the city of Milan, the Italian capital of all things design. In fact, the traffic bollards he devised are part of the city itself: Shaped like "panettone" cakes, they simultaneously direct traffic and provide seating for pedestrians.
In 1974, Mari published Autoprogettazione? (roughly translated as self-design), a Marx-inspired, anti-industrial, do-it-yourself handbook for the everyday person to use to build furniture without the assistance of a glitzy designer or knowledge of complex joinery. Mari’s intent with the publication was to remove the alienation of the creator and manufacturer from the end product by teaching anyone to develop a critical eye for production.
Artek relaunched kits based on the blueprints in the manual in an exhibition at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in 2010. The subsequent collectability of his work was reportedly irksome for Mari because he abhorred the industrial production for which he was becoming known.
Mari’s meager upbringing heavily influenced his politics, and even in childhood, he would come up with ingenious ways to support the family financially. As a designer, the desire to envision and build significant pieces was more important to Mari than devising new marketing and retail sales tactics. He optimistically believed objects could change the world. This view went against the rising consumer mania for every next trend that surfaced in the late 20th century. Not surprisingly, his ecological and economical stance led him to produce fewer objects.
Mari's philosophy did not stop people from desiring his creations, nor prevent other designers from wanting to collaborate with him. Following World War II, he worked for companies like Danese, Olivetti, Artemide, Driade and Alessi, who brought his prodigious designs to the public, and Mari’s work was widely celebrated.
The Golden Compass, Italy's highest honor for industrial design, was awarded to Mari four times before he died from COVID in 2020, and New York’s Museum of Modern Art has a permanent collection of his objects on display.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Enzo Mari decorative objects, folk art and serveware.
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.