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Creator: Olivetti
Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Sideboard
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, steel, vinyl, plastic, Italy, ca. 1960
This free-standing ‘Spazio’ sideboard features two sliding doors with a lock. Due to the slopin...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards
Materials
Metal
Rare Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Sideboard in Green Coated Steel
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hired BBPR to design their New York showroom on Fifth Avenue and to create their first series of office furniture, called Spazio (1959/60). This line included chairs, shelving, cabinet systems, and desks, just like the one shown here. It won the Compasso d'Oro Award in 1962. The cabinet contains compartments with drawers secured on both sides. The top is furnished with dark brown vinyl which adds a sturdy touch the overall industrial appearance.
Studio B.B.P.R. was an Italian architectural partnership founded in Milan in 1932 by Gianluigi Banfi (1910-1945), Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1909-2004), Enrico Peressutti (1908-1976) and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) who had studied at the Politecnico di Milano. B.B.P.R. was thus an acronym formed from the first letters of their family names. The architects found each other in their opposition to fascism in Italy in the 1930s and 1940s during Mussolini's autocratic regime. The architects therefore believed in developing a style that would have no references to contemporary politics. During the Second World War, they all joined the resistance. However, Rogers, a Jew, fled to Switzerland and both Belgiojoso and Banfi were deported to the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, where Banfi died in 1945. Despite the immense loss of Banfi, their architectural practice continued in the same name as before after...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards
Materials
Steel
Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Sideboard in Yellow Coated Steel
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, coated steel, plastic, glass, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production, 1960s.
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufact...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards
Materials
Steel
Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Sideboard in Green Coated Steel
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, steel, vinyl, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hired BBP...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards
Materials
Steel
Studio BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Sideboard in Grey Coated Steel
By Studio BBPR, Olivetti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, coated steel, plastic, glass, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production, 1960s.
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufact...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Sideboard from the "Arco" Series by Studio BBPR for Olivetti, Italy
By Olivetti
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century sideboard from the "Arco" series by Studio BBPR for Olivetti - Italy 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Olivetti Sideboards
Materials
Metal
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' Metal Sideboard, 1959
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A sideboard designed by Studio B.B.P.R. (G.L. Banfi; L.B. Belgiojoso; E. Peresutti; E.N. Rogers) and made by Olivetti, Ivrea.
Materials: Sheet steel, tubular steel (painted olive g...
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1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Olivetti Sideboards
Materials
Steel
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Olivetti sideboards for sale on 1stDibs.
Olivetti sideboards are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original sideboards by Olivetti were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sideboards by Studio BBPR, Saporiti Italia, and Dassi. Prices for Olivetti sideboards can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,171 and can go as high as $19,400, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,750.
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