Italian Rosewood Console Table
by Carlo Enrico Rava
£22,000
A sinuous, mid-century East-Indian rosewood, demi lune console table, with shaped frieze that seamlessly blends into serpentine legs terminating in a rounded point, the whole piece is of organic and minimalist form.
Product Description
A sinuous, mid-century East-Indian rosewood, demi lune console table, with shaped frieze that seamlessly blends into serpentine legs terminating in a rounded point, the whole piece is of organic and minimalist form.
Rava was a founding member of Gruppo 7. Established in 1926, it consisted of a group of young Italian architects who challenged the decorative excesses of the Art Nouveau. They aimed to create an architectural language based on clarity, geometric purity and high quality materials. These principals extended into his furniture designs as can be seen from this table.
The Manifesto of Rationalism, which he contributed to and published in the magazine Raeesgna Italiana (1927), outlined their vision for architecture and furniture free of ornamentation, focusing instead on structural logic and spatial harmony. The purer expression of this thinking can be seen in the console.
Italy, circa 1950
Literature:
Enrico Frevrie, 'Dimostrazione di qualità del nostro lavoro', Domus, no. 226, April 1948, p. 56
Guglielmo Ulrich, Arredatori Contemporanei, Milan, 1949, n.p.
Roberto Aloi, Esempi di Arredamento Moderno, di Tutto il Mondo: Tavoli, Tavolini, Carrelli, Milan, 1950, fig. 212
Carlo Enrico Rava, Il Tavolo, Milan, 1954, p. 44
Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Italiano degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 32
Rava was a founding member of Gruppo 7. Established in 1926, it consisted of a group of young Italian architects who challenged the decorative excesses of the Art Nouveau. They aimed to create an architectural language based on clarity, geometric purity and high quality materials. These principals extended into his furniture designs as can be seen from this table.
The Manifesto of Rationalism, which he contributed to and published in the magazine Raeesgna Italiana (1927), outlined their vision for architecture and furniture free of ornamentation, focusing instead on structural logic and spatial harmony. The purer expression of this thinking can be seen in the console.
Italy, circa 1950
Literature:
Enrico Frevrie, 'Dimostrazione di qualità del nostro lavoro', Domus, no. 226, April 1948, p. 56
Guglielmo Ulrich, Arredatori Contemporanei, Milan, 1949, n.p.
Roberto Aloi, Esempi di Arredamento Moderno, di Tutto il Mondo: Tavoli, Tavolini, Carrelli, Milan, 1950, fig. 212
Carlo Enrico Rava, Il Tavolo, Milan, 1954, p. 44
Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Il Mobile Italiano degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 32
Code:
10803
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Details & Dimensions
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H 52cm x W 100cm x D 33cm
H 20.48" x W 39.39" x D 13"
H 20.48" x W 39.39" x D 13"
