Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Italian, 1927-2007
Of his mid-century modern furniture designs, which marry minimalist simplicity with elegance and symmetry, Italian designer Giovanni Offredi once said: “Beauty should not be confused with appearance, since the latter is the superficial part of the form.”
Born in Milan, in 1927, Offredi did not pursue formal education as an architect, unlike many of his contemporaries in the first half of the 20th century. He also did not begin designing furniture until later in his career. His earliest known furnishings were commissioned by wealthy Milanese families in 1960.
It wasn’t until the late 1960s — when Offredi met Sergio Saporiti, owner of Italian furniture manufacturer and design shop Saporiti — that his furniture designs would become more prominent. In 1970, Offredi entered into a partnership with Saporiti, producing several innovative and modernistic furniture lines.
Among Offredi’s most notable pieces are the gently curving Wave chair, sofa and lounge chair, the Onda coffee table and the Paracarro dining room table, with its cylindrical concrete base, glass top and metal cross section. He also designed a series of credenzas and sideboards in lacquered wood, featuring a high gloss finish and bold colors.
Offredi enjoyed a successful collaboration with Saporiti throughout the 1970s. In 1984, he began a partnership with Italian cabinet and kitchen manufacturer Snaidero, designing modern kitchens. His final kitchen design, Kube, in 2006, featured streamlined forms, contrasting materials and colors and a recessed aluminum toe kick with a reflective mirror finish, which made the kitchen appear suspended above the ground. The kitchen won a Good Design Award from the Chicago Design Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, in 2008. Offredi never had the opportunity to accept that prize — he died in 2007.
Although Offredi’s works are relatively obscure, they are sought out by in-the-know furniture collectors and enthusiasts worldwide.
On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Giovanni Offredi chairs, tables, case pieces and storage cabinets.
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Creator: Giovanni Offredi
Midcentury Giovanni Offredi "Paracarro" Dining Table, Italy 1973
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Roma, IT
Unique "Paracarro" model dining table designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced by Saporiti in Italy during 1973.
Based on a prototype project, it has a peculiar dome-shaped concret...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Steel, Chrome
Rare Maple Desk with Return by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 1970's
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Simply gorgeous maple desk with return and generous storage by Italian design great Giovanni Offredi for the internationally acclaimed Saporiti company. Meticulously designed and ins...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Maple
Set of 4 "Lens" Chairs by G. Offredi Blue Velvet and Chrome, Saporiti Italy 1968
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous midcentury armchairs with tubular steel structure and seats. "Lens" model was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced for Saporiti, around 1968 in Italy.
These items are made of a stunning new stain-resistant, fire-retardant petrol blue velvet. A magnificent and iconic set that will be perfect for a living room or study, thanks to the brightness of the chromed steel structure.
These pieces are in amazing vintage conditions as shown in the photos.
The shipping quote refers to the chairs shipped with the seating disassembled from the chrome base.
Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and product designer of the second half of the 20th century. As opposed to most of the other Italian furniture designers of his time, Giovanni Offredi was not an architect, nor did he start designing early in his professional career. Instead, Offredi partially fits the career path of some of the talented contemporary designers who pursue product design outside of a formal education in architecture.
The earliest furniture design work known by Giovanni Offredi consists of exemplary furnishings made specifically for some of the wealthy families in Milan. Such is the case of the works done by Offredi for Casa C., in 1960, in Gorgonzola, a small town 14 miles from Milan. These works were designed with a surprisingly minimal simplicity and elegance, and they also clearly display a hallmark of his design work with the use of angular lines and exposed metal or wood frames—not unlike some of the modern Scandinavian design of the time.
In the late 1960s, Giovanni Offredi met Sergio Saporiti, the owner of Italian design shop and furniture maker Saporiti, and in 1970, Offredi formalized a partnership with the furniture maker. This partnership would be long and successful and resulted in many furniture designs of distinct precision that were clearly modern and innovative and that went on to enjoy considerable commercial success.
The most prominent furniture designs that Offredi made for Saporiti include the Paracarro table...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Corner Casement Sofa by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Oakville, CA
Design care of Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. Italy, 1970s. Wood casement frame with horizontal metal inlays wrapping the entire perimeter. Makers marks visible on interior of frame....
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1970s Italian Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Dining Chairs
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A set of 4 Saporiti Sled Chairs
Original Upholstery
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1970s Italian Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Pair Saddle Brown Leather Lounge Chairs by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 1970s
By Giorgio Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Saddle Brown Leather Lounge Chairs by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy, 1970s
This beautiful pair of saddle brown leather lounge chairs, designed by Giovanni Offredi for...
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20th Century Italian Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Saporiti Italia Two Seater "Wave" Sofa by Giovanni Offredi 1970s
By Giovanni Offredi, Fratelli Saporiti
Located in Dallas, TX
Designed in 1974 by Giovanni Offredi, "Wave" two seat sofa / settee.
Since 1950 Saporiti has produced some of the most sophisticated and advanced pieces of furniture in the history o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of 10 'Sail' dining chairs by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 1973
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in amstelveen, NL
'Sail' dining chairs, Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti, Itlay, 1973.
This stunning set of ten 'Sail' chairs is a masterpiece of 1970s Italian design, created by Giovanni Offredi and produ...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Concrete Cantilever Coffee Table
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Rare coffee table designed in the late 1970s by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Giovanni Offredi 'Onda' Lounge Chair and Ottoman for Saporiti, Italy, circa 1970
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic original 'Onda' or wave lounge chair and accompanying ottoman by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 1970's. It is covered in a wonderful designer cotton velvet fabric depict...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Italian 'Onda' Lounge Chairs
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, The 'Onda' chair is one of the great classics of the Saporiti Italia collection. The comfortable wide seat is suspended over a simple and e...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia Postmodern Freeform Coffee Table, 1980s
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional postmodern free form coffee table
By Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia
Italy, 1980s
Red lacquered tiger...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Offredi 'Wave' Leather Sofa by Saporiti, Italy
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Giovanni Offredi 'Wave' leather sofa by Saporiti, Italy. Matching sofa available in separate listing.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
'Paracarro' Concrete Dining Table by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia, 1970s
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sleek modern 'Paracarro' dining table by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia was sculpted from concrete and chromed steel during the 1970s in Italy. A .75" thick and 50" diameter glass top adorns this stylish table which works great for dinners, games, meetings and as a center table and suitable for indoor or outdoor applications.
*NOTE, we have a 2nd table available if you are looking for a pair. One larger glass can be made with both bases underneath if you wish to have one large table.
Great for collectors and interior designers, using...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Steel, Chrome
Set of 10 Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia "Lens" Steel Dining Chairs
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 Mid-Century Italian (circa Late 1960s/Early 70s) "Lens" dining chairs with stippled brown suede upholstered cushions over a chrome-plated steel tubular cantilever frame pol...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Giovanni Offredi round table for Saporiti Italia 1980s.
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in bari, IT
Round table in maple wood designer Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia 1980s.
Giovanni Offredi was born in Milan in 1927 and began his career between 1963 and 1965. He was a member ...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Maple
Italian chaise lounge model Wave by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 1974
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Postmodern chaise longue Wave model designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. A timeless piece, characterized by a steel structure and a minimalist aesthetic in perfect postmodern style. The chair cushion...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel
Wave Sofa by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy 1970
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Roma, IT
Wave Sofa by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy 1970.
Cm 385,00 x 75,00 x 105,00.
Steel and padded fabric.
Good cond...
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1970s Italian Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 'Paracarro' Dining Table in Glass and Mosaic
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 'Paracarro' dining table, glass, concrete, chrome-plated steel, mosaic, Italy, 1970
This sculptural dining table is designed by Giovanni Offredi for S...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Steel, Chrome
Leather Lounge chairs Model P64 by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy 1970s
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Leather Lounge chairs Model P64 chairs by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy 1972. Extraordinary design consisting of two geometric trapezoidal elements, with an elegantly sliced, ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Leather
Giovanni Offredi for MC Selvini 'Elitra' Library Ladder in Ash
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giovanni Offredi for MC Selvini, 'Elitra' staircase, ash, plywood, brass, Italy, 1980s
A pragmatic and visually appealing staircase created by Italian designer Giovanni Offredi for ...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Brass
Saporiti Vela Alta leather armchair with ottoman by Giovanni Offredi
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This large gray leather armchair comes in very good condition. The soft leather of the armchair and the ottoman shows slight signs of wear. The ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Leather
SAPORITI ‘P10 Proposals’ modular sofa set by Giovanni Offredi – Italy, 19
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
The P10 Proposals modular living room set by Giovanni Offredi for SAPORITI is a stylish and groovy collection of furniture pieces that can transform you...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Velvet
Wave Armchair, Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Wave Armchairs, designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, are a captivating pair of chairs that embody elegance and innovation. With their distinctive wave-shaped backrests, the...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather
Customized 'Paracarro' Dining Table Bases by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1970s
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of 'Paracarro' dining table bases are by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia which are sculpted from concrete and chromed steel with ceramic tiles in a mosaic form during ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Steel, Chrome
Wave Ottoman by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A “Wave” ottoman by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. Heavy textured metal base supports a wave form upholstered footrest. Original red textured upholstery. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Executive Desk, Italy, 1980s Maple Wood
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Sacile, PN
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, executive desk, bird’s-eye maple, Italy, 1980s.
This postmodern pieces is sculptural and holds various striking elements. Firstly the execution of the...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Clay Leather Lounge Chair by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Italy. Full leather construction with metal base. Tagged.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Leather
6 Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia Dining Room Chairs, 1970s
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
6 Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia Dining Room Chairs, 1970s
A set of six Giovanni Offredi dining room chairs for Saporiti Italia from the 1970s. Giovanni Offredi (1927–2007), ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Swing Lounge Chair by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 1980s
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Italian designer Giovanni Offredi began designing in 1963. His designs represented the contrast between dynamic simplicity and the refined and finished form. This Swing lounge...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Offredi White Leather and Steel "Lens" Chairs for Saporiti, Italy, 1968
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous midcentury lounge chair with tubular steel frames and white leather seat. The "Lens" model was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced for Saporiti in 1968.
This chair has a white leather seat with original upholstery and a fantastic tubular structure, available as it is or can be restored. A wonderful space-age design piece, fused with sumptuous and elegant materials.
A magnificent and iconic piece that will be perfect for a midcentury-style living room or study and a must-have for vintage leather seats lovers.
The condition of the chair has some normal signs of use and vintage condition, as shown in the photos.
Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and product designer of the second half of the 20th century. As opposed to most of the other Italian furniture designers of his time, Giovanni Offredi was not an architect, nor did he start designing early in his professional career. Instead, Offredi partially fits the career path of some of the talented contemporary designers who pursue product design outside of formal education in architecture.
The earliest furniture design work known by Giovanni Offredi consists of exemplary furnishings made specifically for some of the wealthy families in Milan. Such is the case of the works done by Offredi for Casa C., in 1960, in Gorgonzola, a small town 14 miles from Milan. These works were designed with a surprisingly minimal simplicity and elegance, and they also clearly display a hallmark of his design work with the use of angular lines and exposed metal or wood frames—not unlike some of the modern Scandinavian design of the time.
In the late 1960s, Giovanni Offredi met Sergio Saporiti, the owner of Italian design shop and furniture maker Saporiti, and in 1970, Offredi formalized a partnership with the furniture maker. This partnership would be long and successful and resulted in many furniture designs of distinct precision that were clearly modern and innovative and that went on to enjoy considerable commercial success.
The most prominent furniture designs that Offredi made for Saporiti include the Paracarro table...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Set of 4 Giovanni Offredi Sail chairs by Saporiti Italy 1973
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice set of 4 ‘Sail’ chairs designed by Giovanni Offredi and manufactured by Saporiti, Italy 1973.
These comfortable chairs are just restored with ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Fabric
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Chaise Longue
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia, chaise longue, chrome-plated metal, textured multicolored fabric, Italy, 1970s
This exquisite lounge chair, designed by Giovanni Offredi for th...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Tavolo da pranzo "Paracarro", design Giovanni OFFREDI per SAPORITI. Italia, 1973
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Milano, IT
Tavolo da pranzo "Paracarro", design Giovanni OFFREDI per SAPORITI. Italia, 1973
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Granite
Midcentury Giovanni Offredi Paracarro Dining Table and Chairs for Saporiti, 1973
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Roma, IT
Unique "Paracarro" model dining table with a set of four chairs. It was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced by Saporiti in Italy during 1973.
Based on a prototype project, i...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Steel, Chrome
20thC Italian Coffee Table With Internal Bar By Giovanni Offredi For Saporiti
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare coffee table with a mirrored bar, designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti in the 1980s. This coffee table is a masterful blend of artistry and functionality. The table’s str...
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20th Century Italian Other Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Giovanni Offredi Onda Glass Coffee Table for Saporiti ca. 1970's
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in New York, NY
Classic Post Modern Italian design glass top coffee table designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. This example is in good original condition, the metal base shows some oxidation, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel
Folding Table by Giovanni Offredi for MC Selvini Italy
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Table by designer Giovanni Offredi and produced by MC Selvini, 1970s. Works excellent as a freestanding table, desk or against a wall and it can be ...
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20th Century Italian Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Laminate
Postmodern Leather "Wave" Chaise by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fully restored postmodern leather "Onda" or "Wave" Chaise designed in 1974 by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, (Milan, Italy).
The jewel of the Sapor...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel
2 Giovanni Offredi Saporiti Italia Birdseye Maple Nightstands Dresser Chest MCM
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Dayton, OH
Iconic Mid-Century Modern Fratelli Saporiti Italian bedside dressers, nightstands or chests by Giovanni Offredi, circa 1970s. Made of high gloss birdseye featuring six drawers and tw...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Maple
Pair Mid-Century Modern White Leather Slipper Lounge Chairs by Giovanni Offredi
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very rare pair of chairs (model P64) designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced by Saporiti in 1972. The chairs feature polyurethane interior foam and covered in their original stit...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Leather
Giovanni Offredi 'Wave' Leather Sofa by Saporiti, Italy
By Giovanni Offredi, Giorgio Saporiti
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Giovanni Offredi 'Wave' leather sofa by Saporiti, Italy. Matching sofa available in separate listing.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Saporiti Italia 2 seater leather sofa by Giovanni Offredi
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This leather sofa comes in very good condition. The black leather is soft and supple and shows hardly any signs of wear. There are 2 dents in the leather on the back of the sofa, but...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Leather
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Corner Sofa in Light Blue Upholstery
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, corner sofa, lacquered wood, metal, fabric, Italy, 1970s.
Magnificent corner sofa designed by Italian designer Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. The ric...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Wave Lounge Chair by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A “Wave” lounge chair by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. Heavy textured metal base supports a wave form upholstered seat. Newly upholstered in green leather. 2 chairs available, sold ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Diagonal Desk By Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Diagonal Desk By Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
Giovanni Offredi (born 1927, Milan–died 2007, Milan) was a prominent Italian furniture and...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Leather Sofa
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Chicago, IL
Leather sofa designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy, 1980. All original and in great vintage condition. Arms are removable.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Leather
Colored wooden table with geometric inlays and metal base by G.Offredi Saporiti
By Fratelli Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare coffee table with wooden top with geometric colored inlays and base in craquelè painted metal. The top, bevelled on 4 sides, is made up of a geometric design with aniline-dyed r...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Giovanni Offredi Chairs
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Olive Green leather pair of "Onda" Armchairs designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced by Saporiti Italia .
Wonderful sculpturally curved frames with deep wide seats.
Newly plated...
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1970s Italian Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Offredi Sunny Round Table in Wood and Smoked Glass by Saporiti 1970s
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Sunny round-shaped table with a structure in wood, tabletop in smoked glass, and metal details.
Designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced by Saporiti in the 1970s.
The manufacturer's label is present on the table base.
The Sunny table can accommodate from 2 up to 4 seats.
It's easily adaptable to different ambiance and spaces.
Giovanni Offredi was a prominent Italian furniture and product designer of the second half of the 20th century. As opposed to most of the other Italian furniture designers of his time, Giovanni Offredi was not an architect, nor did he start designing early in his professional career. Instead, Offredi partially fits the career path of some of the talented contemporary designers who pursue product design outside of formal education in architecture.
The earliest furniture design work known by Giovanni Offredi consists of exemplary furnishings made specifically for some of wealthy families in Milan. Such is the case of the works done by Offredi for Casa C., in 1960, in Gorgonzola, a small town 14 miles from Milan. These works were designed with a surprisingly minimal simplicity and elegance, and they also clearly display a hallmark of his design work with the use of angular lines and exposed metal or wood frames—not unlike some of the modern Scandinavian designs of the time.
In the late 1960s, Giovanni Offredi met Sergio Saporiti, the owner of an Italian design shop and furniture maker Saporiti, and in 1970, Offredi formalized a partnership with the furniture maker. This partnership would be long and successful and resulted in many furniture designs of distinct precision that were clearly modern and innovative and that went on to enjoy considerable commercial success.
The most prominent furniture designs that Offredi made for Saporiti include the Paracarro table...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Metal
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Dining Table in Birdseye Maple
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Chicago, IL
Giovanni Offredi for saporiti dining table in birdseye maple, with marquetry abstract designs on the surface.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birdseye Maple
Saporiti Italia Giovanni Offredi Vela Alta Lounge Chair + Ottoman 70s Fornasetti
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Basel, BS
A stunning and exceptionally comfortable armchair and ottoman set with a gorgeous original golden Piero Fornasetti designer textile (WOW) and a matching footstool that mirrors the ar...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Leather Vela Alta Chairs
By Fratelli Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of organic shaped, cream leather lounge chairs by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti. A classic design by Offredi. Who began working with th...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair Giovanni Offerdi Chrome Bases Matching Ottoman Lounge Chair AS IS upholster
By Giovanni Offredi, Preview, Saporiti, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Giovanni Offerdi Chrome Bases Matching Ottoman Lounge Chair AS IS upholstery.
Ottoman Dimensions:
19 x 36 x 16
Chair Dimensions:
36 x 36 x 35
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Saporiti Italia "Wave" Sofa by Giovanni Offredi 1970s
By Fratelli Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Dallas, TX
Designed in 1974 by Giovanni Offredi, "Wave" three seat sofa. Since 1950 Saporiti has produced some of the most sophisticated and advanced pieces of furniture in the history of Itali...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Steel
Pair of Giovanni Offredi Round Coffee Tables
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in New York, NY
A matching pair of Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti round coffee tables.
Made in Italy, circa 1970.
Crafted from wood featuring a birdseye maple veneer, The base is supported by four ...
Category
1980s Italian Minimalist Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Diskos chandelier by Giovanni Offredi for Sirrah
By Sirrah, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Torino, IT
Chandelier Model Diskos designed by Giovanni Offredi for Sirrah.
This chandelier with Minimal and avenieristic style for the time was named Diskos precisely because of its resemblan...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Square Birdseye Maple Coffee Table by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Italy 1980s
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous square coffee table designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti in the 1980s. This table was constructed with wood and has a striking birdseye maple veneer. The base consist...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Giovanni Offredi Furniture
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Brass
Giovanni Offredi furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Giovanni Offredi furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Giovanni Offredi furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Giovanni Offredi were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Cini Boeri, Vivai del Sud, and Gastone Rinaldi. Prices for Giovanni Offredi furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $329 and can go as high as $24,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,800.
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