Luigi Sormani Furniture

This modular rosewood, metal and glass coffee table produced by Luigi Sormani in the 1960s in Italy. Is divided into six different compartments: empty, removable tray, and glass ...

Delve into the opulent world of vintage design with this stunning Sormani sofa from the 1970s. Crafted during an era renowned for bold, experimental furniture, this piece is a specta...

Important bookcase designed by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani in the 1960s. Elegant and refined, it consists of four modules, each in turn composed of 3 height modular blocks. The bala...

Beautiful and rare coat hanger designed by Luigi Sormani in the 60s. This coat hanger features lacquered white wood panels that create a nice contrast with the walnut finish. The bo...

Introducing an exquisite Mid-Century Rosewood set of Side Tables by Italian architect and designer Claudio Salocchi for Sormani, a rare gem from the 1960s. ...

Fish Design Travertine Table Lamp by Fratelli Mannelli and Luigi Sormani, 1970s, Italy Minimal design Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and plug. This lamp is sui...

Rare and elegant "Centro" bookcase, designed by the famous Italian architect and designer Claudio Salocchi for Sormani, 1960s. An iconic, sophisticated bookcase, capable of embellish...

Armchair designed in 1960 for Sormani by Claudio Salocchi. The white lacquered wood frame is composed of rigid, geometric lines, contrasting with the comfortable, soft dark green lea...

Beige Midcentury Lounge Chair with Ottoman Model "Sella" by Carlo de Carli Spectacular "Sella" lounge chair with ottoman in beige ...

Beautiful and versatile coffee table in very good condition. Designed by Luigi Sormani Manufactured by FIARM in the 1960s Add a touch of Italian mid-century design to your space w...

Modular pivoting central bookcase, elements in off-white lacquered wood, central upright in black lacquered metal. Bibliography: Il Soggiorno, coll. Lo dice l’Architetto, Ed. Görlich, Milan, ill. p. 27 G. Gramigna, « Repertorio Del Design Italiano 1950-2000, Per l’Arredamento Domestico, Vol. 1 » Ed. Umberto Allemandi & C, Turin, 2003, model reproduced on p. 82 Biography Claudio Salocchi (March 22, 1934 – December 7, 2012) was an Italian designer and architect. Born in Milan in 1934, he graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano. He taught Building Distribution at Milan’s Politecnico di Milano and Architectural Composition at Rome’s Valle Giulia La Sapienza Faculty. In 1965, he opened his own design studio, and two years later began a long collaboration with Sormani, with whom he exhibited at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile that same year. That year, Salocchi presented the Ellisse collection for Sormani, which became the first company to experiment with extruded aluminum. In 1973, he founded the « Doorty Research Center » with his friends and colleagues Ugo Carrega and Vincenzo Ferrari, with whom he exhibited in 1968 and 1973 at the 14th and 15th Milan Triennales, presenting the film Healthy Objects, Sick objects. In 1979, he won the Compasso d’Oro award for Metrosistema kitchen equipment for homes, produced by Alberti Cucine, also receiving two mentions for two other projects. In 1987, he was again mentioned in the XIV edition of the award. A member of the Association pour les dessins et modèles industriels since 1967, he was vice-president from 1988 to 1990. 4] He has been curator and jury member of various design awards, including the prestigious Red Dot Design Awards in 2004 and 2006. To know more, please click on this Wikipedia link Story Italian furniture pioneer Sormani was founded in 1961 in Arosio by designer Luigi Sormani (1932-2017). The company was an early advocate of modernized production techniques – rejecting the slow, traditional craft techniques and hardwoods so commonly used in the 1950s, in favor of new materials such as Rio rosewood (first imported by Sormani), lacquered wood, then plastic and aluminum in the 1960s and 1970s. Sormani presented its first collection at the Milan Furniture Fair in 1961. This collection, known as Fleeting by Studio ABC, was one of the first modular cabinet systems. In 1966, Sormani began producing thermoformed objects, such as armchair shells, accessories and accent pieces, using molds (a technology derived from the automotive industry which, at the time, was only used for electric household appliances). The Nike and Auriga armchairs by Richard Neagle are prime examples. In the same year, Sormani was the first to experiment with extruded aluminum, with Claudio Salocchi’s Ellisse Collection (1967). During this period, Sormani also established and expanded into the American and Japanese markets, where success was immediate. In 1968, he began a collaboration with architect-designer Gio Ponti, which resulted in a range of colorful storage units. In the early 1970s, Sormani continued to research and analyze the various possibilities offered by new materials. With the creation of an engineering division in the early 1980s, he carried out a number of turnkey projects, operating at all levels of engineering and residential and contract architecture, including the complete restoration and interior decoration of hotels, offices, banks, government buildings, universities, etc. Over the years, Sormani has collaborated with many important Italian designers, including Joe Colombo, Gio Ponti, Carlo De Carli, Claudio Salocchi, Cesare Casati, Emanuele Ponzio, Nani Prina, Antonello Mosca, Fabrizio Cocchia, Gianni Songia, De Pas, D’Urbino, & Lomazzi, Studio A.R.D.I.T.I., Studio ABC (Achilli...

This modular coffee table produced by Luigi Sormani in the 1960s is divided into four compartments; one empty, another a removable tray, the last a glass lid. The sides are divided h...

A highboard of the fabulous 1980s with a smoked glass vitrine with a tilt door. The lower part has two doors and one inner shelf, the upper part with the vitrine has two side compar...

Elegant rational Low coffee table 4 compartments with pull-out trays by Sormani 1960s

Elegant pair of Italian bedside tables created by renowned designer Carlo de Carli for the renowned Sormani manufacture in the 1960s. These splendid pieces of furniture not only ref...