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Teak Desk Attributed to Frattini with Removable Top, Italy, 1950s

Features

Designer: Attributable to Gianfranco Frattini

Production: Italiana

Time: 1950s

Production country: Italy

Main essence: Teak

Description

A teak desk attributed to Frattini with removable top. Manufactured in Italy, 1950s.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, has small signs of wear and tear.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 78
Width: 134
Depth: 80

Additional Information

Designer: Gianfranco Frattini

In 1953, Gianfranco Frattini graduated in Architecture at the Milan Polytechnic. His professional activity is mainly addressed to interior design and industrial design. Its design, with an essential style and rigorous lines, favors the use of wood. His participation in exhibitions, exhibitions, conferences and furniture shows around the world is assiduous. Numerous prizes awarded to his projects. He collaborated with Gio Ponti until 1954 and in 1956 he was one of the founders of ADI, the Association for Industrial Design, for which he held numerous positions. To mention some of his products: the Coffee Table from 1969, the cabinet with roll-up doors from 1957 produced by Bernini and the 1 ashtray for Progetti from 1974.
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Production: Italiana

Time: 1950s

1950s

Main essence: Teak

Wood obtained from tectona grandis from the East Indies or from other species of tectona grown in Africa. Yellowish brown in color, it is very hard and resistant to deterioration. In the East it was used to replace oak, while initially in the West it was used for furnishings and finishing of ships. With the advent of the modern northern European style, in which this wood is almost essential, teak has become a characteristic of design furniture since the 1940s.