{"product_id":"black-laminate-veneer-with-glossy-finish-cabinet-1970s","title":"Black Laminate veneer with glossy finish Cabinet, 1970s","description":"\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003eWilly Rizzo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s6\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eItaly, 1928 – France, 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eSideboard for Mario Sabot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e, circa 1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eLaminate veneer with glossy finish, enhanced by mirror-polished stainless handles and edging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eDesigned and made in Italy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e120 x \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e48\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e x \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e H cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e47.2 x 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e8.8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e x 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e9.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e H in\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eWilly Rizzo was a photographer and furniture designer. As a photographer of Playboys and Starlets, he had a ready-made customer base eager to build their living quarters around an ultra-modern Rizzo piece and items that remain as timeless as his images. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eWilly Rizzo was uniquely placed as a designer for the Dolce Vita, being himself a part of the world for which he was designing. Infamous playboys, such as Rodolfo Parisi, Gigli Rizzi and Franco Rapetti, were some of his earliest clients. Salvador Dalí commissioned a number of pieces, as did Brigitte Bardot for the interior of La Madrague in St. Tropez. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eOver the following ten years, Rizzo designed and produced more than thirty pieces of furniture, including the famous steel-banded travertine dining tables and bronze table lamps, all of which were handmade. He opened boutiques across France and Europe and had points of sale in New York City, Miami and Los Angeles. However, in 1978, Rizzo gave it all up to return to photography, his first love. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003eWhile Rizzo bought into the modernist principles of functionality and simplified forms, he deliberately avoided mass production, modern materials and industrial design, despite designers such as Gio Ponti endorsing the movement. Rizzo remained focused on a doctrine of traditional materials and craftsmanship, a response to the contemporary cultural environment, as opposed to current design trends. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s7\"\u003e\"It was never about recreating classic styles in modern furniture, that wasn’t the point. It was about creating something new for a traditional setting,\" Rizzo explains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s4\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robertaebasta London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58646357344581,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3923\/6165\/files\/Rizzo4.jpg?v=1784715328","url":"https:\/\/www.robertaebasta.co.uk\/products\/black-laminate-veneer-with-glossy-finish-cabinet-1970s","provider":"Robertaebasta London","version":"1.0","type":"link"}