Mid-Century Italian Two-Tier Round Rope and Chestnut Wood Coffee Table, 1950s

Mid-Century two-tier round rope and chestnut wood coffee table. This incredible piece was produced in Italy during the 1950s, and it is attributed to Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig. This item is a wonderful rope cocktail table with two shelves in chestnut wood and a woven rope band, outlining the marvellous structure of the top tier. The four legs are slender and spread on the outside. A magnificent piece that will warm a midcentury living room or a navy-style studio. Measurements (cm): 59 - Diameter 55 - height. Giuseppe Pagano (20 August 1896 – 22 April 1945) was an Italian architect, notable for his involvement in the movement of rationalist architecture in Italy up to the end of the Second World War. He designed exhibitions, furniture and interiors and was an amateur photographer. He was also a long-time editor of the magazine Casabella. Giuseppe Pogatschnig was born in Parenzo, Istria, (then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire), now Porec, part of Croatia. After attending the Italian language Lyceum in Trieste, he fled to join the Italian army at the onset of the First World War and adopted the Italian name, Pagano. He was twice wounded and twice captured but managed to escape. In the years immediately following the war, Pagano was associated with Nationalist and pre-Fascist politics and would be among the founders of the first fascist party of his hometown of Parenzo.