Gianfranco Fratinni for Cassina

GIANFRANCO FRATTINI, (Italy, 1926 - 2004) for Cassina.
Nesting tables "mod 780", Italy, c. 1970s.
Wood and smoked glass.
Exhibits wear consistent with age and use.
Measurements: 46 x 58 x 58 cm.
The series of low tables designed by Gianfranco Frattini is emblematic of Italian design in the 1960s, a period of great optimism and experimental research into absolute functionality.
Gianfranco Frattini belongs to the generation of Italian designers of the 1950s and 1960s. He studied architecture at the Milan Polytechnic, and began his career as an industrial designer when he realized that he needed appropriate furniture and lighting for the interiors of his architectural projects. In 1956 he was one of the founders of ADI, Associazione per il Disegno Industriale. Throughout his long career, Frattini collaborated with Gio Ponti, worked for Cassina and Acerbis, and designed lamps for Artemide, as well as being a member of the Milan Triennale and designing for Knoll.