Vintage rectangular table by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Italy 1970

Rectangular table by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Italy, 1970. The furniture of this range designed by Guido Faleschini was distributed by Hermes France in the 1970s. The vintage smoked glass top rests on tan leather sheathed crosspieces that form a square resting on four triangular shaped chrome-plated steel legs.Height 73.5 cm, length 130 cm, depth 130 cmGuido Faleschini is an Italian architect and industrial designer who has earned several degrees in art and architecture. He began his career designing pieces for private clients and furniture companies in the Brianza region of Italy in the 1960s.He taught architectural composition at the Athénée de Lausanne in Switzerland during the years 1970-1974.As an industrial designer, Faleschini became interested in creating furniture for listed buildings, especially historic buildings. He is considered one of the intellectuals of Italian industrial design in the 1960s and is one of the key figures of Italian design. Reference : 274133