Art Deco Commode and Mirror in Walnut by Gino Maggioni for Atelier Borsani Varedo, 1920s, Set of 2

Commode of innovative design inspired by the geometrism of Josef Hoffmann, the great Viennese designer; this commode is attributed to Gino Maggioni, architect and furniture designer at that time for the Atelier Borsani in Varedo

The Austrian architect Josef Hoffmann was a central figure in the evolution of modern design, and a leader in an aesthetic movement born in Europe in the late 19th century that rejected florid, extravagant ornamentation in favor of a new emphasis on simplicity of line. As a founder of the turn-of-the-century Wiener Werkstätte (in English: the Viennese Workshops), a design cooperative that produced superbly crafted furniture and housewares, Hoffmann was a pioneering practitioner of what would become a fundamental principle of modernism: that good design is a way of life.
Hoffmann’s designs embraced the beauty of geometry in pieces that feature grids and angular forms.

Dimensions commode cm: D 50 W 115 H 94
mirror cm: W 90 H 68