Torbecchia Sideboard
Torbecchia sideboard, in solid veneered walnut, with two hinged doors (with internal shelves) and two drawers at the front, and storage under the opening top. The side of the furniture shows the signature of designer Giovanni Michelucci. Scratches are visible on the surface and the inner parts, along with slight damages and marks that dont take away anything from the beauty and uniqueness of this item.
Giovanni Michelucci, Italian architect, urban planner and designer, was born in Pistoia, Tuscany, on 2 January 1891 and died on the night of 31 December 1990, two days before his 100th birthday, at his studio-home in Fiesole, in Florence's hills, now the headquarters of his Foundation. He had the good fortune to live a long life almost entirely within the span of the twentieth century, giving us a valuable witness through his work with innovative architectural vernaculars and proposals, from his understanding of the complexity of events, transformations, and ideas that animated the twentieth century. He was one of the major Italian architects of that century, known for famous projects such as the Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station and the San Giovanni Battista church on the Autostrada del Sole.
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