Melchiorre Bega Console in Walnut and Leather

Melchiorre Bega, console, walnut, leather, brass, Italy, early 1930s.

This rare wal console is designed by Italian architect and designer Melchiorre Bega in the early thirties. This table is designed with the finest materials and pure forms, a quintessentially Italian piece of furniture. The construction boasts an arched structure featuring rounded edges and crisp outlines. The frame is crafted from walnut while the central portion of the tabletop is furnished with a subtle brown leather. Bega implemented three bras tubes on both sides, which adds strength and rhythm to the unit. This console is specifically designed to be placed against a wall, for example in a hallway, as seen on the photographs featured in the Italian interior magazine Domus (no. 99).

Melchiorre Bega (1898-1976) was trained as an architect and later became a designer. He is known for his well-detailed functionalist, modern designs. Bega rejected the Art Deco style that prevailed during this time. He believed that many small elements would make a perfect whole, his style can therefore be seen as a graceful functionalism. For this reason, Bega worked with specialized craftsmen only. His style developed from the needs of human beings. In his early career, he focused on the renovation of old buildings. From 1923 onwards, Bega designed and co-managed a production factory that was founded by his father Vittorio around 1900. During the beginning of the 1940s Bega was the editor of the famous Domus magazine. Later in life he was the architect of many grand projects such as the Axel Springer Building in Berlin and the Galfa Tower in Milan.

Please note that this item is in good, used condition.

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