Aldo Tura

Swan Tea Cart by Aldo Tura

Aldo Tura started producing his furniture and decorative pieces in the late 1930's.  There was a new freedom in design and a new exploration with materials used.  He pushed designs in wood to the limit, using unique decorative coverings such as parchment, egg shell, and different veneers.  He used daring curves in his designs.  Because of the painstaking techniques he employed his design pieces were limited in number.

Aldo Tura Red Goatskin Table

Above is a Red lacquer Goatskin Table with a brass base in the style of Gio Ponti.  This is another example of the uniqueness of the Italian Design with the advent of early modernist design. Below is another example of the use of parchment, goatskin, in Aldo Tura Designs. The parchment was treated in such a manner that it took on the appearance of stone or a semi-precious jewel.

Malachite Green Parchment & Gold Plated Bar Cart by Aldo Tura

His pieces are prized for their uniqueness. Every old piece is cherished.  They seem to be enriched by the patina of age.

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Influence of Current Events on Decorative Style 1950's

Massive Italian Brass and Enamel Sputnik

The 1950's was an exciting time to have been alive.  Man made his first trip into space.  Russia launched their Sputnik. In general everyone's imagination was captured by space travel.  The Sputnik, because of it's unusual shape fascinated people.  Everything related to space travel and space influence design.

Sputnik Light Italian

The idea of space ships or flying saucers sparked our imagination too.  The Roswell, New Mexico incident had us thinking already about flying saucers an aliens from outer space. 

Italian Flying Saucer Pendant Light

We have had our head in Space looking to the stars ever since. Always wondering and continually gazing upward.  We look to the stars and speculate.  There have been an abundance of innovative and marvelous designs inspired by outer space, as man has looked to the stars.

Italian Star burst  Venini Chandelier

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MOVEMBER !!!!

Lewis is participating in Movember, helping to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men, by growing his mustache and the shop will match donations up to $100 total.  He is dedicating his mustache to his friend Robert Wells father , who is fighting the battle with brain cancer. We all have been touch by the effects of this horrible disease.  Lewis says he is not just growing it for looks, but to make a statement.