Impressive Barcart in goatskin and brass, by Italian designer Aldo Tura. It is a small side table or table trolley with casters, ideal for bringing plates or glasses to the meeting place, or simply placed next to an armchair or sofa.
This designer of experimental furniture was always involved in and fascinated by handcrafted manufacturing, with particularly original materials and techniques, such as lacquered goatskin in this case. However, he always went beyond mere traditional craftsmanship, pushing the boundaries of exclusivity in his designs.
An unusual and eye-catching piece that will become the center of attention in any interior. In very good condition for its years and use. On the back of each tray is the "Tura" sticker, signature of the famed designer.
More about the designer...
Aldo Tura is one of the most enigmatic and polarizing figures to emerge in Italian design; he is an outlier in the world of mid-century furniture. The designer's glamorous bar carts, coffee tables, cabinets and more resist categorization and draw inspiration from Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Baroque, Surrealist and Modernist styles.
The designer went through different phases of his career in terms of aesthetics, influences and finishes, which made his life's work exciting and diverse. Despite these phases, he maintained a singular devotion to one material: lacquered goatskin. Tura established a furniture production house in 1939 in Lombardy, and some of his early work focused on tables, decorative lamps and more. He later expanded into bar furniture such as rolling carts, cabinets and complementary bar accessories, such as ice buckets and cocktail shakers. The eccentric, shiny, luxurious surface of lacquered goatskin was a constant, along with eggshell, parchment and leather.
By the 1950s, Tura had already begun using hand-painted figure panels on the surface of cabinets, serving utensils (such as carafes) and some other pieces. He even reproduced famous works by artists such as Monet and Bruegel the Elder and art from the Middle Ages, sometimes embedding the paintings in the form of sets in cabinets shaped like oversized books. His characteristic chromatic range was of deep, dark brown tones.
Tura was different from most of his Italian contemporaries, but he had a similar reverence for the nation's traditional craftsmanship and artisanal techniques. He never followed the growing trend of mass-produced industrial furniture and limited himself to creating small, meticulously handcrafted collections. This principled choice means that, today, a Tura piece is a rare and highly coveted collector's item.
The Tura firm continues to operate in Brianza, promoting the Italian craftsmanship and eclectic materials embraced by its namesake designer.
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