A modern Renaissance man, Italian designer Carlo di Carli wove his personal philosophy into his furniture creations. He believed that furniture should suit human movement and the surrounding environment, and each piece was made not only with an eye to form but also for everyday practicality. In today’s interiors, vintage di Carli furniture captures the extraordinary essence of Italian mid-century modernism.
Carlo di Carli was born in Milan in 1910. He studied at the Polytechnic University of Milan and developed an interest in design, architecture, writing and philosophy. After graduating in 1934, he worked under revered Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti. Shortly afterward, di Carli opened a studio with furniture maker Renato Angeli. In 1940, he began a relationship with the Milan Triennial design and art museum, where he eventually joined the board of directors.
Most of di Carli's furniture and architectural works came to fruition between the 1940s and 1970s. His architectural projects included the Church of Saint Ildefonso and the Via dei Giardini 7 building in Milan. However, di Carli is best known for his chair and table designs.
What sets di Carli’s chairs and other seating apart from those of other designers is that they are made to be lived in. As a result, his comfortable, functional and inviting designs earned the attention of leading Italian furniture companies like Cassina, Singer & Sons, Tecno and GUBI, and he played a significant role in 20th-century Italian furniture design.
In 1954, di Carli was awarded the Compasso d’Oro for his Cassina Model 683 chair. In 1957, he also won a Grand Prix at the Milan Triennial exhibition for a chair he designed for Tecno. Still committed to his academic pursuits, di Carli served as dean of the architecture faculty at the Polytechnic University of Milan from 1963 to 1968. He continued teaching until 1986 and continued writing until his death in 1999. His most important writings were published in a book titled Architettura, Spazio Primario.
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Mid Century Wood and Glass Spider Coffee Table by Carlo De Carli, Italy, 1950s
By Carlo di Carli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Italian Mid-Century Modern wood, glass top coffee low cocktail table or gueridon by Carlo de Carli. In the mood of Vittorio Dassi, Osvaldo Borsani, Gianfranco Frattini, Ico Parisi, G...
Glass, Wood
$1,185Sale Price|29% Off
Carlo De Carli Mid-Century Modern Italian "Spider" Coffee Table, 1950
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian "Ragno" side table by Carlo De Carli, 1950s Original sandblasted glass with floral decorations. " If you like it please make your offer and we will evaluate it, it couldn't ...
Beech, Glass
Spider Leg Coffee Table by Carlo di Carli, Italy 1950s
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Hellouw, NL
Nice spider leg coffee table by Carlo di Carli, Italy 1950s. This iconic table has three legs and nine wooden 'arms' to keep the glass top steady. The structure of the table reminds ...
Glass, Wood
MCM "Spider" coffee table in black lacquer by Carlo di Carli, Italy 1950s
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptional “Spider” coffee table by Italian architect and designer Carlo De Carli, dating from the 1950s. The table is distinguished by its extraor...
Glass, Beech
Carlo De Carli "Ragno" Spider Table
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carlo De Carli "Ragno" spider table Italy, circa 1950's Ebony finish Sculptural lines Beautiful design Timeless classic Patina from age and use New glass
Glass, Wood
20th Century Carlo de Carli Coffee Table in Red Lacquered Wood and Glass Top'60s
By Carlo di Carli, Sormani
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Coffee table designed by Carlo De Carli in '60s for Sormani Production. The structure is in red lacquered wood, the top is covered by a mirrored glass; the most peculiar detail is on...
Brass
Spider Leg Italian Mid Century Black Coffee Table by Carlo de Carli
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing the timeless elegance of the Spider Leg Coffee Table, a masterpiece designed by Carlo de Carli in the iconic 1950s era. With its striking black painted wooden three-legge...
Glass, Wood
Carlo De Carli Coffee Table Wood Glass 1950 Italy
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Milano, IT
Carlo De Carli coffee table. Originale degli anni 50
Wood, Glass
Italian Round Coffee Table, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian round coffee table, 1950s. Dimensions: H= 52 cm; D= 60 cm.
Brass
$3,212Sale Price|30% Off
H 19.3 in Dm 26.78 in
Italian Mid-Century Coffeetable Brass Plated Iron Base and Glass Top, 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Light-footed, Italian side table Gueridonin brass plated iron. The base was forged from iron and then brass plated. In the lower part of the rings, the brass layer is already slightl...
Brass, Iron
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 28 in D 21 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Carrara Marble & Brass Coffee/Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern carrara marble & brass coffee/side table, with beautiful variegated Carrara marble top resting on a satin brass stylized Curule base. The marble top is rem...
Carrara Marble, Brass
$2,750
H 17.5 in W 30 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Coffee Table w/ Brass, Wood and Glass Top, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming coffee table with a solid brass base, lower shelf of wood with bronze ornamentation and a glass top. The ornaments are of a woman and man carrying a floral basket, accompani...
Brass, Bronze
$1,906
H 21.86 in W 43.31 in D 24.81 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Walnut Brass Coffee Table Side Table 1950s Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage coffee table bean like. designed and made in Vienna, circa 1950. A charming coffee table or side table from pressboard and walnut veneers. The solid walnut...
Walnut
$3,200
H 22 in W 22.5 in D 26 in
Carlo de Carli for Singer & Sons Two-Tiered Side Table with Drawer in Walnut
By Carlo di Carli, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made over 70 years ago in Italy, this side table was designed by Italian architect Carlo Di Carli for limited production by Singer and Sons. Like most of Di Carli's designs, this mod...
Walnut
Midcentury Coffee Table Made in Italy, 1950s
Located in taranto, IT
Original coffee table from the 60s with a beautiful Italian design, with double wooden shelf covered with formica wood effect and aluminum frame with curved legs It measures 60 cm...
Metal
Mosaic Dachshund Table Italy 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Very unique dog mosaic table mounted on a bamboo base with brass rods made in Italy in the 1950s. The mosaic top has a colorful glass mosaic rim inside are white and brown glass mosa...
Brass
Danish Spider Leg Coffee Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Danish teak spider leg coffee table with clear glass top and patinated brass sabot legs. Base folds for easy transportation and storage. Similar to designs ...
Teak
$1,629 / item
H 9.65 in W 24.41 in D 24.41 in
Nube Italia Turn Side Table in Black Lacquered Wood by Carlo Colombo
By Carlo Colombo, Nube Italia
Located in New York, NY
Curved multi-layered wood. Finishing available: mat or polished lacquered or veneered wood zebrano, wengé, beech wood. Carlo Colombo is considered one of the most important Italia...
Wood
$2,325 / item
H 27 in W 15 in D 20 in
Exotic Wood Live-Edge Occasional Cantilevered Side Table from Costantini, Carlo
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Designed to slide under a sofa or sitting area as necessary, the Carlo Table is a cantilevered occasional table fashioned from live edge wood. Shown here in Argentine Rosewood and also available in walnut. Inquire for details of current wood stock...
Wood
Ceramic Coffee Table and Metal Legs, France, 1950s
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Ceramic coffee table inspired by « La Roue » of Vallauris, france, and dating from the 1950s. Structure and legs in iron. Good condition and stable. Dimensions: D104 X W42 X H33 cm.
Iron
1950s Carlo di Carli Italian Spider Side Table
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A wonderful Carlo di Carli six pronged Spider Table in beech wood and glass. This impactful and iconic Italian table design is perfect for any drawing room. This piece was designed a...
Brass
Circular Italian Midcentury Coffee Table by Cesare Lacca
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Vienna, AT
This very elegant Midcentury Modern circular Coffee Table has been designed and manufactured by Cesare Lacca in Italy 1950s. It features a organic wooden base with a circular glass t...
Glass, Wood
Pair of Ragno Tables Carlo De Carli
By Carlo di Carli
Located in London, GB
Pair of “Ragno” side tables by Carlo De Carli, also known as the 'Spider Leg' tables. Hand carved beechwood wood base is French polished and the table features a circular glass top. ...
Beech, Cut Glass
Carlo de Carli, Coffee table in blond maple
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Milano, IT
COD-1764 Carlo de Carli (1910-1999) Coffee table in blond maple with three conical legs and nine curved arms that support a ground glass top. 1950's manufacture. Bibl. Carlo De Ca...
Glass, Maple
Ragno table, Carlo de Carli
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Small table with wooden base and round transparent glass top designed by Carlo De Carli in the 1950s, Italy. The wooden frame of the table resembles the legs of an insect, hence the ...
Wood
Carlo di Carli Small Dark Walnut & Glass Round Coffee Table, Italy 1960's
By Carlo di Carli
Located in New York, NY
Elegant carved walnut coffee or end table by Carlo De Carli finished in an espresso stain with a grey glass top.
Glass, Walnut
'Spider Table' by Carlo de Carli, Italy, 1950's
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Beautiful and well preserved version of the famous 'Spider' Coffee Table by Carlo de Carli, Italy, 1950's. Most of us know this famous table and if not: we hope you like it! Carlo de Carli was one of the first ones who used this playful set-up (a hand with 9 fingers), for a coffee table. Later, Giuseppe Scapinelli, his Italian colleague working from Brazil, designed a similar Spider coffee table, but I think it's fair to state that Carlo de Carli was the first one. (look it up, it's very similar) Nine legs so don't let them full you, a spider has eight, but I think an uneven number looked much nicer in the division of spaces in between the legs. Uneven often works better for the eye. The table has three (!) sideways pointing tapered legs held together in the middle by a wooden disk that shows lovely detailed work and from which the arms arise to hold the glass top. The arms show nice straight ánd rounded forms are very elegantly positioned, almost like a French waiter...
Glass, Beech
Spider Regano Leg Coffee Table by Carlo Di Carli
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden walnut frame base and round transparent glass top designed in the 1950s by Carlo De (di) Carli. Named als "Ragno" or Spider.
Walnut
Sold
H 20.87 in Dm 26.78 in
Mid Century Italian Spider Leg Coffee Table by Carlo de Carli, around 1950
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful mid century Italian spider leg coffee table by Carlo de Carli, was made around 1950. The structure of the table reminds of inset legs, therefore the name 'Ragno' or S...
Walnut
Mid-Century Smoking Table in Glass and Wood by Carlo de Carli
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful smoking table from the 1950s designed by the great architect and designer Carlo de Carli. The feature of this beautiful smoking table is that the base of the table was mad...
Glass, Wood
Mid Century Round Coffee Table by Carlo de Carli, Italy
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Round tripod table by Italian designer Carlo de Carli in beech with a round glass top which has been fully restored.
Beech
Black Carlo de Carli‚ Spider Coffee Table with Glass Top, Italy, 1950s
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Greding, DE
Carlo de Carli's "Spider" table in black on three conical legs with a round glass top supported by eight eponymous "spider legs". The glass top shows cut floral ornaments.
Glass, Wood