An accomplished architect, exhibition designer, furniture maker and magazine editor, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig helped direct Italy’s rationalist architectural movement until his death near the end of World War II. Wounded twice and captured twice in World War I, Pogatschnig left military service to work as the editor and director of Casabella architecture magazine and went on to design the V Milan Triennale and VI Milan Triennale alongside fellow Italian architect Gio Ponti.
Originally born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now modern-day Croatia, Pogatschnig studied Italian in Trieste before joining the Italian army to serve in the First World War. After that harrowing and traumatic experience, he became a founding member of the first Fascist Party in Parenzo. In 1924, he graduated from Turin Polytechnic with an architecture degree and began designing bridges, pavilions and buildings, including the Gualino office complex, in Turin. Nearing 1928, Pogatschnig began work on pavilions for the Turin International Exhibition.
Pogatschnig’s involvement in the V and VI Milan Triennales stand today as some of his greatest contributions to Italian architecture. He held full control over the design of the latter exhibition, in 1936, which led to the opportunity to design many of the interiors of the Italian Pavilion at the Paris Expo the following year.
Pogatschnig’s reputation as an architect and designer were overshadowed only by his outspoken nature as an editor. By 1942, he openly criticized the Italian regime and left the Fascist Party to join the resistance a year later. These activities led to his capture, imprisonment and escape from Brescia in 1944. Ultimately, Pogatschnig was recaptured, tortured and transferred across prisons to Austria’s Mauthausen concentration camp, where he died on April 22, 1945, less than a month before the end of fighting in Europe.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig seating, tables, and case pieces.
Set Armchair Coffee Table Design Giuseppe Pagano Gino Maggioni for Bocconi Milan
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Maggioni
Located in taranto, IT
Rare set consisting of an armchair and a small table designed in the mid-40s by giuseppe pagano pogatschnig for gino maggioni, for the Bocconi university in Milan. structure in cu...
Rope, Plywood
$8,754Sale Price / set|45% Off
Restored Living Room Suite by Giuseppe Pagano for Bocconi University, c 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare five-piece (5) living room suite by Giuseppi Pagano, designed in 1939 for Bocconi University in Milan, is comprised of two oak bentwood upholstered open armchairs with otto...
Fabric, Wood
$17,650 / set
H 28.75 in W 26.78 in D 34.26 in
COR LÜBKE & ROLF Vintage Modular limegreen Living Room Suite Sectional Sofa
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This absolute unique and gorgeous modular sectional sofa from the 70ties is manufactured by LÜBKE & ROLF from Rheda in Germany ( later was the Name LÜBKE KG). From the same fa...
Mohair, Foam, Latex, Wood, Beech
$10,355 / set
H 48.43 in W 59.85 in D 25.6 in
Theatrical "Egyptian" Living-Room Set, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual and extravagant living-room set comprised of a settee, two armchairs and a table, of Egyptian inspiration. Polychrome decor. The seating pieces are raised on paw feet (front)...
Ole Wanscher Armchair for A.J. Iversen
By A. J. Iversen, Ole Wanscher
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ole Wanscher armchair of Brazilian rosewood, seat and back upholstered with black leather. Executed by A.J. Iversen, Copenhagen.
Leather, Rosewood
Restored Midcentury Rattan, Living Room Seating Set
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl style rattan living room set including a matching three-seat sectional sofa, lounge chair and ottoman. Both the sofa and chair feature the famous six strand square pretze...
Rattan
$3,441
H 32.68 in W 24.02 in D 23.63 in
Arm Chair by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and Gino Maggioni, Italy 1940s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Maggioni
Located in Hellouw, NL
A clear expression of Italian Rationalist design, this rare armchair by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and Gino Maggioni combines architectural clarity with remarkable comfort. Designed...
Bentwood
Restored Rattan 4 Strand Art Deco Living Room 3 Piece Set
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Restored Rattan 4 Strand Deco Living Room 3 Piece Set. The set consists of a large sofa and two generously proportioned armchairs, restored to its former glory with newly reupholster...
Linen, Rattan
$2,941 / set
H 18.51 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Rare Pair of Stools by Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig for Gino Maggioni, Italy 40s
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig, Gino Maggioni
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare pair of "Rationalist" stools designed by the Italian architect Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig in the Art Decò period and made by the Maggioni factory. These stools with an elegant ...
Rope, Plywood
$10,131 / set
H 31.5 in W 57.09 in D 29.93 in
Mid-Century Finn Juhl Style Teak Sofa Living Room Set by Lohmeyer, Germany, 1950
By Hans J. Wegner, Hartmut Lohmeyer, Finn Juhl, Coco Chanel, Wilkhahn
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
A superb and complete four-piece Mid-Century Modern living room suite designed by Hartmut Lohmeyer and produced in Germany by Wilkhahn. Elegant, restrained and beautifully proportion...
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
$6,118Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 29.14 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in
Set Campo & Graffi Garden Armchairs in Metal and Wicker Italy Design, 1950s
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Set Campo & Graffi garden armchairs in metal and wicker Italy design 1950s.
Metal
Armchairs by Guiseppe Pagano and Gino Levi Montalcini
By Gino Levi-Montalcini, Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Berlin, DE
These wonderful armchairs were designed by Guiseppe Pagano Pogatschnig and Gino Levi Montalcini. They are made of laminated wood, with the inner surfaces finished in aniline and the...
Fabric, Wood, Boxwood
Bassett Five-Piece American Traditional Living Room Suite, 1990s
By Bassett Furniture
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Beautiful matching Bassett 4-piece living room set from the 1990s. Includes: • Sleigh-arm sofa • Two matching slipper chairs • Solid wood coffee table with 2 drawers All pieces f...
Wood, Walnut
Modus Living Room Suite by Kristian Vedel for Soren Willadsen
By Kristian Solmer Vedel, Soren Willadsen Mobelfabrik
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A "Modus" living room suite consisting of, three lounge chairs with rosewood frame and original black leather upholstery (removable seat cushion has single button tuft and sling back...
Aluminum