Furniture designer Guglielmo Ulrich was born in Milan to a family with Danish origins. After completing his studies at the Brera Academy, the Scuola Speciale di Architettura and the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1927, Ulrich’s status quickly rose in high-society circles, as he’d gained a reputation for creating elegant interiors for a range of commercial and private clients. Architecture and furniture design in Milan was evolving during the era owing to industrialization, and Ulrich’s modernist work was seen as fresh and forward-looking.
In 1930, Ulrich established the furniture company ARCA — which was short for Arredamento Casa — with colleagues Attilio Scaglia and Renato Wild. Together they created a platform for Ulrich’s designs, which were quite different from the typical furnishings found in Europe at the time.
Ulrich favored simple lines — tapered table and chair legs, lean silhouettes — and the graceful contours of his console tables and dining chairs are representative of an endeavor to streamline neoclassical forms. He created luxurious but practical furniture and home accessories that featured an emphasis on craftsmanship as well as an integration of exotic materials such as ebonized wood, opaline glass and green marble. Ulrich’s designs were very much in line with what we now know as the Art Deco style, which was officially introduced to the world in 1925 at Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. He collaborated with legendary architect and designer Gio Ponti on designs for a hotel property in the late 1930s and co-edited Ponti’s revered Domus magazine with Milanese architect Melchiorre Bega.
By the 1950s, Ulrich was firmly established as one of the most influential Milanese designers, having a hand in designing homes, commercial properties and more. In 1961, he won the Fiera di Trieste award for his lightweight Trieste chair, a seat that shared common ground with Ponti’s iconic Superleggera chair and was produced by Saffa.
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Refined mid-century Italian console table, Paolo Buffa Style, Italy, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
This mid-century Italian console table from the 1950s enchants with its revisited neoclassical elegance. The top is made of cream marble with delicate yellow veining, slightly chamfe...
Marble
Elegant Mid-Century Italian Wooden Wall Mounted Console Table, Ulrich Style, 195
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Argelato, BO
Elegant Mid-Century Italian wooden wall console, Ulrich Style, 1950s This is a work with essential geometries, sculptural, which adapts with taste and refinement to the domestic space
Wood
Mid-Century Italian Console Table, Wood & Brass, Ico Parisi Style
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico Parisi
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare organic mid-century Italian console in wood, brass and glass. It is a rare and refined example, comparable in style and expressive power to the work of two of the most important...
Brass
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Console Table by Lyda Levi, Italy, 1970s
By McGuire
Located in Argelato, BO
Elegant and rare Console by Lyda Levi for McGuire, 1970s
Wood
Mid-Century wodden Console in Paolo Buffa Style, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
This elegant demilune console is a refined example of mid-century design, gracefully blending luxurious materials and sleek lines. The semicircular top is crafted from Verde Alpi mar...
Brass
Mid-Century Wooden Console Table by Ico Parisi Attr., Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and elegant Mid-Century wooden console table by Ico Parisi Attr., Italy, 1950s This is a console table that can be transformed into a table, which thanks to its small size can ...
Wood
Guglielmo Ulrich elegant console
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milano, IT
COD-Z64 Elegant console with side uprights covered in parchment, wooden base and patinated bronze frieze. Very thick curved glass top. Attributed to Guglielmo Ulrich, 1940s.
Parchment Paper
Mid-Century Modern Console Table by Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Milano, IT
Wall-mounted console table, made of enameled metal, brass and back-treated glass.
Metal, Brass
Console table by Peter Ghyczy, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare brass console table designed by Peter Ghyczy. Ghyczy is known for his bronze/brass tables with integrating the glass in the design as subtile as possible. Timeless design. G...
Brass
Giuseppe Scapinelli, Console Table, Wood, Glass, Brazil, 1950s
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and glass console table designed and produced by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 31.75"H x 59.0"W x 20....
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Console Table by Pucci De Rossi, Italy, Circa 1970
By Pucci De Rossi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Pucci De Rossi freestanding console table with metal base and glass top, in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1970 - 1980, ...
Metal, Iron
Mid-Century Italian Console Table, 1960s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Italian Console Table, 1960s Slender form with ebonized legs, gilt accents, and inset marble top. Subtle neoclassical ornamentation makes it ideal as an entryway.
Marble
