Gabriella Crespi, Set Of 3 "goatskin" Style Coffee Tables Or Pedestals Ca 1970

Set of 3 golden tables (67, 47, 27cm) or modular bases, attributed to Gabriella Crespi, ca 1970/80. Parchment-style goatskin, oxidized brass or bronze, anodized aluminum covering, typical of Italian design from the 1960s/80s. Period covering with epoxy resin (anti-scratch protection). Good general condition, note a slight linear crack on the epoxy surface of the medium table (hardly visible, not disturbing) and a knock on the epoxy surface on the side of the largest table (invisible when the tables are assembled), see arrows red on the last 2 photos. In the taste of Hollywood Regency and brutalist style furniture by Karl Springer, Aldo Tura, Romeo Rega but also Aldo Tura... Biography: Gabriella Crespi studied architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan. A popular interior designer and decorator of the 1960s and 1970s, her clients included Grace Kelly, Gunther Sachs, the Shah of Iran and King Faycal of Saudi Arabia. A mix of cool luxury, seventies glam and timeless elegance, the quintessence of chic...She will design objects and furniture for Dior. Among her creations, the Yang Yin table, Ellisse, the Plurimi coffee tables, the 2000 coffee table, the Menhir shelf, a bestiary of rhinoceros statues, penguins... She stood out in 1974-1975 with her Rising Sun furniture in Asian-inspired bamboo, the Fungo lamp. In 1982, an exhibition was dedicated to him at the Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Milan. Associated with the 1970s, she saw her popularity decline at the end of the 20th century, her creations being considered kitsch. From the beginning of the 2000s, on the contrary, they began to be prized again by collectors. In 2008, Stella McCartney incorporated jewelery by Gabriella Crespi into her accessories collection. In 2013, Angelo Ruggeri, artistic director of Sergio Rossi, and its CEO, Christophe Mélard, were inspired by the shape of furniture she designed to make accessories.