Pair of modular mahogany consoles by Vito Sangirardi for Pallante Store, 1950s

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Pair of Italian modular consoles designed by architect Vito Sangirardi for the Pallante shop in Bari, Palo del Colle, Italy in 1950. The pair of consoles was made from sturdy, fine mahogany wood, and laminated brass was used for the feet. Their characteristic feature is precisely their functional modularity, the possibility of joining them together to create a large worktop or a large sideboard, or using them separately, positioning them and moving them as desired to different corners of the house. The furniture for Pallante's shop was all custom-made by the architect, in fact no other similar furniture of that production can be found. The design of the elegant console tables is geometric and linear, with perfect joints in the wood. All the furniture in the Pallante shop is from the same series, in fact they have straight, clean lines. About Vito Sangirardi: In Naples he attended courses at the Royal University of Architecture, graduating on 21 December 1938. After a few years in Naples, he returned to Apulia where in 1941 he married Luigia Mastronardi, with whom he had four children, and lived in Sannicandro (Bari) where he also had his first studio. It was a period of about 9 years of activity, interrupted by the events of the war in which he was forced to join the military genius. As the post-war years went by, the centre of interest of his activity shifted towards the capital; therefore, since 1953 he has been living in Bari, where he mainly carries out his profession, which is however of widespread interest throughout the Apulian territory. Since 1953, his office has been in Via Abbrescia 89, until 1968, when he moved to the second floor of a building he designed and owned by Assicurazioni Generali in Via Michelangelo Signorile 2, where he has shared his office and activities with his son Germano since 1979. In 1960 he was elected President of the Order of Architects of Apulia, remaining in office until 1971. In this role, having worked continuously for a long time, especially in Bari, he was able to take an active part in the city's debate on its urban development, leaving several contributions on the subject, communicated at conferences and through newspaper articles.

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