Piero Fornasetti

(Italian, 1913–1988)

Piero Fornasetti was an Italian engraver, interior decorator, and artist. Born on November 10, 1913 in Milan, Italy, he attended and was later expelled from the city’s Brera Art Academy. He was later expelled again—this time from Italy altogether—during World War II, and went on to develop as an artist in Switzerland. Fornasetti is known for using a swath of fanciful motifs such as the sun, moon, playing cards, animals, and other Surrealist imagery. He is best known for the recurring face of opera singer Lina Cavalieri, using her image across numerous works, including a series of 350 individual plates. Most of the artist’s pieces are executed in black and white—the total number of his designed objects are in the tens of thousands. Fornasetti’s other notable talent was for interior design, creating whimsical items such as umbrella stands and dressers, as well as full rooms such as the Casino Remo’s famous “Zodiac Suite,” where the walls are intricately decorated with all the creatures of the zodiac. In 1959, Fornasetti received a Neiman Marcus Award for “distinguished service in the field of fashion.'” He died on October 9, 1988 in Milan, Italy.

Piero Fornasetti Artworks

Piero Fornasetti (3,190 results)

Porte-parapluie Capelli, 1950

Piero Fornasetti

Porte-parapluie Capelli, 1950

Sale Date: October 24, 2013

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Umbrella stand

Piero Fornasetti

Umbrella stand

Sale Date: October 9, 2013

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Piramide Umana dining table top

Piero Fornasetti

Piramide Umana dining table top

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Strumenti Musicali / Muro Romano screen, 1954

Piero Fornasetti

Strumenti Musicali / Muro Romano screen, 1954

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Eve plates (12), 1954

Piero Fornasetti

Eve plates (12), 1954

Sale Date: October 13, 2013

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Coffee table, 1950

Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti

Coffee table, 1950

Sale Date: October 2, 2013

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Lampe de table, 1950

Piero Fornasetti

Lampe de table, 1950

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Lampe de table, 1950

Piero Fornasetti

Lampe de table, 1950

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Lampadaire, 1950–1959

Piero Fornasetti

Lampadaire, 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Paravent, 1950

Piero Fornasetti

Paravent, 1950

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Gousset, 1950

Piero Fornasetti

Gousset, 1950

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Guéridon, 1955

Piero Fornasetti

Guéridon, 1955

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Table basse avec plateau amovible, 1955

Piero Fornasetti

Table basse avec plateau amovible, 1955

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Plaque de sérigraphie encadrée, 1960

Piero Fornasetti

Plaque de sérigraphie encadrée, 1960

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Plaque de sérigraphie encadrée, 1960

Piero Fornasetti

Plaque de sérigraphie encadrée, 1960

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Plaque de sérigraphie encadrée, 1960

Piero Fornasetti

Plaque de sérigraphie encadrée, 1960

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Plaque de sérigraphie encadrée, 1960

Piero Fornasetti

Plaque de sérigraphie encadrée, 1960

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Pied de lampe cylindrique

Piero Fornasetti

Pied de lampe cylindrique

Sale Date: September 26, 2013

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Rug

Piero Fornasetti

Sale Date: October 7, 2013

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Anbietschale, 2000–2009

Piero Fornasetti

Anbietschale, 2000–2009

Sale Date: September 24, 2013

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Feuerzeug- und Streichholzhalter strumenti...

Piero Fornasetti

Feuerzeug- und Streichholzhalter strumenti...

Sale Date: September 24, 2013

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Drei kleine Vasen Buonanotte, Il fumo fa male,...

Piero Fornasetti

Drei kleine Vasen Buonanotte, Il fumo fa male,...

Sale Date: September 24, 2013

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Spiegel specchio con bolle

Piero Fornasetti

Spiegel specchio con bolle

Sale Date: September 24, 2013

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Musicale chair, 1951

Piero Fornasetti

Musicale chair, 1951

Sale Date: September 26, 2013

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