Willy Rizzo

(Italian, 1928–2013)

Willy Rizzo was an Italian photographer and furniture designer known for his portraits of princes, princesses, playboys, and starlets in the 1950s and 60s. Born on October 22, 1928 in Naples, Italy, he began shooting portraits at the age of 12 and in 1948, he was hired by Paris Match magazine, for whom he photographed the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Jane Fonda, Fred Astaire, Salvador Dalí, and Pablo Picasso, among others. He went on to launch a furniture line in Rome in 1966, inspired by Modernists such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. His inaugural collection included steel-banded travertine dining tables and bronze table lamps, and today many of his pieces are exhibited in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He became such a famous chronicler of the glamorous “jet set” of the 1950s, Rizzo was memorably immortalized as the paparazzo Walter Rizotto in Tintin creator Herge’s The Castafiore Emerald in 1963. He died on February 25, 2013 in Paris, France.

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Table and four chairs, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Table and four chairs, 1970–1979

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Showcase, 1960–1969

Willy Rizzo

Showcase, 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 30, 2021

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A set of five chromed metal and black..., 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

A set of five chromed metal and black..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: June 25, 2021

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Rare modèle de table basse, 1970

Willy Rizzo

Rare modèle de table basse, 1970

Sale Date: June 23, 2021

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Salvador Dali, 1950

Willy Rizzo

Salvador Dali, 1950

Sale Date: June 23, 2021

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Love table lamp, 1965

Willy Rizzo

Love table lamp, 1965

Sale Date: June 11, 2021

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a pair of side cabinets, 1972

Willy Rizzo

a pair of side cabinets, 1972

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Low cabinet with two full doors and two drawers...

Willy Rizzo

Low cabinet with two full doors and two drawers...

Sale Date: May 17, 2021

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TABLE BASSE en métal chromé, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

TABLE BASSE en métal chromé, 1970–1979

Sale Date: May 9, 2021

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Four armchairs, 1970

Willy Rizzo

Four armchairs, 1970

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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T.R.G. rotating coffee table, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

T.R.G. rotating coffee table, 1970–1979

Sale Date: April 22, 2021

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a sideboard for Mario Sabbot, Italy..., 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

a sideboard for Mario Sabbot, Italy..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: April 20, 2021

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Table basse, 1972

Willy Rizzo

Table basse, 1972

Sale Date: April 16, 2021

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Ensemble comprenant trois canapés, 1975

Willy Rizzo

Ensemble comprenant trois canapés, 1975

Sale Date: April 16, 2021

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WILLY RIZZO LOW BAR, 1970

Willy Rizzo

WILLY RIZZO LOW BAR, 1970

Sale Date: March 29, 2021

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Table basse rectangulaire en laque rouge...

Willy Rizzo

Table basse rectangulaire en laque rouge...

Sale Date: April 9, 2021

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Rotary coffee table TRG, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Rotary coffee table TRG, 1970–1979

Sale Date: March 18, 2021

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Rectangular sideboard, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Rectangular sideboard, 1970–1979

Sale Date: March 18, 2021

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Circular dining room table with a..., 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Circular dining room table with a..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: March 18, 2021

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Coffee table TRG.

Willy Rizzo

Coffee table TRG.

Sale Date: March 12, 2021

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A rare coffee table of chromed brass and creme...

Willy Rizzo

A rare coffee table of chromed brass and creme...

Sale Date: March 9, 2021

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AN ITALIAN CHROMED METAL AND GLASS SIDE..., 1970

Willy Rizzo

AN ITALIAN CHROMED METAL AND GLASS SIDE..., 1970

Sale Date: February 21, 2021

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AN ITALIAN SIDEBOARD

Willy Rizzo

AN ITALIAN SIDEBOARD

Sale Date: February 21, 2021

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AN ITALIAN METAL FRAMED DINING TABLE

Willy Rizzo

AN ITALIAN METAL FRAMED DINING TABLE

Sale Date: February 21, 2021

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