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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Tavolo rotondo mod. TP UNOPIEDI Willy Rizzo

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Tavolo rotondo mod. TP UNOPIEDI Willy Rizzo

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Salvador Dali, 1950

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Salvador Dali, 1950

Sale Date: January 19, 2023

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A black lacquer sideboard, 1970

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A black lacquer sideboard, 1970

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Table basse pivotante mod. TRG, 1969

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Table basse pivotante mod. TRG, 1969

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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Pair of Willy Rizzo Stainless Steel Triangular...

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Pair of Willy Rizzo Stainless Steel Triangular...

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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Bar cart, 1970–1979

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Bar cart, 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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TAVOLO BASSO, 1970–1979

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TAVOLO BASSO, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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SEI SEDIE PER MARIO SABOT

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SEI SEDIE PER MARIO SABOT

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Set of Six Dining Chairs

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Set of Six Dining Chairs

Sale Date: November 18, 2022

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Ensemble de salle à manger modèle

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Ensemble de salle à manger modèle "Lady Suzan"...

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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WILLY RIZZO DRYBAR, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

WILLY RIZZO DRYBAR, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 14, 2022

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WILLY RIZZO DINING SETTING, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

WILLY RIZZO DINING SETTING, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 14, 2022

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Flaminia, 1970

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Flaminia, 1970

Sale Date: November 15, 2022

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Flaminia, 1970

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Flaminia, 1970

Sale Date: November 15, 2022

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Table basse

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Table basse "Alveo" Mélaminé marron glacé et bac

Sale Date: November 5, 2022

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A CHROME COCKTAIL TABLE, BY WILLY..., 1970–1979

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A CHROME COCKTAIL TABLE, BY WILLY..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 1, 2022

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Nove sedie, 1970–1979

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Nove sedie, 1970–1979

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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a bar table, Cidue, Italy, 1970s, 1970–1979

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a bar table, Cidue, Italy, 1970s, 1970–1979

Sale Date: October 26, 2022

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TRG bar table, 1969

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TRG bar table, 1969

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Low table, 1970

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Low table, 1970

Sale Date: October 27, 2022

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Élégante table basse structure en métal , 1970–1979

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Élégante table basse structure en métal , 1970–1979

Sale Date: October 15, 2022

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Lampe avec large fût de section carrée coiffé...

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Lampe avec large fût de section carrée coiffé...

Sale Date: October 15, 2022

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Coppia di credenze per Mario Sabot, 1970–1979

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Coppia di credenze per Mario Sabot, 1970–1979

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Coppia di credenze per Mario Sabot, 1973

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Coppia di credenze per Mario Sabot, 1973

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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