Massimo Vignelli Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Massimo Vignelli Art Value Price Guide

May. 02, 2025
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (ITALIAN 1931-2014 & 1934-2016) FOR CASIGLIANI
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (ITALIAN 1931-2014 & 1934-2016) FOR CASIGLIANI 'METAFORA' COFFEE TABLE, DESIGNED 1979 white marble and glass 22cm high, 100cm wide, 100cm deep (8 5/8in high, 39 3/8in wide, 39 3/8in deep)
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 01, 2025
VENICE BIENNIAL ART MUSEUM POSTER MASSIMO VIGNELLI
Est: $100 - $200
Venice Biennial Art Museum poster, designed in 1964 by Massimo Vignelli (1931-2014). Reproduced by Toppan Printing Co., Japan, 1994, The 100 Best Posters From Europe and the United States 1945-1990. 28.5 x 40.5 inches.
Fairhill Auction LLC
Apr. 16, 2025
Una lampada a sospensione.
Est: €500 - €550
Una lampada a sospensione. Vetro lattimo con applicazione di canne verticali rosse e azzurre. Cm 43 (h. diffusore).
Aste Boetto SRL
Apr. 16, 2025
VIGNELLI MASSIMO
Est: €500 - €550
MASSIMO VIGNELLI VENINI anni '60. Una lampada a sospensione. Vetro lattimo con applicazione di canne verticali ottone. Cm 42 (h. diffusore).
Aste Boetto SRL
Apr. 15, 2025
VIGNELLI LELLA E MASSIMO
Est: €1,200 - €1,400
LELLA E MASSIMO VIGNELLI CASIGLIANI 1979. Un tavolino 'Metafora'. Marmo cristallo. Piccolissime mancanze sulla piramide e sul cilindro. Cm 22 (h) x 120 x 120. A 'Metafora' coffee table. Marble crystal top. Very small flaws on the pyramid and on the cylinder. Inches 8.7 (h) 47.2 x 47.2. Letteratura: Giuliana Gramigna Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico Allemandi Torino 2003 p. 266; Massimo Vignelli Beatriz Cifuentes Caballero Design: Vignelli Electa Milano 2018 p. 338.
Aste Boetto SRL
Apr. 13, 2025
Massimo Vignelli - Armchairs
Est: $200 - $400
A pair of 'Acorn' arm chairs by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Sunar Hauserman. All measurements are in inches. Height x Width x Depth
Barton's Auction
Apr. 10, 2025
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Lampada da terra mod. Wagneriana. Marmo, rame patinato. Produzione Casigliani, 1986 ca. cm 177,5x49,5x49,5 A FLOOR LAMP BY M. & L. VIGNELLI Cfr.: AA. VV., Creativa Produzione. La Toscana e il design italiano 1959-1990, Fondazione Centro Studi Ragghianti, Lucca, 2015, catalogo della mostra. Buone condizioni generali. Piccole righe, leggeri graffi, normali segni di usura. Ossidazione.
Wannenes Art Auctions
Mar. 29, 2025
Italian Massimo Vignelli Sigaro Pendant Shade
Est: $50 - $15,000
Massimo Vignelli (Italian, 1931 - 2014) Mid Century Modern model Sigaro hanging glass pendant lamp shade by Venini Glassworks of Murano, circa 1954 - 1955. 14 inches L x 5 W, fitter opening approximately 1 inch.
Kavanagh Auctions
Mar. 25, 2025
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (Milan, 1931-2014) for Bernini. Armchair "Incontro 5080". Wooden structure and leather upholstery. With casters. In very good condition.
Est: €1,200 - €1,300
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (Milan, 1931-2014) for Bernini. Armchair "Incontro 5080". Wooden structure and leather upholstery. With casters. In very good condition. Measurements: 95 x 60 x 60 cm. Armchair designed by the couple Lella and Massimo Vignelli in the nineties. The formal refinement and the geometric reduction of the volumes was a constant search of Vignelli, that in the model Incontro reached high quotas of aestheticism. The synthesis between classicism and modernity gives the piece a timeless and eternal patina, accentuated by the use of curved walnut slats and black leather. Massimo Vignelli and his wife Lella were an important and famed Italian graphic and industrial design tandem. Massimo attended a school in Brera, before earning his degree in architecture at the University of Milan. During 1953 and 1957, he also attended the School of Architecture at the University of Venice. At the beginning of his professional career, his area of specialization would be graphic design for the creation of products and corporate identities. In the late 1950s, he obtained a scholarship to study in the United States, specifically at Towle Silversmiths, Massachusetts and the Chicago Institute of Design. He created his own firm, Vignelli Associates, together with his wife. He based his work on modernism and simplicity, which is manifested through his taste for the use of geometric design.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 19, 2025
MASSIMO VIGNELLI POUR VENINI
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
MASSIMO VIGNELLI POUR VENINI Suite de quatre suspensions en verre de Murano. Deux suspensions en verre soufflé jaune, une verte et une orange. Chacune présente à la base un bandeau de verre translucide bleu, vert, rouge et brun. Ancienne étiquette “Venini Murano” à la partie supérieure sur l’une des appliques. Circa 1955 Haut. 42 cm - Larg. 15 cm A set of four Murano blown glass pendants. Old ‘Venini Murano‘ label on one of them. 16 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.
Tajan
Mar. 19, 2025
An Italian 'CEO Cube' desk,
Est: £300 - £500
An Italian 'CEO Cube' desk, designed in 2005 by Lella & Massimo Vignelli for Poltrona Frau, the rectangular top upholstered throughout in black leather, with two frieze drawers, raised to the left-hand side on a vertical support, to the right-hand side raised on a rotating cubical bank of drawers, upholstered in oxblood leather, with integrated frieze drawers and cupboards, with manufacturer's label underneath the top, 270cm wide (extended) 92cm deep 79cm high Condition Report: The leather with some stains and marks (appears surface-based). The bank of drawers with wear to the corners. WIth some ringlet marks where the bank has been rotated. With scuffs and wear commensurate with use.
Sworders
Mar. 14, 2025
VIGNELLI LELLA (1934-2016) & MASSIMO (1931-2014) - Metafora coffee table for Casigliani, Italy
Est: €1,200 - €1,600
VIGNELLI LELLA (1934-2016) & MASSIMO (1931-2014). Metafora coffee table for Casigliani, Italy. Literature: G. Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000 per l'arredamento domestico, Allemandi, Torino 2021, p. 266. 130 x 24 x 150 cm. 1979.
Capitolium Art
Mar. 14, 2025
VIGNELLI LELLA (1934-2016) & MASSIMO (1931-2014) - Two sofas from the Saratoga series for Poltronova, Florence
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
VIGNELLI LELLA (1934-2016) & MASSIMO (1931-2014). Two sofas from the Saratoga series for Poltronova, Florence. Dimensions: 66 x 270 x 93 cm; 66 x 93 x 149,5 cm Literature: G. Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950 - 2000 per l'arredamento domestico, Allemandi, Torino 2021, p. 109. 1964.
Capitolium Art
Mar. 05, 2025
MASSIMO VIGNELLI 1931-2014 Pneumatici Pirelli 1963
Est: €125 - €150
Offset, Rizzoli Grafica, Milano. Qualità: B+. 68,00 x 48,00 cm - Offset, Rizzoli Grafica, Milano. Condition: B+. 26.77 x 18.90 in.
Aste Bolaffi
Mar. 01, 2025
Massimo Vignelli FASCE VERTICALE Pendant Lamp, Murano
Est: $600 - $800
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Massimo Vignelli (Italian/American, 1931-2014); Venini (Italy) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Materials: glass, chromed metal Dimensions (H, W, D): 13.5"h, 14"dia Additional Information: The lamp is model #4039 and has one light socket. Reference (model): Paolo Venini and His Furnace, Skira, pg. 480.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Feb. 24, 2025
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (Milan, 1931-2014) for Bernini. "Incontro 5080," 1991. Curved walnut slats. Upholstery in black leather. With casters.
Est: €3,500 - €4,000
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (Milan, 1931-2014) for Bernini. "Incontro 5080," 1991. Curved walnut slats. Upholstery in black leather. With casters. Measurements: 94 x 62 x 60 cm. Pair of armchairs designed by the couple Lella and Massimo Vignelli in the nineties. The formal refinement and the geometric reduction of the volumes was a constant search of Vignelli, that in the model Incontro reached high quotas of aestheticism. The synthesis between classicism and modernity gives the piece a timeless and eternal patina, accentuated by the use of curved walnut slats and black leather. Massimo Vignelli and his wife Lella were an important and famed Italian graphic and industrial design tandem. Massimo attended a school in Brera, before earning his degree in architecture at the University of Milan. During 1953 and 1957, he also attended the School of Architecture at the University of Venice. At the beginning of his professional career, his area of specialization would be graphic design for the creation of products and corporate identities. In the late 1950s, he obtained a scholarship to study in the United States, specifically at Towle Silversmiths, Massachusetts and the Chicago Institute of Design. He created his own firm, Vignelli Associates, together with his wife. He based his work on modernism and simplicity, which is manifested through his taste for the use of geometric design.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 20, 2025
MASSIMO VIGNELLI (1931-2014). NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY DIAGRAM. 2008. 44½x35¾ inches, 113x91 cm. Vignelli Designs Inc.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
MASSIMO VIGNELLI (1931-2014) NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY DIAGRAM. 2008. 44½x35¾ inches, 113x91 cm. Vignelli Designs Inc. Condition A. Hand-signed by the artist in pen. Paper. Framed. Vignelli studied architecture in his native Italy before moving to New York City in the 1960s. Having first worked for a larger design company, Unimark, he and his wife started their own firm, Vignelli Associates, in the early 1970s. His clients included some of the largest and most recognized brands including Bloomingdales, IBM, Knoll and American Airlines. Vignelli updated his iconic 1972 New York City Subway Map for the May 2008 issue of Men's Vogue. An edition of 500 signed prints were made available through the magazine's website, with all proceeds going to the NY based charity "Greenworker Cooperatives." This is the smaller, later printing. The revised edition of the 1972 map was printed in February 1978.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 20, 2025
MANIFATTURA ITALIANA - Pyramid shaped box
Est: €300 - €400
MANIFATTURA ITALIANA. Pyramid shaped box. 1970s / 1980s.. 31 x 36 x 31 cm.
Capitolium Art
Feb. 18, 2025
Massimo and Lella Vignelli Low table mod. Metaphor
Est: €1,300 - €2,000
Massimo and Lella Vignelli Low table mod. Prod. metaphor Casigliani Italia 1979 Marble supports and glass top 120x120x22 cm
Casa d'aste ARCADIA
Feb. 18, 2025
Massimo Vignelli Milan 1931-New York 2014 Suspension lamp prod. Come on
Est: €340 - €500
Massimo Vignelli Milan 1931-New York 2014 Suspension lamp prod. Venini 1950s Murano glass cm h 43x20
Casa d'aste ARCADIA
Feb. 02, 2025
Massimo Vignelli - Armchairs
Est: $600 - $800
A pair of 'Acorn' arm chairs by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Sunar Hauserman. All measurements are in inches. Height x Width x Depth
Barton's Auction
Jan. 20, 2025
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (Milan, 1931-2014) for Bernini. Armchair "Incontro 5080". Wooden structure and leather upholstery. With casters. In very good condition. Measurements: 95 x 60 x 60 cm.
Est: €1,200 - €1,300
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (Milan, 1931-2014) for Bernini. Armchair "Incontro 5080". Wooden structure and leather upholstery. With casters. In very good condition. Measurements: 95 x 60 x 60 cm. Armchair designed by the couple Lella and Massimo Vignelli in the nineties. The formal refinement and the geometric reduction of the volumes was a constant search of Vignelli, that in the model Incontro reached high quotas of aestheticism. The synthesis between classicism and modernity gives the piece a timeless and eternal patina, accentuated by the use of curved walnut slats and black leather. Massimo Vignelli and his wife Lella were an important and famed Italian graphic and industrial design tandem. Massimo attended a school in Brera, before earning his degree in architecture at the University of Milan. During 1953 and 1957, he also attended the School of Architecture at the University of Venice. At the beginning of his professional career, his area of specialization would be graphic design for the creation of products and corporate identities. In the late 1950s, he obtained a scholarship to study in the United States, specifically at Towle Silversmiths, Massachusetts and the Chicago Institute of Design. He created his own firm, Vignelli Associates, together with his wife. He based his work on modernism and simplicity, which is manifested through his taste for the use of geometric design.
Setdart Auction House
Jan. 16, 2025
VENICE BIENNIAL ART MUSEUM POSTER MASSIMO VIGNELLI
Est: $100 - $200
Venice Biennial Art Museum poster, designed 1964 by Massimo Vignelli (1931-2014). Reproduced by Toppan Printing Co., Japan, 1994, The 100 Best Posters From Europe and the United States 1945-1990. 28.5 x 40.5 inches.
Fairhill Auction LLC
Dec. 19, 2024
Massimo Vignelli (1931-2014) e Lella Vignelli (1934-2016) Table model "Serenissimo". Produced by Acerbis, Italy, 1980s. Metal column supports covered in Venetian stucco, crystal top. (140x70.5x140 cm.)...
Est: €1,800 - €2,000
Table model "Serenissimo". Produced by Acerbis, Italy, 1980s. Metal column supports covered in Venetian stucco, crystal top. (140x70.5x140 cm.) IT Tavolo modello "Serenissimo". Produzione Acerbis, Italia, anni '80. Supporti a colonna in metallo rivestito in stucco veneziano, piano in cristallo. (cm 140x70,5x140)
Il Ponte Auction House
Dec. 17, 2024
MASSIMO VIGNELLI
Est: €800 - €1,200
Lampada a sospensione. Vetro lattimo con fasce di vetro colorato. Produzione Venini 1958 ca. Diffusore cm 38x28 A CEILING LAMP BY M. VIGNELLI Cfr. : Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, Venini-Catalogo ragionato 1921-1986 di , Skira Milano 2000, n.227, pg. 227; Domus, 330, maggio 1957, pp. 5-12. Buone condizioni generali. Piccole righe, leggeri graffi, normali segni di usura. Ottone in patina. Lieve ossidazione.
Wannenes Art Auctions
Dec. 17, 2024
Massimo Vignelli (1931-2014) - Letter S, 1981
Est: €80 - €100
h 15 x 11,5 x 1,5 cm from the Neon series, a transparent blown glass rod curved by heat and embellished with a submerged red glass thread Series 411.10 Venini production signed
Finarte
Dec. 12, 2024
VIGNELLI LELLA (1934-2016) & MASSIMO (1931-2014) - Coffee table / storage unit from the Saratoga series for Poltronova, Florence
Est: €600 - €800
VIGNELLI LELLA (1934-2016) & MASSIMO (1931-2014). Coffee table / storage unit from the Saratoga series for Poltronova, Florence. 90 x 60 x 90 cm. 1964.
Capitolium Art
Dec. 12, 2024
VIGNELLI LELLA (1934-2016) & MASSIMO (1931-2014) - Two sofas from the Saratoga series for Poltronova, Florence
Est: €2,800 - €3,000
VIGNELLI LELLA (1934-2016) & MASSIMO (1931-2014). Two sofas from the Saratoga series for Poltronova, Florence. Dimensions: 66 x 270 x 93 cm; 66 x 93 x 149,5 cm Literature: G. Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950 - 2000 per l'arredamento domestico, Allemandi, Torino 2021, p. 109. 1964.
Capitolium Art
Dec. 11, 2024
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (Milan, 1931-2014) for Bernini. Pair of armchairs "Incontro 5080". Wooden structure and leather upholstery. The leather is in excellent condition.
Est: €3,000 - €3,500
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI (Milan, 1931-2014) for Bernini. Pair of armchairs "Incontro 5080". Wooden structure and leather upholstery. The leather is in excellent condition. With superficial rubbing on the back of one chair. Slight patina. All the elements that make up the chairs are original. With casters. Measurements: 94 x 60 x 60 cm. Pair of armchairs designed by the couple Lella and Massimo Vignelli in the nineties. The formal refinement and geometric reduction of the volumes was a constant search of Vignelli, that in the model Incontro reached high quotas of aestheticism. The synthesis between classicism and modernity gives the piece a timeless and eternal patina, accentuated by the use of curved walnut slats and black leather. Massimo Vignelli and his wife Lella were an important and famed Italian graphic and industrial design tandem. Massimo attended a school in Brera, before earning his degree in architecture at the University of Milan. During 1953 and 1957, he also attended the School of Architecture at the University of Venice. At the beginning of his professional career, his area of specialization would be graphic design for the creation of products and corporate identities. In the late 1950s, he obtained a scholarship to study in the United States, specifically at Towle Silversmiths, Massachusetts and the Chicago Institute of Design. He created his own firm, Vignelli Associates, together with his wife. He based his work on modernism and simplicity, which is manifested through his taste for the use of geometric design.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 08, 2024
Massimo Vignelli - Armchair
Est: $300 - $500
A vintage 'Acorn' arm chair by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Sunar Hauserman. All measurements are in inches. Height x Width x Depth
Barton's Auction
Dec. 08, 2024
Massimo Vignelli - Armchairs
Est: $600 - $800
A pair of 'Acorn' arm chairs by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Sunar Hauserman. All measurements are in inches. Height x Width x Depth
Barton's Auction
Dec. 03, 2024
Massimo e Lella Vignelli Tavolo rotondo mod. Creso
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Base in metallo laccato e piano in cristallo molato. Prod. Acerbis, Italia, 1989
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Nov. 19, 2024
MASSIMO VIGNELLI 1931-2014 Lampada a sospensione ‘4035’ per Venini 1954 - MASSIMO VIGNELLI 1931-2014 ‘4035’ pendant lamp for Venini 1954
Est: -
Vetro soffiato, ottone. Piccole mancanze. Diffusore 50,00 x 20,00 x 20,00 cm - Blown glass, brass. Small losses. Shade 19.68 x 7.87 x 7.87 in.
Aste Bolaffi
Nov. 16, 2024
Massimo Vignelli, Murano glass pendant lamp
Est: €600 - €1,000
Designed in the 1960s. Manufactured by Venini & C. in the 1960s. White glass with colored fusions. H. 42, D. 15 cm.
Kunst und Design Auktionshaus Schops Turowski
Nov. 14, 2024
Massimo Vignelli (Italian, 1931-2014) for Venini, Murano Art Glass Pendant Light, H 20" Dia. 7"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Art glass pendant light in bands of dark purple, white, blue, green and maroon. Electrified with a single socket. Includes a ceiling cap.
DuMouchelles
Nov. 14, 2024
Massimo Vignelli (Italian, 1931-2014) for Venini, Murano Art Glass Pendant Light, H 16" Dia. 6.25"
Est: $600 - $800
Murano art glass pendant light in bands of purple, white, orange and yellow. Partial label at the top. Electrified with a single socket.
DuMouchelles
Nov. 12, 2024
VIGNELLI LELLA E MASSIMO
Est: €2,500 - €2,800
LELLA E MASSIMO VIGNELLI CASIGLIANI 1985. Un tavolino 'Kono'. Marmo rame ossidato cristallo. Cm 37 x 120 x 120. A 'Kono' coffee table. Marble oxidized copper and crystal top. 14.5 (h) x 47.2 x 47.2 inches. Letteratura: Massimo Vignelli Beatriz Cifuentes Caballero Design: Vignelli Electa Milano 2018 p. 339
Aste Boetto SRL
Nov. 12, 2024
VIGNELLI MASSIMO
Est: €1,000 - €1,100
MASSIMO VIGNELLI VENINI 1956. Due lampade a sospensione modello '4030'. Cristallo color tabacco. Altezza diffusore cm. 30. A pair of hanging lamps '4030' model. Crystal tobacco color. Height of the diffuser 11.8 inches. Letteratura: Marino Barovier e Carla Sonego Paolo Venini e la sua furnace Skira Milano 2016 pag. 476.
Aste Boetto SRL
Nov. 01, 2024
§ MASSIMO VIGNELLI (ITALIAN 1931-2014) FOR VENINI, MURANO
Est: £300 - £500
MASSIMO VIGNELLI (ITALIAN 1931-2014) FOR VENINI, MURANO 'FUNGO' TABLE LAMP, DESIGNED 1956 glass 19cm high (7 ½in high) Private Collection, U.K.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 24, 2024
Lella and Massimo Vignelli, Early Kyoto dinnerware
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Lella and Massimo Vignelli Early Kyoto dinnerware Casigliani Italy, 1979 melamine largest: .5 h x 12 dia in (1 x 30 cm) smallest: .5 h x 3.375 dia in (1 x 9 cm) In 2010, Lella and Massimo Vignelli donated their professional archive to Rochester Institute of Technology in New York to establish the Vignelli Center for Design Studies. Included in their donation was this collection of Kyoto dishware, the last available stock known. The Vignelli's requested that the dishware be sold to support the Vignelli Center for Design Studies visiting designer series and to further the commitment to excellence in design education. Lot is comprised of eight large red plates, eight large white plates, eight large ivory plates, four red salad bowls, two white salad bowls, six ivory salad bowls, twenty-four ivory medium plates, eight red small plates, eight white small plates, eight ivory small plates, twelve red cups, twelve red sauces, twelve white cups, and twelve white saucers; 132 pieces total. Embossed manufacturer's mark to underside of each element 'Design by Lella & Massimo Vignelli Casigliani 1979'. Sold with original packaging. Provenance: The Artist | Gift from the previous in 2010, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Oct. 17, 2024
MASSIMO VIGNELLI (ATTRIB. A)
Est: €600 - €800
Tavolo basso. Marmo Marquinia, marmo rosso Francia, marmo bianco di Carrara, cristallo molato. Italia, anni' 80. cm 27x150x100 A LOW TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO M. VIGNELLI Condizioni molto buone. Piccole righe e segni d'usura. N.B. : affinche il tavolo abbia la corretta stabilità deve essere posizionato o su un tappeto o su un pavimento in moquette.
Wannenes Art Auctions
Oct. 17, 2024
MASSIMO & LELLA VIGNELLI
Est: €250 - €500
Specchio da tavolo. Marmo lavorato con mezzi meccanici, vetro specchiato e molato. Produzione Casigliani, anni '80. cm 44x40x14 A TABLE MIRROR BY M. & L. VIGNELLI Buone condizioni generali. Piccoli graffi, leggere righe, normali segni di usura dovuti all?uso quotidiano.
Wannenes Art Auctions
Oct. 14, 2024
MASSIMO VIGNELLI AND UNIMARK INTERNATIONAL 'BERTOIA' POSTER FOR KNOLL
Est: $400 - $500
MASSIMO VIGNELLI AND UNIMARK INTERNATIONAL 'BERTOIA' POSTER FOR KNOLL Original framed and matted advertising screenprint showcasing the designs of Harry Bertoia for Knoll. The United States of America c 1968 105h x 72.5w
Leonard Joel
Oct. 05, 2024
Massimo Vignelli for Venini Table Lamp, Murano
Est: $500 - $750
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Massimo Vignelli (Italian, 1931-2014); Venini (Italy) Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Materials: glass Dimensions (H, W, D): 7.5"h, 5.5"dia Additional Information: The lamp is model number 4040. Reference (pictured): Italian Glass Century 20, Leslie Pina, pg. 234. Provenance: Collection of Leslie & Ramon Pina, Beachwood, Ohio. Leslie Pina has authored over fifty books on 20th-century design, each focused on a specific area she and her husband Ramon personally collected and studied. Her obsession with color and design began early in life. She followed in her mother’s footsteps to attend the Cleveland Institute of Art on a scholarship, the start of an “endless academic career” and the ideal outlet for her drive to collect, study, and write. While in graduate school Leslie went to Puerto Vallarta and met her future husband Ramon. They shared a passion for beauty in nature and in art. “We learned and wrote about many topics: Italian, Scandinavian, and American glass, Art Deco designs, Mexican silver, Herman Miller furniture, and so on. We traveled around the United States to photograph private and museum collections. That said, Murano glass was and still is our favorite.” The selection of Murano glass offered in this auction was amassed over 30-40 years, most collected prior to the mid-1990s, and reflects the contents of four of Leslie Pina’s books. Palm Beach Modern Auctions would like to thank Ms. Pina for sharing her personal stories about her time as an educator, writer, and collector, and her love of beautiful objects. More details from our interview can be found in the listing photos.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Sep. 26, 2024
MASSIMO VIGNELLI (1931-2014) New York City Subway Diagram. 2012.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
MASSIMO VIGNELLI (1931-2014) New York City Subway Diagram. 2012. Offset lithograph poster. 114x91½ cm, 45x36 inches; Vignelli Associates, New York; signed by Vignelli, Beatriz Cifuentes and Yoshiki Waterhouse. Vignelli studied architecture in his native Italy before moving to New York City in the 1960s. Having first worked for a larger design company, Unimark, he and his wife started their own firm, Vignelli Associates, in the early 1970s. His clients included some of the largest and most recognized brands including Bloomingdales, IBM, Knoll and American Airlines. This is one of two smaller, later printings; the other was an updated diagram for the May 2008 issue of Men's Vogue. MoMA 131.2015.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 26, 2024
MASSIMO VIGNELLI CALENDAR POSTER
Est: $60 - $120
September 1969 calendar poster, designed by Massimo Vignelli (1931-2014), Stendig Inc., 1967. 33.5 x 47.5 inches, some staining to the left-hand margin, small loss section at the top.
Fairhill Auction LLC
Sep. 18, 2024
Massimo e Lella Vignelli Tavolo basso mod. Metafora
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Sostegni in marmo e piano in cristallo molato. Prod. Casigliani, Italia, 1979
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Sep. 18, 2024
MASSIMO VIGNELLI, TISCHLEUCHTE "FUNGO"
Est: CHF400 - CHF600
(Mailand 1931–2014 New York City) Entwurf um 1956 für Venini & C., Murano. Farbloses Glas, opakweiss und beige überfangen. Unbezeichnet. 1-flammig (E27). Funktionstüchtig (Stecker Typ F/Schukostecker). H 34,5 cm. - Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren.
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