Frigerio 1970s Italian Pair of White Lacquered Wood Side Tables / Nightstands

Biography
Luciano Frigerio, Italian Designer, Artist and Musician, (1928 – 1999) was born in Desio where his father Giovanni established a small workshop of high quality cabinet making in 1889. He obtained his Accounting diploma from Pio XI College while cultivating and combining his two great passions of designing furniture and composing music. In 1977, he was dubbed “Maestro Compositore” (Master Composer) and obtained copyrights for his music which was broadcast on Italian RAI channels. However socioeconomic reality of Brianza, in those years, offered great entrepreneurial opportunities in furniture. His frequent visits to prestigious studios like Canturine, where he often met masters like Gio’ Ponti, Franco Albini, Carlo De Carli and Tapio Wirkkala, lead to the transformation of his small family business into a company oriented to the International market. with the opening of 10 showrooms in the biggest Italian cities, one of which was in Via Montenapoleaone, Milan where many Haute Couture Fashion Designers had their workshops, such as Giusta Collini Style – owned by Giusta Collini – and Gabriella Crespi. His works have been featured at prestigious shows and displayed in permanent exhibitions all over Italy.