Space Age Style Dressing Table in Lacquered Wood and Fiberglass from DBM, Italy, 1970s

Spectacular dressing table designed by the Italian DBM house, following the aesthetic canons of the Space Age construction site. Large -dimensional piece, made of broken white lacquered wood and formed by a horizontal base designed for storage with two drawers on each side and a fiberglass cover Effect Black marble effect with gray veins and a large circular mirror in the upper part . The base of the base is illuminated with a futuristic effect, even below, towards the feet of the furniture.

The white color is closely linked to the OP Art, also closely related to the Space Age. On one of the sides is the manufacturer’s plate. It is a very sophisticated and glamorous piece, common in the works of this style, with a clear scenic component.

The Space Age

Follow the aesthetic canons of the Space Age style, a style that has returned strongly and is part of the current interior design and decoration. The “Space Age” or “Era Space” occurred between the late 50s and the beginning of the 70s. It is based on the idea of ​​an optimistic world after the success of atomic energy and space trips.

This style has as its aesthetic inspiration the North American space race and everything that has to do with exterior space such as space satellites, helmets, ships, the effect of ungravation and an optimistic proposal of a new futuristic lifestyle. The sphere is adopted as the main morphological reference, as we see in the design of this piece, referring to satellites or space helmets. Aerospace engineers influenced design and architecture through the adaptability of the materials they created for flight. This aesthetic had influence in all design fields: architecture, industrial products, interior, clothing, graphics, textiles, etc … and also in great designers.

DBM Italy

DBM is an Italian Tuscan company dedicated to the production of furniture in operation since the early twentieth century. Formed by expert carpenters, whose tradition is maintained from generation to generation. Their creations are characterized by the labor of highly qualified artisans in the work of wood and the sophisticated art of decoration. The entire process is carried out in Italy to allow the company to have a meticulous control in each step of the production cycle. In this way, every detail of the furniture and its accessory components are controlled, from design to their decoration and customization.

Dimensions: 192 x 180 x 63 / Mirror diameter 102 cm.