FUTURE ANTIQUE GALLERY
FERDINANDO MECCANI
Art, Design, and Architecture
Ferdinando Meccani was born in 1937 to Cascina ( Pisa ) Italy and died in 2018.
Graduated at the State Art Institute of Cascina and later at the Florence Institute of Art in Decor at the Magisterium Course and obtained the Degree to the teaching of art subjects in Art School.
Grown in a family where furniture is made, Mobilificio Meccani Marino, and in an environment where there are numerous furniture Companies, occupies the 60's and 70's of modern furnishings for the Firm Calamai in Florence.
Attracted by the Design and Avant-garde , transforms the father's joinery in to a Company that designs and realized home furnishings.
Designer, Artist and Painter also designs architectures.
Has collaborated with world-class artists and designers such as Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves, Paolo Portoghesi, Ugo La Pietra, Adolfo Natalini, Masao Noguchi, Lanfranco Benvenuti etc..
Some works of design and paintings since the 1970s.
Corinto Table, 1978
Corinto sideboard and table
Corinto Table, 1978
cm 135 x 135 x h 74
Square table with glass in cherry-wood and wengè.
The Corinto table participated in the Dorotheum "Design First" auction in Vienna , 2018 .
The table , in solid cherrywood with walnut or wenge' inlays .
The "Corinto" table was designed together with the "Corinto" sideboard at the end of the 1970s, in 1978. It was presented at one of the first editions of the Firenze Arreda Exhibition in Florence.
The design of the table and sideboard is based on squares rotated by 45°; a perfect shape that is re-proposed in detail from different points of view.
In the sideboard, the figure of the square contrasts with the curves of the central part where the volume is excavated.
Geometry, square and circle … in search of perfect symmetry.
Corinto table in wengé with maple inlays, 1978
Triangolare Sideboard, 1970
Triangolare Sideboard, 1970
cm 264 x 51,5 x h 235,5
Lacquered sideboard with 8 doors.
Single piece.
Corinto Sideboard, 1978
Symmetry, Geometry, Detail
S.Maria Novella, Florence
Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472)
Corinto Sideboard, 1978
cm 180 x 58,5 x h 182
In oak coloured wengè and cherry-wood with 4 doors and 8 drawers.
Beautiful example of italian design from the 70s, geometry, symmetry and attention to detail.
Ferdinando Meccani, on glossy ink and pencil paper, draw a square, a marble monolith, a stone black, then a square within the square, symmetrical and proportional vertical and horizontal lines starting from a multiple of 10 cm.
The square rotates and intensifies in the central part; the search for detail and the cultural relationship with Carlo Scarpa is evident.
This series of vertical and horizontal lines, this picture, suddenly becomes three - dimensional: the lines generate drawers and doors, become function, become a piece of furniture.
But in the center of the square the block of marble is excavated, matter is removed, following Michelangelo and introducing the circle ...
The contrast between cherrywood and wenge' accentuates the symmetries of the sideboard.
The "Corinto" sideboard and table were presented at one of the first Editions of Firenze Arreda, at the Fortezza da Basso.
About ten sideboards have been realized in total.
Corinto Sideboard, 1978
cm 180 x 58,5 x h 182
In oak wood and maple with 4 doors and 8 drawers.
Unique piece in this essence.
Madia Sideboard, 1970
Pandolfini , 20th Century Design auction , Florence
Madia Sideboard, 1970
cm 200 x 49 x h 85
in cherry wood, walnut with 4 doors, 2 ribs and 3 shelves
Erasmo Sideboard, 1972
Photo Meccani Archive
Erasmo Sideboard, 1972
cm 210 x 55 x h 76
in cherry wood with 3 doors, 1 shelves and 1 drawer
Erasmo Sideboard, 1972
cm 210 x 55 x h 76
in cherry wood and maple with 3 doors, 1 shelves and 1 drawer
Erasmo Sideboard, 1972
cm 210 x 55 x h 76
in cherry wood and rosewood with 3 doors, 1 shelves and 1 drawer
Original Meccani Arredamenti Catalog
Cubo Sideboard, 1998
Cubo Sideboard, 1998
cm 90 x 64 x h 95
in pear wood with 3 drawers and 1 door
Quadro Sideboard, 1976
Quadro Sideboard, 1976
cm 146 x 56 x h 80
in wengè with 4 doors, 3 shelves
Quadro Sideboard, 1976
made 1985
cm 146 x 56 x h 80
in maple with 4 doors, 3 shelves
Quadro Sideboard, 1976
made 1985
cm 146 x 56 x h 80
in cherry wood with 4 doors, 3 shelves
Micene Table, 1978
Micene Table, 1978
cm 135 x 135 x h 77
diameter cm 188 in oak coloured wengè
Micene Sideboard, 1978
Micene Sideboard, 1978
cm 192 x 57 x h 150
in wengè with 8 doors and 8 shelves
Micene Glass-Cupboard, 1978
Micene Glass-Cupboard, 1978
cm 54 x 54 x h 157
in wengè with 3 shelves and 1 door
Micene Chair, 1978
Micene Chair, 1978
in wenge
Micene Chair, 1978
cm 43,5 x 44 x h 106
in cherry wood
Giotto Chair, 1987
Giotto Chair, 1987
cm 45 x 45 x h 90
cherry wood
Plurimo Small Table, 1970
Pandolfini , 20th Century Design auction , Florence
Plurimo Small Table, 1970
cm 100 x 100 x h 30
in black lacquered and walnut
Brunelleschi Small Table, 1992
Brunelleschi Small Table, 1992
cm 110 x 110 x h 26+29
in maple wood
Brunelleschi Small Table, 1992
cm 100 x 100 x h 26+29
in wengè
Cimabue Chair, 1994
Cimabue Chair, 1994
cm 45 x 46 x h 95
in maple wood
Megaron Sideboard, 1988
Megaron Sideboard, 1988
cm 200 x 50 x h 170
in oak coloured wengè with 8 doors and 6 drawers
Megaron Table, 1988
Megaron Table, 1988
cm 150 x 150 x h 244,5
in wengè
Cimabue Bookcase, 1993
Cimabue Bookcase, 1993
in cherry wood
Castelvecchio Armchair, 1987
The Castelvecchio chair participated in the exhibition "Una Veduta sul Design" in Lucca , Palazzo Pfanner , 2019 .
The chair , with the shape of a flower , is a clear testimony of the Postmodern style of the 80s .
Made in few pieces by the Meccani company in the 80s , it is out of production and cannot be reproduced in the future .
Castelvecchio Chair, 1987
cm 49,5 x 45 x h 122
in matt lacquer
Fiore Coat Rack, 1976
Fiore Coat Rack, 1976
cm 57,5 x 57,5 x h 152
in black lacquered wood
Coat Hanger, 1976
Coat Hanger, 1976
made 1987
cm 32 x 32 x h 152
in oak and rosewood edge
cm 48 x 48 x h 152
in oak and red lacquered edge
Punteggio Small Table, 1992
Punteggio Small Table, 1992
cm 150 x 80 x h 25 and cm 120 x 120 x h 25
in wengè stained oak and glass
Quadro Small Table, 1969
Quadro A and B Small Table, 1969
cm 90 x 90 x h 30
in walnut
Quadro A and B Small Table, 1969
cm 111 x 111 x h 25
in oak
Quadro Marmo Small Table, 2014
cm 111 x 111 x h 25
in oak and marble
Babbo Bed, 1970
Babbo Bed, 1970
cm 300 x 225 x h 105
in walnut
Vela Bed, 1967
Vela Bed, 1967
cm 300 x 225 x h 140
in walnut
Vela Armchair, 1969
Pandolfini , 20th Century Design auction , Florence
Vela Armchair, 1969
cm 64 x 70 x h 70
in walnut
Circolare Table, 1966
Pandolfini , 20th Century Design auction , Florence
Circolare Table, 1966
cm 143 x 143 x h 76
in walnut
Circolare Allungabile Table, 1974
Circolare Allungabile, 1974
cm 120 x 120 x h 76 closed
cm 120 x 180 x h 76 open
in walnut
Appoggio Small Table, 1972
Appoggio Small Table, 1972
cm 65 x 65 x h 67,5
In walnut with copper base, number three turned columns, frame in walnut and top in walnut briar
Appoggio Small Table, 2014
cm 65 x 65 x h 67,5
In walnut with copper base, number three turned columns, frame in walnut and top in marble
Grazia Table, 1974
Grazia Table, 1974
cm 250 x 90 x h 76
In walnut and glass
Plato Table, 1969
Plato Table, 1969
cm 138 x 138 x h 76
In walnut
Campo di Siena, 1988
Campo di Siena, 1988
cm 45 x 33 x h 11
in marble and oak
Campo di Siena 1, 1988
cm 44 x 33 x h 31
in marble and oak
Paintings
Oil painting on canvas, 1969
cm 45 x h 55
Oil painting on canvas, 1970
cm 50 x h 70
Oil painting on canvas, 1970
cm 60 x h 100
Drawing on paper, 1969
cm 64 x h 83
Oil panting on wood, 1970
cm 52,5 x h 52,5
Oil paint with glue and sand on wood
"Materia" is the title of the painting.
Sculpture and painting also intersect in other works by the author.
Dark colors are unusual
Bas-relief, misterious....
Pencil on paper, 1969
cm 64 x h 83
Oil panting on wood, 1970
cm 53,5 x h 75,5
Oil panting on wood, 1970
cm 47 x h 75
Oil panting on wood, 1970
cm 40,3 x h 65,3
Oil panting on wood, 1970
cm 40 x h 60
Oil panting on wood, 1969
cm 40 x h 60
Oil panting on wood, 1969
cm 50 x h 70
Painting on cardboard, 1959
cm 53 x h 38
Vela oil panting on wood, 1968
cm 20,5 x 5 x h 25
cm 20 x 6,5 x h 25
Oil and sand on wood, 90s
cm 150 x 150
Oil and sand on wood, 90s
cm 150 x 150
Oil and sand on wood, 90s
cm 150 x 150
Sculpture, 1970
Wood Sculpture, 1970
cm 55 x 35 x h 65
Archival documents
è Calamai
Some of the most beautiful showrooms in Florence
from the 60s
Company furnishings Calamai Florence
Ferdinando Meccani projectsUgolini, Raspini, Beltrami, Cresti, among others
Interiors
Architecture
Exhibition Ferdinando Meccani - Opere di design degli anni '60 e '70 - La ricerca delle proporzioni - Cascina (Pisa)
1 May 2022 - 30 June 2022
Exhibition Ferdinando Meccani - Design ed Arte - Cascina (Pisa)
1 September - 31 December 2022