Willy Rizzo brass etagere (shelving unit) c.1970 with brown smoked glass shelves on a black wooden base.
Willy Rizzo, now 81, is a photographer and furniture designer. After covering the Nuremberg trials, he photographed Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Salvador Dal� and Fred Astaire, as well as Marilyn Monroe just weeks before she died. He has worked for Paris Match since its launch 60 years ago and started designing furniture in the late 1960s. His clients have included Brigitte Bardot and Otto Preminger and he has recently collaborated with antiques dealer Mallett to create 20 new pieces. He lives in Paris with his wife, Dominique.
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2011.
Dimensions
H2450mm x W2000mm
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