Sideboard by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot, 1970s

Elegant black sideboard made in black laminated wood and chromed steel edges and drawer pulls on the front. Designed by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot in Italy in 1974. The production was limited to 2000 pieces in the world.

“I’m a photographer who makes furniture.” Willy Rizzo was keen to point out that he wasn’t a designer. Friend of the jet set and Hollywood’s A-list of his time. Him becoming a designer was almost by accident: “I needed to furnish my new home in Rome, and I couldn’t find anything that matched my taste Rizzo designs were soon to be found in the homes of Salvador Dali, Brigitte Bardot, Otto Preminger, and Vincent Minelli, to name but a few.