1958 Italic Desk by Gordon Bunshaft and SOM for General Fireproofing Sold the design makes use of

the design makes use of four sculpted legs adopted from the Planning Unit (a design from the late 50's/early 60's) with a top derived somewhat from the Florence Knoll and Saarinen tables

There are some scrapes and scuffs on the oak frames

This piece has the characteristic corner dovetail joints

These lamps were designed by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche

1958 Italic Desk by Gordon Bunshaft and SOM for General Fireproofing Sold the design makes use ofThis is a custom Italic Desk, designed by Alcoa Reynolds GF Studios for Gordon Bunshaft and SOM's Reynolds Metals Headquarters in Richmond, VA. The design is largely seen as a collaboration, as SOM was hugely involved in furniture design at that time through the leadership of Bunshaft. The collaborators such as GF Studios and Alcoa were able to help in providing material and manufacturing. Overall, the idea was to create a desk from Aluminum for the