Bookends - Brass - Two bookends with airplanes.

These bookends present a very attractive combination of functionality and sculptural design. Each piece is built on an L-shaped base made from a transparent and rigid material, which provides visual lightness and allows the small airplanes that crown the structure to take center stage. This choice of support, so characteristic of mid-20th-century Italian design, creates a suspended effect that makes the models appear to float or start to take off.

Airplanes, inspired by the classic biplanes of the first half of the 20th century, are crafted with a metal body and brass-gold details that add shine, warmth, and a touch of discreet luxury. The front propellers, the twin wings, and the fuselage structure are reproduced with a balance between technical fidelity and artistic stylization, making each model a small decorative piece in its own right.

The brass’s gold finish, applied at strategic points, enhances the lines of the design and provides an elegant contrast to the transparency of the support. This dialogue between materials — warm metal and glass base — is very characteristic of Italian design of the era, which sought modernity without sacrificing craftsmanship and attention to detail.

Taken together, the bookends convey dynamism, sophistication, and a nostalgic nod to historic aviation. They are pieces that not only fulfill their practical function but also add personality to any bookshelf, evoking the adventurous spirit and the aesthetic refinement of European design of the 20th century.

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