Overview
An elegant photo frame by Giorgio Tura for Tura Milano, made in Italy in 1980, combining natural goatskin parchment with clear plexiglass. A refined desk object that reinterprets the Tura atelier's signature parchment in a light, modern, early-1980s key.
 
Description
This frame reflects the refined, material-driven language of the Tura Milano workshop.
It pairs a structure in natural goatskin parchment — warm, luminous and marked by the organic veining and amber shading typical of the material — with clear plexiglass that holds and protects the photograph. The contrast between the tactile, honey-toned parchment and the transparent, modern plexiglass gives the piece an elegant tension between craft and contemporaneity. Freestanding and beautifully finished, it frames an image while standing as a decorative object in its own right.
 
Design & Function
Conceived as a freestanding photo frame for a desk, console, shelf or bedside table, it holds a photograph within its plexiglass while the parchment provides warmth and structure. Its clean lines and luxurious material make it as much a decorative accent as a functional frame.
The pairing of parchment and plexiglass makes it versatile, at home in both classic and contemporary interiors.
 
Materials & Aesthetic
The piece showcases the Tura atelier's mastery of parchment — the luminous surface, natural veining and warm tonality of goatskin — here combined with the transparency and lightness of plexiglass, in the spirit of early-1980s Italian design. The result is sophisticated and tactile, uniting the artisanal quality of the parchment with a modern, graphic clarity. The parchment retains a beautiful patina, with natural variations and minor signs of age consistent with the material and the period.
 
Technical Details
Product: Giorgio Tura Natural Parchment and Plexiglass Photo Frame for Tura Milano, 1980
Designer: Giorgio Tura
Manufacturer: Tura Milano (Aldo Tura Milano)
Period: 1980
Materials: Natural goatskin parchment; plexiglass
Dimensions: Height 30cm | Width 30cm | Depth: 8cm
Condition: Please note that this item is in good vintage condition. The natural parchment retains a warm patina, with natural variations, veining and minor signs of age consistent with the material; the plexiglass may show light surface marks consistent with age and use. We kindly invite you to take these characteristics into consideration before purchasing.
Functionality: Freestanding photo frame
 
Collectibility
Objects from the Tura Milano atelier are highly collectible, prized for their masterful use of parchment and their unmistakable Italian craftsmanship. This parchment-and-plexiglass photo frame is a refined, versatile piece, ideal for collectors and for elegant interiors. It is sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by the Aldo Tura Archive, of which JF Gallery Design is the current custodian, confirming its attribution and its historical and collectible importance.
 
Designer & Manufacturer
Giorgio Tura worked within the celebrated Tura Milano atelier founded by Aldo Tura, one of the most distinctive names in 20th-century Italian decorative arts. The workshop is renowned for its exceptional work with parchment and luxurious materials, creating highly recognizable pieces — furniture, barware and objects — in which craftsmanship, decorative refinement and material experimentation merge into an unmistakable Italian design language. This photo frame, pairing natural parchment with plexiglass, shows that tradition carried into the modern idiom of the 1980s.