Large Round Rattan Ottoman with Thick Fur Cover by Franco Albini
View Similar Items
Large Round Rattan Ottoman with Thick Fur Cover by Franco Albini
About the Item
- Creator:Franco Albini (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Diameter: 39 in (99.06 cm)Seat Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)
- Style:Organic Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1965
- Condition:Minor fading.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU81842575752
Franco Albini
While working under the polymath Gio Ponti — arguably the most important figure in 20th-century Italian modernism — furniture designer Franco Albini nurtured a love for modern forms combined with traditional craft techniques.
Albini is widely known for working with organic materials such as rattan and cane for his chairs and other seating, but he also played a pivotal role in the Italian rationalist movement of the early 20th century, which saw architects and furniture makers applying a strict emphasis on geometry in their work. Rationalists drew on Ancient Roman architecture but rejected ornament, much in the way that Le Corbusier and celebrated Bauhaus figures such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe had in their modernist furniture.
Albini received his degree in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1929, and, in 1931, he founded his practice in Milan, where he tackled workers’ housing and other reconstruction projects. A gifted urban planner, he also developed the Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Rosso and Tesoro di San Lorenzo museums in Genoa. While Albini is revered for his Margherita chair — a Triennale Milano award winner created for Bonacina in 1951 — he also collaborated with manufacturers Poggi and Cassina in the 1940s on seating, tables and more that embodied his artistic vision. Of that mid-century work, the one piece that perhaps best captures this vision is the iconic Luisa chair.
With its cherry red upholstery and sinuous wooden legs that seem to float aboveground, the Luisa is a genuine masterpiece. It is also a testament to Albini’s perfectionism, as it endured several prototypes — including one made by Knoll in the late 1940s — and took approximately 15 years to design. Poggi launched the final version of the armchair in 1955, earning Albini the prestigious Compasso d’Oro from Italy’s Association for Industrial Design. It is produced today by Cassina. Albini named the chair for someone who likely saw the process firsthand: his personal secretary of two decades, Luisa Colombini.
Find vintage Franco Albini furniture on 1stDibs.
- Hide Covered Cylinder Ottoman StoolLocated in Los Angeles, CAHide covered cylinder ottoman stool.Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Ottomans and Poufs
MaterialsWood, Hide, Upholstery
- Hide Covered Cylinder Ottoman StoolLocated in Los Angeles, CAHide covered cylinder ottoman stool.Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Ottomans and Poufs
MaterialsWood, Upholstery, Hide
- Hide Covered Cylinder Ottoman StoolLocated in Los Angeles, CAHide covered cylinder ottoman stool.Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Ottomans and Poufs
MaterialsWood, Hide, Upholstery
- Pair of Large Faux Fur 'Strapontin' Stools by Design FrèresBy Gilbert Poillerat, Design FrèresLocated in Los Angeles, CAPair of large faux fur 'Strapontin' stools by Design Frères. Environmentally conscious design.Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Pair of Large Faux Fur 'Strapontin' Stools by Design FrèresBy Design Frères, Gilbert PoilleratLocated in Los Angeles, CAPair of large faux fur 'Strapontin' stools by Design Frères. Environmentally conscious design.Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Pair of Large Faux Fur 'Strapontin' Stools by Design FrèresBy Gilbert Poillerat, Design FrèresLocated in Los Angeles, CAPair of large faux fur 'Strapontin' stools by Design Frères. Environmentally conscious design.Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Stools
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Franco Albini Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Round Ottoman Stool, Italy 1960sBy Franco AlbiniLocated in Roma, ITGorgeous mid-century round bamboo & wicker stool. Franco Albini designed this piece in Italy during the 1960s. The pouf features a beautiful combination of curved bamboo, rattan a...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
MaterialsBamboo, Rattan, Wicker
- Italian Round Ottoman Stool in Rattan and Bamboo, Franco Albini 1960sBy Franco AlbiniLocated in Roma, ITLovely mid-century round stool in bamboo, rattan and wicker. Franco Albini designed this piece in Italy during the 1960s. This pouf is made in a gorgeous combination of curved bambo...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
MaterialsBamboo, Wicker, Rattan
- Vintage Franco Albini Style Woven Rattan Ottoman PoufBy Franco AlbiniLocated in Brooklyn, NYVintage woven rattan ottoman in the manner of Franco Albini, designed in 1951. Age-appropriate wear to the woven rattan, but ours is a very nice, ...Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
MaterialsRattan
- Franco Albini Rattan Ottoman / StoolLocated in East Hampton, NYFranco Albini woven rattan ottoman / pouf... open weave rattan with little feet...Category
Vintage 1960s Ottomans and Poufs
MaterialsRattan
- Franco Albini Design Large Rattan OttomanBy Franco AlbiniLocated in Tourcoing, FRItalian design by Franco Albini rattan ottoman.Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Footstools
MaterialsRattan
$1,062 / item - Franco Albini Mid-Century Rattan, Bamboo and Wicker, Pouf, Ottoman, Italy 1960sBy Franco AlbiniLocated in Roma, ITMagnificent poufs or ottomans fully made in bamboo, curved rattan and hand-woven wicker. These gorgeous French Riviera poufs were designed by the mastery of Franco Albini and produce...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
MaterialsBamboo, Wicker, Rattan