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Pair of Mid-Century armchairs, Edmondo Palutari for Dassi Mobili Moderni, 1950s
By Edmondo Palutari, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Roma, RM
Pair of Mid-Century armchairs. Attributed to Edmondo Palutari for Dassi Mobili Moderni, Italy 1950
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Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Sideboard by Edmondo Palutari for Dassi Mobili Moderni, 1960s
By Dassi, Edmondo Palutari
Located in Lasne, BE
Wooden sideboard with 3 doors containing a shelf and a sliding door containing 5 drawers and a shelf. One key. Wear due to time and age of the sideboard.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Italian Modernist Credenza by Vittorio Dassi for Dassi Mobili Moderni
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Dallas, TX
brass reveal. An elegant and functional piece of heirloom quality furniture designed by Vittorio Dassi
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Marble

Midcentury Italian Wooden Console or Long Coffee Table
By Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Madrid, ES
Long mahogany coffee table of console with tapering legs. Made in Italy by Dassi Mobili Moderni in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Vittorio Dassi Sideboard, 1950s, Beautiful Condition, Carlo Mollino -esque
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in London, GB
Vittorio Dassi, Italy (designer) Sideboard Produced at Dassi Mobili Moderni, Lissone, c. 1955 Wood
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Metal

Edmondo Palutari Teak Highboard, Made by Dassi Mobili Iterni, 1960s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Edmondo Palutari
Located in Wolfurt, AT
. Edmondo Palutari worked in-house at Dassi Mobili Moderni (DMM) in the 1950s, designing a successful line
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Italian Midcentury Extendable Dining Table by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Mobili Moderni in 1950-1960. The table is extendable, adding one or two leaves and supported by a solid
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Teak

Italian Mid-Century Teak Wood Coffee Table by Vittorio Dassi, 1960s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Dassi Mobili Moderni in the 1950s-1960s. It's in very good conditions of the period, with minor signs of
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

1960s Edmondo Palutari Sideboard Made by Mobili Dassi Moderni, Italy
By Edmondo Palutari, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Wolfurt, AT
storage space and is in very good vintage condition. Edmondo Palutari worked in-house at Dassi Mobili
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modular Bookcase by Edmondo Palutari for Dassi, Italy, 1950s
By Edmondo Palutari, Dassi
Located in Catania, CT
. Designed by Edmondo Palutari and produced in Italy during the 60s by Dassi Mobili Moderni.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Dassi Modern Furniture Sideboard in Wood, Glass and Brass
By Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful inlaid wooden sideboard crafted in the 1950s by Dassi Mobili Moderni. The sideboard has
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Edmondo Palutari Teak Highboard, Made by Dassi Mobili Interni, 1960s
By Edmondo Palutari, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Wolfurt, AT
the Dassi Mobili Moderni (DMM) from the 1950s, designing a successful furniture line and establishing
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid Century Dassi Dining Table With Six Chairs By Edmondo Palutari
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Edmondo Palutari
Located in Westport, CT
Wonderful refinished Mid 20th Century Dining Set For Dassi Mobili Moderni by designer Edmondo
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Walnut

Italian Mid-Century Teak Wood Bookcase Four Modules by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
cooperation of Edmondo Palutari, one of the main internal designers of Dassi Mobili Moderni. This furniture
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid-Century Sideboard Three-Door in Birch Briar Root by Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
designed and finished with valuable materials. Dassi Mobili Moderni has been the main cabinetmaker choosen
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Vittorio Dassi Dining or Center Table in Alpi Verdi Marble, Italy 1950s
By Dassi
Located in Almelo, NL
Mobili Moderni has been the main cabinetmaker chosen by Gio Ponti.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Vittorio Dassi dining chairs Italy 1950
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
the 1940s at his family's furniture company, Dassi Mobili Moderni, in Lissone, Italy, Vittorio Dassi
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Teak

Vittorio Dassi dining chairs Italy 1950
Vittorio Dassi dining chairs Italy 1950
H 37.41 in W 17.72 in D 19.3 in
Self Standing Bookshelf by Vittorio Dassi, 1970s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Roma, IT
father in the Dassi Mobili Moderni company in Lissone. In fact, one of the most important projects of the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Self Standing Bookshelf by Vittorio Dassi, 1970s
Self Standing Bookshelf by Vittorio Dassi, 1970s
H 80.71 in W 98.43 in D 16.15 in
Dassi Manufacturing Table, 1960s
By Mobilificio Dassi
Located in bari, IT
important collaborations after taking over from his father in the Dassi Mobili Moderni company in Lissone
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Brass

Dassi Manufacturing Table, 1960s
Dassi Manufacturing Table, 1960s
H 31.5 in W 74.81 in D 35.44 in
Sideboard Toilette by Vittorio Dassi, Mid-20th Century
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Roma, IT
Mobili Moderni company in Lissone. In fact, one of the most important projects of the factory is the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Glass

Pair of Bedside Tables by Vittorio Dassi, 1970s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Roma, IT
father in the Dassi Mobili Moderni company in Lissone. In fact, one of the most important projects of the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Side Tables

Materials

Brass

1960s Open Bookcase with Chest of Drawers by Vittorio Dassi for G. Cecchini & C.
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
from his father in the Dassi Mobili Moderni company in Lissone. Among the most important projects of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Vintage inlaid bar cabinet by Vittorio Dassi, 1950
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Catania, IT
Dassi Mobili Moderni company in Lissone. Among the most important projects of the factory there is in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Dry Bars

Materials

Crystal

Italian Mid-Century Sideboard of Birch Briar Root by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Lissone, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
valuable materials. Dassi Mobili Moderni has been also the main cabinetmaker choosen by Gio Ponti.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Eclectic Art Deco Credenza Vittorio Dassi Lissone Attributed
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
from his father in the Dassi Mobili Moderni company in Lissone. Among the most important projects of
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Credenzas

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Gio Ponti in the Style Italian Mid Century Bookcase 50's
By Gio Ponti, Dassi
Located in bari, IT
over from his father in the Dassi Mobili Moderni company in Lissone. In fact, one of the most important
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Vittorio Dassi Scalloped Wood Wall Mirror, Italy circa 1940
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in New York, NY
replacing his father in the company Dassi Mobili Moderni based in Lissone. Among the factory’s most
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Vintage 1940s European Art Deco Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Walnut

20th Century Italian Drinks Cabinet by Vittorio Dassi
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
linked by important collaborations, after replacing his father in the company Dassi Mobili Moderni, based
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Rosewood

Dassi Marble and Wood Mid-Century Center Table, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
lines and its exemplary character. Produced by "Dassi Mobili Moderni" around the year 1950, it has
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Vintage Italian Sideboard, 'circa 1950s'
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in London, GB
collaborations after replacing his father in the company, Dassi Mobili Moderni, based in Lissone. Among the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage Italian Sideboard, 'circa 1950s'
Vintage Italian Sideboard, 'circa 1950s'
H 36.23 in W 78.75 in D 19.3 in
Italian Art Deco Table by Dassi
By Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Incredible Art Deco rosewood dining or center table with sculpted rosewood pedestal and marble base. Newly refinished and restored. Gorgeous piece.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Italian Art Deco Table by Dassi
Italian Art Deco Table by Dassi
H 31 in W 85.5 in D 36.5 in
Minimal Italian Mid-Century Geometric Cabinet Bar Mahogany Dassi Milano
By Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal Italian mid-century geometric cabinet bar mahogany Dassi Milano. In the center a large
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Laminate, Mahogany

Minimalist Vittorio Dassi Milano Mid-Century Italian Console Wood Mirror Brass
By Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimalist Vittorio Dassi Milano mid-century Italian console wood mirror brass.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Modern Italian Sideboard, 1950
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This sideboard was designed by the famous Italian design Vittorio Dassi, produced by the homonymous
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid-century Bedroom set designed by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
masterpiece so well designed by Vittorio Dassi most likely four-handed together Gio Ponti, with whom he worked
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stained Glass, Maple

Italian Mid-Century Sideboard or Vanity Dresser by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stunning Sideboard and/or Vanity dresser designed by Vittorio & Plinio Dassi in the 1950s. Its
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Crystal

Italian Mid-Century Teak Wood Dining Table by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Dining table well designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s, very stylish and charming as all the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Onyx

Italian Mid-Century Teak Wood Sideboard with Bar Cabinet by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stunning original Sideboard of the 1950s, attributable to the design of Vittorio Dassi, and crafted
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Freestanding 60s bookcase designed by Edmondo Palutari for Vittorio Dassi
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Edmondo Palutari
Located in Wolfurt, AT
variably fixed. Design: Edmondo Palutari, Manufacturer: Dassi, Italy 1960s. Feel free to ask for more
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cupboards

Materials

Wood

Italian Midcentury Vanity Table with Armchair by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
, a real unique piece designed by Vittorio Dassi most likely four-handed together Gio Ponti, with whom
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Velvet, Maple

Gianni Saibene, pair of armchairs
By Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2208 Gianni Saibene Pair of armchairs with velvet upholstery, turned feet with shaped brass tip. Italian manufacture 1950. Bibl. Franco Grigioni, Furniture, Görlich Milan p.368...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

Gianni Saibene, pair of armchairs
Gianni Saibene, pair of armchairs
H 47.25 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Mahogany Console Italian Design Mid-Century Modern Geometric Shape, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal mahogany console Italian design Mid-Century Modern geometric shape, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Faux Leather, Mahogany

Vintage Black Walnut Dresser Produced by Dassi with Carrara Marble Top, Italy
By Dassi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
are marked Mobili Moderni Dassi. This dresser is vintage, therefore it might show slight traces of use
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Vintage Midcentury Sideboard: Edmondo Palutari Design, Teak Wood & Brass Details
By Edmondo Palutari, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Wrocław, Poland
organized and easily accessible. Produced by Mobili Dassi Moderni, a renowned Italian furniture manufacturer
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Superb Dassi Dining Table by Dassi Mobili Moderni from Lissone
By Dassi Lissone
Located in Vienna, AT
An extremely elegant dining table by the famous Italian manufacturer Dassi Mobili Moderni from
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Vintage 1940s Italian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Sideboard Dassi Mobili Moderni, Lissone
By Dassi
Located in Vienna, AT
Mahogany corpus with rosewood borders on vase-shaped rosewood leg construction; marble base with brass border; three locking double swing doors with elaborately inlaid scene; illumin...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Sideboards

Sideboard Dassi Mobili Moderni, Lissone
Sideboard Dassi Mobili Moderni, Lissone
H 45.88 in W 116.88 in D 22.5 in
Desk Gio Ponti attributed
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Dassi mobili Moderni Lissone
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Desk Gio Ponti attributed
Desk Gio Ponti attributed
H 29.88 in W 78.75 in D 35.38 in
Coffee Table by Vittorio Dassi for Dass Mobili Moderni Di Fontana Arte, Italy
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Vienna, AT
This coffee table was designed by Vittorio Dassi for Dass Mobili Moderni di Fontana Arte in Italy
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Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Stunning Vittorio Dassi, 1950 Italian Suspended Table
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
Legs in massive glass with support in copper Top cover with black reverse-painted glass.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Copper

Mid-Century Sideboard by Edmondo Palutari for Dassi Mobili Moderni, Italy, 1960s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century sideboard by Edmondo Palutari for Dassi Mobili Moderni, Italy, 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Vintage Sideboard in Wood and Brass by Dassi Mobili Moderni
By Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage sideboard manufactured by Dassi Mobili Moderni in the 50's. The sideboard is made of
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Sideboard by Edmondo Palutari for Dassi Mobili Moderni, Italy, 1960s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Brussels , BE
Mid-century sideboard by Edmondo Palutari for Dassi Mobili Moderni, Italy, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Sideboard Edmondo Palutari, Dassi Mobili Moderni, 1960s, Italy
By Dassi Lissone, Edmondo Palutari
Located in Wolfurt, AT
the Dassi Mobili Moderni (DMM) from the 1950s, designing a successful furniture line and establishing
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Teak Highboard by Edmondo Palutari, Dassi mobili moderni, 50s, Italy
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Edmondo Palutari
Located in Wolfurt, AT
the Dassi Mobili Moderni (DMM) from the 1950s, designing a successful furniture line and establishing
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Teak

Sideboard by Edmondo Palutari for Dassi Mobili Moderni, 1960s
By Dassi, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Lasne, BE
Wooden sideboard, composed of 3 doors, a sliding door, 5 drawers, a key. Wear due to time and age of the sideboard.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Rare Italian Table of Dassi Mobili Moderni Manufacture in Onyx and Brass
By Dassi
Located in Milano, IT
Incredible and charming dining table of Dassi Furniture Moderni manufacture from the Italian 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Vittorio Dassi, Two Nightstands, 1940s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Berlin, DE
Vittorio Dassi Two night stands, 1940s Made by Dassi Mobili Moderni, Lissone Walnut veneer, feet
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Vittorio Dassi, Two Nightstands, 1940s
Vittorio Dassi, Two Nightstands, 1940s
H 22.84 in W 23.63 in D 13 in
Mobilificio Dassi Cabinet, Lissone, Italy, 1950s
By Mobilificio Dassi
Located in Sofia, BG
. Production by Dassi Mobili Moderni Lissone, Italy, 1950s. Dimensions: 128.5 x 168.5 x 53 cm.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Wooden Desk by Vittorio Dassi, Layer of Glass, Italy 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Vienna, AT
functional quality. Manufactured by Dassi Mobili Moderni with five different kinds of wood - ash, mahogany
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash, Beech, Oak

Dassi Rosewood Night Tables, Lissone, Italy, 1950s
By Mobilificio Dassi
Located in Sofia, BG
. Production by Dassi Mobili Moderni Lissone, Italy, 1950s. Dimensions: height 64.5 cm, length 52 cm, depth
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Rosewood

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Dassi Mobili Moderni For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal dassi mobili moderni for your home. Each dassi mobili moderni for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect dassi mobili moderni — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right dassi mobili moderni, those designed in mid-century modern, Art Deco and modern styles are of considerable interest. Vittorio Dassi, Dassi Mobili Moderni and Edmondo Palutari each produced at least one beautiful dassi mobili moderni that is worth considering.

How Much is a Dassi Mobili Moderni?

The average selling price for a dassi mobili moderni at 1stDibs is $5,319, while they’re typically $728 on the low end and $45,100 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Iconic Furniture Makes This 1958 Midwestern Home a True Mid-Century Gem

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Why Is Italy Such a Hotbed of Cool Design?

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Welcome Back to Designer Russel Wright’s Mid-Century Hudson Valley Home

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Cara Greenberg Wrote the Book on Mid-Century Modern Furniture. Here Are Her Auction Finds

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Jochum Rodgers Has Long Brought the Best of 20th-Century Design to Berlin and Beyond

Opened by Hans-Peter Jochum some 40 years ago, the pioneering gallery specializes in mid-century gems but also spotlights contemporary pieces by European artists and makers.

A Guide to Herman Miller’s Most Iconic Furniture

The prolific manufacturer has partnered with many of the world’s top designers since opening its doors in 1923. Here are some of the company’s greatest hits, which helped transform the American home and office.