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Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, leatherette, mirrored glass, plastic, brass, lacquered wood, metal, Italy, 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table designe...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal, Brass

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in amstelveen, NL

Rare ‘Dilly Dally’ dressing table and matching chair, designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1968.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in amstelveen, NL

Rare ‘Dilly Dally’ dressing table and matching chair, designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1968.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Vanity Table and Chair, Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1960s
Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Vanity Table and Chair, Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1960s

Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Vanity Table and Chair, Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1960s

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Lewes, East Sussex

A rare Italian "Dilly Dally" vanity by Luigi Massoni and manufactured by Poltrona Frau Italy in the 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Faux Leather

1970s Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Modular 'Dilly Dally' Vanity and Chair
1970s Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Modular 'Dilly Dally' Vanity and Chair

1970s Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Modular 'Dilly Dally' Vanity and Chair

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity and coordinating Chair, designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1968. This example was produced in Italy in the 1970s. The set features a va...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Vanities

Materials

Leather, Wood, Glass, Plastic, Acrylic

Dilly Dally Vanity by Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968
Dilly Dally Vanity by Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

Dilly Dally Vanity by Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in ABCOUDE, UT

Beautiful dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in original white leatherette, Italy 1968. This beautifully designed and practical vanity set seamlessly combine...

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Vintage 1960s Vanities

Materials

Metal

20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Vanitiy Dressing Table
20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Vanitiy Dressing Table

20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Vanitiy Dressing Table

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Torino, Piemonte

Dressing table model Dilly Dally designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Dilly Dally Vanity In Green Leather By Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968
Dilly Dally Vanity In Green Leather By Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968

Dilly Dally Vanity In Green Leather By Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Rhode-Saint-Genèse, BE

Coiffeuse connue sous le nom de Dilly Dally et conçue par le designer Luigi Massoni pour Poltrona Frau en 1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Vanities

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Celeste 1970s Dilly Dally bedroom armchair by Massoni for Frau
Celeste 1970s Dilly Dally bedroom armchair by Massoni for Frau

Celeste 1970s Dilly Dally bedroom armchair by Massoni for Frau

By Paltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Poltroncina celeste con rotelle modello Dilly Dally disegnata da Luigi Massoni per poltrona Frau anni 70.

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

L. Massoni Dilly Dally White Leather Vanity Table by Poltrona Frau, Italy 1960s
L. Massoni Dilly Dally White Leather Vanity Table by Poltrona Frau, Italy 1960s

L. Massoni Dilly Dally White Leather Vanity Table by Poltrona Frau, Italy 1960s

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Roma, IT

Stunning white “Dilly Dally” dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni and produced by Poltrona Frau in Italy during the 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Black "Dilly Dally" vanity by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Italy c1968
Black "Dilly Dally" vanity by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Italy c1968

Black "Dilly Dally" vanity by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Italy c1968

Located in London, GB

Original vanity table, model 'Dilly Dally' designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Italy c1968.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Mirror, Acrylic

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Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass, brass, Italy, design 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table executed by Luigi Massoni (1...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Brass

Dilly Dally poufs designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968
Dilly Dally poufs designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968

Dilly Dally poufs designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Arezzo, Italy

Set di 4 pouf della serie " Dilly Dally " disegnate da Luigi Massoni per Poltrona Frau nel 1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Metal

Dilly Dally pouf designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968
Dilly Dally pouf designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968

Dilly Dally pouf designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Arezzo, Italy

Pouf della serie " Dilly Dally " disegnate da Luigi Massoni per Poltrona Frau nel 1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Metal

Dilly Dally poufs designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968
Dilly Dally poufs designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968

Dilly Dally poufs designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Arezzo, Italy

Set di 3 pouf della serie " Dilly Dally " disegnate da Luigi Massoni per Poltrona Frau nel 1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Metal

Dilly Dally poufs designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968
Dilly Dally poufs designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968

Dilly Dally poufs designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau 1968

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Arezzo, Italy

Set di 2 pouf della serie " Dilly Dally " disegnate da Luigi Massoni per Poltrona Frau nel 1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Metal

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Vanity Dressing Table
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Vanity Dressing Table

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Vanity Dressing Table

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Torino, Piemonte

Dressing table model Dilly Dally designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Original white leather ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity by Luigi Massoni Italy c1968
Original white leather ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity by Luigi Massoni Italy c1968

Original white leather ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity by Luigi Massoni Italy c1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in London, GB

Original vanity table, model 'Dilly Dally' designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Italy c1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Black Leather Dilly Dally Pouf by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau
Black Leather Dilly Dally Pouf by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau

Black Leather Dilly Dally Pouf by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau

By Luigi Massoni, Paltrona Frau

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Raro pouf (o ottomano) prodotto da Poltrona Frau negli anni 60 e 70 appartenente alla linea di arredi Dilly Dally. Questa linea di arredi disegnata negli anni 60 dal designer Luigi M...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

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Faux Leather, Plywood

Vanity 'Dilly Dally' by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Modular, Italy 1960s
Vanity 'Dilly Dally' by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Modular, Italy 1960s

Vanity 'Dilly Dally' by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Modular, Italy 1960s

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Brussels, BE

Vanity 'Dilly Dally' by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau modular, Italy 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Faux Leather

20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Dressing Table
20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Dressing Table

20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Dressing Table

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Torino, Piemonte

Dressing table model Dilly Dally designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Blue ‘Dilly Dally’ Chair by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968
Blue ‘Dilly Dally’ Chair by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

Blue ‘Dilly Dally’ Chair by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Chicago, IL

An Italian ‘Dilly Dally’ chair designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Luigi Massoni For Poltrona Frau, ‘Lullaby Due’ Bed With Dilly Dally, Italy 1968
Luigi Massoni For Poltrona Frau, ‘Lullaby Due’ Bed With Dilly Dally, Italy 1968

Luigi Massoni For Poltrona Frau, ‘Lullaby Due’ Bed With Dilly Dally, Italy 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in ABCOUDE, UT

Rare complete bedroom set model ‘Lullaby Due” containing the circular rotating bed, two nightstands and Dilly Dally vanity all in matching pink leather. This fantastic design is eve...

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Vintage 1960s Bedroom Sets

Materials

Chrome

Dilly Dally Makeup Table and Chair by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968
Dilly Dally Makeup Table and Chair by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968

Dilly Dally Makeup Table and Chair by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Wolfurt, AT

Make-up table, designed by the Italian designer Luigi Massoni in 1968. It was made by the Italian company Poltrona Frau. The barrel-shaped body with the integrated armchair is rollab...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Metal

Dilly Dally Vanity In Cognac By Luigi Massoni For Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968
Dilly Dally Vanity In Cognac By Luigi Massoni For Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

Dilly Dally Vanity In Cognac By Luigi Massoni For Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in ABCOUDE, UT

Beautiful dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in original cognac leatherette, Italy 1968.. A both stunning, and convenient design, where the chair is made to ...

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Vintage 1960s Vanities

Materials

Metal

Dilly Dally Vanity in leather by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968
Dilly Dally Vanity in leather by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

Dilly Dally Vanity in leather by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in ABCOUDE, UT

Beautiful dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in original white leather, Italy 1968.. This beautifully designed and practical vanity set seamlessly combines s...

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Vintage 1960s Vanities

Materials

Metal

Dilly Dally Vanity with lamp by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968
Dilly Dally Vanity with lamp by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

Dilly Dally Vanity with lamp by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in ABCOUDE, UT

Beautiful dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in original white leatherette with original lamp, Italy 1968.. This beautifully designed and practical vanity se...

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Vintage 1960s Vanities

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Metal

White ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity by Massoni with original mirror and light, Italy 1968
White ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity by Massoni with original mirror and light, Italy 1968

White ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity by Massoni with original mirror and light, Italy 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in London, GB

Vanity table model 'Dilly Dally' designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Italy c1960.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Metal

italian make-up dressing table with Dilly Dally armchair by L.Massoni for Poltrona Frau
italian make-up dressing table with Dilly Dally armchair by L.Massoni for Poltrona Frau

italian make-up dressing table with Dilly Dally armchair by L.Massoni for Poltrona Frau

By Luigi Massoni, Paltrona Frau

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Toilette modello Dilly Dally disegnata da Luigi Massoni per Poltrona Frau negli anni '60.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

'Dilly Dally' Modular Vanity Table and Chair
'Dilly Dally' Modular Vanity Table and Chair

'Dilly Dally' Modular Vanity Table and Chair

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 'Dilly Dally' vanity set, Metal, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass, Italy, 1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Toilet Dilly Dally by Luigi Massoni for Frau Anni 70
Toilet Dilly Dally by Luigi Massoni for Frau Anni 70

Toilet Dilly Dally by Luigi Massoni for Frau Anni 70

By Paltrona Frau

Located in Milano, IT

Toilet with seat, storage compartment, mirror. Plastic material, covered with leatherette.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Plastic

Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Dressing Table in Brass, Glass and Mirror, Italy 1968
Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Dressing Table in Brass, Glass and Mirror, Italy 1968

Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Dressing Table in Brass, Glass and Mirror, Italy 1968

By Luigi Brusotti

Located in Brussels, BE

Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally dressing table in brass, glass and mirror, Italy,circa 1968   

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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Luigi Massoni "Dilly Dally" Italian Vanity with Stool
Luigi Massoni "Dilly Dally" Italian Vanity with Stool

Luigi Massoni "Dilly Dally" Italian Vanity with Stool

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Unique 1960's Italian "Dilly Dally" vanity by Luigi Massoni and manufactured by Poltrona Frau Italy.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Vanities

Materials

Chrome

Rare Luigi Massoni " Dilly dally " Italian Vanity with Stool
Rare Luigi Massoni " Dilly dally " Italian Vanity with Stool

Rare Luigi Massoni " Dilly dally " Italian Vanity with Stool

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A " Dilly Dally " vanity upholstered in a white leatherette having a matching stool that integrates into the piece making a barrel shape.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Upholstery

Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Vanity Table and Chair, Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1960s
Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Vanity Table and Chair, Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1960s

Luigi Massoni Dilly Dally Vanity Table and Chair, Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1960s

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Lewes, East Sussex

A rare Italian "Dilly Dally" vanity by Luigi Massoni and manufactured by Poltrona Frau Italy in the 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set with Table and Chair in Red Leatherette
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set with Table and Chair in Red Leatherette

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set with Table and Chair in Red Leatherette

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, steel, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass, Italy, design 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table executed by Luigi Massoni ...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Steel

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in Red Leatherette
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in Red Leatherette

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in Red Leatherette

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, steel, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass, Italy, design 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni ...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Steel

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in Beige Alcantara
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in Beige Alcantara

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in Beige Alcantara

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, alcantara, mirrored glass, fiberglass, brass, lacquered wood, Italy, 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table designed by L...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Steel

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in White Leatherette
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in White Leatherette

Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in White Leatherette

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, steel, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass, Italy, design 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni ...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Steel

Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Design Luigi Massoni
Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Design Luigi Massoni

Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Design Luigi Massoni

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H 25.6 in W 28.75 in D 25.6 in

Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Design Luigi Massoni

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Palermo, IT

Luigi Massoni, Vanity table Dilly-Dally for Poltrona Frau.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Dilly Dally Mid Century Vanity Dressing Table by Luigi Massoni Poltrona Frau
Dilly Dally Mid Century Vanity Dressing Table by Luigi Massoni Poltrona Frau

Dilly Dally Mid Century Vanity Dressing Table by Luigi Massoni Poltrona Frau

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Rome, IT

Vanity Mod. Dilly Daily di Luigi Massoni per Poltrona Frau, 1968 ca. The dressing table is composed of two pieces, one round armchair (which alone measures 70 x 65 x 60 cm) and the...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Faux Leather

Midcentury Pair of Bedside Tables  Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Luigi Massoni 1968
Midcentury Pair of Bedside Tables  Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Luigi Massoni 1968

Midcentury Pair of Bedside Tables Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Luigi Massoni 1968

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Palermo, IT

A very beautiful pair of vintage bedside tables, these were made by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1968. The conditions are excellent for their age, they are clean, sturdy and so...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets

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Leather

Black Dilly Dally Vanity Table + Stool by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968
Black Dilly Dally Vanity Table + Stool by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968

Black Dilly Dally Vanity Table + Stool by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968

By Luigi Massoni

Located in Chicago, IL

A rare vanity set from the 'Dilly Dally' series, designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau "Dilly Dally" Leather Dressing Table, Italy 1968
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau "Dilly Dally" Leather Dressing Table, Italy 1968

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau "Dilly Dally" Leather Dressing Table, Italy 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Palermo, IT

Beautiful "Dilly-Dally" model leather dressin table designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1968.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Dressing Table
20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Dressing Table

20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Dressing Table

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Torino, Piemonte

Dressing table model Dilly Dally designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Blue Dilly Dally Dressing Table by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968
Blue Dilly Dally Dressing Table by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968

Blue Dilly Dally Dressing Table by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Wolfurt, AT

Make-up table with very rare sidetable, designed by the Italian designer Luigi Massoni in 1968. It was made by the Italian company Poltrona Frau. The barrel-shaped body with the inte...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Metal

Toillette with armchair Dilly Dally  brown  70s by Luigi Massoni for Frau
Toillette with armchair Dilly Dally  brown  70s by Luigi Massoni for Frau

Toillette with armchair Dilly Dally brown 70s by Luigi Massoni for Frau

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Outstanding Italian toilet designed by Luigi Massoni for poltrona Frau in the 1960s. The armchair and table are upholstered in leather. The toilet can be folded by integrating the ch...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau - Toilett 'Dilly Dally', 1968, Italy
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau - Toilett 'Dilly Dally', 1968, Italy

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau - Toilett 'Dilly Dally', 1968, Italy

By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau

Located in Palermo, Italia

Designer: Luigi Massoni Producer: Poltrona Frau Design date: Since 1968 Country of production: Italy Identification mark: Manufacturer label Features Status: Good - The vin...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Chrome

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Mid Century Modern 'Positano 1306' Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1950s
Mid Century Modern 'Positano 1306' Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1950s

Mid Century Modern 'Positano 1306' Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1950s

By Ico Parisi

Located in Brussels, BE

Mid Century Modern 'Positano 1306' Dressing Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi, 1958.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Wood

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Located in Linkebeek, BE

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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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$6,800

H 49.22 in W 59.06 in D 17.13 in

Silvio Cavatorta Dressing Table 1950's

By Silvio Cavatorta

Located in Shibuya-ku, 13

This elegant dressing table was designed by Silvio Cavatorta, a renowned Italian designer celebrated for his dedication to traditional craftsmanship over industrial mass production. ...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Late 20th Century French Cream Vanity Table With Mirror and Matching Bench
Late 20th Century French Cream Vanity Table With Mirror and Matching Bench

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Located in Elkton, MD

Cream-painted vanity table with matching bench and mirror, featuring sculptural curved legs and a soft, transitional/postmodern silhouette. The set includes a single-drawer dressing ...

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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Composition

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Niels Clausen Danish Rosewood Petite Vanity

Niels Clausen Danish Rosewood Petite Vanity

$4,900

H 50.25 in W 31.5 in D 16.25 in

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By Niels Clausen

Located in Oakland, CA

Brazilian rosewood vanity by Niels Clausen, 1958, Denmark. This petite vanity with tilting mirror is crafted of beautifully grained Brazilian rosewood with a raised edge, two pull-ou...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities

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Mid-Century Italian Walnut Vanity Console with Brass Legs and Round Mirror, 1950
Mid-Century Italian Walnut Vanity Console with Brass Legs and Round Mirror, 1950

Mid-Century Italian Walnut Vanity Console with Brass Legs and Round Mirror, 1950

By Paolo Buffa

Located in Brescia, Brescia

An exceptionally elegant Italian vanity console from the 1950s, masterfully crafted in richly grained dark walnut and distinguished by a refined balance between architectural rigor a...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Brass

Gio Ponti-Inspired Italian Walnut and Galuchat Vanity with Stool, Late 1940s
Gio Ponti-Inspired Italian Walnut and Galuchat Vanity with Stool, Late 1940s

Gio Ponti-Inspired Italian Walnut and Galuchat Vanity with Stool, Late 1940s

Located in Meda, MB

Sophisticated Italian vanity table dating from the late 1940s, accompanied by its coordinating stool. Crafted in walnut, the vanity is defined by a beautifully balanced composition o...

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Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Vanities

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Studio Kastilia Silvi, Italian Cream Vanity Table with Blue Velvet Seat, 1970s
Studio Kastilia Silvi, Italian Cream Vanity Table with Blue Velvet Seat, 1970s

Studio Kastilia Silvi, Italian Cream Vanity Table with Blue Velvet Seat, 1970s

By Studio Kastilia 1

Located in Roma, IT

Fantastic Mid-Century transformable vanity table in a charming ivory-cream color with its original blue velvet seat. This stunning piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s and is...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

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Metal

Studio Kastilia Silvi, Italian White & Cream Vanity Table with Blue Seat, 1970s
Studio Kastilia Silvi, Italian White & Cream Vanity Table with Blue Seat, 1970s

Studio Kastilia Silvi, Italian White & Cream Vanity Table with Blue Seat, 1970s

By Studio Kastilia 1

Located in Roma, IT

Fantastic Mid-Century transformable Kastilia vanity table in a charming and unique ivory-white and cream color completed by blue upholstered chair. This stunning piece was designed i...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Metal

Pair of Vanity and Side Table by Carl-Johan Boman, 1940's
Pair of Vanity and Side Table by Carl-Johan Boman, 1940's

Pair of Vanity and Side Table by Carl-Johan Boman, 1940's

$14,314 / set

H 53.55 in W 42.92 in D 20.48 in

Pair of Vanity and Side Table by Carl-Johan Boman, 1940's

By Carl-Johan Boman

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Pair of Vanity and Side Table by Carl-Johan Boman, 1940's Additional Information: Style: Mid century, Scandinavia Very rare vanity and side table model Grace Produced by Carl-Johan ...

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20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vanities

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Elm

Vintage 1950s Italian Vanity/Desk with Mirror, in Solid Wood, Gio Ponti Style
Vintage 1950s Italian Vanity/Desk with Mirror, in Solid Wood, Gio Ponti Style

Vintage 1950s Italian Vanity/Desk with Mirror, in Solid Wood, Gio Ponti Style

$3,109Sale Price|20% Off

H 29.93 in W 43.31 in D 19.69 in

Vintage 1950s Italian Vanity/Desk with Mirror, in Solid Wood, Gio Ponti Style

By Gio Ponti

Located in Milano, IT

Presented here is a rare and beautiful little vanity desk, designed in the style of Giò Ponti and produced in Italy during the 1940s. Skillfully crafted from solid wood, it is a time...

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Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Vanities

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Wood

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Located in Kennesaw, GA

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About Luigi Massoni’s Dilly Dally Vanity Table

Architect, freelance journalist and furniture designer Luigi Massoni (1930–2013) was instrumental in the growth of Italy’s postwar design industry through his advertising campaigns, his work at Italian magazines and revolutionary products such as his vanity tables.

Vanities have forever felt like personal, intimate sanctuaries, and vintage Luigi Massoni vanity tables are on the wish list of many mid-century modern design enthusiasts.

Massoni’s Dilly Dally vanity unit, initially created for Poltrona Frau in the late 1960s, is a seductive iteration of this widely loved furnishing. With its sleek cylindrical plastic shell and plush leatherette seat — which tucks into a dressing table on chromed wheels that features a lift-top panel enclosing the unit’s mirror — the Milanese designer’s distinctive nesting Dilly Dally vanity table has garnered a legion of admirers on social media these days, to no surprise.

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Luigi Massoni was one of Italy’s most prolific designers and instrumental in the growth of the country’s design industry in the postwar years through his products, advertising campaigns and journalistic work at Italian magazines.

Born in Milan, Massoni trained at the Collettivo di Architettura in Milan and worked as an architect and designer as well as a freelance journalist and consultant. He was involved with many of Italy’s most influential brands, such as Poltrona Frau, the Guzzini group and Alessi. Massoni was hired by Alessi, the legendary housewares and kitchen utensils manufacturer, which had been around since 1921, in the mid-1950s. In 1957, he collaborated with like-minded product designer Carlo Mazzeri on the universally renowned stainless-steel cocktail shaker 870, which, followed by other kitchen containers for the brand, was one of the first objects from Alessi that hadn’t been created in-house.

Together with architect Carlo De Carli, Massoni founded a magazine called Il Mobile Italiano and later Mobilia, an association of Italian furniture makers and one of the first organizations that focused on the promotion of Italian design. In the 1960s, Massoni began to design lamps and serveware for Guzzini, where he also consulted on design and company communications. He designed revolutionary furnishings for the kitchen at Boffi Cucine, producing modular kitchens, cabinets without traditional handles and more.

On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage Luigi Massoni vanity tables, sideboards, table lamps and more.

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.

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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 celebrated 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.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.