$12,121
H 28.55 in Dm 25.79 in
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
Faux Leather
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
Metal, Brass
Dilly Dally Vanity by Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
, Italy 1968. This beautifully designed and practical vanity set seamlessly combines style and
Metal
$11,146
H 40.16 in Dm 25.6 in
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
Metal
$10,931 / set
H 28.75 in Dm 25.99 in
L. Massoni Dilly Dally White Leather Vanity Table by Poltrona Frau, Italy 1960s
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning white “Dilly Dally” dressing table designed by Luigi Massoni and produced by Poltrona Frau
Metal
$21,863
H 29.14 in Dm 25.99 in
20th Century Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Vanitiy Dressing Table
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Turin, Turin
Dressing table model Dilly Dally designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1960s. The dressing
Metal
$10,883Sale Price|30% Off
H 25.6 in Dm 29.14 in
Toillette with armchair Dilly Dally brown 70s by Luigi Massoni for Frau
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Milano, MI
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...
Metal
Dilly Dally Vanity
By Poltrona Frau
Located in South Salem, NY
Blue dilly dally dressing table by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy, 1968. The vanity is
Leather
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set in Cognac Leatherette
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass, brass
Brass
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H 25.6 in Dm 31.11 in
White ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity by Massoni with original mirror and light, Italy 1968
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in London, GB
Vanity table model 'Dilly Dally' designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Italy c1960. This
Metal
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H 48.43 in Dm 25.99 in
Dilly Dally Vanity in leather by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
, Italy 1968.. This beautifully designed and practical vanity set seamlessly combines style and
Metal
Sold
H 48.43 in Dm 25.99 in
Dilly Dally Vanity with lamp by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
with original lamp, Italy 1968.. This beautifully designed and practical vanity set seamlessly
Metal
Sold
H 48.43 in Dm 25.99 in
Dilly Dally Vanity In Cognac By Luigi Massoni For Poltrona Frau, Italy 1968
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
vanity, while still being an eyecatcher in the room! The beautiful original cognac colored leatherette is
Metal
'Dilly Dally' Modular Vanity Table and Chair
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 'Dilly Dally' vanity set, Metal, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass
Metal
Luigi Massoni for Poltrana Frau Dilly Dilly Vanity
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in South Salem, NY
Poltrana Frau, ca. 1968. The modular Dilly Dally vanity includes a chair and vanity with a folding mirror
Faux Leather
Dilly Dilly Vanity Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Rivoli, IT
Poltrana Frau, ca. 1968. The modular Dilly Dally vanity includes a chair and vanity with a folding mirror
Faux Leather, Plastic
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H 27.56 in W 96.86 in D 82.68 in
Luigi Massoni For Poltrona Frau, ‘Lullaby Due’ Bed With Dilly Dally, Italy 1968
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
and Dilly Dally vanity all in matching pink leather. This fantastic design is everything you can
Chrome
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H 49.22 in W 25.99 in D 25.99 in
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.
Faux Leather
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.
Plastic
Sold
H 28.75 in Dm 25.6 in
italian make-up dressing table with Dilly Dally armchair by L.Massoni for Poltrona Frau
By Paltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Milano, MI
Toilette modello Dilly Dally disegnata da Luigi Massoni per Poltrona Frau negli anni '60. La
Brass
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H 29.53 in Dm 25.6 in L 29.53 in
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Leather Vanity Dressing Table
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Turin, Turin
Dressing table model Dilly Dally designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in 1960s. The dressing
Brass
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H 28.55 in Dm 25.79 in
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
Faux Leather
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H 29.34 in Dm 25.79 in
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
Steel
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H 29.14 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in Red Leatherette
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, steel, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass
Steel
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in Beige Alcantara
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, alcantara, mirrored glass, fiberglass
Steel
Sold
H 29.53 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Luigi Massoni ‘Dilly Dally’ Vanity Set With Table and Chair in White Leatherette
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, steel, mirror, leatherette, fiberglass
Steel
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
Upholstery
Luigi Massoni "Dilly Dally" Italian Vanity with Stool
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique 1960's Italian "Dilly Dally" vanity by Luigi Massoni and manufactured by Poltrona Frau Italy
Chrome
Luigi Massoni for Poltrana Frau Dilly Dilly Vanity
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in South Salem, NY
Poltrana Frau, ca. 1968. The modular Dilly Dally vanity includes a chair and vanity with a folding mirror
Faux Leather
Poltrona Frau Dilly Dally Design Luigi Massoni
By Luigi Massoni, Poltrona Frau
Located in Palermo, IT
Luigi Massoni, Vanity table Dilly-Dally for Poltrona Frau. Designed in 1968. Two-piece, rollers
Brass
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H 29.53 in Dm 25.6 in
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
Faux Leather
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H 25.6 in W 28.75 in D 25.6 in
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau "Dilly Dally" Leather Dressing Table, Italy 1968
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Palermo, IT
Beautiful "Dilly-Dally" model leather dressin table designed by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau in
Brass
Mastercraft Amboyna & Brass Nine Piece Wall Series
By Mastercraft, William Doezema
Located in Hanover, MA
Mastercraft wall unit or breakfront in amboyna burled veneer with brass hardware and accent trim. Nine pieces. Can also be used as a long sideboard without the four top cases. Side...
Brass
Set of Eva Zeisel Candlesticks, USA 2007
By Eva Zeisel
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of Bronze candlesticks by Eva Zeisel in 2007 at 101 years of age, this is the complete set of sizes at 6”, 8” and 11”, From the “Originals” line, signed to base and no longe...
Bronze
$6,316Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.21 in W 7.68 in D 5.32 in
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966. Spira Aurata series oval-section conical vase in blown glass with polychrome garnet, r...
Gold Leaf
$26,000
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$2,429 / set
H 23.23 in Dm 12.6 in
Pair of Swedish Table Lamps of Brass with Leather Detail and White Shade
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of brass table lights with brown leather detail. Made in Sweden by Örsjö Industri. White fabric lampshades that are slightly different.
Brass
$11,903 / set
H 72.05 in W 89.77 in D 25.99 in
Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and lively exotic bedroom set comprised of one three-door wardrobe, a double bed and a large mirror. The set is lacquered in red and black with gilt and silvered decor repr...
White Lilac Marble Vase and Wine Cooler
Located in Eindhoven, NB
This white Lilac vase adds shape and colour to any ordinary table or shelf. Use it as a wine cooler to hold a bottle during dinners or as a simple vase for flowers. Each design vase ...
Marble
$13,360
H 29.53 in W 51.19 in D 19.69 in
Angelo Mangiarotti Loico Collection White Carrara Marble Console for Skipper
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Angelo Mangiarotti white Carrara marble Loico collection for Skipper console. Rare model and not in current production. c1980 Mark Emery, Furniture by Architects, New York, 1983, p. ...
Marble
$4,667
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.79 in
Reclaimed Shades of Purple & Pink Cement Floor or Wall Tiles 8.4 m2 (90 ft2)
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A batch of 210 reclaimed encaustic cement floor tiles in shades of purple and pink, ranging from very pale to very dark. These tiles will cover 8.4 m2 or 90 ft2. As photographed, the...
Cement
Ellias High Wall Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
Wall lamp Ellias High with all structure in solid brass, 2 bulbs, lamp holder type E27, max 25 watt, bulbs not included.
Brass
Chesterfield Sofa in White Vinyl Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Chic and stylish tufted white vinyl Chesterfield loveseat sofa on wood bun feet. Overall excellent condition, showing only light wear to fronts of armrests, as pictured. Clean, origi...
Faux Leather
Late 19th Edwardian Style Oak Fire Mantel, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome antique Edwardian style oak fire mantel dating from the early 20th century. This fire surround is substantially constructed in solid oak with a beautiful colour that will ...
Oak
Silvi Vanity table on wheels by Studio Kastilia, 1970s
By Studio Kastilia 1
Located in Padova, IT
“Silvi” model dressing table, cylindrical body in plastic material containing an armchair with padded seat and backrest covered in fabric, a tilting mirror, wheels. Good conditions....
Fabric, Plastic
$7,245 / set
H 22.05 in W 31.89 in D 18.12 in
Monumental Handcrafted Oak & Walnut Night Stands, End Tables
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
An alternative monumental version of our architectural Post-Modern oak & walnut pillar table/nightstands. Designed and handcrafted in England using traditional furniture and cabi...
Oak, Walnut
HOLLYHOCKS Large Velvet Cushion - Autumn
By House of Hackney
Located in New York, NY
Reminiscent of the lush colour and luminous cheerfulness found in Gustav Klimt’s paintings of flower gardens, HOLLYHOCKS was created especially for House of Hackney by American artis...
Velvet
Low Table / Bench in Red and Green Lacquered Elm
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant kang bench / table, made of elm wood. Red lacquer on the top and edges. Detailed apron and sides with green lacquer. Qing period 1860–80 From Gansu Province
Elm
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 as well as his other mid-century modern vanities have garnered a legion of admirers on social media these days, to no surprise.
Find a range of vintage Luigi Massoni vanity tables, lighting and other furniture today on 1stDibs.
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.
Vintage, new and antique vanity tables have forever felt like personal, intimate sanctuaries of sorts, designed to introduce a level of serenity that feels rare and welcome in our otherwise frenetic days. They’ve been variously known as dressing tables or makeup tables over the years, but no matter what we call them — and whether it's a sophisticated contemporary piece or an iconic vintage Luigi Massoni vanity — vanities have offered a special place for us to get ready for work, an early-morning appointment or lunch date or whatever lies ahead.
“Beauty routines, taking the time to protect what you have, a moment to accessorize, a moment to pause and slow down — these are all so important now as an antidote to our fast and hectic lives,” says Oona Bannon, creative director of Pinch Design in Clapham, South London. “Just thinking about a dressing table makes me feel calm.”
When decorative boxes would no longer suffice as repositories for cosmetics, fragrant oils and perfumes, dressing tables originated in France and England during the 17th century. Men who called the latter home used “shaving tables” — a proto-dressing table — for their grooming routines while women found in dressing tables an oasis for applying makeup, particularly as improvements upon vanity tables equipped them with mirrors and lighting. In the United States, as vanity tables became a seamless component of bedroom furniture, furniture makers working in Chippendale, Rococo and other styles were regularly commissioned to produce these popular items.
Vanity tables have evolved over the years, and while there is lots to love about the ornate carving and pronounced curvilinear forms of Victorian vanities, the clean lines that characterize mid-century modern vanities and the decorative flourishes associated with Art Deco vanities, the main elements of this furnishing are the same. All vanities are about as tall as a standard table with room for seating furniture, which tends to be a small bench, a stool or an armless chair. Many also have special organization features for makeup. Without a chair and a mirror, a vanity would resemble a dresser.
Nowadays, vanities are more than a place to do hair and makeup. They’re a platform to display beauty products and store makeup collections. Vanities are standard in bedrooms, particularly if you’re not lucky enough to have a spacious dressing room or walk-in closet for your dressing table. The better the lighting is in your bedroom or wherever you’ve positioned your vanity table — even if you’ve opted for a moody setting versus a bright one — the more you will benefit from having this personal place of respite to prepare for the day ahead.
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