Mid-Century Modern TL2 Cavalletto desk/dining table by Franco Albini for Poggi
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern TL2 Cavalletto desk/dining table by Franco Albini for Poggi, 1950s
Wood
TL2 Easel dining table/desk Franco Albini Poggi 1950 mid-century teak wood
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Tavolo modello TL2, noto come “Cavalletto”, progettato da Franco Albini nel 1950 per Poggi.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern TL2 Cavalletto Desk/Dining Table by Franco Albini for Poggi
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern TL2 Cavalletto desk/dining table by Franco Albini for Poggi, 1950s.
Wood
Rare Mahogany 'TL2' Cavalletto Table / Desk by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in London, GB
A rare mahogany version of the Cavaletto or TL2 table designed by the great neo-rationalist designer, Franco Albini.
Steel
Unavailable
H 27.96 in W 70.87 in D 27.17 in
Tavolo da pranzo / Scrivania mod. Cavalletto di Franco Albini per Poggi anni '50
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Tavolo da pranzo / scrivania modello Cavaletto TL2 progettato da Franco Albini e prodotto da Poggi Italia.
Wood
Franco Albini Tl2 Table
By Franco Albini
Located in Rome, IT
a Franco Albini TL2 table, manufactured by Poggi;Letteratura: Roberto Aloi, l’arredamento moderno quarta serie, Hoepli, Milano, 1949, Tav. 516; Domus 312 (novembre 1955), p. 28; ...
Walnut
Table, Model TL2 by Franco Albini
By Franco Albini
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Model TL2
Rosewood
Tavolo Cavalletto TL2, Franco Albini, Poggi
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Remarkable project in the history of Italian design, Rosewood table, steel pulls, removable, produced by Poggi. The table has been restored.
Wood
Tavolo Cavalletto TL2, Franco Albini, Poggi
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Remarkable project in the history of Italian design, Rosewood table, steel pulls, removable, produced by Poggi. The table has been restored.
Wood
Franco Albini TL2 1950s Table in Rosewood
By Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Franco Albini (1905 -1977). A rare rosewood version of Albini's famous TL2 table for Poggi, Italy, 1950s.
Rosewood
Franco Albini "TL2" Table for Poggi
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Milan, IT
Franco Albini "TL2" table for Poggi.
Metal
Franco Albini TL2 Cavalletto table Poggi Italy 1950
By Franco Albini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Iconic and early example of the TL2 'Cavalletto' table designed by Franco Albini and manufactured by Poggi in Italy around 1950.
Brass
Tavolo a Cavalletto 'TL2' Franco Albini per Poggi anni 50s
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, IT
Tavolo a cavalletto modello 'TL2' disegnato da Franco Albini e prodotto da Poggi a partire dagli anni '50.
Wood
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H 27.56 in W 70.87 in D 27.96 in
Mid-Century Modern TL2 Cavalletto desk/dining table by Franco Albini for Poggi
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern TL2 Cavalletto desk/dining table by Franco Albini for Poggi, 1950s
Wood
Model Tl2 Desk / Dining Table by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy, 1951
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Skokie, IL
Franco Albini model TL2 desk or dining table for Poggi, Italy, 1950s Franco Albini for Poggi, dining table model TL2, walnut and metal, Italy, 1951.
Palisander
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H 27.96 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Franco Albini Midcentury Italian Wood ‘TL2’ Model Treste Table for Poggi, 1950s
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design trestle table model TL2 designed by Franco Albini and manufactured by Poggi, table designed according to structuralist criteria with solid wood trest...
Metal
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H 27.37 in W 27.56 in D 70.48 in
Franco Albini teak dining Table Model TL2 'Cavalletto' for Poggi, Italy 1950s
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A dining table or desk Model TL2 by Franco Albini, better known as "Cavalletto", is an iconic piece designed by the esteemed Italian maestro in the 1950s.
Brass
Sold
H 27.37 in W 70.48 in D 27.56 in
20th Century Franco Albini Table Model TL2 "Cavalletto" in Wood for Poggi 1950s
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Turin, Turin
Iconic table designed by the great Italian maestro Franco Albini in the 50s. The model is TL2 better known as "Cavalletto" (in english "Trestle") since it reminds of lightness and wi...
Metal
Iconic Franco Albini Table
By Franco Albini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Iconic table TL2 designed by Franco Albini for Poggi Pavia in 1955.
Wood
Franco Albini TL2 Table
By Franco Albini
Located in Milan, Italy
TL2 table by Franco Albini, manufactured by Poggi.
Walnut
TL2 Table Designer Franco Albini, 1950
By Franco Albini
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
TL2 table designer Franco Albini, 1950. In very good condition, production Poggi in walnut.
Walnut
Franco Albini - TL2 Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare Italian walnut table with canted rectangular surface and beveled edge detail suspended by cross legs with cross stretchers and converging suspension rods of enameled metal. M...
Metal
Franco Albini - Model TL2 Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare Italian walnut table with canted rectangular surface and beveled edge detail suspended by cross legs with cross stretchers and converging suspension rods of enameled metal. Mo...
Table Designed by Franco Albini and Produced by Poggi
By Franco Albini
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Table TL2, design by Franco Albini - Poggi. Trestle table TL2 designed by Franco Albini in 1950.
Brass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$8,177 / item
H 26.78 in W 70.87 in D 36.23 in
Gervasoni Sofa Upholstered Saia 10 by David Lopez Quincoces
By David Lopez Quincoces, Gervasoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With balanced lines, the Saia upholstered collection is created from a classic ideal reinterpreted in a contemporary key. The name, meaning "skirt" in Portuguese, illustrates its dis...
Upholstery
$1,698 / item
H 28 in W 36 in D 6 in
Fireplace Screen in Metal with a Blackened Steel Finish Customizable
By Redsoul
Located in Seattle, WA
The Court Screen is a modern metal fireplace screen cover that can be used flush fitted into the fireplace opening or can stand right outside a fireplace opening. It protects from sp...
Steel
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$1,337 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$9,412 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
$31,317
H 109.45 in W 104.34 in D 13.78 in
Franco Albini Rosewood Mid-Century Modern “LB7” Modular Bookcase for Poggi, 1957
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Vicenza, IT
LB7 bookcase, designed by Franco Albini and manufactured by Poggi in 1957. Modular bookstore composed by upholds, containers with flying and doors, shelve. The industrial standard...
Brass, Iron
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
$7,200 / item
H 14 in Dm 36 in
Grand Mid-Century Flush Mount Uplight Ceiling Lamp from Filmcasino Vienna, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this stunning bowl-shaped pendant light / uplight plafoniere / flush mount light fixture dating back to the 1950s. (Actually there were three pieces avail...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
$27,500 / set
H 27.5 in W 37.5 in D 37.5 in
Mario Bellini for C&B Italia First Edition 'Camaleonda' Modular Sofa, 1970
By Mario Bellini, C&B Italia
Located in New York, NY
'Camaleonda' First Edition modular sofa, designed by Mario Bellini, for C&B Italia, 1970. The structure is constructed of wood and upholstery in fabric. Original label. Prod. C&B,...
Fabric, Wood
$1,615
H 34.45 in W 66.54 in D 13.78 in
1960s Woven Wicker Single Headboard Rattan Midcentury Rustic Provence
Located in London, GB
A single woven wicker headboard from Provence, with integrated circular bedside tables. French, c. 1960s. Between bedsides 100cm.
Wicker
$7,493 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
"Marchand" Scalloped Walnut Dresser by Christiane Lemieux
Located in New York, NY
The Marchand 6-drawer dresser showcases elegantly scalloped edge detailing and textural drawer fronts, making it a distinctive piece in any bedroom. It sits on minimal turned legs, b...
Oak
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.
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