Vintage Azucena furniture is elegant and inviting — the esteemed mid-century Milanese manufacturer’s wall lights, armchairs and side tables, which are marked by simple symmetry and thoughtfully contrasting materials, can likely be found in the living rooms of design lovers all over Italy.
Azucena was founded in 1947 by three leading figures of 20th-century Italian architecture: Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Ignazio Gardella and Corrado Corradi Dell’Acqua. The trio initially established Azucena in order to furnish the interiors of buildings they’d designed but found a robust business opportunity in manufacturing individual pieces from those collections for postwar consumers. And as the company founders borrowed the brand name from a conniving character in the Giuseppe Verd opera Il Trovatore, it is appropriate, then, that the furniture for which Azucena is known is practical but exudes a hint of playfulness.
The best of Italian modernism combines cheekiness and bold functionality with provocative and thoughtful design, and Azucena is deeply rooted in that tradition. While its brass-and-walnut mid-century-modern-era dining tables and stackable coffee tables — created by the likes of Dell’Acqua and Vico Magistretti — are exceptionally unobtrusive in small spaces and framed in clean lines, Dominioni designed chunky, enveloping armchairs during the 1970s upholstered in striking red fabric.
Among Azucena's most successful and iconic designs is also Dominioni's most famous piece of furniture: the minimalist Catalina chair. After it debuted at the Milan Triennial in 1957, the Catalina chair, with its generously curving enameled steel frame and plush leather cushion, became an instant sensation. Dominioni’s other enduring designs for Azucena include the Monachella lamp, the ABCD armchair and the versatile Cilindro ottoman.
Italian furniture manufacturer B&B Italia acquired Azucena in 2018 and has reissued a number of designs from the legendary brand’s portfolio, such as the Imbuto lamp, the Catalina armchair and the Cavalletto table.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Azucena lighting, tables, seating and more.
Ignazio Gardella per Azucena Coppia di Lampade da Tavolo "Arenzano", Italia 1960
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Naples, IT
Coppia di lampade da tavolo 'Arenzano Bassa' di Ignazio Gardella in ottone e vetro. Nel 1956 il maestro Ignazio Gardella crea la lampada Arenzano. La intitolò alla località balneare ...
Brass
Pair of “Arenzano” Table Lamps by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena, Italy, 1965
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A rare, original and refined pair of Arenzano table lamps designed by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena in 1956, and produced circa 1965. Named after the Ligurian town where Gardella comp...
Brass
Porcino table or floor lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1960s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Porcino table or floor lamp designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni and manufactured by Azucena, 1966. Table lamp with cylindrical, beautifully patinated,...
Metal
Ignazio Gardella per Azucena Lampada da Tavolo "Arenzano", Italia 1956
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Naples, IT
Lampada da tavolo Arenzano del Medioevo di Ignazio Gardella per Azucena, Italia 1956. La struttura è in ottone, mentre il grande paralume a campana è in vetro opalino satinato. Igna...
Brass
Ignazio Gardella Arenzano "LTA 3" Table Lamp for Azucena, Italy 1956
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Milan, IT
Arenzano "LTA 3" lamp by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena. This version is nickel brass. Carries three lightbulbs.
Brass, Nickel
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Single LTA6 Table Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single LTA6 Table Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1966. Early model LTA6 with a very worked-in patina to the blackened steel. The la...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Model Lp01 Armchair Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model Lp01 armchair lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970s. Black leather and brass. Brass shade adjusts to various positions. Ho...
Chrome
Caccia Dominioni Rare and Monumental Mikado Table Lamp Italy 1962 Mid-Century
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare Mikado lamp by Milanese architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni, for Azucena. An elegantly stepped neck in nickel-plated brass rises from a granite base and ...
Granite, Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Brass Arenzano Table Lamps by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena, Italy, 1965
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant table lamp is a timeless design by Ignazio Gardella, created for Azucena in 1965. Originally designed in 1956, it takes its name from the picturesque Ligurian town of Ar...
Brass
Rare Model Lta3 “Arenzano" Table Lamps by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model Lta3 “Arenzano" table lamps by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena. Original model designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s. Nickel plated brass, with an iconic Azucena green e...
Brass, Nickel
Ignazio Gardella per Azucena Lampada da Tavolo "Arenzano", Italia 1956
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Naples, IT
Lampada da tavolo Arenzano del Medioevo di Ignazio Gardella per Azucena, Italia 1956. La struttura è in ottone, mentre il grande paralume a campana è in vetro opalino satinato. Igna...
Brass
Pair of LTA6 'Porcino' Table Lamps by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, c.1967
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in London, GB
A pair of Mod. LTA6 'Porcino' table lamps by the Milanese designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni. Designed for Azucena in the late 1960s, the lamp's shape is reminiscent of the humble 'mush...
Brass, Chrome
Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Table Lamp, Stone, Brass, Metal, Italy 1948
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, river stone and black-lacquered metal "Sasso" table lamp designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni and produced by Azucena, Italy, c. 1948. Dimensions of Lamp with Sha...
Stone, Metal, Brass
IGNAZIO GARDELLA - Azucena - Low Arenzano model table lamp - (1950).'
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Milano, IT
Designed by Architect Ignazio GARDELLA and manufactured by Azucena in the 1950s, this lamp Model ARENZANO BASSA , is a now iconic lamp that can be set well in any type of decor , bo...
Brass
Ignazio Gardella for Azucena Table Lamp Mod. Arenzano, Italy 1960s
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Naples, IT
Ignazio Gardella 'Arenzano Bassa' Table Lamp in Brass and Glass. In 1956 master Ignazio Gardella created the Arenzano lamp. He named it after the Ligurian seaside resort where he des...
Brass
Set of 2 Porcino table lamps Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena 1970 steel glass
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Le lampade Porcino, progettate da Luigi Caccia Dominioni per Azucena nel 1970, sono una delle creazioni più iconiche del design italiano. Queste lampade da tavolo prendono il nome da...
Steel
Model Lta12 Ventola Table Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model Lta12 Ventola table lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1991. Copper, brass base. Original European cord. We recommend one E27 60w m...
Brass, Copper
Mikado Table Lamp, design by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy 1962
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Napoli, IT
Bibliografia: G. Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950- 1980, p. 189, Mondadori, 1985.
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Rare “Mikado” Table Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni Azucena
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Table lamp, model Lte5, produced by Azucena. Shaped granite base, brass metal mounts and enameled aluminum shade. Three sockets concealed inside of a frosted glass globe.
Aluminum, Brass
Italian mid-century modern table lamps LTA1 Sasso Caccia Dominioni Azucena 1950s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern table lamps LTA1 Sasso Caccia Dominioni Azucena 1950s Pair of table lamps mod. LTA1 Sasso. The base is made of an elongated rounded onyx stone with shades ...
Onyx, Brass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni per Azucena Lampada da Tavolo Mod. LTA1, Italia 1950s
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Naples, IT
Rarissima lampada da tavolo mod. LTA1 Sasso. La base è costituita da una pietra di onice allungata e arrotondata con sfumature e striature nei toni del beige e del marrone. Lo stelo ...
Onyx, Brass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena "Monachella" Table Lamp, Italy 1990s
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Naples, IT
Rare and Original Table Lamp mod. Monachella designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for the Azucena Company. The lamp frame is made of chromed metal, black painted metal and cast iron ba...
Metal
Luigi Caccia Dominioni per Azucena Lampada da Tavolo ‘Porcino’, Italia 1960s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Naples, IT
Grande lampada da tavolo “LTA6 Porcino” di Luigi Caccia Dominioni per Azucena, Italia, 1966. È dotata di una base cilindrica in metallo cromato che sostiene una grande sfera in vetro...
Chrome
Table Lamps LTA6 Porcino by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena (set of 2)
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Roma, RM
Luigi Caccia Dominioni – Table lamp mod. LTA6 Porcino Product details Polished chromed brass, internally frosted blown glass with transparent band. Production: Azucena, design fro...
Brass
Table lamp, mod. Porcino, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The LTA6 Porcino Table Lamp is a testament to avant-garde design and high-quality craftsmanship, transporting the viewer to an era of innovation and style. A masterpiece by Luigi Ca...
Metal
Table lamp LTA1 Sasso by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1950s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in MIlano, IT
Brass and onyx table lamp LTA1 Sasso by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1950s Table lamp mod. LTA1 Sasso. The base is made of an elongated rounded onyx stone with shades and stre...
Onyx, Brass
Mid-Century Mikado LTE5 Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy, 1960s
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare tall monumental table lamp model LTE5 "Mikado" by the italian modernist designer Luigi Caccia Dominioni for the manufacture Azucena. Base in gray granite, metal chrome and black...
Granite, Metal, Chrome
Azucena Luigi Caccia Dominioni Table Lamp Brass Glass, 1950, Italy
By Azucena
Located in Milano, IT
Azucena table lamp.
Brass
Pair of Porcino Table Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy, 1966
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Porcino Table Lamps by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy 1966. Cm 50,00 x 63,00 x 50,00. Chromed steel and glass. Excellent condition. Ref. G. Gramigna, Reperto...
Steel
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Monumental Mikado table lamp (Brass Version) Italy, 1960
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Argelato, BO
Luigi Caccia Dominioni (1913 - 2016), Rare and monumental Mikado table lamp made for Azucena, Italy, circa 1963 It is one of the rarest and most scenic lamps by the famous Italian...
Granite, Metal
Luigi Caccia Dominioni "Porcino" Table Lamp for Azucena, 1966
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Luigi Caccia Dominioni "Porcino" table lamp for Azucena, glass and steel, Italy, 1966. The Luigi Caccia Dominioni "Porcino" Table Lamp, designed in 1966 for Azucena, takes its name from the valuable "porcino" mushroom, reflecting the lamp's distinctive rounded shape. Its cylindrical chrome-plated brass base and socket support a spherical frosted glass diffuser with an opening at the base, recalling the mushroom's cap. The frosted glass softens the light for a gentle glow, while the smooth, unworked band at the base enhances its sculptural presence. This design plays with light and shadow, highlighting the lamp's architectural precision. The Porcino lamp...
Glass