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.
Cabinet by Luigi Cacchia Dominioni, 1961
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautifully crafted cabinet was designed in 1961 by the Italian architect, designer and urban planner Luigi Cacchia Dominioni. Made of walnut with brass edges and black lacquered recessed handles...
Brass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Italian Walnut Credenza Server
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Italian Walnut Credenza Server This credenza server measures: 51 wide x 19.75 deep x 35.5 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting...
Walnut
Mirrored Cabinet by Ello
By Ello Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern cabinet by Ello in mirrored glass. Beveled layers of glass set on four doors. Adjustable cabinet storage. Please confirm location.
Mirror
Cabinet by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in London, GB
Exceptional cabinet by Paolo Buffa in walnut with mahogany interior and brass detail. Italy circa 1950. Measures: height 133cm, width 26cm, dept...
Hardwood
Italian Walnut Credenza -Circa 1770
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular top with molded edge over a pair of paneled doors raised on molded base with bracket feet
Walnut
Italian Baroque Walnut Credenza
Located in Essex, MA
A more unusual model with a rectangular top with chamfered corners over a drawer and pair of doors. The interior with hidden compartments. Wood knobs and bracket feet. A very good ex...
Walnut
Italian Art Deco Sideboard by Pier Luigi Colli, 1930s
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant sideboard in ash and mahogany with magnificent legs that come out from the base. The same furniture is available the table, eight chairs, and the unique cabinet bar. Wanting ...
Ash, Mahogany
Italian 1970's Walnut Credenza / Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Italian 1970's walnut and satinwood credenza featuring stunning design variations in the woods to create a magnificent graphic motif. The mid-section consists of two d...
Satinwood, Walnut
English Breakfront Server/Credenza
Located in Woodbury, CT
Made for us in England by a cabinetmaker with whom we have been working for over 30 years, this quality break front server/credenza features four drawers over four raised panel doors that conceal cupboards with a bisecting single shelf. Made in mahogany with rich flame mahogany used for...
Mahogany
Italian 17th Century Walnut Credenza
Located in Troy, NY
Mid-size Italian credenza with a deep warm patina, the molded top with a dentil-decorated edge above two drawers with brass knobs, separated by decorative acanthus scrolls, two doors...
Walnut
Scaletta bar by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Dry bar by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena. Italy, 1972. The dry bar is made of glossy black lacquered wood with two doors, internal shelves covered in laminate, stainless steel ...
Stainless Steel
Maison Leleu, Four-Door Cabinet, France, 1961
By Maison Leleu
Located in New York, NY
This cabinet was specifically designed for the living room of Mr. Frilet, one of Leleu’s most important clients. This cabinet is recorded in Maison Leleu’s Livre des Cre´ations under: 5457 Grand Meuble - Salon de Mr Frilet in 1961. It is also mentioned in the document: Statement Lacquer Cabinets 03 -28-1962 Sm res, dated March 28...
Gold Leaf
Rosewood Display Cabinet by Skovby
By Skovby Møbelfabrik A/S 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rich rosewood cabinet with glass doors and shelves by Skovby. Please confirm location.
Rosewood
George Nakashima Walnut Sideboard, 1961
By George Nakashima
Located in Dallas, TX
A walnut sideboard 60" in width, straight edge top, wood doors, sub sap streak top and sides, 4 drawers on left and shelves on right. Documentation included.
Walnut
Wooden bookshelf designed by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Wall-mounted bookshelf designed by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena. This elegant piece features a lacquered metal structure with brass detailing and lacquered wooden shelves. A refined ...
Metal, Brass
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H 86.62 in W 103.94 in D 5.12 in
Steel, brass and wood bookshelf, model LiB2, Ignazio Gardella, for Azucena.
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Enameled steel, brass and wood bookshelf, model LiB2, designed by Ignazio Gardella, produced by Azucena, 1950's Composed by 4 vertical black-painted metal posts on brass feet and 12...
Brass, Steel
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Desk, for Azucena, Italy 1979
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Chicago, IL
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Desk, for Azucena, Italy 1979 model SCR7 Features: Architectural design with upper and lower surfaces, cross steel support beam with Two Drawers with lacquered...
Steel
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H 86.62 in W 103.94 in D 13.78 in
Bookshelf, model LiB2, designed by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena, Italy 1950's
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Enameled steel, brass and wood bookshelf, model LiB2, designed by Ignazio Gardella, produced by Azucena, 1950's Composed by 4 vertical black-painted metal posts on brass feet and 12...
Metal, Brass
Ignazio Gardella bookcase model LiB2 by Azucena, Italy, 1950s
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Enameled steel, wood, and brass bookshelf, model LiB2, designed by Ignazio Gardella, produced by Azucena, 1950. This bookshelf is a piece of great elegance, combining painted metal ...
Brass, Steel
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H 75 in W 120 in D 47 in
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Italian Credenza Sideboard "MB3" Model 1960s
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design sideboard credenza 'MB3' model designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena in lacquered wood and chrome-plated brass details, Italy 1961 Please n...
Brass
Ignazio Gardella Bookcase
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in New York, NY
Stackable Lib 1 bookcase by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena. Walnut, brass. This versatile design can be used in a stacked configuration if more than one or individually. Wood has been ...
Brass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena "Casaccia" Bedside Table, Italy, 1960
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Naples, IT
Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Casaccia model bedside table with curved walnut plywood frame and movable shelves. Prod. Azucena, Italy, 1962.
Wood
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H 22.64 in W 23.63 in D 18.51 in
Italian modern MB3 bedside tables by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1970s
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern MB3 bedside tables by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1970s Bedside tables mod. MB3 rectangular. The structure is in green lacquered wood with a matte finish, on t...
Metal
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H 29.53 in W 47.25 in D 18.51 in
Italian modern MB3 chest of drawers by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1970s
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern MB3 chest of drawers by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1970s Rectangular chest of drawers mod. MB3. The structure is in green lacquered wood with a matte finish, ...
Metal
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H 31.5 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
Midcentury sideboard by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, for Azucena, Italy 1950
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Midcentury wooden sideboard designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy 1950. This elegant sideboard with a crescent shape present three doors, each with two internal shelv...
Wood
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena "Casaccia" Cabinet, Italy, 1960
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Naples, IT
Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Casaccia model coffee table with curved walnut plywood frame and movable shelves. Prod. Azucena, Italy, 1962.
Wood