For more than 130 years, Italian furniture producer Bonacina has fostered the fine art of rattan weaving. The company’s vast collection of alluring furniture pieces was developed under four generations of the Bonacina family. Bonacina is now leading a rattan resurgence with its line of beautiful and stylish chairs, including lounge chairs and armchairs.
Bonacina was founded in 1889 by Giovanni Bonacina in the renowned Italian furniture-making region of Brianza. He drew on the area’s history of basketry, using local cane and reed, in addition to Southeast Asian rattan, to weave furniture. Every piece of Bonacina furniture was and continues to be handmade.
In the 1950s, the company passed to Giovanni’s son, Vittorio Bonacina. Vittorio had a finger on the pulse of modern furniture design and moved Bonacina forward through collaborations with acclaimed mid-century creators like Gio Ponti, Renzo Mongiardino, Gae Aulenti, Joe Colombo and Franco Albini. Albini’s Margherita chair endures as one of Bonacina’s most iconic designs.
Vittorio’s son, Mario Bonacina, helmed the company in the 1980s. Mario embarked on a project to release updated versions of some of Bonacina’s historical pieces. He continued working with modern designers and encouraged a company ethos of environmental sustainability.
Mario’s son, Elia Bonacina, joined the company in 2012. In 2013, Elia designed the Eris rattan lighting fixture, bringing a fresh perspective to the company's catalogue. In 2015, he acquired the Italian furniture brand Pierantonio Bonacina, which was started by another Bonacina family branch, and established a joint venture named Bonacina1889 s.r.l.
Bonacina’s exceptional designs have earned the company accolades at international exhibitions, including top prizes at the Triennale Milano and multiple Compasso d’Oro awards. Today, Bonacina retains the use of traditional materials and techniques while looking to the future. Most recently, it expanded into the outdoor furniture market.
On 1stDibs, find Bonacina seating, garden furniture, wall mirrors and more.
Bamboo coffee table with tray by Tito Agnoli for Bonacina. Italy, 1950 ca.
By Bonacina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Long bamboo coffee table with removable lowered tray. By Tito Agnoli for Bonacina, Italy, ca. 1950. The joints are woven always in bamboo, as are the curved bamboo legs that cross in...
Bamboo
$895Sale Price|22% Off
H 18 in W 24.5 in D 17.5 in
Wonderful Bamboo Oval Handpainted Tole Coffee Cocktail Side Tray Table
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Bamboo Form Base Oval Handpainted Tole White With Gold Coffee / Cocktail / End / Removable Tray Table
Metal
Circa 1930s English Tray Top Table with Faux Bamboo Base
Located in Troy, MI
Found in England, this circa 1930s tray top table has a black and gilded faux bamboo base with an X-form stretcher. Removable tray top has a deep green painted finish with gilded pai...
Wood
$750
H 20 in W 26.5 in D 16 in
Maison Jansen, Hollywood Regency, Faux Bamboo, Brass, Tray Top Table, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Maison Jansen, Hollywood Regency, Faux Bamboo, Brass, Tray Top Table A chic bronze faux bamboo table, the tray top with handles raised on a folded base. Stamped Jansen Industria, Ar...
Bronze
$4,500
H 15.75 in Dm 29.5 in
Tito Agnoli for Bonacina BT 2 Bamboo and Rattan Round Coffee Table, Italy, 1960s
By Tito Agnoli, Bonacina
Located in New York, NY
Tito Agnoli for Pierantonio Bonacina modernist round coffee table model BT 2 composed of woven bamboo and rattan ending in four sculptural curved legs, Lurago D'Erba, Italy, 1960s. T...
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,446
H 24.41 in W 28.75 in D 18.51 in
Italian Mid-Century Cane, Bamboo and Woven Rattan Tray Table with Glass Top, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer this Italian Mid-Century Modern tray table from the 1970s, crafted from bamboo, cane, and woven rattan. Originally sourced from a coastal home on the Riviera ...
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan, Glass
$1,826
H 19.69 in W 25.99 in D 22.45 in
Midcentury Coffee Table in Bamboo and Rattan by Tito Agnoli, Italy 1960s
By Tito Agnoli, Vivai del Sud
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing oval hand-crafted coffee table with curved legs in rattan and bamboo by Tito Agnoli. Made in Italy in the 1960s. A highly decorative bamboo and rattan coffee tab...
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Tito Agnoli Bamboo Table
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Simple bamboo table attributed to Tito Agnoli - Italy, 1950s Bench rectangular shape with curved base.
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Faux Bamboo Octagonal Tray Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fashionable Table with a Deep Stained Turned Wood Faux Bamboo Base surmounted with a removable Octagonal Brass Framed Glass Tray Top. Condition: Please see detail photos. Va...
Brass
$1,897
H 15.75 in W 37.8 in D 23.63 in
Tito Agnoli Attrib. Oval Woven Rattan Coffee Table, Italy 1960s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Naples, IT
Italian design oval coffee table made of rattan and wicker, typical of the 1960s. Drawing attributed to Tito Agnoli (who has worked with historical companies such as Bonacina). The...
Bamboo, Rattan
$2,371
H 19.69 in W 51.19 in D 23.63 in
Tito Agnoli Attrib. Oval Woven Rattan Coffee Table, Italy 1960s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Naples, IT
Italian design oval coffee table made of rattan and wicker, typical of the 1960s. Drawing attributed to Tito Agnoli (who has worked with historical companies such as Bonacina). The...
Bamboo, Rattan
Tito Agnoli Rattan, Bamboo and Glass Coffee Table, Italy, 1960s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Naples, IT
Round bamboo coffee table with red glass top designed in 1960s Italy by Tito Agnoli.
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
$1,795 / set
H 24 in W 30 in D 22 in
Regency Style Italian Faux Bamboo Tole Painted Tray Coffee Side Tables - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of regency style faux bamboo tray tables with hand painted neoclassical and floral center scenes. They are Italian and most likely date to the 60s. They are in very go...
Metal