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Cesare Lacca Seating

Italian, b. 1929

Architect and designer Cesare Lacca is renowned for the modernist furniture he created during the 1950s. Made with materials like teak, glass and brass, his work continues to command great interest from mid-century modern collectors. His pieces have recently found their way onto some of the 21st century’s most trendy television and movie sets. 

Lacca was born in Naples, Italy, in 1929. Like many Italian designers in the 20th century, he moved to Milan after World War II to launch his career. At the age of 20, he was selected by a group of American curators for inclusion in the 1951 landmark exhibition “Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today” at the Art Institute of Chicago. It showcased Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini and Gio Ponti.

Lacca designed a dizzying array of tea carts and serving trolleys across his career, including magazine racks and coffee tables. Lacca’s most well-known piece is a tea cart — most commonly used as a bar cart — that Cassina manufactured. It features beautifully sculpted beech, cedar, teak and walnut with brass details, a glass tabletop and a removable glass tray. 

This Lacca cart was featured as Don Draper’s office bar in his Manhattan advertising agency on several episodes of the wildly popular television show Mad Men, reinvigorating the interest of collectors. Several other Lacca pieces have been part of the set decorations in the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the movie Being the Ricardos. 

On 1stDibs, find Cesare Lacca tables, racks and stands, seating and more.

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Creator: Cesare Lacca
Exceptional Curved Cesare Lacca Sofa in Fadini Borghi Velvet, Italy, 1950s
By La Maison Pierre Frey, Cesare Lacca
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptional two-seater sofa was designed by Cesare Lacca and produced in Italy in the early 1950s. The elegant, rounded lines of the backrest and curved seat create a sophistica...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Seating

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Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Walnut

Small 2 Seater Caesar Sofa Lacquer Italy 1950s Restored Green Velvet
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Delightful and original two-seater from the 1950s totally restored in green velvet fabric , wooden feet. Caesar Lacquer design
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Seating

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Velvet

Cesare Lacca, two-seater conversation sofa
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2605 Cesare Lacca Two-seater conversation sofa upholstered in cardinal red velvet. Italian manufacture ca. 1950.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Seating

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Velvet

Small Sofa Italian Mid-Century Design Green Velvet Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
A small sofa with a pleasant shape, design and elegance, restored with a good petrol green velvet.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Seating

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Velvet, Wood

Small 1950s Mid-Century Italian Stool in Brown Velvet and Cesare Lacca Design Ma
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great style and shape for this small stool of great character and shape, created in velvet with buttons.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Seating

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Velvet, Mahogany

Cesare Lacca Armchair
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
This armchair was designed by Italian architect and designer CESARE LACCA. He is known as a craftsman who worked on modernist furniture as well as metalwork. The flowing silhouette o...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Pair of velvet Easy Chairs by Cesare Lacca, circa 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of very rare easy chairs. Raspberry velvet cover, fringes, in original condition. Front legs are made of brass, back legs are made of walnut wood.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Seating

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Brass

Elegant Modular Curved Sofa Italian Midcentury Green Brass Feet Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elegant modular curved sofa Italian midcentury design Cesare Lacca Design.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Seating

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Sofa by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s
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Located in Brussels, BE
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Seating

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Fabric

Cesare Lacca Slipper Chair in Faux fur and Dark Blue Satin, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Casa e Giardino
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid and rare Cesare Lacca slipper chair in Faux fur and dark blue Satin, manufactured by Casa and Giardino, the famed Interiors store owned by Fede Cheti. Italy 1950s Referenc...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Seating

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Satin, Faux Fur, Wood

Divano a conchiglia in velluto anni 50 nello stile di Gio Ponti
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Torino, IT
Gli anni '50 italiani sono stati iconici ed innovativi soprattutto per quanto riguarda le sedute, questo piccolo divano è esempio del genio creativo italiano. Tra i grandi maestri ch...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Seating

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Velvet, Giltwood

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Cesare Lacca sofa Scalloped Shape, 1950s
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Curved Sofa by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s
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Cesare Lacca seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Cesare Lacca seating are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fabric and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Cesare Lacca seating, although red editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original seating by Cesare Lacca were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider seating by Giancarlo De Carlo, Gustavo Pulitzer Finali, and Roberto Mango. Prices for Cesare Lacca seating can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,663 and can go as high as $13,345, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,714.

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