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Cesare Lacca Side Chairs

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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Cesare Lacca Slipper Chair in Faux fur and Dark Blue Satin, Italy, 1950s
Cesare Lacca Slipper Chair in Faux fur and Dark Blue Satin, Italy, 1950s

Cesare Lacca Slipper Chair in Faux fur and Dark Blue Satin, Italy, 1950s

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Cesare Lacca side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Cesare Lacca side chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original side chairs by Cesare Lacca were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 1950s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider side chairs by Gio Ponti, Gastone Rinaldi, and Paolo Buffa. Prices for Cesare Lacca side chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $4,953 and can go as high as $4,953, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,953.