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.
Coppia di Tavolini Rotondi Cesare Lacca 1950 in legno e cristllo Blu
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Coppia di eleganti tavolini da salotto rotondi in legno tinta nera e cristallo circolare blu , maniglia nella parte superiore in legno .
Crystal
Elegant coffee table by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Elegant coffee table by Cesare Lacca, dating from the 1950s. Iconic piece of 1950s Italian design, featuring a sculptural solid brass frame and double glass tops. The lower glass ha...
Brass
20th Century Cesare Lacca Wooden Coffee Table with Sculptured Structure '50s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Turin, Turin
Wonderful low table designed by the great master Cesare Lacca in '50s. The table is entirely in wood, it has a circular top with a wonderful veneer. The most significant part of this...
Wood
$1,194Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.78 in W 36.62 in D 18.51 in
Mid-Century Wooden Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Catania, CT
Sophisticated Italian bar cart designed by Cesare Lacca, crafted in the 1950s. The structure is made of beautifully shaped wood, showcasing Lacca’s signature organic lines and elegan...
Glass, Wood
$7,059Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 27.56 in D 59.06 in
Wooden Coffee Table, Fishes Series 20 by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Fishes is a series of sculptural coffee tables inspired by the famous Fish (1930) sculpture of Rumanian artist Constantin Brancusi. Brancusi's work has been widely regarded as a masterpiece of modern art, and his Fish sculpture remain an iconic symbol of his artistic vision. The Fishes Coffee Tables series is a tribute to Brancusi's mastery of creating a sense of tranquility and serenity. Each coffee table in this collection is meticulously shaped from natural finish or black-tinted oak wood or walnut. The design process for the Fishes Coffee Tables collection was deeply stimulated by Brancusi's Fish sculpture, with each coffee table featuring soft and rounded forms that capture the fluidity and motion of aquatic life with simplicity and elegance. The sculptural forms of the Fishes Coffee Tables by NONO Furniture reflect this aesthetic, evoking a sense of quietness and stillness. The natural beauty and rich texture of oak and walnut create a warm and inviting atmosphere that is both elegant and sophisticated, making the Fishes Coffee Tables collection a perfect addition to any home decor. Each coffee table in the Fishes Series...
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Italian Glass & Brass Coffee Table by Cesare Lacca, 1958
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Paris, FR
A 1950s Italian mid-century modern coffee table attributed to Cesare Lacca. Its organic, petal-shaped glass top rests on a sculptural base of four splayed lacquered metal legs, each ...
Metal, Brass
Extraordinary Cesare Lacca Brass Table, ca. 1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Berlin, DE
Extraordinary side table, designed by Cesare Lacca and manufactured in Italy in the 1950s. The table is made of brass and has a crystal glass plate...
Brass
Cesare Lacca, Bar Cart, Wood, Glass, Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in High Point, NC
A wood, brass and glass bar cart designed by Cesare Lacca, Italy, c. 1950s. Minor imperfections to glass. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 25.65"H x ...
Brass
Midcentury Teak Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury bar cart by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s. Frame ebonized, tabletop teak wood. Restored surface. New glass top.
Teak
Vintage Brass Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1950s.
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Catania, CT
This brass bar or service cart, designed by Cesare Lacca and produced in Italy in the 1950s, is in very good vintage condition and shows typical signs of age and use, consistent with...
Brass
$2,157
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 20.08 in
Vintage Moebius Coffee Table by Cesare Lacca, Italy, Mid-20th Century
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Moebius Coffee Table is an original design furniture realized in the mid-20th century. Wood, Brass and Glass. Mahogany wood.
Glass, Wood
$2,871
H 31.89 in W 37.41 in D 18.9 in
Midcentury Bar Cart by Cesare Lacca, Beech & Glass, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
An original two tiered midcentury bar cart by Cesare Lacca, Italy. Made in stained lacquered beech in a design typical for Lacca. Featuring wo tiers in clear glass surrounded by stai...
Glass, Beech
Cesare Lacca Italian Drinks Table with Lava Top
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Red Lion, PA
Cesare Lacca table Brass with lava top from the Etna Volcano in Sicily A distinctive stylized brass finial or handle sits at the center of the table top, adding a functional and deco...
Lava, Brass
1950s by Cesare Lacca Italian Design Midcentury Coffee Table
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare coffee table. Mahogany and brass base, original 1950s crystal top. Excellent condition, glass perfect.
Crystal, Brass
Cesare Lacca, coffee table
By Cesare Lacca
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare coffee table by Cesare Lacca for Fontana Arte, Italy circa 1950. Basement in gilt brass and rectangular top in glass.
Brass
Vintage Brass Table by Cesare Lacca, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Brass table with table in glass and underlying table in mirrored glass. 1950s Very good conditions. This object is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any object in ...
Brass
Sold
H 20.48 in Dm 33.47 in
1950s Italian Round Coffee Table, Triangular Mahogany Base, by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in London, GB
An Italian architect-designer Cesare Lacca created a series of modernist furniture and metalwork throughout the 1950s. This sculptural coffee table has an elegant flow of mahogany wo...