To join the centenarian club is a remarkable feat in itself, but to live for over a century and leave a lasting impact on the world of Italian mid-century modern furniture design — just as pioneering industrial designer and architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni had — is extraordinary. His vintage table lamps, coffee tables, chairs and other furnishings are demonstrative of exemplary technique, theory and quality workmanship — all characteristics of the Milanese designer’s signature style.
Caccia Dominioni graduated from Milan’s oldest university, the Polytechnic University of Milan, in 1936. A leading center for design innovation during the first half of the 20th century, the institution’s alumni includes notable Italian architects and designers such as Gio Ponti, Vittoriano Vigano and brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. In 1937, the Castiglioni brothers and Caccia Dominioni opened a multi-award winning studio together and presented groundbreaking designs for radios in Bakelite shells at the 1940 Milan Triennial.
The Second World War forced Caccia Dominioni to pause his professional ambitions in order to serve in the Italian military, and the postwar years saw much of his most esteemed designs take shape. In 1947, alongside Ignazio Gardella and Corrado Corradi Dell’Acqua, Caccia Dominioni founded the furniture manufacturing company Azucena, where he designed iconic pieces such as the Catalina chair and a range of lighting that includes the Lp10 wall light, the Lsp3 wall light and the Lsp6 flush mount light.
Like a fine Italian wine, Caccia Dominioni got even better with time. He collaborated with the likes of Olivari and Lualdi well into his 80s, debuting legendary pieces such as the C.d.o. chair and the Super door. And while many of his celebrated architectural works materialized during the 1950s and 1960s — such as the Teatro Filodrammatici and the Galleria Strasburgo — one of Caccia Dominioni’s best known structures, the fountain in Milan’s Piazza San Babila, was built near the end of 20th century when the designer was 83 years old.
Caccia Dominioni was a winner of the Compasso d’Oro, one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in the design industry. When he died at 103 in 2016, he left behind an exceptional legacy of furniture design and architectural innovations.
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AZUCENA LUIGI CACCIA DoMINIONI n5 APPENDIABITI OTTONE 1950 ITALY
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Milano, IT
BELLISSIMI N.5 APPENDIABITI AZUCENA di Luigi Caccia Dominioni del 1950 in ottimo stato di conservazione. Provenienti da una casa Milanese
Brass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni N 7 Coat Hangers Brass, 1950, Italy
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Milano, IT
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Coat Hangers.
Brass
$529
H 9.06 in W 24.02 in D 13.78 in
Luigi Massoni Minimalist Plastic White Bed Tray Element by Guzzini, Italy, 1980s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Plastic tray Design: Luigi Massoni Producer: Guzzini, Italy Decade: 1980s Description: This tray table was designed by Luigi Massoni and produced by Guzzini in Italy in the 1980s. It is made from white-colored plastic and is in very good vintage condition, and would be ideal to serve breakfast in bed. It still features the original Guzzini box...
Plastic
$937 / set
H 11.03 in W 9.06 in D 6.3 in
Aldo Tura Decorative Bar Set in Carved Wood and Brass, Macabo, Italy 1950s
By Macabo, Aldo Tura
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful bar set in carved wood and brass. This lovely set was designed by Aldo Tura and produced by Macabo in Milano, Italy during the 1950s. The set consist of a pitcher, 6 glass...
Metal, Brass
$540
H 4 in W 14.5 in D 5 in
Modern Porcelain Breadstick Holster Server Platter Rometti Ceramics 1950s, Italy
By Rometti Ceramics 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rometti Italy midcentury porcelain breadstick holster server platter. Hand painted figurative scene in orange and cream inside, green marbled exterior, swooping metal handle with yel...
Wrought Iron
$1,059
H 1.97 in W 17.72 in D 11.82 in
Midcentury Serving Tray in Glass and Brass Fontana Arte Style, Italy 1950s
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular serving tray in glass and brass with glass incisions in the style of Fontana Arte. Made in Italy in the 1950s.
Metal, Brass
$855
H 1.19 in W 16.54 in D 12.6 in
Midcentury Lucite and Brass Octagonal Italian Tray, Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing Mid-Century rectangular tray in clear lucite and brass with a chrome-plated rim. This stylish piece was made in Italy during the 1970s and its design is attributed to the mas...
Brass, Chrome
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Comport
By Cesani Virginio
Located in VALENZA, IT
Italian sterling silver stand made in the 80s of the last century. The structure of the object is very simple, with a smooth double-stepped base. In the stem of the base, small l...
Sterling Silver
$1,176
H 1.19 in W 19.49 in D 14.77 in
Ercole Barovier Serving Tray Mirror-Engraved Murano Glass, Italy 1950s
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular mirror-engraved Murano glass serving tray. This wonderful piece was produced in Italy during 1950s by the master Murano glass-maker of Ercole Barov...
Metal
$1,176
H 1.58 in W 22.45 in D 14.18 in
Ercole Barovier Mirror-Engraved Murano Glass Italian Serving Tray, 1950s
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Midcentury mirror-engraved Murano glass serving tray. This wonderful piece was produced in Italy during 1950s by the master Murano glass-maker of Ercole Barovier. This wo...
Metal
Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Nutcracker, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist nutcracker from the 1950s, made of solid brass, designed and manufactured by Carl Auböck in Vienna/Austria.
Brass
Handcrafted Oversized Brass Ewer, Mughal Style, Floral Etching, 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Oversized 3 feet tall Middle Eastern, Mughal Indian style brass decorative ewer. Very decorative handcrafted brass Moorish Arabian style coffee pot, wine or water pitcher. Hand-ham...
Brass
Steel Set by Gio Ponti for Calderoni, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Calderoni
Located in Milan, IT
Set composed by tray and three pitchers by Gio Ponti for Calderoni, Milano Size of the biggest pitcher is cms 18 x 1 2 x 12.
Stainless Steel
$941
H 2.96 in W 12.01 in D 9.45 in
XL Ceramic Pottery Shell Plate "STRIPES" by Fratelli Fanciullacci, ITALY, 1950s
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic shell bowl Producer: Fratelli Fanciullaci, Italy Designer: Fratelli Fanciullaci Decade: 1950s This original studio pottery vintage plate element was d...
Ceramic
Azucena ashtray 1950s
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant column ashtray designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni and produced by Azucena in the 1950s made of enameled metal and brass.
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 14.97 in Dm 10.24 in
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Umbrellastand Waste Paper Jar Holder Brass Metal 1950 Ita
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Milano, IT
Luigi caccia dominioni.
Brass
Steel Ashtray by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Artemide, Original Label
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Rare steel ashtray designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for the fine Italian manufacture Artemide, with original label. The ashtray has a spherical shape and is made entirely of steel...
Steel