Franco Albini Furniture
Italian, 1905-1977
While working under the polymath Gio Ponti — arguably the most important figure in 20th-century Italian modernism — furniture designer Franco Albini nurtured a love for modern forms combined with traditional craft techniques.
Albini is widely known for working with organic materials such as rattan and cane for his chairs and other seating, but he also played a pivotal role in the Italian rationalist movement of the early 20th century, which saw architects and furniture makers applying a strict emphasis on geometry in their work. Rationalists drew on Ancient Roman architecture but rejected ornament, much in the way that Le Corbusier and celebrated Bauhaus figures such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe had in their modernist furniture.
Albini received his degree in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1929, and, in 1931, he founded his practice in Milan, where he tackled workers’ housing and other reconstruction projects. A gifted urban planner, he also developed the Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Rosso and Tesoro di San Lorenzo museums in Genoa. While Albini is revered for his Margherita chair — a Triennale Milano award winner created for Bonacina in 1951 — he also collaborated with manufacturers Poggi and Cassina in the 1940s on seating, tables and more that embodied his artistic vision. Of that mid-century work, the one piece that perhaps best captures this vision is the iconic Luisa chair.
With its cherry red upholstery and sinuous wooden legs that seem to float aboveground, the Luisa is a genuine masterpiece. It is also a testament to Albini’s perfectionism, as it endured several prototypes — including one made by Knoll in the late 1940s — and took approximately 15 years to design. Poggi launched the final version of the armchair in 1955, earning Albini the prestigious Compasso d’Oro from Italy’s Association for Industrial Design. It is produced today by Cassina. Albini named the chair for someone who likely saw the process firsthand: his personal secretary of two decades, Luisa Colombini.
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Creator: Franco Albini
Franco Albini for Poggi Pavia Italian Dark Wood LB7 Bookcase, Italy 1970s
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design dark wood shelves bookcase with floor and ceiling uprights, designed by Franco Albini in 1956 for Poggi Pavia, shelves and container with wood veneer...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Midcentury sideboard designed by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy 1950
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant sideboard, model MB 51, designed by Franco Albini for Poggi
Italy, 1950s
Sophisticated and timeless, the MB 51 sideboard is an iconic piece designed by Franco Albini for the ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Franco Albini Midcentury Wall Shelf in Curved Rattan and Bamboo, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Mid-Century wall shelf in curved rattan and bamboo. This stylish organic shelf was designed by Franco Albini in Italy during the 1960s.
In amazing conditions and with a cha...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Franco Albini 'Fiorenza' Lounge Chair with Ottoman for Arflex 1952
By Franco Albini
Located in Tilburg, NL
Franco Albini 'Fiorenza' Lounge Chair with Ottoman for Arflex, designed in 1952. Italy.
New, current production.
Symbol of comfort, Fiorenza armchair appears in Pirelli's 1950s adv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Oval Wall Mirror by Franco Albini, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful oval wall mirror in bamboo and rattan by Franco Albini.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Mirror, Rattan, Wicker
Franco Albini Midcentury Console Table in Bamboo and Rattan, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century console table in curved bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. This stunning organic piece was designed by the mastery of Franco Albini and produced in Italy dur...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Italian Wicker Lounge Chair Designed by Franco Albini for Bonacina, Italy 60s
By Franco Albini
Located in Lucija, SI
Boho rattan Lounge Chair designed by Franco Albini in Italy in the '60s.
Amazing mid century rattan shell-shaped armchair. These piece were produced in Italy during 60s and the desig...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase Infinito, Black Stained Ask For Cassina
By Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase Infinito, Black Stained Ask For Cassina
Designed between 1956 and 1957 by Franco Albini and Fr...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Italian Vanity or Console Table in Bamboo and Rattan by Vivai del Sud, 1970s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century vanity or console table fully made in bamboo, rattan, hand-woven wicker, and brass. This stylish and unique piece was designed by Vivai del Sud and produced in ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Brass
Franco Albini Modular bookcase model "LB7" Production Poggi Pavia 1957
By Franco Albini
Located in Vigevano, PV
Franco Albini
Modular bookcase model "LB7"
Production Poggi Pavia 1957
This bookcase has two storage modules, one divided into 4 sections and the other with a shelf. Plus two shelves...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Aluminum
Franco Albini Italian Midcentury Dark Wood Sideboard for Poggi, 1950s
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design credenza sideboard designed by Franco Albini and produced by Poggi Pavia from 1958, four doors with sliding shelves and a pull-out shelf / tray, sol...
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1850s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair for Cassina, Mid-Century Modern
By Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchari For Cassina
LEATHER Y : Softness and durability blend in these high-quality leathers, providing a distinctive...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Steel
LB7 three-bay bookcase, Franco Albini for Poggi 1950
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Three-bay bookcase model “LB7”, designed by Franco Albini for Poggi around 1950. The system is part of the Milanese architect’s research on the theme of furniture as a light architec...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
20th Century, Franco Albini for Poggi Wooden Cart mod. CR-20
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Turin, Turin
Franco Albini (1905-1977) lived in Milan where he stuied Architecture at the Politecnico. He started his career at Gio Ponti's studio, with whom he collaborated before getting in tou...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Armchair "Fiorenza" designed by Franco Albini in 1952 for Arflex, Italy.
By Arflex, Franco Albini
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Armchair "Fiorenza," designed by Franco Albini in 1952 for Arflex, Italy. A highly collectible model produced for only one year by Arflex. This stunning pair of armchairs features sc...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Fabric, Wood
Franco Albini Cicognino Side Table in Wood by Poggi Pavia, 1970s Italy
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Brescia, Brescia
This exquisite Cicognino side table, designed by Franco Albini and produced by Poggi Pavia in the 1970s, is a timeless piece of Italian design. Crafted from high-quality wood, this t...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood, Teak
$3,080 Sale Price
42% Off
Franco Albini pair of 1st edition "Fiorenza" armchairs by Arflex, Italy, 1952
By Franco Albini, Arflex
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare pair of 1st edition armchairs with walnut frame, brass details and upholstered parts, model Fiorenza, designed by Franco Albini, produced by Arflex, Italy, 1952
Design, form,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Brass
Margherita Chair by Franco Albini for v. Bonacina, Italy, 1951
By Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in Berlin, DE
Margherita Armchair by Franco Albini for Vittorio Bonacina. Iconic mid-century armchair with a handwoven rattan frame. Designed by Franco Albini and awarded the Gold Medal at the IX ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Rattan, Glass
Midcentury LB7 modular bookcase designed by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy 1957
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Modular bookcase model LB7 designed by Franco Albini for Poggi.
Marked Poggi Pavia.
An extremely flexible bookcase, with different modular options, suited to being against a wall or...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Franco Albini Pouf Stool in Curved Rattan, Bamboo and Wicker, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular Mid-Century French Riviera pouf in curved rattan, bamboo and hand-woven wicker designed by Franco Albini and made in Italy during the 1960s.
The pouf is in fabulous co...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Franco Albini Tl3 Table, Black Dyed Wood and Glass by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2013.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Franco Albini designed this table using the strut element that he had already employed in the design of the Veliero and Infinito bookshelves. In this instance, the legs serve as the vertical elements, solid, turned along their entire surface except for the square section onto which the horizontal table...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Glass, Wood
Franco Albini, Mid-Century "MB15" sideboard for Poggi, Italy 1957
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Argelato, BO
Franco Albini, MB15 pair of sideboards for Poggi, Italy, 1957
The MB15 sideboard by Franco Albini shown in the images feature a refined and understated design, typical of the Italia...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Mid Century Modern Bamboo Stool by Franco Albini for Bonacina, Italy 60s
By Franco Albini, Bonacina
Located in Lucija, SI
Mid Century bamboo Stool was designed by Franco Albini for Bonacina Italy in '60s.
Stool is in top vintage condition. It is stable and ready to bring vintage, bohemian charm in your ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Rattan
Franco Albini Veliero Bookcase for Cassina, Italy, new
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material. The shelf is available in natural ashwood or black stained ashwood with elements in either brass or satin brass chrome.
Bookcase desig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
$48,005 / item
Franco Albini, Early Rocking "PS16" Chaise Lounge, Sycamore, 1960s, Poggi, Italy
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in High Point, NC
A rare and early "PS16", cotton, cord and sycamore rocking chaise lounge designed by Franco Albini and produced by Poggi, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Seat Height (inches): 17.25"
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Cotton, Cord, Sycamore
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase "Infinito" for Cassina, Italy, new
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the color, size and material.
Modular Bookcase designed by Franco Albini, relaunched in 2008. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. An extremely flexible bookcase, with myriad modular options, suited to being against a wall or as a room partition...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Franco Albini Library “Poggi” Wood Metal Iron, 1955, Italy
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, IT
Franco Albini Library “Poggi” wood metal iron, 1955, Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Franco Albini for Vittorio Bonacina Rattan Lounge Chair, Model "Margherita"
By Franco Albini, Vittorio Bonacina
Located in Antwerp, BE
Origianal in good condition Iconic Rattan Fifties Chair designed by Franco Albini for Vittorio Bonacina, Italy.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Upholstery, Rattan
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair for Cassina, Mid-Century Modern
By Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchari For Cassina
In 1959, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco
Albini designed Tre Pezzi, a c...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Steel
Franco Albini Italian Mid Century Rattan, Cane Organic Sunburst Chair, 1950's
By Franco Albini
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Rare Franco Albini Mid Century Bamboo Organic Sunburst Chair By Janine Abraham & Dirk Jan Rol 1950's
Franco Albini (17 October 1905 – 1 November 1977)...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Rattan
An Italian 1970s circular bamboo mirror by Franco Albini for Bonacina
By Franco Albini, Bonacina
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1970s circular bamboo mirror with woven pencil reed bamboo by Franco Albini for Bonacina
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1970s Italian Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo
Cassina “Luisa” Chair by Franco Albini
By Franco Albini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully constructed chair with floating back design.
Signed by Cassina.
Two available. Priced individually.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Leather
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase Infinito, Black Stain Wood by Cassina
By Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase Infinito, Black Stain Wood by Cassina
Designed between 1956 and 1957 by Franco Albini and Franc...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wood
Franco Albini Luisa Chair, Wood and Fabric by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2013.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
The small armchair, dubbed Luisa, is the fruit of a fifteen-year process of exploratio...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Fabric, Wood
Franco Albini Italian Bookcase in Rosewood for Poggi Mid Century circa 1950s
By Franco Albini, Poggi, Franca Helg
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Italian Bookcase, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Poggi, Italy, circa 1950s. This library is believed to be Model LB7 or LB8 and is comprised of four uprights...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
Lovely Bamboo Stool by Franco Albini, 1950s Italy
By Franco Albini
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very good condition.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-Century Franco Albini Table Lamp in Bamboo and Rattan, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century table lamp entirely crafted from curved bamboo and hand-woven rattan wicker. This stylish and unique organic lamp was designed by Franco Albini and produced in I...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Arteluce 'Ochetta' Wall Lights
By Franca Helg, Arteluce, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Arteluce, Ochetta wall lights model '141', metal, frosted glass, Italy, 1962.
The Ochetta wall lights, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
Franco Albini Set of Two "Model PL19", Manufactured by Poggi
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Set of two "Model PL19" chairs, designed by Franco Albini, manufactured by Poggi Pavia, Italy. The chairs have a lacquered metal frame and are upholstered with red velvet.
Literat...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
20th Century Franco Albini for Poggi Wooden Cabinet mod. MB15
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Turin, Turin
Franco Albini (1905-1977) lived in Milan where he stuied Architecture at the Politecnico. He started his career at Gio Ponti's studio, with whom he collaborated before getting in tou...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Set of 8 " Luisa" Chair by Franco Albini, Italy, c.1955
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of 8 " Luisa" Chair by Franco Albini, Italy, c.1955
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Fabric, Wood
Franco Albini, Lounge Chair, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and fabric lounge chair, model 432, designed by Franco Albini and produced by Cassina, Italy, c. 1950s.
Several minor imperfections to wood frame.
Vintage fabric ideally reu...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Fabric, Wood
LB7 Bookshelves, Franco Albini for Poggi, 1960
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The LB7 "Infinito" bookcase by Franco Albini for Poggi is an iconic creation of 1950s Italian design. This bookcase, designed in 1957, bears Albini's distinctive signature with its c...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Teak
Franco Albini, Lounge Chair, Wood, Velvet, Italy, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in High Point, NC
A green velvet and wood lounge chair, Model Fiorenza, designed by Franco Albini and produced by Arflex, Italy, c. 1950s.
Misshapen side headrests.
Considerable wear and tear (frayi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Velvet, Wood
Rare Pair "Fiorenza" First Edition Armchairs by Franco Albini, Italy, c. 1953
By Franco Albini, Arflex
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Rare and Exquisite "Fiorenza" Armchair by Franco Albini, Italy, c. 1953.
This highly collectible model was manufactured by Arflex for one single year.
An early variant of the iconi...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Franco Albini TL3 Dining Table for Cassina, Glass & Wood, Italy, 2023
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the size and chosen material of the table. The base is available in solid ash wood or American walnut. The table is available in a rectangular or round version (the latter measures 130 cm in diameter and 75 cm in height)
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2013. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Franco Albini designed this table using the strut element that he had already employed in the design of the Veliero and Infinito bookshelves. In this instance, the legs serve as the vertical elements, solid, turned along their entire surface except for the square section onto which the horizontal table...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Glass, Wood, Ash, Walnut
$3,080 Sale Price / item
42% Off
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair for Cassina, Mid-Century Modern
By Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchari For Cassina
In 1959, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco
Albini designed Tre Pezzi, a c...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Steel
Franco Albini Cavalletto Table, Black Stained Wood by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1950. Relaunched in 2008.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This table, with its minimal lines and an extremely light look, underscores the extens...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Design Mid-Century Oval Wall Mirror in Bamboo
By Franco Albini, Bonacina
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We are excited to present this exquisite oval mirror in the French Riviera style, meticulously crafted from curved bamboo and woven rattan. Designed by the renowned Franco Albini in ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Mirror, Bamboo, Rattan
$1,263 Sale Price
30% Off
Franco Albini Infinito Modular Bookcase
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, IT
Franco Albini (1905-1977)
Infinito original book unit. Large modular bookcase made up of 6 vertical uprights, container elements with hinged doors and lo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Teak
Franco Albini Curved Rattan and Bamboo Round Mirror, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century round organic mirro fully made in curved rattan and bamboo. This charming French Riviera style mirror was produced in Italy during the 1960s and is attributed to...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Mirror, Rattan
Franco Albini Pair of 'Fiorenza' Lounge Chairs for Arflex 1952
By Franco Albini
Located in Tilburg, NL
Franco Albini Pair of 'Fiorenza' Lounge Chairs for Arflex, designed in 1952. Italy.
New, current production. Price is for a pair in fabric group T6.
Symbol of comfort, Fiorenza arm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Fabric, Wood
Franco Albini LB7 Bookcase in Teak Wood by Poggi Pavia 1950s Italy
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Cascina, Pisa
LB7 bookcase composed of a single module with shelves and a storage unit with two doors, made in veneered solid teak wood, and black lacquered metal details.
Designed by Franco Alb...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
Franco Albini Rosewood Mid-Century Modern “LB7” Modular Bookcase for Poggi, 1957
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Vicenza, IT
LB7 bookcase, designed by Franco Albini and manufactured by Poggi in 1957.
Modular bookstore composed by upholds, containers with flying and doors, shelve. The industrial standard for every product component allows permanent and different solutions, from the bearing structures to the elements. The structure does not need anchorages to the wall and can be placed in the middle of the space.
This set is composed of 3 modules, ten shelves, and three containers.
It is made of Rosewood, iron, and brass.
Excellent vintage condition.
Franco Albini was born in Robbiate in 1905, and after his childhood and part of his youth, he moved to Milan.
He graduated at Politecnico of Milan, Faculty of Architecture, in 1929, and He collaborated for three years in Giò Ponti and Emilio Lancia’s office. He probably had his international contacts here, at The International Exposition of 1929 in Barcelona and Paris, where he visited le Corbusier’s office, as Franca Helg used to tell.
Throughout these first three years, his works were undoubtedly related to XIXth Century. His meeting with Edoardo Persico marks an evident turnover towards rationalism and writers for “Casabella” magazine. Persico’s thoughtful and ironical comments on some of Albini’s drawings for office furniture caused him deep upsetting. “I spent days of real anxiety – tells Albini – I had to answer all questions. I had a long fever”.
The new phase that the meeting provoked begins with opening his own first office at Via Panizza with Renato Camus and Giancarlo Palanti. The group of Architects starts taking care of social housing, participating in the competition for the Baracca neighborhood in 1932, and then realizing the Ifacp neighborhood: Fabio Filzi (1936/38), Gabriele D’Annunzio, and Ettore Ponti (1939).
During those years, He also worked for his first private villa (Pestarini).
It is mainly in the context of exhibitions that the Italian architect experiments the compromise between rigor and poetic fantasy that Pagano was talking about; He conceived all the elements that would become recurrent in all types of his work – Architecture, Interiors, Design. The 1933 opening of the new Triennale of Milano, in Palazzo dell’Arte, becomes an occasion to express the highly innovative character of rationalist thinking. In this place, to experiment with new materials and solutions, but most of all a “method”.
Young rationalist architects cultivated the art of exhibiting as a communication lab, an open field to space solutions.
Albini, with Giancarlo Palanti, sets the steel structure house (with R. Camus, G. Mazzoleni, G. Minoletti and coordination by G. Pagano) designing also its furniture. For the next Triennale in 1936, marked by Persico’s early death, Franco Albini, together with a group of young architects around Pagano, takes care of the exhibition of Dwelling, where he presented 3 types of lodgings.
In the same year, Albini and Romano design the exhibition for Ancient Italian jewelry: vertical uprights, simple linear poles design space. This element is recurring in other works, like the Scipione exhibition (1941), Vanzetti stand (1942), and Olivetti shop in Paris (1956). The architectural space is readable through a grid, introducing a third dimension, the vertical one, with a sense of lightness and transparency.
Upright is also used in design objects, such as the Veliero bookcase...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Brass, Iron
TL2 Easel dining table/desk Franco Albini Poggi 1950 mid-century teak wood
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Table model TL2, known as "Cavalletto," designed by Franco Albini in 1950 for Poggi. Wooden frame with rectangular top resting on two trestle bases joined by a reinforcing bar. The p...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Rare Fiorenza Lounge/Armchair by Franco Albini for Arflex, Italy, c. 1953
By Franco Albini
Located in New York City, NY
The Fiorenza Armchair was originally designed for Franco Albini's own apartment and went through several iterations between 1952 and 1967.
An early example, this chair was produced ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
Pr. Franco Albini Bamboo Reed Stools Ottoman Tables
By Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Pair of bamboo, willow reed ottomans, stools, tables. designed by Franco Albini. Interestingly, the original owner had glass tops custom made, to use these as end, or side tables, th...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Glass
Bamboo and rattan mirror by Franco Albini, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Hannover, DE
Handmade Italian rattan/bamboo wall mirror from the 1960s, designed by Franco Albini around 1960. Original condition with minor signs of wear consistent with age and use, leaving a b...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Extraordinary Pair of 'Gala' armchairs by Franco Albini for Bonacina, Italy 1951
By Franco Albini, Bonacina
Located in Argelato, BO
This pair of armchairs represents an iconic testament to postwar Italian design, designed by renowned architect and designer Franco Albini in 1951 and produced by the historic Vittor...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Rattan
Italian mid-century modern wood double bed by Franco Albini for Poggi, 1960s
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern wooden double bed by Franco Albini for Poggi, 1960s
Double bed with a wooden structure. The headboard has a rounded profile, while the footboard is rectang...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wood
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Franco Albini furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Franco Albini furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 173 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 21 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Franco Albini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Marco Zanuso, Paolo Buffa, and Arflex. Prices for Franco Albini furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $209 and can go as high as $58,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,981.
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- What is rattan material?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Rattan is one of the materials used to make wicker furniture and other furnishings. It comes from a plant that grows in hot, tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australia. The quick-growing plant has a bamboo-like inner material that gets removed and fashioned into cane. Stalks of rattan (whose name derives from the Malay “rota”) are dense, steamable and bendable, which is why it lends itself to curvaceous designs and infinite creative uses in a way bamboo does not. Pieces of rattan furniture were welcomed indoors in the mid-20th century, and over time the medium has been put to use by giants of modernism such as Josef Hoffmann, Thonet, Jean-Michel Frank and Donald Deskey. Shop a wide variety of rattan furniture on 1stDibs.
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