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
BADANO 1954 Round Dining Table by Franco Albini
By Codiceicona, Franco Albini
Located in Milan, IT
The 1954 Badano table, from a project by Franco Albini for private clients. The modular leg design allows the creation of a series of tables of different sizes.
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2010s Italian Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
$7,964 / item
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
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Wood
1960s Gorgeous Magazine Rack by Franco Albini, Made in Italy
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous magazine rack in bamboo and rattan by Franco Albini. It's in excellent condition. Made in Italy.
19,68" x 9,84" x 23,62" H inches
cm 50 x cm 25 x cm 60 H.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo
$472 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Franco Albini Cavalletto Table for Cassina, Italy, new
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Available in Canaletto Walnut, natural ash and black stained ash. Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/finish.
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1950. Relaunched in 2008. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini designed Tre Pezzi...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$10,974 / item
Franco Albini PL19 Pair of Three Piece Armchairs for Poggi Pavia Italy Circa 1959
By Franco Albini
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
The "Modello PL19" or "I tre Pezzi" armchairs, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg, manufactured by Poggi Pavia, Italy.
The chairs have a lacquered metal frame and are upholste...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage rattan footstool by Franco Albini, 1970s
By Franco Albini
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Vintage rattan footstool by Franco Albini, Made in Italy, 1970s.
This rattan and bamboo pouf can be used as a side table or as a footstool. Original from the 1970s. This piece is the...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Rare Mahogany 'TL2' Cavalletto Table / Desk by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in London, GB
A rare mahogany version of the Cavaletto or TL2 table designed by the great neo-rationalist designer, Franco Albini. Designed in 1950 for manufacturers Poggi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Steel
Franco Albini Cicognino Wood Side Table by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Side table designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2008.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Dubbed Cicognino, or “little stork”, this iconic design, is clean-cut and refi...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,250 / item
Franco Albini and Franca Helg 'AS1C' Table Lamp for Nemo in Glass & Black Chrome
By Nemo Lighting 1, Franca Helg, Franco Albini
Located in Glendale, CA
Franco Albini and Franca Helg 'AS1C' table lamp for Nemo in Glass and Black Chrome.
Franco Albini and Franca Helg were Milanese architects, famous for combining modern design with t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchari For Cassina
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
Materials
Steel
$10,979 / item
Franco Albini LB7 Bookcase in Teak Wood by Poggi Pavia 1950s Italy
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
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
Vintage Rattan Stool by Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
A mid-century wicker rattan stool by Franco Albini was made in Italy in the 1960s.
The vintage stool is strong, stable. In good vintage condition. There are signs of use and time, pl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Rattan
$814 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Set of 6 Franco Albini "Luisa" Chairs, Production Carlo Poggi, 1950s
By Franco Albini, Succ. Carlo Poggi
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Set of 6 Italian wood and fabric chairs armchairs Model "Luisa" designed by the Italian designer Franco Albini and produced by Poggi Pavia 1955.
Bibliographie: Italien 1950er Jahre,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rattan Pouf Stool Franco Albini Italy, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Organic vintage rattan pouf or stool design attributed to Franco Albini. Italy 1950s.
A charming rattan stool or foot stool in beautiful shape.
Stable and sturdy...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Rattan
Franco Albini Split Reed ottoman or pouf collection (6) Classic Mid Century
By Franco Albini, Mauro Bonacina 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Franco Albini, Large vintage mid-century rattan cane 'Lobster Pot' Ottoman stool ... airy appearance sturdy and stable . . Split reed ottoman/pouf with solid maple legs that extend ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Wicker, Rattan, Reed
Franco Albini for Bonacina Set Margherita Chair and Ottoman, Italy, 1950s
By Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in Naples, IT
Iconic chair with pouff Mod. Margherita in curved wicker and cushion covered in ivory boucle' fabric. Designed in 1960. by Franco Albini for Bonacina .Suitable for outdoor and indoor...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
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
Materials
Wood
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchari For Cassina
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
Materials
Steel
$10,979 / item
20th Century Franco Albini Pair of TN6 Cicognino Coffee Tables in Wood, 50s
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Turin, Turin
An iconic design with a refined and essential taste, which in its playful form evokes a reassuring feeling of familiarity. Franco Albini created the table by reducing its structure t...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
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
Franco Albini Italian Rattan Pouf / Ottoman
By Franco Albini
Located in Queens, NY
Italian mid-century rattan pouf / ottoman with an open design and rounded shape. (FRANCO ALBINI)
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchari For Cassina
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
$10,979 / item
Franco Albini “PS16” Rocking Chair for Poggi, 1959
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Franco Albini “PS16” rocking chair for Poggi, original fabric and walnut, Italy, 1959.
The Albini "PS16" is a rocking chair with a timeless design. Manuf...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Walnut, Fabric
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchari For Cassina
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
$11,512 / item
Franco Albini Italian Midcentury Desk for Knoll 70's
By Franco Albini
Located in bari, IT
Stickers.Stunning Franco Albini '1928' desk for Knoll international, this example 1958. A pebbled glass top and stunning patina really take this piece...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Steel
Franco Albini Cicognino Wood Side Table by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Side table designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2008.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Dubbed Cicognino, or “little stork”, this iconic design, is clean-cut and refi...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,871 / item
Franco Albini for Poggi Cabinet in Teak
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Poggi, cabinet, model ‘MB51’, teak, Italy, 1958
This exquisitely designed cabinet by Franco Albini for Poggi epitomizes simplicity with its sharp, clean lines. Th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Teak
Original Italian Rocking Horse Made of Bamboo and Rattan
By Franco Albini
Located in München, DE
Original 1960s rocking horse made of bamboo and rattan.
Design attributed to the well-known architect and designer Franco Albini (1905-1977). Made in Italy.
Wonderful decoration fo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
$577 Sale Price
55% Off
Franco Albini and Franca Helg AM2C Opaline Glass & Chrome Floor Lamp for Nemo
By Nemo Lighting 1, Franco Albini, Franca Helg
Located in Glendale, CA
Franco Albini and Franca Helg AM2C opaline glass and chrome floor lamp for Nemo.
Franco Albini and Franca Helg were Italian architects and designers, famous for combining modern des...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini designed Tre Pezzi...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$10,979 / item
Franco Albini TL3 Table, 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
Materials
Glass, Wood
$4,856 / item
Poltrone Fiorenza di Franco Albini per Arflex Anni 60-70
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, IT
Coppia di poltrone, iconico modello di Franco Albini, con struttura a vista in legno di faggio tinto, imbottitura in espanso, rivestimento in tessuto. Molto buone condizioni, complet...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Beech
$11,370 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Franco Albini for Poggi 'MB15' Large Sideboard in Teak
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Franco Albini for Poggi, sideboard, model 'MB15', teak, Italy, 1957
This well-designed, sizable sideboard by Franco Albini for Poggi, created in 1950s Italy, epitomizes mid-century ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Teak
Franco Albini "Spring" Rattan and Bamboo Round Mirror with Chain, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century round mirror with chain fully made in cvurved rattan, bamboo and hand-woven wicker. This incredibly charming French Riviera style mirror is attributed to the mas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
Wooden bar trolley ''CR20'' by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy, 1958
By Franco Albini
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare "CR20" trolley in rosewood designed by the famous Italian architect and designer Franco Albini for the Poggi company, Italy.
it is an authentic icon of style, which perfectly ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
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
20th Century, Franco Albini Sofa mod. DV33 for Poggi
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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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$13,028 / item
Dining Room Table / Franco Albini / 1951
By Franco Albini
Located in Berlin, DE
The unusual feature of this table is the solid wooden top.
This graceful table by Italian architect and designer Franco Albini was designed in 1951. The model, known as 'TL2', is ma...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Iron
Franco Albini 4-Unit Shelving System for Poggi, Italy 1960
By Franco Albini
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A beautiful, 4-unit wide shelving system desined by Franco Albini, manufactured by Poggi in Italy around 1960.
This large piece is made of high quality dark stained wood with brass ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare early desk N80 by Franco Albini
By Franco Albini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Magnificent desk model N80 by the designer Franco Albini, rare first editions model with white lacquered metal base and wooden box.
The dimensions are slightly larger than the model ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$5,800 / item
Vintage Rare Bauhaus German Leather Armchair by Franco Albini for Tecta, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This exceptionally rare chair with arms was designed by Franco Albini in 1933 and produced by Tecta during the 1950s. The frame is made of tubular chrome-plated steel but the seat an...
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1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Franco Albini for Poggi Italian Midcdentury Dark Wood Sideboard, 1960s
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design little credenza sideboard "MB48" model designed by Franco Albini and produced by Poggi with stained walnut wood and brass details, made in Italy 1960...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
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
Materials
Teak
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini designed Tre Pezzi...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$13,620 / item
Franco Albini Wall Lamp for Sirrah, Italy, 1960
By Sirrah, Franco Albini
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant wall lamps designed by Franco Albini, manufactured by Sirrah in Italy, circa 1960. Designed for the AM/AS series.
Made of high quality chrome plated metal. The lamp is des...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,776 / item
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
$37,290 Sale Price
25% Off
Franco Albini Cicognino Wood Side Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Side table designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2008.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Dubbed Cicognino, or “little stork”, this iconic design, is clean-cut and refined...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,871 / item
Franco Albini per Bonacina Specchio da Parete Ovale in Rattan, Italia 1960s
By Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in Naples, IT
Italian rattan wall mirror (circa 1960s) by Franco Albini. The mirror has a complex weave of rattan in a series of horseshoe projections on the edge of the frame. There is a lovely a...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Franco Albini for Bonacina Bamboo Round Wall Mirror, Italy, 1960s
By Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in Naples, IT
Italian rattan wall mirror (circa 1960s) by Franco Albini. The mirror has a complex weave of rattan in a series of horseshoe projections on the edge of the frame. There is a lovely a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
1950 Desk "Model 80" by Franco Albani for Knoll, 1949-1954
By Franco Albini
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Minimalist desk Franco Albini for Knoll International, European mid-century modern desk from the 1950s.
Authentic "model 80" desk - 1949 - 1954.
Rare first version with the X-shaped ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini Lounge Chair
By Franco Albini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Franco Albini "Fiorenza" lounge chair, Italy, circa 1990s. This chair was originally designed by Albini in the 1950s. This example is an authorized re-edition made by Arflex, circa 1...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Rattan, Bamboo and Wicker Italian Round Mirror, Franco Albini, 1970s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular mid-century French Riviera style round mirror in rattan, wicker and bamboo. This gorgeous piece was designed by Franco Albini and produced in in Italy during the 1970s.
...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
Franco Albini Midcentury Brazilian Dining Chair jacaranda and fabric
By Forma Brazil, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, ES
Franco Albini (1905-1977)
Six dining chairs with arms (Price per chair)
Manufactured by Forma Brazil
Brazil, 1950s
Solid jacaranda wood and fabric
Measurements
58 cm x 55 cm x 77 ...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Jacaranda
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Franco Albini in 1959. Relaunched in 2009.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
In 1952, working with Franca Helg, his long-time assistant, Franco Albini design...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$10,979 / item
Franco Albini Veleiro Bookcase, Wood by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bookcase designed by Franco Albini in 1940. Relaunched in 2011-19.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Defying the laws of physics, going beyond what we normally understand by the ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$59,073 / item
Le Corbusier, P. Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC20 Casier Standard for Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the color, size and material of the piece.
Casier designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1925. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. The Casiers standard...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini Radio in Cristallo, by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Radio in Cristallo station by Franco Albini in 1938. Relaunched in 2021.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Radio in Cristallo goes straight to the heart of the project that Franco Albini created as a prototype-model in 1938 for his home. He took apart and reassembled a radio in a wood cabinet received as a wedding gift, exposing the electric components by pressing them between two sheets of tempered glass. A tribute to lightness, a step that catapults the designer in the direction of bold modernity that, by demonstrating progress, narrates its value. In concert with Fondazione Franco Albini, Cassina has optimized the design the architect entered into a competition by the Swiss company Wohnbedarf in 1940, keeping the same size while adding new Bluetooth technology and an optional subwoofer that, connected to Wi-Fi, creates a more enveloping atmosphere. Radio in Cristallo will also be offered in a special limited edition of only five pieces. The Radio in Cristallo L.E., with a numbered metal plate on the side of the structure, will feature white knobs...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wood
$25,038 / item
Franco Albini furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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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