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 Bonacina Margherita Armchair 1951 Design
By Franco Albini
Located in Taranto, IT
Franco Albini's Margherita armchair for Bonacina is an elegant example of 20th-century Italian design, embodying the perfect fusion of traditional craftsmanship and aesthetic innovat...
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1950s Italian Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard MB15 by Fanco Albini for Poggi, Italy, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Sideboard MB15 by Fanco Albini for Poggi, Italy, 1950s
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1950s Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Mid-Century Modern TL2 Cavalletto Desk/Dining Table by Franco Albini for Poggi
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern TL2 Cavalletto desk/dining table by Franco Albini for Poggi, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
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 ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Metal
$10,928 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Franco Albini for Poggi circa 1950, Folding Chair
By Franco Albini
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy, circa 1950. A folding chair of wooden construction in completely original untouched vintage condition.
Mech...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
FRANCO ALBINI for POGGI Folding chair
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Baranzate, IT
Folding chair with solid wood frame. Seat and backrest made of plywood.
Prod. Poggi, Italy, 1952
Bibliography Exhibition catalog, Franco Albini & Franca Helg Design, April 30, 2009.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
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
$1,663 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1952 Franco Albini for Knoll No. 48 Desk / Dining Chair w Arms Walnut and Fabric
By Franco Albini, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is an exceptionally rare No. 48 desk/dining chair, designed by Franco Albini and produced by Knoll. This was one of Knoll's earliest designs an...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Mid Century Franco Albini Bent Bamboo and Rattan Rocking Chair, Italy 1950's
By Franco Albini
Located in London, GB
This iconic Albini piece has all the aspects of beautiful Italian design sensibility of good taste and great form making the material create a form that is both beautiful and light i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo, Cane
Franco Albini for Poggi Italian Cicognino Wood Side Table 1950s
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury wood side table model TN6 Cicognino designed by Franco Albini and produced by Poggi Pavia in 1953, production Italy 1960s
Bibliography:
Domus 312 (November 1955),...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
$3,706 Sale Price
20% Off
Table Lamps "AM/AS" by Albini, Helg, Piva for Sirrah
By Franca Helg, Antonio Piva, Sirrah, Franco Albini
Located in Milan, IT
Beautiful table lamps model "AM/AS" by Franco Albini, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva.
Opaline glass and chrome frams can be changed with their universal terminal.
Two pieces available, p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
$3,302 / item
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.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
Franco Albini Luisa Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Berlin, DE
Chair designed by Franco Albini in 1953. Relaunched in 2013. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Prices vary dependent on the chosen material/color.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Leather
$3,076 / item
Wooden bar trolley ''CR20'' by Franco Albini for Poggi, Italy, 1958
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Argelato, BO
A true icon of style and good taste, Franco Albini's CR20 trolley perfectly embodies the language of the great Italian architect and designer, his "poetic rationalism."
Characterized...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Wood
Mid-Century Modern Red Armchair Fiorenza by Franco Albini for Arflex, Italy
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Armchair Fiorenza by Franco Albini for Arflex, Italy.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
1950’s Bamboo Coat Stand by Franco Albini
By Franco Albini
Located in London, Lambeth
Born near Milan in 1905, Franco Albini was an Italian architect, urban planner, and furniture designer active between the 1930s and the 1960s. He studied architecture at Milan’s famo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Bamboo
Italian wingback armchair by Franco Albini
By Franco Albini
Located in London, GB
A highly collectible early edition model “Fiorenza” designed by Franco Albini in collaboration with Arflex Italy in 1952 . Restored and newly upholstered in lush ochre velvet .
Publ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
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Velvet, Beech
Franco Albini's Mini Desk for Knoll 1970's
By Franco Albini, Knoll
Located in Milano, MI
The writing table designed by Franco Albini for Knoll consists of a chromed steel frame, a black-stained oak drawer unit that has two drawers on one side and a compartment on the oth...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Table TL22 - Franco Albini for Poggi with Artistic Intervention by Alberto Tonni
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, IT
The one we propose is the iconic TL22 table designed by Franco Albini in 1958 and produced by Poggi but which, having come to us in the 21st century, is reinterpreted and modernized ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Brass
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
Pair of AM/AS Franco Albini chandeliers for Sirrah 1960's chrome version
By Franco Albini, Sirrah
Located in Milano, MI
Pair AM/AS series pendant lamps, with mirror steel shape and inside of lampshade enameled in matte white. Designed in the 1960s by Franco Albini for Sirrah. The lamps are in excellen...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
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Chrome
Two 'Luisa' Armchairs by Franco Albini in Oak, Metal and Fabric, Italy, 1949
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Franco Albini, Pair of Luisa Chairs, Italy, 1949
Designed by Franco Albini in 1949 and originally produced by Poggi, the Luisa Chair is one of the most iconic works of Italian postw...
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1940s 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
Materials
Rattan
Franco Albini Rattan and Bamboo Wall Mirror, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Naples, IT
Italian rattan wall mirror 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 aged patina on...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Franco Albini Veleiro Bookcase, Black Stained 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
$47,421 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Round Pouf Franco Albini 1950s Italian Mid-century Design
By Franco Albini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Detail Round pouf with cushion i ìn calfskin leather , Italy 1950.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
$1,496 Sale Price
30% Off
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
20th Century Franco Albini Table Model TL2 "Cavalletto" in Wood for Poggi 1950s
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Turin, Turin
Iconic table designed by the great Italian maestro Franco Albini in the 50s. The model is TL2 better known as "Cavalletto" (in english "Trestle") since it reminds of lightness and wi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini 832 “Luisa” Armchair for Poggi, Italy, 1953
By Poggi, Franco Albini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Franco Albini 832 “Luisa” armchair for Poggi, wood and leather, Italy, 1953
Originally designed in 1939 and refined through multiple iterations, the 832 “Luisa” armchair reached its...
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage Wooden Drawer CM24 by Franco Albini, Mid-20th Century
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Wooden Drawer CM24 realized in 1950s by Franco Albini for Poggi.
Wood and metal.
Very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchair by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
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
$8,809 Sale Price / item
27% Off
Mid-Century Franco Albini Round Mirror in Rattan and Wicker, Italy 1970s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent French Riviera style round mirror fully made in hand-woven wicker and curved rattan. This beautiful piece was designed by the mastery of Franco Albini and produced in in ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Mirror
Franco Albini Gala Armchair in Rush and Rattan Cane by Bonacina 1951
By Franco Albini, Bonacina
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Gala armchair with structure in rush and Indian rattan cane, designed by Franco Albini in 1951 and produced by Bonacina.
The Gala seat is a classic of the Italian design and an exam...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Cane, Rush, Bamboo, Rattan
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
$3,891 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of Four Franco Albini Luisa Chairs, Wood and Fabric by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
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
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$12,506 Sale Price / set
20% Off
TN6 Coffee Tables by Franco Albini for Poggi 1953 set of two
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
TN6 Coffee Tables by Franco Albini for Poggi, 1953, Set of 2
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of Two Franco Albini Tre Pezzi Armchairs by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
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
$17,619 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Franco Albini 1960 Rattan Cane & Bamboo Rocking Horse, Animal Sculpture Italy
By Franco Albini
Located in Miami, FL
Original Franco Albini Mid-Century Modern Rattan and Bamboo Rocking Horse, Animal Sculpture.
Rattan and bamboo rocking horse core with basket wea...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Set of Two Franco Albini Luisa Chairs, 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 exploration, focused on creating an archetype of the basic elements of a chair, and its potential uses within the home. A idea-based design, where Franco Albini expressed the concept of “substance in form”, increasing the volume of the wooden parts where they join with others. Following various enhancements, the definitive version of the chair was awarded the prestigious Compasso D’Oro prize by the Italian Industrial Design Association (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale/ADI). The frame represents a synthesis where the seat and the back are two geometric planes suspended on an understated wood structure, the sides reminiscent of trestles. Luisa is a timeless piece, the outcome of skill, both in terms of technique and of materials. This world exclusive Cassina re-issue, has been made possible thanks to the company’s extraordinary wood...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$6,253 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Franco Albini Table 840 Stadera Wood and Steel by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1954.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This table/writing desk, designed by Franco Albini consists of two trapezoidal planes, one smaller than th...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Steel
BADANO 1954 Oval 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
Materials
Wood
$17,411 / item
Mid Century Modern Fiorenza Italian Armchairs Designed By Franco Albini, 1950
By Franco Albini
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The structure is made of solid ash wood, steam bent, with the characteristic “X” shape that defines the side supports. They are upholstered in graphite blue wool tweed15000, with hig...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood
20th Century Franco Albini for Poggi Wooden Cabinet mod. MB15
By Franco Albini, Poggi
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
Materials
Wood
Franco Albini Luisa Chair, American Walnut and Fabric by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Luisa 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 exploration, focused on creating an archetype of the basic elements of a chair, and its potential uses within the home. A idea-based design, where Franco Albini expressed the concept of “substance in form”, increasing the volume of the wooden parts where they join with others. Following various enhancements, the definitive version of the chair was awarded the prestigious Compasso D’Oro prize by the Italian Industrial Design Association (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale/ADI). The frame represents a synthesis where the seat and the back are two geometric planes suspended on an understated wood structure, the sides reminiscent of trestles. Luisa is a timeless piece, the outcome of skill, both in terms of technique and of materials. This world exclusive Cassina re-issue, has been made possible thanks to the company’s extraordinary wood...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Awesome Bamboo Stool by Franco Albini, 1950s Italy
By Franco Albini
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Poltrona a dondolo Mid Century in bambù e rattan, Italia, anni '60
By Franco Albini
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Una bellissima poltrona lounge a dondolo italiana degli anni '60 in bambù, rattan e paglia di Vienna. Nello stile della "Rocking Chaise" di Franco Albini per Poggi.
Oggetto vintage i...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,387 Sale Price
20% Off
Oak Side Table by Franco Albini
By Franco Albini
Located in East Hampton, NY
Franco Albini, side table Model TN6 "Cicognino", Italy, 1952
Measures"
Overall height: 31.5"
Height to the tabletop: 16".
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Wool
Franco Albini Veleiro Bookcase, Black Stained 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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$47,421 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Table Lamp Series AM.AS. by Franco Albini and Franca Helg, 1960s
By Franca Helg, Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Table Lamp Series AM.AS. realized by Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Sirrah in 1960s.
Composed of a T-shaped base and a curved neck that supports a frosted glass lampshade...
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1960s Italian Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini Table 840 Stadera Wood and Steel by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Franco Albini in 1954.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This table/writing desk, designed by Franco Albini consists of two trapezoidal planes, one smaller than th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Steel
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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$47,421 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Franco Albini Oval Bamboo and Rattan Mirror, Italy, 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Franco Albini oval bamboo and rattan wall mirror, Italy, 1950s. This chic and iconic Italian mid-century mirror is intricately hand-woven with bamboo and rattan, then stained and lac...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Franco Albini and Franca Helg 'AM1N' Opaline Glass Table Lamp in Chrome for Nemo
By Nemo Lighting 1, Franca Helg, Franco Albini
Located in Glendale, CA
Franco Albini and Franca Helg 'AM1N' Opaline Glass Table Lamp in Chrome for Nemo
Inspired by organic shapes, this table lamp features an onion-shaped diffuser executed in opal white...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Armchair "Fiorenza" in Original Red Color, by Franco Albini in 1952 for Arflex
By Franco Albini, Arflex
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This pair of Italian "Fiorenza" armchairs was designed by Franco Albini for Arflex. The elegantly shaped wooden frame supports the furniture body, which is covered with the original ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Four Franco Albini Luisa Chairs, Wood and Fabric by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
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 exploration, focused on creating an archetype of the basic elements of a chair, and its potential uses within the home. A idea-based design, where Franco Albini expressed the concept of “substance in form”, increasing the volume of the wooden parts where they join with others. Following various enhancements, the definitive version of the chair was awarded the prestigious Compasso D’Oro prize by the Italian Industrial Design Association (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale/ADI). The frame represents a synthesis where the seat and the back are two geometric planes suspended on an understated wood structure, the sides reminiscent of trestles. Luisa is a timeless piece, the outcome of skill, both in terms of technique and of materials. This world exclusive Cassina re-issue, has been made possible thanks to the company’s extraordinary...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$12,506 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Margherita Rattan Chair by Franco Albini, Bonacina Italy ca. 1950s
By Franco Albini
Located in Geneva, CH
Iconic mid-century design "Margherita" rattan chair by Franco Albini produced by Bonacina, Italy 1951
Beautiful patina, new cushion. Very good overall condition .
Won an award at th...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wicker, Rattan
Mid Century Bamboo Umbrella Stand Attributed to Franco Albini, Italian, 1970s
By Franco Albini, Vittorio Bonacina
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Italian Bamboo Umbrella Stand / Cane Stand Attributed to Franco Albini for Vittorio Bonacina, 1970s
Beautiful Italian bamboo umbrella stand attributed to Franco Albini for Vittori...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Rattan
Franco Albini for Poggi Model 840 Stadera Desk
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and important desk model Stadera designed by Franco Albini for the Poggi manufacture, in 1959. Model 840. Made of noble wood for its shelf, the desk is the perfect modernist ele...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$11,403 Sale Price
20% Off
Bamboo stool by Franco Albini, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Hannover, DE
A mid-century wicker rattan stool by Franco Albini was made in Italy in the 1960s.
This vintage stool is strong and stable. It is in good vintage condition. There are signs of wear a...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Franco Albini Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
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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