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Gianfranco Frattini Cabinets

Italian, 1926-2004

Gianfranco Frattini is widely regarded as a mid-century master of Italian modern design. He was an award-winning architect and designer, and specialized in creating furniture and decor that is both decorative and practical — Frattini’s vintage desks, armchairs, nesting tables and other works are celebrated for their sophisticated merging of function and form.

Born in Padua in 1926, Frattini studied architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He later apprenticed with his teacher and mentor, Gio Ponti. Through Ponti — arguably the most important figure in 20th-century Italian architecture and design — Frattini met many notable modernist designers such as Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier, but an introduction to famed Italian entrepreneur Cesare Cassina would prove incredibly significant in helping launch his career.

During the mid-1950s, Frattini began to collaborate with Cassina’s eponymous company. He designed the brand’s acclaimed leather and walnut Model 849 lounge chair — a winner of the Compasso d’Oro award — the Marema nesting tables and the iconic Sesann collection. The latter, an enduring 1970s suite of impossibly welcoming leather-covered seating, is now produced by Tacchini. In addition to Cassina, Frattini created furniture and lighting for other manufacturers such as Bernini, Arteluce, Artemide, Knoll and more.

While many of his designs incorporate glass, tubular steel and other materials, Frattini loved working with wood. The sculptural Albero bookcase — an innovative floor-to-ceiling structure made in walnut that swings on a 360-degree vertical swivel axis — is a striking example of Frattini’s dedication to traditional woodworking techniques. In the early 1970s, he traveled to Japan with friend and collaborator Pierluigi Ghianda — a master Milanese cabinet maker — in order to study the work of artisans in Kyoto. The trip inspired his design of the Kyoto table, a work of solid beech with Canaletto walnut inserts that is part of the permanent collection of the Milan Triennale’s Design Museum. The Kyoto and Albero have been revived by Poltrona Frau.

Frattini’s designs are in the permanent collections of prestigious museums such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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Creator: Gianfranco Frattini
20th Century, Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Cabinet with Desk mod. 804
20th Century, Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Cabinet with Desk mod. 804

20th Century, Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Cabinet with Desk mod. 804

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Sculptural wood Italian cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini for Berini
Sculptural wood Italian cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini for Berini

Sculptural wood Italian cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini for Berini

By Gianfranco Frattini, Bernini

Located in Milano, IT

Rare and beautiful wood cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, Italy, 1950 - 60s. A true classic of Italian Mid-Century design, capable of speaking with style and sophisticatio...

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Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati Cabinet in Cherry
Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati Cabinet in Cherry

Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati Cabinet in Cherry

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Located in Waalwijk, NL

Gianfranco Frattini for Cantieri Carugati, cabinet, cherry, Italy, 1958 This piece of furniture is crafted with a solid design, characterized by clean, straight lines and angular sh...

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Gianfranco frattini cabinet by Bernini Italy 1957
Gianfranco frattini cabinet by Bernini Italy 1957

Gianfranco frattini cabinet by Bernini Italy 1957

By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant

Behold the exquisite craftsmanship of the small sideboard or cabinet, a testament to the visionary design of Gianfranco Frattini and the masterful production of Bernini, Italy, in 19...

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Gianfranco Frattini Highboard Model 504  Bernini, Italy 1960
Gianfranco Frattini Highboard Model 504  Bernini, Italy 1960

Gianfranco Frattini Highboard Model 504 Bernini, Italy 1960

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Rare high credenza in Brazilian rosewood by Gianfranco Frattini Model 504 made by Bernini, Italy around 1961. Vertical rolling curtain doors Good condition

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Tacchini Serie 500/3 Storage Cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini
Tacchini Serie 500/3 Storage Cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini

Tacchini Serie 500/3 Storage Cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini

By Tacchini, Gianfranco Frattini

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Mid-Century Wooden Bar Cabinet on wheels by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini

Mid-Century Wooden Bar Cabinet on wheels by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini

By Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Brussels, BE

Mid-Century Wooden Bar Cabinet on wheels by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1970s Gianfranco Frattini was born in Padua in 1926 and graduated in architecture at the ...

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Cabinet / End Table by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1950s

Cabinet / End Table by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, 1950s

By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A Mid-Century Modern walnut cabinet / end table designed by Gianfranco Frattini. This cabinet has two (2) top drawers having round handles and three (3) drawers with oval integral ha...

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Tacchini Serie 500/4 Storage Cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini

Tacchini Serie 500/4 Storage Cabinet by Gianfranco Frattini

By Gianfranco Frattini, Tacchini

Located in New York, NY

Optional wooden shelf or Optional glass shelf - Serie 500/4: four-piece sideboard with shutters and drawers in the lower left compartment; glass or wood shelves available as optio...

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Series 500/3 Three-Element Sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini for Tacchini
Series 500/3 Three-Element Sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini for Tacchini

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By Gianfranco Frattini, Tacchini

Located in Alcamo, IT

The Serie 500/3 by Gianfranco Frattini, reissued today by Tacchini, is far more than a storage unit: it represents a fundamental chapter in the history of Italian design. Originally ...

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Gianfranco Frattini cabinets 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 Gianfranco Frattini cabinets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original cabinets by Gianfranco Frattini were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider cabinets by Leonardo Fiori, Officina Rivadossi, and Afra & Tobia Scarpa. Prices for Gianfranco Frattini cabinets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $7,200 and can go as high as $29,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $9,114.