Italian Designer, Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, 1950s

A bamboo and rattan wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.

A wall mirror, produced in Italy, 1950s. Cut mirror glass is framed in bamboo and rattan Other designers of the period include Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand, Franco Albini,...

A rattan wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.

A wall mirror, produced in Italy, 1950s. Cut mirror glass is framed in bamboo and rattan Other designers of the period include Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand, Franco Albini,...

This eclectic rattan mirror makes for a beautiful, whimsical accent. Undulating rattan adorns the mirror, meticulously woven into place. Hangs from a fixture on the back, appearing t...

Italian 1950s mirror with hand-woven rattan frame in elegant teardrop shape.

Outstanding large Rattan bamboo midcentury mirror. Italian manufacture, 1950s-1960s This cool wall mirror features an arched bamboo mirror adorne...

This Rattan Wall Mirror is an original decorative object manufactured between 1950s/1960s. The material of this mirror is the so-called midollino, that is rattan , a sort of climbing palm widespread in tropical and sub-tropical areas. The name of midollino probably derives from the fact that it is obtained from the innermost part of the rattan plant, that is, from the 'pith'. Considered as one of the poorest materials in the fashion world, this material was protagonist of a golden age during the '50s and '60s, when women loved wearing accessories made of straw, rope and bamboo; how can we forget the famous Gucci Bamboo bag...