Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Bamboo, Rattan, Italy, 1950s

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

A bamboo and rattan wall mirror produced and designed in Italy, 1960s.

A rattan and bamboo wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian Designer, Italy, 1960s.

A rattan, bamboo wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian Designer, Italy, 1960s.

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...

1950s Italian round wall mirror composed of bamboo frame finely woven with rattan.

Mid-century Italian rattan and bamboo mirror by Franco albini 1960s Intact and in good condition. Found in a villa on the Amalfi coast.

Circular mirror handcrafted in Italy during the 1960s The craftsmen who made it flexed canes and fixed them with rattan for giving it this radial shape. The style in which it is ma...