Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Bamboo, Rattan, Italy, 1960s

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

Italian rattan wall mirror (circa 1960s). 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 the...