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

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

A bamboo and rattan wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s-1960s.  

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

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

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...

Wall mirror, made in Italy, 1950s. The cut mirror glass is framed in bamboo and rattan.

Midcentury amazing oval / rhombus wall mirror in rattan and wicker. Made in Italy in the 1960s. The mirror, original of the period, shows signs of discolouration.

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...