1950s Franco Albini Design Outdoor Sofa
View Similar Items
1950s Franco Albini Design Outdoor Sofa
About the Item
- Creator:Franco Albini (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 76.78 in (195 cm)Depth: 29.53 in (75 cm)Seat Height: 17.33 in (44 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:21st Century
- Production Type:New & Custom(Re-Edition)
- Estimated Production Time:7-8 weeks
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Tourcoing, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2470312060193
Franco Albini
While working under the polymath Gio Ponti — arguably the most important figure in 20th-century Italian modernism — furniture designer Franco Albini nurtured a love for modern forms combined with traditional craft techniques.
Albini is widely known for working with organic materials such as rattan and cane for his chairs and other seating, but he also played a pivotal role in the Italian rationalist movement of the early 20th century, which saw architects and furniture makers applying a strict emphasis on geometry in their work. Rationalists drew on Ancient Roman architecture but rejected ornament, much in the way that Le Corbusier and celebrated Bauhaus figures such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe had in their modernist furniture.
Albini received his degree in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1929, and, in 1931, he founded his practice in Milan, where he tackled workers’ housing and other reconstruction projects. A gifted urban planner, he also developed the Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Rosso and Tesoro di San Lorenzo museums in Genoa. While Albini is revered for his Margherita chair — a Triennale Milano award winner created for Bonacina in 1951 — he also collaborated with manufacturers Poggi and Cassina in the 1940s on seating, tables and more that embodied his artistic vision. Of that mid-century work, the one piece that perhaps best captures this vision is the iconic Luisa chair.
With its cherry red upholstery and sinuous wooden legs that seem to float aboveground, the Luisa is a genuine masterpiece. It is also a testament to Albini’s perfectionism, as it endured several prototypes — including one made by Knoll in the late 1940s — and took approximately 15 years to design. Poggi launched the final version of the armchair in 1955, earning Albini the prestigious Compasso d’Oro from Italy’s Association for Industrial Design. It is produced today by Cassina. Albini named the chair for someone who likely saw the process firsthand: his personal secretary of two decades, Luisa Colombini.
Find vintage Franco Albini furniture on 1stDibs.
- Franco Albini Design Outdoor SofaBy Franco AlbiniLocated in Tourcoing, FR1950s design outdoor sofa Belladona model by Franco Albini composed of a white lacquer and tubular metal structure, dressed with a light brown resin. Hig...Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Sofas
MaterialsAluminum
$6,324 / item - Italian Design Outdoor Sofa by Franco AlbiniBy Franco AlbiniLocated in Tourcoing, FR1950s design outdoor sofa by Franco Albini composed of a white lacquer and tubular metal structure, dressed with a light brown resin. High quality, official re-edition, elegant and t...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
MaterialsAluminum
$5,929 / item - 1950s Franco Albini Italian Design Rattan SofaBy Franco Albini and Franca HelgLocated in Tourcoing, FR1950s design sofa by Franco Albini composed of a rattan structure and a comfy seat. High quality, elegant and timeless design. (New item, never used).Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
MaterialsRattan
$5,259 / item - 1950s Design Burlesque Bordeaux Velvet SofaLocated in Tourcoing, FR1950s design and vintage style Bordeaux velvet soft, comfy and trendy sofa.Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Canapes
MaterialsMetal
$14,845 / item - 1950s Boomerang Design Style Bouclé Fabric Curved SofaLocated in Tourcoing, FR1950s Boomerang design style beige bouclé fabric curved sofa.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Sofas
MaterialsWood, Fabric
$10,925 / item - 1950s Boomerang Design Style Bouclé Fabric Curved SofaLocated in Tourcoing, FR1950s Boomerang design style beige bouclé fabric curved sofa.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Sofas
MaterialsFabric
$14,702 / item
- 1950s SofaLocated in Brooklyn, NYSofa from the 1950's in its original condition Needs new upholsteryCategory
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sofas
MaterialsVelvet
$2,975 Sale Price65% Off - Italian Sofa Bed, 1950sLocated in Wolfurt, ATThis Italian sofa bed was designed in the 1950s. The shapes lend elegance and modernity to the otherwise quite minimalist design. The seat is foldable...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Canapes
MaterialsIron
$2,196 - 1950s Free Shape Italian SofaLocated in Saint-Ouen, FRSofa so-called bean or free "shape" consisting of a wooden structure covered with grey deer buckskin like fabric. Seat cushion fixed on the sofa. Fabric is set with a braid. It rest...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Canapes
MaterialsFabric
- Curved vintage sofa designed by Gigi Radice for Minotti, Italy 1950sBy Minotti, Gigi RadiceLocated in Torino, PiemonteCurved vintage sofa designed by Gigi Radice for Minotti, Italy 1950s, black lacquered iron legs, brass feet, in the original fabric, excellent cond...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
MaterialsVelvet
- Vintage Italian Green 3-Seat Sofa, 1950sBy Gio PontiLocated in Nürnberg, BayernVintage Italian green 3-seat sofa. Seat height 38cm. Produced in the 1950s. In good original condition.Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
MaterialsFabric, Wood
- Chic Large French 1950s Sofa by Maison LeleuBy Maison LeleuLocated in Los Angeles, CAChic large French 1950s sofa by Maison Leleu, Paris.Category
Vintage 1950s French Modern Sofas
MaterialsUpholstery, Oak