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Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

Italian, b. 1929

Architect and designer Cesare Lacca is renowned for the modernist furniture he created during the 1950s. Made with materials like teak, glass and brass, his work continues to command great interest from mid-century modern collectors. His pieces have recently found their way onto some of the 21st century’s most trendy television and movie sets. 

Lacca was born in Naples, Italy, in 1929. Like many Italian designers in the 20th century, he moved to Milan after World War II to launch his career. At the age of 20, he was selected by a group of American curators for inclusion in the 1951 landmark exhibition “Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today” at the Art Institute of Chicago. It showcased Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini and Gio Ponti.

Lacca designed a dizzying array of tea carts and serving trolleys across his career, including magazine racks and coffee tables. Lacca’s most well-known piece is a tea cart — most commonly used as a bar cart — that Cassina manufactured. It features beautifully sculpted beech, cedar, teak and walnut with brass details, a glass tabletop and a removable glass tray. 

This Lacca cart was featured as Don Draper’s office bar in his Manhattan advertising agency on several episodes of the wildly popular television show Mad Men, reinvigorating the interest of collectors. Several other Lacca pieces have been part of the set decorations in the television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the movie Being the Ricardos. 

On 1stDibs, find Cesare Lacca tables, racks and stands, seating and more.

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Creator: Cesare Lacca
Magazine Racks Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Design 1950 Wood Curved
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Magazine racks Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian design 1950 wood curved.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Italian Wicker and Brass Magazine Rack, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian, mid-century modern, walnut, wicker and brass, Cesare Lacca magazine rack folds away from handle for mobility, ingenious design. Restore...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Midcentury Cesare Lacca Wood and Brass Italian Foldable Magazine Rack, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury lacquered wood magazine rack. It was designed by Cesare Lacca produced in Milan, Italy, during the 1950s. It is both elegant and functional, as wood and brass a...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Mid Century magazine rack and side table by Cesare Lacca for Cassina
By Cesare Lacca, Cassina
Located in München, DE
Rare Italian Mid Century Modern newspaper stand and side table. Designed by Cesare Lacca for Cassina in the 1960s. Made in Italy. Beautiful, unusual design in original condition. Fra...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Glass, Walnut

Cesare Lacca Mid-Century Modern Wood Magazine Rack and Bar Cart, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing Mid-Century Modern wood magazine rack and bar cart. This wonderful piece was designed in Italy during 1950s by Cesare Lacca. This item is in a magnificent vintage condition,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Midcentury Magazine Rack, Mahogany & Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Ico Parisi, Cesare Lacca
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and lovely shaped Italian midcentury newspaper stand / magazine rack from the 1950s by Cesare Lacca. Made of mahogany and black wood with nice brass details. In good cond...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Solid Walnut & Brass Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern Italian solid walnut and brass foldable magazine rack by Cesare Lacca, circa 1950s. This ingenious design allows the mag...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Magazine Rack Mid-century Italian Design Cherry and Glass Cesare Lacca 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Magazine Rack Mid-century Italian Design Cherry and glass Cesare Lacca 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Glass, Cherry

Italian 1950s Cesare Lacca Magazine Rack Mid-Century Modern
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Regensburg, DE
Timeless magazine rack designed by Cesare Lacca in Italy during the 1950s. The magazine stand has a dark wood structure with four inclined, curved glass shelfs and two gorgeous bras...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Folding Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca in Dark Wood- Italy
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, Girona
Folding magazine rack, dark stained and varnished wood. Design: Cesare Lacca Italy c. 1950.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Small Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart and Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca - Italy
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Girona, Girona
Small bar cart and magazine rack, stained solid mahogany, French polish, original glasses and mirror. Removable tray, polished brass hardware and wheel...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful Italian magazine cart features the unique sculptural Italian design of Cesare Lacca and makes a stunning addition to any interior. Perfect rolling side table with glas...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Glass, Wood

Magazine rack, Cesare LACCA design in wood and brass. Italy, 50s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Torino, IT
Magazine rack design Caesar LACCA wood and brass. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 1950s DESIGNER Caesar LACCA MATERIALS Lacquered wood, brass DIMENSIONS Height: 47cm Width:- 51.5cm Depth: 2...
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1950s Italian Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Italian Umbrella Stand by Cesare Lacca (circa 1950s)
By Cesare Lacca
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Italian brass and metal umbrella stand by Cesare Lacca (circa 1950s). An absolutely stunning creation in the designer's inimitable style; imagine this piece in your foyer...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Metal, Brass

Cesare Lacca Walnut and Brass Bar Cart with Magazine Rack, Italy 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Angelo De Baggis
Located in Roma, IT
Marvellous Mid-Century bar cart with magazine rack and bar cart. This wonderful piece was designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by De Baggis in Italy during 1950s. This elegant maga...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Crystal, Brass, Metal

1950s Cesare Lacca Italian Mid-Century Modern Design Mahogany Magazine Rack
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brescia, IT
Mahogany wood and brass details Excellent condition Measures: H 70 x 52 cm.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

1950s Cesare Lacca Italian Midcentury Design Vase Tripod Stand
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Brescia, IT
Brass and enamel Excellent condition Great manufacture Literature: R. Aloi, l'Arredamento moderno, Quinta serie, Milano 1952, fig 720.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Mid Century Modern Folding Magazine Rack by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Plainview, NY
A folding magazine rack crafted by tCesare Lacca ( Italian - Born 1929- 1978 ). This exquisite piece showcases elegant cane sides gracefully accentuated by gleaming brass details. W...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Cesare Lacca Curved Walnut Plywood Side Table or Book Stand, Italy, 1950s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Den Haag, NL
Cesare Lacca curved walnut plywood side table or book stand, Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Walnut

Italian Mid-Century Modern Folding Magazine Holder by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Buffalo, NY
Italian, Mid-Century Modern, walnut and brass, magazine holder by Cesare Lacca folds up from it's handle for mobility, Ingenious design.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Glass Magazine Rack Lacca Fontana Arte 1950s
By Cesare Lacca, Fontana Arte
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an ornate magazine rack, made of brass, with two smoked glass panels and an opal handle, by Lacca for Fontana Arte, circa the 1950s. In good vintage conditi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cesare Lacca Racks and Stands

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Brass

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Cesare Lacca racks and stands for sale on 1stDibs.

Cesare Lacca racks and stands are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Cesare Lacca racks and stands, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original racks and stands by Cesare Lacca were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider racks and stands by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Artemide, and Giancarlo Piretti. Prices for Cesare Lacca racks and stands can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $642 and can go as high as $4,151, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,565.

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