Mid-Century Italian Umbrella Stand by Cesare Lacca (circa 1950s)

Vintage Italian valet coat stand (circa 1950s). Old world glamour and practicality all at once make this valet coat stand extremely appealing. Th...

Italian midcentury golf club-shaped walking stick or umbrella stand (circa 1950s). The stylish brass and black metallic tubular structure is angled in its stature - a perfect and inc...

This is possibly the most elegant magazine stand we've ever seen and a rare beauty - we've never come upon one like it before. Italian, 1950s and the perfect choice for anyone who si...

Elegant, Mid-Century Modern brass umbrella stand with cast aluminium foot (circa 1950s). Beautifully curvaceous design and charming pistachio green (not verdigris) highlights for tho...

Brass and enamel Excellent condition Great manufacture Literature: R. Aloi, l'Arredamento moderno, Quinta serie, Milano 1952, fig 720.

Mahogany wood and brass details Excellent condition Measures: H 70 x 52 cm.

Wonderful magazine rack in black lacquered beech wood with removable mid-century shelves. Cesare Lacca designed this amazing piece and was produced in Milan, Italy during the 1950s. This item is fantastic because it is both stylish and functional, as the black lacquered wood structure blends wonderfully with the brown shelves creating a striking mid-century balance and can be folded in order to easily carry it. This piece is perfect for a mid-century library or living room and will complete any project with its striking lines. Born in Naples in 1929, Italian architect-designer Cesare Lacca created modernist furniture and metalwork throughout the 1950s. Though details of his personal life and professional training remain lost to history, there are sufficient surviving primary sources that document his many elegant designs in brasswork for which he is the best know and which fetch high prices from collectors. Like many Italian designers in the 20th century, Lacca moved to Milan after World War II to launch his career. Before he was even 21 years old, his work was selected by a group of American curators for inclusion in the landmark exhibition Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today that toured 12 US museums between 1950 and 1953—the first major exhibition of Italian design outside of Italy. The exhibition showcased the best and brightest of Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, and Gio Ponti In the exhibition catalogue, curator Meyric R. Roger’s spotlights Lacca's expert achievements in brass, noting “the variety and quality of his creations,” which “place him high among the architect-designers leading the current [Modernist] movement." Rogers adds, "The quality of his work...provide[s] all the decorative effectiveness needed without strain or exaggeration”. Lacca designed a great many tea carts and serving trolleys in his career—which make up a large proportion of what is available on the vintage market today—as well as magazine racks and coffee tables. Lacca’s most iconic tea cart was manufactured by Italian brand Cassina and features sculpted beech, cedar, teak, or walnut with brass details, a glass tabletop, and a removable glass tray. Lacca also designed high-backed lounge chairs, which were regularly featured in Arredoluce advertisements for Angelo Lelli’s lighting...

Magazine Rack Mid-century Italian Design Cherry and glass Cesare Lacca 1950s.