Little vintage Franco Albini Childs size Rattan Stool / plant stand
Condition:
In good vintage condition.
Dimensions:
11 in Ø x 12 in H
28 cm Ø x 31 cm H

About the designer:
Born 1905 in Italy, Franco Albini was an architect, urban planner, and furniture designer between the 1930s and the 1960s. He studied architecture at Milan’s famous Politecnico, apprenticed under master architect-designer Gio Ponti, and played a key role in formulating the Rationalist movement in Italy prior to World War II.

A major figure in the Rationalist Movement, excelling in architectural, furniture, industrial, and museum design. After receiving his degree in architecture in 1929, he worked with the Ponti and Lancia design studios. His work for the magazine Casabella also played a key part in his development, marking his conversion to the Rationalist Movement and his becoming its spokesman on the Italian cultural scene. During the 1940s, Albini expanded his collaboration with Cassina, starting with chair designs that paved the way for his signature style. He also pursued his furniture designs with other firms, such as Poggi.

The recipient of many honours in recognition of the importance of his cultural contributions. He also received numerous prizes, including the La Rinascente-Compasso d’Oro, the Bronze Medal from the Parson School in New York (1956) for his contribution to industrial design, the Olivetti Award for Architecture (1957), and the Royal Designer for Industry title awarded by the London Royal Society of Arts (1971). In all his work, from home furnishings to industrial and museum design projects, Franco Albini always instilled a logical consistency, an extreme purity of expression and exceptional ethical and historical integrity.