Sideboard Franco Albini for Poggi 1950s
Italian midcentury modern design
credenza sideboard model MB15
designed by Franco Albini
set of three sconces wall lamps “Formosa” model
from 1958,
four doors with sliding shelves
and a pull-out shelf/tray,
solid rosewood,
veneered and edged,
and white opaline glass diffusers, Italy 1960s
Fondazione Scientifica Querini Stampalia, “Dino Gavina, collezioni emblematiche del moderno dal 1950 al 1992”, Jaca Book, Milano 1992, p. 79
R. Dulio, F. Marino, S.A. Poli, Il mondo di Poggi. L’officina del design e delle arti, Electa, Milan 2019, pp. 110-111;
G. Gramigna, Repertorio del design italiano 1950-2000 per l’arredamento domestico, vol 1 Allemandi Torino 2003, p. 53;
A. Piva, V. Prina, Franco Albini, Electa, Milan 1998, p. 439;
Poggi catalogs various editions from the 1960s to the 1970s;
Domus, no. 334, November 1957, réclam
Original wood-panelled rails as per photo detail.
Excellent vintage condition