Vintage Azucena furniture is elegant and inviting — the esteemed mid-century Milanese manufacturer’s wall lights, armchairs and side tables, which are marked by simple symmetry and thoughtfully contrasting materials, can likely be found in the living rooms of design lovers all over Italy.
Azucena was founded in 1947 by three leading figures of 20th-century Italian architecture: Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Ignazio Gardella and Corrado Corradi Dell’Acqua. The trio initially established Azucena in order to furnish the interiors of buildings they’d designed but found a robust business opportunity in manufacturing individual pieces from those collections for postwar consumers. And as the company founders borrowed the brand name from a conniving character in the Giuseppe Verd opera Il Trovatore, it is appropriate, then, that the furniture for which Azucena is known is practical but exudes a hint of playfulness.
The best of Italian modernism combines cheekiness and bold functionality with provocative and thoughtful design, and Azucena is deeply rooted in that tradition. While its brass-and-walnut mid-century-modern-era dining tables and stackable coffee tables — created by the likes of Dell’Acqua and Vico Magistretti — are exceptionally unobtrusive in small spaces and framed in clean lines, Dominioni designed chunky, enveloping armchairs during the 1970s upholstered in striking red fabric.
Among Azucena's most successful and iconic designs is also Dominioni's most famous piece of furniture: the minimalist Catalina chair. After it debuted at the Milan Triennial in 1957, the Catalina chair, with its generously curving enameled steel frame and plush leather cushion, became an instant sensation. Dominioni’s other enduring designs for Azucena include the Monachella lamp, the ABCD armchair and the versatile Cilindro ottoman.
Italian furniture manufacturer B&B Italia acquired Azucena in 2018 and has reissued a number of designs from the legendary brand’s portfolio, such as the Imbuto lamp, the Catalina armchair and the Cavalletto table.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Azucena lighting, tables, seating and more.
Floor Lamp LT3 by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena, Italy, 1950's
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Piacenza, Italy
This floor lamp, known as LT3, was designed by Ignazio Gardella and produced by Azucena (Italy 1950s). The lamp can be either a reading lamp or a taller uplight, depending on the pos...
Marble, Brass
Giuseppe Ostuni model 301M floor lamp Oluce Italy 1953
By Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Reading lamp designed by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce in 1953. The lamps is in fully original with striking patina to the lamp. Adjustable in every direction and also in height. The lam...
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
$2,478Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.3 in Dm 7.88 in
Ignazio Gardella, Extendible Floor Lamp "Alzabile" Mod. LT3 by Azucena, 1950 Ca.
By Ignazio Gardella
Located in Argelato, BO
The iconic adjustable lamp was designed by the famous Italian architect and designer Ignazio Gardella in the early 1950s. The name "Alzabile" means adjustable, in fact thanks to a co...
Marble, Metal
Giuseppe Ostuni 331 floor lamp Oluce Italy 1950
By Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A rare and collectible example of early Italian modernist lighting, this model 331 adjustable reading lamp was designed by Giuseppe Ostuni and manufactured by Oluce in 1950. As one o...
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
$7,148
H 50.01 in W 8.27 in D 18.12 in
Ignazio Gardella 'LT3' Floor Lamp in Brass and Marble, Azucena, Italy, 1950s
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare floor lamp was designed by Ignazio Gardella and produced by Azucena in Italy in the 1950s. The model, known as the LT3 (often referred to as Alzabile, meaning “liftable” or...
Marble, Brass
Ignazio Gardella “LTE6” Floor Lamp for Azucena, 1954
By Ignazio Gardella, Azucena
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Ignazio Gardella “LTE6” floor lamp for Azucena, brass, glass, and marble, Italy, 1954. Designed for Azucena in 1950s, this "LTE6" floor lamp recalls the modernist aesthetics and for...
Marble, Brass
$6,552
H 75.2 in Dm 7.88 in
20th Century, Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Floor Lamp mod. LTE5 Imbuto
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Founded in 1947 by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Ignazio Gardella, and Corrado Corradi Dell'Acqua, the Italian brand Azucena has always stood out for its collections that combine formal el...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Azucena Floor Lamp from 1954 Designed by Ignazio Gardella, Italy
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This Italian floor lamp from 1954 was designed by Ignazio Gardella and manufactured by Azucena. It is the model LTE 6 and consists of a brass frame on a marble base and a ribbed glas...
Marble, Brass
Robert Mathieu Modernist Floor Lamp, France, 1955
By Robert Mathieu
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Robert Mathieu Modernist Floor Lamp, metal and parchment paper, France, 1955 Designed in 1955 by Robert Mathieu, this floor lamp reflects the clarity and refinement of French modern...
Metal
$64,332
H 70.08 in W 26.38 in D 14.57 in
Early “Sasso” Floor Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy circa 1948
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Rare “Sasso” floor lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, Italy, circa 1948. An exceptional and early example, distinguished by its sculptural brown onyx base. The base is forme...
Onyx, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
Alzabile by Ignazio Gardella for Tato
By Ignazio Gardella
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian design masterpiece born from the pencil of the maestro Ignazio Gardella (1905-1999). Conceived in 1948 in a Milan in architectural and ideological turmoil, Alzabile (lit. ...
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Model 312/2 Floor Lamp by Angelo Ostuni for Oluce
By Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 312/2 Floor Lamp by Angelo Ostuni for Oluce, Italy, 1950s This articulating floor lamp by Angelo Ostuni for Oluce reflects the functional refinement and material discipline th...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Rare LTE 5 Floor Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LTE 5 floor lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1953. Slender enameled brass floor lamp with sharp conical shade and ...
Brass, Steel, Enamel
Model LTE8 Floor Lamp by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena
By Azucena, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model LTE8 floor lamp by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950's. Double half sphered holophane glass makes the top of this lamp. The wooden st...
Glass, Reeded Glass, Wood, Rosewood, Sapele Wood
Model LT 338 Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model LT 338 floor lamp by Carlo Nason. Originally designed in 1967. Current production by Mazzega designed and manufactured in Italy. Brushed copper, polished ...
Copper
Large G1 Floor Lamp by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large G1 floor lamp by Pierre Guariche. Designed and manufactured in France. Enameled aluminum, metal, brass. Wired for U.S. standards. This is a current production of the magisteria...
Aluminum, Brass, Metal
