Luigi Massoni was one of Italy’s most prolific designers and instrumental in the growth of the country’s design industry in the postwar years through his products, advertising campaigns and journalistic work at Italian magazines.
Born in Milan, Massoni trained at the Collettivo di Architettura in Milan and worked as an architect and designer as well as a freelance journalist and consultant. He was involved with many of Italy’s most influential brands, such as Poltrona Frau, the Guzzini group and Alessi. Massoni was hired by Alessi, the legendary housewares and kitchen utensils manufacturer, which had been around since 1921, in the mid-1950s. In 1957, he collaborated with like-minded product designer Carlo Mazzeri on the universally renowned stainless-steel cocktail shaker 870, which, followed by other kitchen containers for the brand, was one of the first objects from Alessi that hadn’t been created in-house.
Together with architect Carlo De Carli, Massoni founded a magazine called Il Mobile Italiano and later Mobilia, an association of Italian furniture makers and one of the first organizations that focused on the promotion of Italian design. In the 1960s, Massoni began to design lamps and serveware for Guzzini, where he also consulted on design and company communications. He designed revolutionary furnishings for the kitchen at Boffi Cucine, producing modular kitchens, cabinets without traditional handles and more.
On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage Luigi Massoni vanity tables, sideboards, table lamps and more.
$5,890
H 16.93 in Dm 17.72 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Space Age Toledo Table Lamp Luigi Massoni Guzzini
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Space Age Early Toledo Model Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, 1960s A rare table lamp by the Italian manufacturer Guzzini, designed by Luigi Masso...
Metal
$400
H 19.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Mod Space Age Mushroom Lamp by Gdrald Thurston for Lightolier c. 1970's
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Mod -Mid Century design mushroom lamp table lamp, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier circa 1970's. The lamp features a graphic black and white color scheme, which acce...
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1980s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in New York, NY
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic. Introduced in 1967, Circa 1980s.
Metal
Iconic louis Poulsen Panthella Mushroom table lamp 22 inch Height
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Den Haag, NL
Iconic Panthella Mushroom table lamp . Designed by Verner Panton for Louis poulsen . White . very good condition . one large E27 bulb needed . 22.835 inches Height . Signed . Hones...
Perspex
Special Glass Mushroom Table Lamp by Vistosi Italy
By Vistosi
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing a unique table lamp by Vistosi, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and design. This striking piece features a grey glass bottom and a white glass top that, when combine...
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Mushroom Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Mushroom table lamp. The small lamp consists of one foot made of metal and a ring -shaped diffuser hood made of translucent plastic. The lamp looks out above the diffuse...
Metal
Mushroom Table Lamp in Chrome, Italy 1970's
By Guzzini
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice table lamp, fabricated in Italy in the 70's. It is made in the manner of Guzzini. The elegant shape makes it look like a mushroom. The shiny chrome base gives a very nice ...
Chrome
$1,413
H 16.54 in Dm 15.75 in
Luigi Massoni Mushroom Table Lamp Harvey Guzzini Aluminum Chrome Italy 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lisboa, PT
Designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini in the 1970s, this Mushroom table lamp exemplifies the sculptural precision and material sophistication that defined the Italian space-ag...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
"Brumbury" Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in New York, NY
A classic example of Italian space age design, the iconic "Brumbury" table lamp was designed by Luigi Massoni in 1969 and produced during the 1970's by renowned Italian lighting manu...
Metal
Grin Luz Space Age Mushroom table lamp by Luis Perez de la Oliva
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva
Located in Lisboa, PT
The Grin Luz Space Age Mushroom Table Lamp, designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva in the 1960s, is a stunning example of Space Age design. This rare model, produced by Grin Luz (an affi...
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Marble Side Table Skipper Italy 1971 Guéridon Modern
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Munster, NRW
Rare Angelo Mangiarotti Eros marble table. 1971 manufactured by Skipper, Italy. 72.5cm high, 66cm x 44cm... "happiness comes from correctness.“, by Angelo Mangiarotti, architect, designer and professor, born in Milan in 1921. Perhaps because as a visiting professor in Chicago in the mid-1950s he met not only Frank Lloyd Wright, but also Walter Gropius and Mies Van der Rohe. But maybe it just describes his profound architectural understanding of construction and materiality that always influenced his design. And precision is an essential component of his series of “eros” tables developed for skipper in 1971. They consist only of a marble slab and also made of marble column feet that “slot” into prefabricated openings through their conically shaped upper end. The weight of the slab stabilizes the structure like the end stone of a vault. Due to the pure marble...
Marble
Luigi Colani Anthropomorphic Chaise Longue 1967 by Essmann Edition Germany Chair
By Essmann, Luigi Colani
Located in Munster, NRW
Designed by Luigi Colani in 1967 for Essmann, Germany. An extremely rare piece of design history, can be used indoors or outdoors, preferably by the pool... Red dyed fibreglass rein...
Fiberglass
Venini Chandelier "Pastorale" 1972 Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Murano Glass
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Munster, NRW
You have the rare opportunity to acquire an absolutely stunning modern chandelier from the house of Venini, Italy. The magnificent model "Pastorale" with the catalog number 966 - wi...
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa Poliedri Chandelier 1969 Murano Glass Light 110cm Mid Century Italy
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Munster, NRW
Called "Poliedri" in Italian and known as "Polyhedral" in English, this design was created by Carlos Scarpa (1906-1978) for Venini when he was their art...
Blown Glass
Maurice Calka, rare “Tour Eiffel” K1 chair. France, c. 1966
By Maurice Calka
Located in Munster, NRW
Maurice Calka, rare “Tour Eiffel” K1 chair. France, c. 1966 The K1 chair was part of Alpha International’s first furniture collection for private interiors, launched in 1966. Mauric...
Steel, Chrome
Eero Aarnio 1st Series Pastil Chair Bright Orange 1967 by Asko Finland Pop Art
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Munster, NRW
Eero Aarnio - 1st series Pastil Chair in bright orange, 1967 by Asko, Finland. Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verif...
Fiberglass
