To join the centenarian club is a remarkable feat in itself, but to live for over a century and leave a lasting impact on the world of Italian mid-century modern furniture design — just as pioneering industrial designer and architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni had — is extraordinary. His vintage table lamps, coffee tables, chairs and other furnishings are demonstrative of exemplary technique, theory and quality workmanship — all characteristics of the Milanese designer’s signature style.
Caccia Dominioni graduated from Milan’s oldest university, the Polytechnic University of Milan, in 1936. A leading center for design innovation during the first half of the 20th century, the institution’s alumni includes notable Italian architects and designers such as Gio Ponti, Vittoriano Vigano and brothers Livio and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. In 1937, the Castiglioni brothers and Caccia Dominioni opened a multi-award winning studio together and presented groundbreaking designs for radios in Bakelite shells at the 1940 Milan Triennial.
The Second World War forced Caccia Dominioni to pause his professional ambitions in order to serve in the Italian military, and the postwar years saw much of his most esteemed designs take shape. In 1947, alongside Ignazio Gardella and Corrado Corradi Dell’Acqua, Caccia Dominioni founded the furniture manufacturing company Azucena, where he designed iconic pieces such as the Catalina chair and a range of lighting that includes the Lp10 wall light, the Lsp3 wall light and the Lsp6 flush mount light.
Like a fine Italian wine, Caccia Dominioni got even better with time. He collaborated with the likes of Olivari and Lualdi well into his 80s, debuting legendary pieces such as the C.d.o. chair and the Super door. And while many of his celebrated architectural works materialized during the 1950s and 1960s — such as the Teatro Filodrammatici and the Galleria Strasburgo — one of Caccia Dominioni’s best known structures, the fountain in Milan’s Piazza San Babila, was built near the end of 20th century when the designer was 83 years old.
Caccia Dominioni was a winner of the Compasso d’Oro, one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in the design industry. When he died at 103 in 2016, he left behind an exceptional legacy of furniture design and architectural innovations.
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Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Italian Walnut Credenza Server
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Italian Walnut Credenza Server This credenza server measures: 51 wide x 19.75 deep x 35.5 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting...
Walnut
Mobile di Luigi Caccia Dominioni modello Gonzaga uno due tre Simon International
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Simon International
Located in Ghedi, IT
Il Mobile Gonzaga uno/due/tre, progettato da Luigi Caccia Dominioni per Simon International alla fine degli anni ’80 (1986-1987), rappresenta uno dei vertici della produzione di arre...
Lacquer
$5,805Sale Price|44% Off
H 88.59 in W 66.54 in D 19.69 in
Sideboard with Mirror by Luigi Brusotti, 1940s
By Luigi Brusotti
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Chimney shaped sideboard, tessellated in black opaline glass outlined by maple profiles, the door closing at 45 degrees opens to a mirror mosaic interior, the top is in black opaline, the body in rosewood. The backlit mirror has a workmanship enclosed in 2 ebonized profiles typical of Brusotti. Milan 1940...
Opaline Glass, Rosewood
Italian 1970's Walnut Credenza / Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Italian 1970's walnut and satinwood credenza featuring stunning design variations in the woods to create a magnificent graphic motif. The mid-section consists of two d...
Satinwood, Walnut
$34,812
H 75.2 in W 109.85 in D 20.48 in
Mobile exhibited at the Cantu permanent exhibition, possible Dassi
By Dassi, La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Lugo, IT
Sideboard from the Permanente Cantu furniture company. Attributed to Vittorio Dassi. Base in green alps marble with a crack. Mirror, glass, wood, and marble. Good condition. Thank you
Marble
Shale Low Credenza (84") by Simon Johns
By Simon Johns
Located in East-Bolton, Quebec
Both monumental and subtle, the Shale Credenza brings the intricacies of nature’s geology indoors. The wood doors are scored vertically across the grain...
Brass
Italian Baroque Walnut Credenza
Located in Essex, MA
A more unusual model with a rectangular top with chamfered corners over a drawer and pair of doors. The interior with hidden compartments. Wood knobs and bracket feet. A very good ex...
Walnut
Shale Low Credenza (96") by Simon Johns
Located in East-Bolton, Quebec
Both monumental and subtle, the Shale Credenza brings the intricacies of nature’s geology indoors. The wood doors are scored vertically across the grain...
Brass
Italian Baroque Walnut Credenza
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top over a drawer and a door and a lower drawer. Bracket feet.
Walnut
Shale Low Credenza (72") by Simon Johns
By Simon Johns
Located in East-Bolton, Quebec
Both monumental and subtle, the Shale Credenza brings the intricacies of nature’s geology indoors. The wood doors are scored vertically across the grain...
Mirror, Ash
English Breakfront Server/Credenza
Located in Woodbury, CT
Made for us in England by a cabinetmaker with whom we have been working for over 30 years, this quality break front server/credenza features four drawers over four raised panel doors that conceal cupboards with a bisecting single shelf. Made in mahogany with rich flame mahogany used for...
Mahogany
English Mahogany Bow Front Server/Credenza
Located in Woodbury, CT
Made for us in England, this mahogany bow front server/credenza features four drawers over four recessed panel doors. The top and front have a narrow ...
Mahogany, Satinwood
Teak Credenza by Florence Knoll for Knoll International
By Florence Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Credenza designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International 1961. This example is in very good condition, constructed with teak featuring ten drawers and chromed steel base.
Teak
Scaletta bar by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Dry bar by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena. Italy, 1972. The dry bar is made of glossy black lacquered wood with two doors, internal shelves covered in laminate, stainless steel ...
Stainless Steel
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H 75 in W 120 in D 47 in
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Italian Credenza Sideboard "MB3" Model 1960s
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design sideboard credenza 'MB3' model designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena in lacquered wood and chrome-plated brass details, Italy 1961 Please n...
Brass
MB3 credenza by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A sideboard, "MB3" model, manufactured by AZUCENA, 1961. Maple wood veneered wood polished with polyester and chrome-platead brass, with a manufacturer's metal label. The sideboard i...
Metal
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H 31.5 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Credenza for Azucena, Italian Design, Castiglioni, 1970's
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Antwerp, BE
Castiglioni; Luigi Caccia Dominioni; Azucena; Aldo Turra; Pier Giacomo; Politecnico; Italian Design; Mid-Century Modern; 1970's; Sideboard; Credenza; Luigi Caccia Dominioni crede...
Metal