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Dassi Mobili Moderni

Italian

Collectors of vintage mid-century modern furniture will find that the work of Italian designer Vittorio Dassi and Dassi Mobili Moderni is elegant and sculptural, brimming with all of the clean, angular lines and pleasing symmetry associated with the best of the era’s offerings.

While Dassi's name is less known to enthusiasts of the period’s furniture than the likes of Ico and Luisa ParisiFranco Albini and other leading lights of mid-20th century Italian design, his case piecestables and seating will prove no less worthy of hunting down at today's flea markets and online marketplaces.

Wood was Dassi's preferred material — he favored rosewood, mahogany, walnut and other species for his covetable desks and wall units, which frequently featured decorative flourishes such as glass inlays, while a sideboard or buffet’s fronts might boast hand-carved geometric cutouts in lieu of brass door handles. 

While little is known about Dassi's early life, it is believed that his career in furniture design began in 1940 at his family's company Dassi Mobili Moderni, in Lissone, Italy. Shortly thereafter, he took over managing the company from his father.

While Dassi produced dry bars and other case pieces during the 1950s that featured the motifs and ornament that are today attributed to the Art Deco movement, he created sumptuous mahogany nightstands topped with black glass and minimalist teak coffee tables that better represented the forward-looking spirit of mid-century modernism. His wall units of the era for Mobili Cantù are works of art — crafted in walnut and featuring birch veneers and high-gloss lacquer finishes as well as a single door front decorated with an abstract painting or otherwise provocative illustration, these structures would undoubtedly prove quite impressive to the likes of Poul Cadovius and George Nelson.

Dassi often collaborated with Italian architect, editor and furniture designer Gio Ponti. Ponti designed thousands of furnishings and products — from cabinetsmirrors and chairs to ceramics and coffeemakers — and his buildings, including the brawny Pirelli Tower (1956) in his native Milan, and the castle-like Denver Art Museum (1971), were erected in 14 countries. A collaboration between Dassi and Ponti of note is the pair’s work on the Hotel Royal in Naples — Ponti was commissioned to design the hotel and he partnered with Dassi to design the hotel's furnishings. 

Today, Dassi Mobili Moderni S.R.L. is still in operation in Lissone.

Find vintage Dassi Mobili Moderni furniture by Fratelli Turri, Edmondo Palutari and other designers on 1stDibs. 

Italian Mid-Century Teak Wood Bookcase Four Modules by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This bookcase consists of four modules freestanding, suitable to be moving and placed at will in the home. It's composed by #5 uprights, and equipped with #9 shelves, #2 cabinets tw...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dassi Mobili Moderni

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Brass

Vintage Midcentury Sideboard: Edmondo Palutari Design, Teak Wood & Brass Details
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Edmondo Palutari
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This gorgeous sideboard is a true masterpiece designed by Edmondo Palutari around 1950s for Mobili Dassi Moderni. This extraordinary piece seamlessly blends beautiful Italian design ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dassi Mobili Moderni

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Brass

Italian Mid Century Dassi Dining Table With Six Chairs By Edmondo Palutari
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Edmondo Palutari
Located in Westport, CT
Wonderful refinished Mid 20th Century Dining Set For Dassi Mobili Moderni by designer Edmondo Palutari. The set consisting of a tapered rectangular shaped dining table with two leave...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dassi Mobili Moderni

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Walnut

Freestanding 60s bookcase designed by Edmondo Palutari for Vittorio Dassi
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Edmondo Palutari
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Wall cabinet cupboard - bookcase made of dark stained rosewood, Italy 1960s. All elements can be variably fixed. Design: Edmondo Palutari, Manufacturer: Dassi, Italy 1960s. Feel fr...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dassi Mobili Moderni

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Wood

Vintage Midcentury Sideboard: Edmondo Palutari Design, Teak Wood & Brass Details
By Edmondo Palutari, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This exquisite sideboard is a true masterpiece designed by Edmondo Palutari around 1950s for Mobili Dassi Moderni. This extraordinary piece seamlessly blends Beautiful Italian design...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dassi Mobili Moderni

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Brass

Vittorio Dassi Sideboard, 1950s, Beautiful Condition, Carlo Mollino -esque
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in London, GB
Vittorio Dassi, Italy (designer) Sideboard Produced at Dassi Mobili Moderni, Lissone, c. 1955 Wood, glass Beautiful original condition. Some lifting to the backpainting of the glass...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dassi Mobili Moderni

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Teak Wood Dining Table by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Dining table well designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s, very stylish and charming as all the items manufactured by him. The round tabletop is teak wood and its base made of precious green Pakistan...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dassi Mobili Moderni

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Onyx

Italian Mid-century Bedroom set designed by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Elevate your next bedroom project with this rare and stunning 1950s Bedroom set. A small masterpiece so well designed by Vittorio Dassi most likely four-handed together Gio Ponti, wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dassi Mobili Moderni

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Stained Glass, Maple

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Dassi Mobili Moderni furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Dassi Mobili Moderni furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Dassi Mobili Moderni were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Ico & Luisa Parisi, Edmondo Palutari, and Leonardo Fiori. Prices for Dassi Mobili Moderni furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,331 and can go as high as $17,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,206.

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