Side Board
Wooden sideboard Mod. MB48
Two symmetrical modules connected, with two folding doors and one shelf each
Walnut and walnut veneer structure with brass details
DESIGNER Franco Albini (1905-1977)
MANUFACTURER Poggi
COUNTRY Italy
DATE 1968
DIMENSIONS H. 77 × W. 137 × L. 48 /cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Il Mondo Di Poggi, L'officina del design e delle arti, pg. 129 (illustration of the same series)
SPECIAL NOTE
Franco Albini was an Italian furniture designer and architect and one of the most important members of the Italian Neo-Rationalist movement. After receiving a degree in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1929, he worked with the Ponti and Lancia design studios. During that period Albini had the opportunity to meet many of the notable architects of the time, including Le Corbusier in Paris and Mies van der Rohe, who worked with Gio Ponti at the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona. During his lifetime, participated in important exhibitions and designed many notable architectural projects and products. He also received three Compasso d’Oro awards.
