Bar Cabinet buffet Design By Vittorio Dassi
About the Item
- Creator:Vittorio Dassi (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 51.19 in (130 cm)Width: 94.49 in (240 cm)Depth: 19.69 in (50 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Palisander,Polished
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950
- Condition:Refinished.
- Seller Location:VILLAJOYOSA/LA VILA JOIOSA, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8832234831362
Vittorio Dassi
Collectors of vintage mid-century modern furniture will find that the work of Italian designer Vittorio Dassi 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 Parisi, Franco Albini and other leading lights of mid-20th century Italian design, his case pieces, tables 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 cabinets, mirrors 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 Vittorio Dassi furniture on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: VILLAJOYOSA/LA VILA JOIOSA, Spain
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Large Midcentury Bar CabinetLocated in VILLAJOYOSA/LA VILA JOIOSA, ESLarge midcentry bar cabinet in French walnut. Industrial-style legs with height-adjustable brass feet.Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
MaterialsWalnut
- Art Deco Bar CabinetBy Continental Art DecoLocated in VILLAJOYOSA/LA VILA JOIOSA, ESBeautiful art deco bar display cabinet in black lacquered wood, original, with the door covered with straw marquetry on the outside and lined with a beautiful fabric with an Art Deco...Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dry Bars
MaterialsStraw
- Gran Buffet A. Porteneuve. Art DecoBy Alfred PorteneuveLocated in VILLAJOYOSA/LA VILA JOIOSA, ESLarge buffet Art Deco attributed to Alfred Porteneuve in Indian rosewood, mahogany and geometric marquetry of different roots (birch, pear and mahogany) excellent condition, only she...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Buffets
MaterialsPalisander
- Art Deco Buffet Dresser In Rosewood And Straw MarquetryBy Continental Art DecoLocated in VILLAJOYOSA/LA VILA JOIOSA, ESLarge Art Deco chest of drawers or buffet in rosewood and straw marquetry, beautiful floral marquetry of different exotic woods. Rare piece from the transition period and early Fren...Category
20th Century French Art Deco Buffets
MaterialsStraw, Palisander
- Large Alveo Model Table by Mario SabotBy Mario SabotLocated in VILLAJOYOSA/LA VILA JOIOSA, ESLarge square Alveo Model edited by Mario Sabot. Central steel bar and metal corners, all original. The base of black color. Lacquered in petrol blue. France 70s.Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsLaminate
- Large Art Deco Style Console In Straw Marquetry unique pieceBy Studio Art DecoLocated in VILLAJOYOSA/LA VILA JOIOSA, ESLarge Art Deco-inspired straw marquetry console in straw marquetry unique piece designed and produced by Atelier d'art JC.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Dr...
MaterialsStraw
- Lighted Vittorio Dassi "Midcentury" bar cabinet from the 1950sBy La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Vittorio DassiLocated in Wolfurt, ATLighted Midcentury drinks cabinet from the 1950s. Designed was the cabinet by Vittorio Dassi and manufactured by La Permanente Mobili Cantù. This massive cabinet is made of nut tree and maplewood. Behind the doors is a etched mirror with sun...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
MaterialsBrass
- Italian Midcentury Rosewood Sideboard or Bar Cabinet by Vittorio Dassi, 1950sBy Vittorio DassiLocated in Rovereta, SMSpectacular rosewood sideboard and/or bar cabinet designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
MaterialsWood
- 1950s Art Deco Midcentury Italian Vittorio Dassi Inlay Sideboard Bar CabinetBy Vittorio DassiLocated in Carimate, ComoImpressive 1950s Italian sideboard bar cabinet by Vittorio Dassi in beautifully executed herringbone pattern rosewood and mahogany supported on four tapered and fluted legs with bras...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Cabinets
MaterialsBrass
- One of a Kind Italian Midcentury Sideboard with Bar Cabinet a. Vittorio DassiBy Vittorio DassiLocated in Kumhausen, DEItalian 1950s one of a kind BAR / SIDEBOARD attributed to Vittorio Dassi birch root veneer - solid birch "feet" - stained glass top - mirrored bar compartment - carved upper orna...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
MaterialsStained Glass, Birch, Burl
- Vittorio Dassi Sideboard Bar CabinetBy Vittorio DassiLocated in Hanover, MA1950s Italian extra large sideboard bar cabinet by Vittorio Dassi in beautifully executed herringbone pattern rosewood and mahogany supported on eight t...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
MaterialsRosewood, Sycamore, Mahogany, Glass
- Italian Modernist Credenza by Vittorio Dassi for Dassi Mobili ModerniBy Vittorio DassiLocated in Dallas, TXA phenomenal early Italian modernist server in sculpted Italian walnut with hand-carved mahogany bases, black milk glass top, hand-forged solid brass ...Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
MaterialsMarble