Franco Albini

Italian | 1905 - 1977

Franco Albini is an Italian designer/maker. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Carpenters Workshop Gallery, London have featured Franco Albini's work in the past.The designer/maker鈥檚 work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 30 USD to 175,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the pieces. Since 2006 the record price for this designer/maker at auction is 175,000 USD for Pair of rare wall lights, designed for the National Institute of Assurance Office Building, Parma, sold at Phillips New York in 2016. Franco Albini has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Juliet Art Magazine in October 2023.

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DUE SEDIE 鈥楲UISELLA鈥� PER POGGI ,1958

By Franco Albini

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FRANCO ALBINI 鈥楲B10鈥� bookshelf for Poggi 1958 ,1958

By Franco Albini

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Notable Lots

Pair of rare wall lights, designed for the National Institute of Assurance Office Building, Parma - Franco Albini

Pair of rare wall lights, designed for the National Institute of Assurance Office Building, Parma ,1950

By Franco Albini

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Rare 鈥淢itragliera鈥� floor lamp - Franco Albini

Rare 鈥淢itragliera鈥� floor lamp ,1948

+31%

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Poltrona a raggiera

Attributed to Franco Albini

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FRANCO ALBINI 鈥楲B10鈥� bookshelf for Poggi 1958 - Franco Albini

FRANCO ALBINI 鈥楲B10鈥� bookshelf for Poggi 1958 ,1958

By Franco Albini

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DUE SEDIE 鈥楲UISELLA鈥� PER POGGI - Franco Albini

DUE SEDIE 鈥楲UISELLA鈥� PER POGGI ,1958

By Franco Albini

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Recent Auction Results

Mid-Century Madness

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Large planter

By Franco Albini

+371%

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Gala Rattan armchair

By Franco Albini

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Past Exhibitions

ONLINE: Sculpting with Light

Carpenters Workshop Gallery, London

London | UK

Mar 24,2023 - Apr 20,2023

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Galerie Kreo, Paris

6e | Paris | France

Dec 08,2021 - Apr 09,2022

Art on Display 1949-69

Het Nieuwe Instituut

Rotterdam | Netherlands

Oct 04,2020 - Jun 06,2021

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Articles

Juliet Art Magazine 23/10/2023

In 1960, the three members of the Situationist International, Constant Nieuwenhuys, Guy Debord and Asger Jorn, wrote to Willem Sandberg 鈥� director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam鈥�...

The New York Times 15/01/2020

In this case, the art-lovers own storage and shipping centers that meet all their needs to rotate, hang and pack away their pieces.

ArtDaily 16/09/2018

This October, Christie鈥檚 will present the auction Thinking Italian: Design, offering a variety of architect-designed works to include glass, ceramics, furniture and lighting from the most sought-after Italian designers of the 20th century, a selection of which will be...

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