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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Steel Screen
Located in Mexico City, MX
Interesting 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern steel screen. The organic design can be used as the
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Windows
Materials
Steel
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Armchairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven Armchairs made in the 1950s in Primavera wood and palm
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Rockingchairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven Rockingchairs made in the 1950s in Primavera wood and palm
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Embossed Copper Jewel Box
Located in Mexico City, MX
A nice Mexican Mid-Century Modern copper sheet jewel box in shape of a chest. The embossed designs
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Copper
Arturo Pani Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pair of Iron Obelisks
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, MX
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern iron obelisks. The obelisks show green patina.
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Obelisks
Materials
Iron
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Lounge Chair
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven lounge chair made in solid mahogany in the 1950s by Muebles
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Lounge Chairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven lounge chairs made in the 1950s. Featuring simple but
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
Los Castillo Mexican Mid-Century Silverplate Dove Serving Dish
By Los Castillos
Located in Miami, FL
Los Castillo Mexican Mid-Century Silverplate Dove serving dish
Offered for sale is a Mexican
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Stone, Silver Plate
Mexican Mid Century 5 Candle Holder Katalox Wood Bird
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, we offer this Mexican mid century 5 candle holder made in Katalox (tropical wood). This
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Antique 1860s North American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Teak
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern Woven Lounge Chairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Mexican Mid-Century Modern woven lounge chairs made in the 1950s by Muebles Tropicales and
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
60s Mexican Mid-Century Abalone Shell Grasshopper Tray with Lid, Mixed Metals
By Taxco, Los Castillo
Located in Miami, FL
is a Mexican Mid-Century Modern mixed metals (brass, copper, metal, and abalone shell) covered
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
H 4.75 in W 16 in D 4.5 in
Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Don Shoemaker Chair
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare an amazing chair designed by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960.
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Pine
Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Feders Pendant Light
By Felipe Delfinger
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, we offer these original pendant light designed by Felipe Delfinger. Made of iron and multicolored blown glass.
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Feders Pendant Light
By Felipe Delfinger
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, we offer these original pendant light, these are one of the most stunning samples of Brutalist art designed by Felipe Delfinger. Made of iron and multicolored blown glass.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Feders Pendant Light
By Felipe Delfinger
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, we offer these original pendant light, these are one of the most stunning samples of Brutalist art designed by Felipe Delfinger. Made of brass and multicolored blown glass.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Rare Stool by Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Don Shoemaker
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare an amazing stool designed by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960.
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Rare Cocobolo Don Shoemaker Fountain, Organic Mexican Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Exceptional one of a kind organic midcentury Mexican modernist fountain designed by Don Shoemaker
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Fountains
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Cocobolo
H 25 in W 22 in D 22 in
Vintage Sergio Bustamante Brass Snail Sculpture Mexico Mid Century Modern 1970s
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Troy, MI
Sergio Bustamante rare snail sculpture Mexico 1970s
Hollow form brass welded construction with
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
H 10 in W 19 in D 9 in
Rare Corner Table by Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Don Shoemaker
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare an amazing corner table designed by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960, this piece is very rare and hard to find, a perfect piece for the Don Shoemaker collectors, includes...
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Chair Hand Painted by Mexican Mid-Century Modernist Don Shoemaker
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare an amazing chair hand painted designed by Don Shoemaker, circa 1960, includes
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Pine
H 36.23 in W 18.51 in D 22.84 in
Vintage Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Scalloped Bowl by C. Zurita
By C. Zurita
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Mexican sterling silver bowl by the maker C. Zurita. With a nod to the eponymous design
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 3 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Vintage Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Footed Bowl or Dish by Zurita
By C. Zurita
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage, Mid-Century Modern Mexican Sterling Silver three footed dish or bowl by the maker, C
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 2.5 in W 8.5 in D 5 in
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Victoria De Taxco Copper and Silver Plate Coffee Set
By Victoria of Taxco
Located in Mexico City, MX
An early 1950's Taxco, Mexico copper and silver plate coffee set by Ana María Núñez de Brilanti
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Copper
H 9.45 in W 19.69 in D 11.62 in
Arturo Pani for Muller of Mexico Modern Onyx and Resin Top Cocktail
By Arturo Pani
Located in New York, NY
Mexican Mid-Century Modern (circa 1950) rectangular coffee table with an onyx stone and resin top
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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Stone, Metal, Brass
Mexican Modernist Hand Wrought 950 Silver Letter Opener with Onyx Handle
Located in New York, NY
Mexican mid century modern hand wrought 950 silver letter opener with hand carved Aztec motif green
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver
Mexican MCM Brass Brutalist Necklace in the Style of Pal Kepenyes
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Mexico City, MX
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Brutalist necklace in the style of Pal Kepenyes. The geometric central
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Brass
1970s Brutalist Blown Glass Pendants Feders Felipe Delfinger Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brutalist Pair of Feders Pendants Color Banded Glass Panel Lamps Mexican Mid-Century Modernism
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Arturo Pani Mexican MCM Pair of Mahogany Side Tables with Silver Leaf Top
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, MX
A pair of elegant Mexican Mid-Century Modern black lacquered mahogany side tables with silver leaf
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
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Silver Leaf
H 17.33 in W 33.47 in D 23.23 in
Salvador Teran Midcentury Mexican Modernist Brass Stone Pitcher, Mexico 1960
By Salvador Teran
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare large jug or pitcher by Salvador Teran, Mexico mid-century
Stunning collectible jug made in
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Stone, Brass
H 7.87 in W 8 in D 7.87 in
Pal Kepenyes Brutalist Bronze Necklace with Kinetic Pendant
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Mexico City, MX
Marvelous Mexican Mid-Century Modern bronze necklace with Kinetic pendant by Hungarian-born
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Bronze
1950s Abstract Art Oil Painting on Canvas Miguel Alvarez Acosta INBA Mexico
By Pedro Coronel
Located in Chula Vista, CA
INBA National Museum of Art in Mexico.
Midcentury Modern Mexican Art 1950s
Untitled #2
28.38 x 22.5 x
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
H 28.38 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
Huge Mexican Modernist Mixed Metal And Abalone Fish Bowl
By William Spratling, Sanborns, Los Castillo, Los Castillos, Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Houston, TX
century mixed metal and abalone fish bowl, dish or sculpture. This fabulous vintage Mexican modern bowl is
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Brass, Copper
Arturo Pani Silver Wood and Mirrors Credenza
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare Mexican Mid-Century Modern silver wood credenza by Mexican designer Arturo Pani. The
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Frederick Davis Silver Bracelet with Pre-Hispanic Style Links
By Fred Davis
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern silver bracelet by American designer Frederick "Fred" Davis
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Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Silver
Don Shoemaker Sloucher Rosewood & Leather Sling Chairs for Señal, S.A., 1960s
By Senal, Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
rosewood and black leather. Iconic example of Organic, Mexican Mid-Century Modern design.
Organic, bone
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood, Cocobolo
H 27 in W 23.5 in D 28 in
"Polanco - Pewter" / 9' x 12' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired from Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Polanco - Pewter" / 10 x 14' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired from Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Roma - Poppy" / 9' x 12' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Roma - Poppy" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Polanco - Sesame" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired from Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Polanco - Artichoke" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired from Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Roma - Poppy" / 10' x 14' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Roma - Quarry" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Roma - Golden" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Polanco - Rose" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired from Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Polanco - Pewter" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired from Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Condesa - Wheat" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Condesa - Peony" / 9' x 12' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Condesa - Peony" / 10' x 14' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Condesa - Peony" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Condesa - Celedon" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Condesa - Evening" / 8' x 10' / Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
By Erik Lindstrom
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by Mexican Mid-Century Modernism, this rug uses unconventional geometric forms and muted
Category
2010s American Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Marble Racetrack Dining Table by Muller's Onix of Mexico
By Muller of Mexico, Muller's Onyx
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This large Mexican marble dining or conference pedestal table is a 1970's modern piece that makes a
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble, Stone, Onyx
Mid-Century Mexican Modern Folding Magazine Rack
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this folding magazine rack in mahogany wood and brass details, circa 1950.
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Mexican Bar Car by Eugenio Escudero
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Mexican modernist serving cart, made of mahogany wood black lacquered
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Mexican Sterling Silver Geometric Linked Choker Necklace
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern style. The thick sterling silver links are geometrically shaped in a stylized Aztec
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 15 in W 0.5 in D 0.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Mexican Geometric Linked Chunky Bracelet
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver ladies bracelet was made in Mexico in approximately 1969 in the period Mid
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 8.5 in W 0.5 in D 0.25 in
Large Mid-Century Modern Mexican Sterling Silver Aztec Calendar Wall Charger
Located in Portland, OR
A good, large, Mid-Century Modern Mexican Sterling silver (probably Taxco) Aztec calendar wall
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Modern Mexican Los Castillo Silver, Lapis, Malachite Pitcher
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern pitcher/ jug, made by Los Castillo of Mexico, circa 1960. We love the beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-Century Modern Mexican Pitcher in the Style of Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Mid-Century Modern Mexican pitcher sporting an amazing handle in a bird
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
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Mexican Midcentury Modern For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Mexican midcentury modern for your home. A Mexican midcentury modern — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. Find 168 options for an antique or vintage Mexican midcentury modern now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Mexican midcentury modern, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A Mexican midcentury modern is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Mexican midcentury modern has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Pepe Mendoza, Silleria La Malinche and Salvador Teran are consistently popular.
How Much is a Mexican Midcentury Modern?
Prices for a Mexican midcentury modern start at $85 and top out at $12,500 with the average selling for $1,750.
A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Questions About Mexican Midcentury Modern
- What is midcentury modern?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Organic shapes, clean lines and elegant simplicity describe mid-century modern American furniture well. The style, which emerged primarily in the post-World War II era, is characterized by furniture that was crafted by creators who believed that good design was key to good living.Today, mid-century modern is by far the largest category of furnishings on 1stDibs.
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