Mid Century Modern Garden Furniture
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Bamboo
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal, Steel
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Sundials
Stone, Granite, Metal, Copper
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Statues
Composition
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Statues
Iron
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Baroque Revival Patio and Garden Furniture
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Steel
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Cement
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Iron
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Terracotta
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Steel, Iron
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Flooring
Limestone, Marble, Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal, Iron
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Concrete
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Rattan, Wood, Bamboo
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Windows
Steel
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Fiberglass
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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.
Finding the Right building-garden for You
Choosing the right antique or vintage building and garden elements can prove pivotal when you’re working to beautify any room in your home or just put the finishing touches on a garden or other outdoor area.
It takes time and effort to improve your outdoor space or merely to bring an air of tranquility to an indoor area set aside for private relaxation or gathering with friends. The good news is that 1stDibs can help.
To introduce a sense of timelessness to a back patio or interior common area, choose cast-stone statues or sculptural busts for a dose of drama or select ornate architectural elements such as corbels, plaques or panels made of marble or iron. Elsewhere, find a focal point in your living room and create a “feature wall” by bringing pops of color into a corner with handmade antique ceramic tiles.
It helps when design changes like these have a practical upside too.
Victorian cast-iron stair treads hearken back to a time when adding decorative details to your property was a priority. While lending an attractive appearance to an exterior staircase, these safeguards render the steps slip-resistant for those coming and going. And as one good stylistic choice usually leads to another, pairing your sophisticated treads with a coupling of 19th-century hand-forged andirons would be a thoughtful, durable touch for any courtyard or comfortable lounge space, be they intended for an indoor fireplace or a patio firepit.
Where the garden is concerned, any sophisticated garden ornaments you select should work with nature, not against it. Wrought-iron garden gates will simply refuse to be relegated to the background. Instead, they’ll draw attention to your painstakingly sculpted hedges and colorful flora. When paired with a sparse arrangement of other tasteful additions, such as a stone planter, garden stool or other welcoming pieces of outdoor seating, the effect can be transformative.
On 1stDibs, find a sprawling collection of antique garden furniture and architectural elements that meet every need. Our offerings include everything from sculptural bathroom fixtures to flooring ideas to pedestals and columns designed in a variety of styles and much more.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019
Mid-century modernism first appeared in 1945 and merged a minimalist aesthetic with practicality. Mid-century modern furniture is distinguishable by its lack of decoration or extravagance and its use of clean lines, organic curves and variety of natural materials.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Mid century modern furniture refers to pieces designed during the middle of the 20th century — specifically 1930s through the mid-1960s. This period represents a design and architecture movement characterized by simple shapes, clean lines, and organic materials. Some of the most famous mid century modern designers include Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand, Isamu Noguchi and Eero Saarinen. - 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Mid-century modern furniture combines sleek lines with organic shapes.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Mid-century modern furniture is so popular largely because its characteristics align well with the trends and tastes that are dominant today. Many people love its simple look defined by clean lines, and the use of natural materials also adds to its popularity. In addition, designers created mid-century modern furniture to be as functional as it is visually appealing, making pieces executed in the style simple, convenient and comfortable to use. Find a wide range of mid-century modern furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024There is not a single year that is mid-century modern. The style emerged during the 1940s and 1950s and remained dominant through the 1960s and into the early 1970s. Some notable designers who contributed to the development of the mid-century modern style include Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Milo Baughman, Florence Knoll, Harry Bertoia, Isamu Noguchi and George Nelson. Shop a wide range of mid-century modern furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Some of the most famous mid-century modern furniture designers were Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, Paul Evans, Poul Kjærholm, Florence Knoll, George Nakashima, Giò Ponti, Hans Wegner, Charlotte Perriand, Sergio Rodrigues and Eero Saarinen.
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