Mid Century Wall Mounted Credenza
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Walnut
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas
Teak
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Marble
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Plastic
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Slate, Iron
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Lucite
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Aluminum
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Leather, Rosewood, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lanterns
Iron
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Glass, Teak
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1940s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Teak, Cane
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Belgian Black Marble, Brass, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Walnut
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Walnut
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Burl
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Credenzas
Teak
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Wenge, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Wood, Leather, Laminate
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Mid Century Wall Mounted Credenza For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.