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"PANAMA" Floor Lamp in black by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1957
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Rietveld for Gispen. Made in the Netherlands, 1957. Cream white coated base and adjusting rod with black
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Model 116 Side Chairs by Wim Rietveld for Gispen
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern side chairs.
Design by Wim Rietveld for Gispen
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 30.32 in W 18.51 in D 16.74 in
1950, Wim Rietveld for Gispen Holland, Original Dinner Table
By Gispen Culemborg, Wim Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
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Beautiful Industrial dinner kitchen table. Designer: Wim Rietveld (1958-1959.) Manufacturer: Gispen Holland
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Grasshopper Floor Lamp ‘6320’ by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1953
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wim Rietveld, Gispen, ‘6320’ grasshopper floor lamp, The Netherlands, 1953
Important post-war
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Rare Table / Desk Lamp by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1960s
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Echt, NL
Very rare industrial table / desk lamp by Wim Rietveld in good condition.
Manufactured by Gispen
Category
20th Century Dutch Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Wim Rietveld 1407 Lounge Chair for Gispen, 1950’s
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
This 1407 armchair was designed by Wim Rietveld for Gispen during the 1950s. With a straight back
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Wim Rietveld 1401 Lounge Chair for Gispen, 1950's
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
This 1401 armchair was designed by Wim Rietveld for Gispen during the 1950s. With a straight back
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Wim Rietveld 6320 Floor Lamp, Gispen Culemborg 1953
By Gispen Culemborg, Wim Rietveld
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic and rare floor lamp designed by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, Culemborg Holland 1953. The lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Wim Rietveld '447' Sofa in Red Fabric 1950s
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Tilburg, NL
Wim Rietveld '447' Sofa in Red Fabric for Gispen, The Netherlands, 1950s.
Beautiful simple and
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Wim Rietveld 663 Bookcase Cabinet for Gispen
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, standing cabinet designed in the 1950's by Dutch designer Wim Rietveld (1924-1985) son
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Wim Rietveld 1401 Chair For Gispen Lounge Chair
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century modern "1401" chair as designed by Wim Rietveld (son of "De Stijl" great Gerrit
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Wim Rietveld 1401 Lounge Chairs for Gispen
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of mid-century modern "1401" chairs (as designed by Wim Rietveld, son of "De Stijl" great
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Wim Rietveld Gispen Floor Lamp
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
Rare floor lamp so called number 6320 designed by Wim Rietveld for the Dutch company Gispen
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Wim Rietveld Polyester Chairs Model 416 Gispen, 1957
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A pair of light grey polyester lounge chairs model No. 416 designed by Wim Rietveld (son of Gerrit
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Wim Rietveld Model "216" Arm Chairs for Gispen
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid Century Dutch great Wim Rietveld's Model 216 arm chairs with lightly refinished beech plywood
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Wim Rietveld panama wall lamp 4050 Gispen 1955 brown
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
manufactured by Gispen Culemborg in the Netherlands. Wim Rietveld, son of renowned architect and designer
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Wim Rietveld, Technical Architectural Desk Lamp, Gispen Netherlands, 1960
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Firenze, IT
Very rare technical desk lam designed by Wim Rietveld (Dutch, 1924–1985) for Gispen, The
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
H 21.66 in W 28.75 in D 11.82 in
Wim Rietveld panama wall lamp 4050 Gispen 1955 white
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Iconic industrial designed 'Panama' lamp by Wim Rietveld and manufactured by Gispen Culemborg in
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Wim Rietveld panama wall lamp 4050 Gispen 1955 red
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
manufactured by Gispen Culemborg, the Netherlands 1955. Wim Rietveld was the son of famous architect and
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
4 Wim Rietveld nr.1401 easy chair for Gispen, The Netherlands 1954
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Wim Rietveld (son of Gerrit Rietveld) started his career as an industrial designer at Gispen early
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
416 Fiberglass Shell Chair by Wim Rietveld & Andre Cordemeyer for Gispen, 1950s
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen Culemborg
Located in The Hague, NL
Minimalistic Dutch pride design- no. 416 model lounge/ armchair designed by Wim Rietveld (son of
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
H 29.53 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Wim Rietveld Model 415/1401
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Wim Rietveld model 415/1401
Wim Rietveld was born in 1924 and his father was Gerrit Rietveld, a
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Set of 2 Gispen 1407 Armchairs in Vinyl by Wim Rietveld & Andre Cordemeyer
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
1407 armchair is designed by Wim Rietveld (son of Gerrit Rietveld) and Andre Cordemeyer for Dutch
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
H 29.53 in W 26.78 in D 25.99 in
Wim Rietveld & W.H. Gispen for Kembo '205' Chairs in Red Leatherette
By Willem H. Gispen, Wim Rietveld, Kembo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wim Rietveld & Willem Gispen for Kembo, dining chairs model '205', leatherette, metal, the
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 31.89 in W 24.41 in D 21.66 in
Pyramid Chair by Wim Rietveld '1984'
By Wim Rietveld
Located in London, GB
Wim Rietveld Pyramid Chair (1984). Designed in the 1960s (this chair has a date stamp on the
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Chairs
Materials
Metal
1957, Wim Rietveld/André Cordemeyer, Three Chairs, 416 Version by Gispen Holland
By Gispen, André R. Cordemeyer, Wim Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
paint/coating on the frame.
A red polyester lounge chair model No. 416 designed by Wim Rietveld (son of
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fiberglass, Rubber, Paint
H 28.75 in W 25.2 in D 28.75 in
1957, Wim Rietveld/André Cordemeyer, Chair 416 Version by Gispen Holland
By André R. Cordemeyer, Wim Rietveld, Gispen Kembo
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
paint/coating on the frame.
A red polyester lounge chair model No. 416 designed by Wim Rietveld (son of
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fiberglass
H 28.75 in W 25.2 in D 28.75 in
Set of Two Gispen 416 Polyester Chairs by Wim Rietveld and Andre Cordemeyer
By Wim Rietveld, André R. Cordemeyer, Gispen
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
Listed is a unique set of two model no. 416 armchairs, designed by Wim Rietveld (son of Gerrit
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
H 29.14 in W 27.56 in D 29.14 in
'Panama' Lamp by Wim Rietveld in Original Paint and in Perfect Condition, 1955
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
What makes this 'Panama' Lamp by Wim Rietveld so unique is that it is in a perfect original
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Wim Rietvield for Gispen Style, Beech Bentwood & Black Desk Chair, 1950's
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Wim Reitveld for Gispen style Black Iron & Beech Bentwood Side Chair. Desk Chair. Dining Chair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
H 31.38 in W 20.75 in D 21 in
Industrial Room Divider by Wim Rietveld for De Bijenkorf, 1960s
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wim Rietveld; Gerrit Rietveld; room divider; bookcase; industrial; shelving unit; industrial design
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Wim Rietveld Pyramid Table, circa 1960
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pyramid table designed by Wim Rietveld.
Manufactured by Ahrend de Cirkel in Netherlands, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
1959, Wim Rietveld for Ahrend de Cirkel, Oase Chair Original Green Leatherette
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz, Paul Schuitema, Bas Van Pelt, van der Vlught, etc.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
H 29.14 in W 21.66 in D 27.17 in
Wim Rietveld Midcentury, Black Grey Pyramid Chair Netherlands, circa 1960s
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pyramid chair by Wim Rietveld, circa 1960.
Produced by Ahrend de Cirkel in Netherlands.
In good
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 31.5 in W 16.93 in D 18.51 in
Midcentury Modern Design Office Chair set by Wim Rietveld for Kembo, 1950's
By Gispen Kembo
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Dutch Design Office Arm Chair set of 6 by Wim Rietveld for Kembo. Made in
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 32.09 in W 24.61 in D 22.84 in
Round Gispen Metal Industrial Side Table, Model 501/3601, Dutch Design 1954
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
started working on tubular furniture for office and home interiors. Later Dutch top designers Wim Rietveld
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Wim den Boon, black one-off floorlamp icw Gispen, midcentury modern design 1950s
By Wim Den Boon
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This unique floorlamp is designed in 1958 by architect/designer Wim Den Boon for private Dutch
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 70.87 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Gerrit Rietveld Mondial Chair
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Dronten, NL
is a later reissue by ‘Rietveld Originals’ and manufactured by Gispen.
The Mondial chair is part of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1954, Coen de Vries for Devo Wooden Writing Desk with Red Drawer and Formica Top
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
were Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam, Rietveld, Gispen, Anton Lorenz
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Wood, Paint
H 29.73 in W 33.27 in D 21.66 in
Friso Kramer Result chair Ahrend de Cirkel The Netherlands 1958
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
chair was a collaboration between Wim Rietveld who has switched from Gispen to the competitive company
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Friso Kramer Result Chairs Set Birch Ahrend 1965
By Friso Kramer
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
collaboration between Wim Rietveld who has just switched from Gispen to the competitive company Ahrend and Friso
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Red Panama Wall Lamp by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, Design Icon
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Wim Rietveld designed this 1950s Gispen icon in 1955 (lamp model nr. 4050). It is an Industrial
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Desk Lamp by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1960
By Wim Rietveld, Gipsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful industrial desk lamp by Wim Rietveld for Gipsen,
circa 1960.
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage 415 /1401 Armchairs by Wim Rietveld for Gispan, 1950s, Pair
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Prague, CZ
This 415 /1401 armchair was designed by Wim Rietveld for Gispen during the 1950s. With a straight
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Rare Yellow Panama Wall Lamp No. 4050 by W. Rietveld for Gispen, 1956
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Berkel en Rodenrijs, NL
Rare yellow Panama wall lamp model no. 4050 by Wim Rietveld for Gispen in 1956. The lamp has three
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Rietveld Model 216 Reworked, sculptural design, "Peak of a century"
By Wim Rietveld, Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt, DE
Model 216 armchair by Wim Rietveld for Gispen 1953, contemporized. Re-shaped to avoid its
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Rietveld Chair Contemporized by Atelier Staab Entitled "Peak of a Century Neon"
By Wim Rietveld, Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt, DE
Model 216 armchair by Wim Rietveld for Gispen 1953, contemporized. Re-shaped to avoid its
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Steel
H 29.93 in W 22.84 in D 19.3 in
Minimalistic Floor Lamp Giso 6350 Panama Lamp by Wim Rietveld, 1957
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in The Hague, NL
lamp designed by the Dutch Modernist Wim Rietveld in 1957 for Gispen Holland. The lamp is in a
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
1401 Lounge Chair by Wim Rietveld and A.R. Cordemeyer for Gispen, Dutch Design 1
By Wim Rietveld, A.R. Cordemeijer, Gispen
Located in Lijnden, Noord-Holland
Early example of the stylish lounge chair by Wim Rietveld and A.R. Cordemeyer. With its
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 27.17 in W 25.2 in D 24.02 in
Dining Table and Chairs by Wim Rietveld and André Cordemeyer for Gispen, 1950s
By Wim Rietveld, A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Dining table and four chairs by Wim Rietveld and André Cordemeyer for Gispen, 1950s.
Table model
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal
H 28.35 in W 37.41 in D 29.53 in
Pyramid Armchair by Wim Rietveld for De Cirkel
By Wim Rietveld, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Pyramid armchair by Dutch designer Wim Rietveld for De Cirkel, Holland. Lacquered steel frame with
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Friso Kramer and Wim Rietveld "Result" Chairs, Holland, 1966
By Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld
Located in Waalre, NL
Rietveld who just left Gispen in 1958 and joined De Cirkel, the first year Wim Rietveld worked here
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Chairs
Modular 5600 Series Desk / Bookcase by Andre Cordemeijer for Gispen
By A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in New York, NY
for Gispen in 1962, as an update on the earlier 663 system by Wim Rietveld. This unit includes a black
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks
Panama Wall Lamp by Wim Rietveld for Gispen
By Wim Rietveld
Located in RHEEZERVEEN, Overijssel
movement and is designed by Wim Rietveld for Gispen. The lamp is adjustable in many positions due to three
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
"Panama" Wall Lamp by Wim Rietveld for Gispen
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the "Panama" Wall Lamp, a timeless design by Wim Rietveld for Gispen.
The "Panama
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
535 Table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, the Netherlands, 1950s
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Landgraaf, NL
535 table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, The Netherlands,1950s. In 1953 Wim Rietveld designed the
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Lime Color Panama Wall Lamp by Wim Rietveld for Gispen
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Rare lime color Panama wall lamp by Wim Rietveld for Gispen.
This adjustable metal wall lamp has
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
"PANAMA" Floor Lamp in red by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1957
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Rietveld for Gispen. Made in the Netherlands, 1957. Cream white coated base and adjusting rod with red
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
‘Panama’ Lamp Model No. 40 by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, The Netherlands, 1955
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early edition of this wall mounted ‘Panama’ lamp by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, The Netherlands, 1955
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 41.34 in
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Panama Wall Light by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1950s
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Panama wall light.
Design by Wim Rietveld for Gispen.
Giso Model 4050
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
H 7.88 in W 15.75 in D 39.38 in
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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.
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