Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Black Glass Convex Oval Mirror
Located in London, GB
An oval mirror in black convex glass with brass banded frame. Contemporary piece made in the UK.
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Wonderful Mirror by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
This round convex mirror in patinated brass framed with pink quartz bowls is a creation designed by Studio Glustin.
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Large Silver Antiqued Convex Mirror
Located in Bagshot, GB
A real statement piece, a massive convex mirror that will definitely be the attention grabber of any room. Measuring 159.5cm in diameter with an antiqued glass finish, the mirror is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Mirror "COPPA 120 AMBRA" by Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Cup 120" mirror by Roberto Giulio Rida
Concave mirror, conceived and designed by Roberto Giulio Rida with use of high thickness vintage glass and no longer in production.
Very limi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Iron
1960s Large Sun-Shaped Convex Mirror
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this unique and large sun-shaped witch convex mirror. With a diameter of 90 cm, this mirror is made from curved and gilded metal, producing distortion effects. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Medium Round MCM Vintage Belgian Plastered Gilt Wood Convex Butler Mirror 45cm
Located in Haarlem, NL
Perfect vintage wall decoration.
Medium size round convex mirrors in relief pearled plastered gilt wood frames.
Great addition to any wall and impactful statement on its own.
Imagine this in your hallway, bathroom or in a collection of vintage mirrors...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large French Sunburst Starburst Convex Mirror in Giltwood, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching starburst sunburst convex mirror in gilt carved wood. France, 1960s.
The glass is framed by a circular layer of short beams and a large layer with giltwood beams with su...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Porthole Convex Wall Mirror in Brass
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful mid-20th century porthole convex wall mirror in brass, made by Linton in England, probably in 1940s-1950s.
The mirror is in good condition, but has a small dent on the u...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Spanish Sunburst Mirror in Gilt Metal, Convex Glass
By Ferrocolor
Located in Barcelona, ES
Convex Sunburst Mirror, Iron, Gold Leaf
Eye-catching Mid-Century Hollywood Regency sunburst mirror in gilt wought iron, Spain 1950s
Convex glass and gold leaf gilding. It has a terri...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Parchment Convex Mirror
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Round convex mirror cover with goatskin and brass details.
Parchment is in varying shades of natural color. (High gloss polyester resin filled finish).
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Convex Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
A mid century wood and gesso gold frame convex mirror. Center is convex with the side panels being flat mirror.
In excellent vintage condition.
American 1950's-1960's.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Contemporary glass and resin convex mirror in the manner of Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Contemporary glass and resin convex mirror in the manner of Line Vautrin having green textured glass and a geometric design. Possibly available in other sizes.
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Resin
Marguerite by Line Vautrin, Light Beige Talosel Mirror Inlaid with Silver Gray
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
Line Vautrin was inspired by the daisy flower (Marguerite in French) to imagine this elegant mirror made up of a row of 60 petals shaped alternately forwards and backwards.
The cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Talosel
Large Sunburst Mirror by Chaty Vallauris, France, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Large sunburst convex mirror by Chaty Vallauris. Stunning handcrafted iron overlaid in brass finish.
Central mirror is 9 inches whilst the frame is 25.5 inches.
Signed in the back....
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Blue Square Curve Mirror, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Contemporary square curve concave sculpture blue wall mirror, brass structure. Artisanal handmade work made by a small italian workshop using the old...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Round Mirror with Antique Finish
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous mirror with antique finish and a convex bubble. Custom sizes up to 60" available. Bubble can be custom placed in the center if need...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Modern French Wall-Mounted Convex Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
Large circular wall-mounted convex mirror with patinated textured metal frame. Due to its shape it will reflected all the room where it will be displayed. France
The diameter is 120...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
"Donut" convex mirror
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb convex "Donut" mirror in a copper finish.
Different color can be ordered.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Contemporary Pink Champagne Concave Curve Mirror, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Contemporary curve concave pink champagne wall mirror, brass structure. Artisanal handmade work made by a small italian design workshop using the o...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Modern French Wall-Mounted Convex Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
Large circular wall-mounted convex mirror with patinated textured metal frame. Due to its shape it will reflected all the room where it will be displayed. France
The diameter is 145...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Midcentury French Sunburst Wall Mirror with Leafy Décor and Convex Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage French gilt metal sunburst mirror from the mid 20th century, with convex plate, foliage leaves and molded frame. Created in France during the Midcentury period, this sunbur...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Diamond Shaped Faceted Octagonal Wall Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
One-of-a-kind diamond shaped faceted wall mirror made in the USA in the 1976.
Hand painted silver finish frame.
Mid-Century Modern design for any interior.
Secure hanging constructio...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Large Industrial Convex Mirror, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Made in the 1960s in the former Czechoslovakia. This mirror was used in the Prague tram transport system. Metal frame with original painting. Mirror in very nice condition with some ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Rococo Convex Mirror in Giltwood, Bow and Ribbon Frame
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind carved Giltwood mirror with Ribbon-Tied Details and Bow Pediment. Italy, 1940s
This stuning wall mirror has a convex glass and it is nicely decorated by a bow and ribbo...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Attributed Round Glass Convex Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte attributed round glass convex mirror. This stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern convex mirror is comprised of a round sheet of glass surrounded ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Diamond Shaped Faceted Octagonal Wall Mirror 1976
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind diamond shaped faceted wall mirror made in the USA in the 1976.
Hand painted gold finish frame.
Mid-Century Modern design for any interior.
Secure hanging construction ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Style Made of Brass Italian Convex Mirrors
By L.A. Studio
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Mid-Century Modern convex mirrors designed by L.A. Studio and manufactured in Italy. Composed of made of brass frame and convex mirror.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Pair Blue Mirror Mid-Century Modern
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Pair of convex mirror attributed to max ingrandt for Fontana arte
There is a small scratch on one of the two mirrors (1,5cm).
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror
French Gilded Wood Convex Sunburst Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
French midcentury gilded wood sunburst convex mirror, circa 1950.
Measures: Diameter / 27.5 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Ceramic Mirror by Oswald Tieberghien
Located in Antwerp, BE
Colorful nice round mirror made by the famous Belgium ceramist, Oswald Tieberghien.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of English Giltwood 1940s Round Convex Mirrors with Carved Oak Leaves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English giltwood convex mirrors from the mid 20th century, with carved acorns and foliage motifs. Created in England during the first half of the 20th century, each of this...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
1970 French Chaty Vallauris Gold Finish Sunburst Convex Mirror Wall Mirror, Two
Located in Miami, FL
Two 19.5 inches diameter French Mid-Century Modern convex sunburst mirror by Chaty Vallauris and made in the 1970s.
Stunning handcrafted iron overlaid in brass finish with a 5.5 inc...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Iron
Chaty Vallauris 1950s Petite Gold Sunburst Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Petite Chaty Vallauris sunburst mirror,
France, 1950s
Stamped on the reverse 'Chaty Vallauris A.M’
Great condition for age
Rare smaller size
One of the rays has a kink to the me...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Continental Covex Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
The unique piece is an artist's fascinating concept of this curiously design mid-century convex mirror. The floating branches with leaves are motivating forces to generate a constant circular motion to captivate the viewer.
Chic Industrial...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Gold Leaf Giltwood Sunburst Convex Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
A gorgeous finely carved with gold leaf finish convex sunburst mirror with small mirrors surrounding the glass.
This piece wears its original gold leaf vintage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Sculptural "Snake" Design Shagreen Convex Mirror
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Sculptural convex mirror cover with beige shagreen cream color frame and solid brass head and tail snake.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Signed Chaty Vallauris Mid-Century Modern Brass Sunburst Mirrors - Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Pair of French signed Chaty Vallauris Brass plated sunburst mirror.
Have a look on our large collection of Chaty.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Modern Sculptural Concave Black and Blue Handmade Glass French Mirror
Located in Madrid, ES
Modern sculptural beautiful concave French mirror. Wall hanging artwork handmade in black molded glass and a blue lens. Finished with brass final details on the back to hang on the w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
French Mid-Century Modern Square Chrome Wall Mirror/ Convex Style Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
French Mid-Century Modern square chrome wall mirror/ convex style mirror.
Diameter of the mirror is 23.5 inches.
Makers mark on the reverse.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Chrome
Beautiful Midcentury Brass Wall Mirror with Convex Curved Mirror Glass
Located in München, DE
Very rare beautiful very high quality Mid-Century Modern brass wall mirror. The glass mirror is convex. Beautiful 1950s elaborate design. Very good vintage condition without damages ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Small Convex Mirror in Silver Pewter, with Flower Decoration, circa 1960-1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small convex mirror in silver pewter, with flower decoration, circa 1960-1970 there is a mark that I have not succeeded in identifying.
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Tin
Rare Brass and Stitched Leather Strap Convex Mirror
Located in East Hampton, NY
Vintage French, highly decorative Jacques Adnet stitched leather belt strap around brass frame convex mirror. ALL original and fine ready to use condition.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Illuminated Mirror from Germany, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A mirror with an impressive appearance made in Germany in the 1950s. The construction is quite complex for its time as it is backlit by no fewer than 6 lamps. The curved metal basis ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
French Gilt Metal Sunburst or Starburst Mirror by Chaty Vallauris (Dia 33 3/4)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French gilt metal sunburst (or starburst) mirror, 33 3/4 inches diameter, with convex mirrored glass center in moulded frame with rope motif trim by Chaty Vallauris.
With imp...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Large Venetian Rococo style carved gilt wood mirror.
Measures: Height 60 cm.
Width 38 cm.
Depth 10 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
"Zelo" Studio-Built, Bronze Wall Mirror by Alexandre Logé
Located in New York, NY
Circular wall sculpture of pleated bronze form with hand-oxidized finish and convex center mirror. Diameter of mirror is 8" Edition of 8 pieces with 4 artist proofs. Available exclus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Feliciano Béjar Signed Magiscope Magic Mirror
Located in Hanover, MA
Feliciano Béjar (1920-2007) sculpted these "Magiscopes" in Mexico during the 1970s and 1980s using glass ground with optic bubbles on both sides of the glass giving the viewer both concave and convex lenses through which to experience a new vision that we may perceive the magic and poetry that exists all around us. The sculptural Stand...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Steel
Rare and Unique Mirror by Oswald Tieberghien
Located in Antwerp, BE
Colorful nice round mirror made by the famous Belgium ceramist, Oswald Tieberghien.
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large Floral Murano Glass Mirrors Attributed to Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Two elegant Italian Mid-Century style Murano glass mirrors attributed to Seguso in a circular form and lined with subtle handblown Murano glass flowers in a clear and gold tones.
...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
French 1950s Brass Starburst Convex Mirror
Located in Westport, CT
French circa 1950s Starburst convex brass leaf and ribbon design mirror.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Large Copper Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large French copper mirror.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Copper
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Leather Wrapped Mirror, Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern neoclassical leather wrapped mirror in the style of Jacques Adnet. The piece is round / circular with the frame in brass that has been covered in leather an...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Leather, Mirror
Mid-Century ITALIAN Rosewood Octagon Mirror
Located in Hawthorne, CA
An incredibly unique Mid-Century ITALIAN octagon-shaped solid rosewood wall-mounted mirror. Eight folded curves inward toward the mirror surface. Circa 1950's. The mirror has bevell...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Rosewood
Elegant Black Lacquered Convex Mirror
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Large hand-carved wood with black lacquered finish convex mirror.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Mirror
Italian 1930s Soleil Sunburst Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian 1930s Soleil giltwood wall mirror with convex inset mirror.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
1940s Spanish Sunburst Mirror with Darkened Gilt Metal Leaves and Convex Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish gilt metal sunburst mirror with convex glass from the mid-20th century. This 1940s Spanish round mirror features an unusual frame made of gilt metal leaves beautifully dark...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Modern convex mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern convex mirrors for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage convex mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern convex mirrors made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for convex mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,155 and tops out at $3,200 while the average work can sell for $1,970.
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