{"id":16542,"date":"2015-05-19T17:24:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T21:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=16542"},"modified":"2024-04-26T12:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:58:50","slug":"6-mid-century-modern-designers-you-may-not-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/6-mid-century-modern-designers-you-may-not-know\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Mid-Century Modern Designers You May Not Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This spring,<em> Mad Men <\/em>ended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/claudette-didul-mad-men\/\">its spectacular seven-season run<\/a> \u2014 and among the show&#8217;s many accomplishments was the frenzied interest it produced in all things <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/mid-century-modern\/\">mid-century modern<\/a>. Suddenly, names like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/harry-bertoia\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bertoia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/charles-and-ray-eames\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eames<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/eero-saarinen\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saarinen<\/a> were no longer strictly in the purview of design aficionados and vintage dealers. And even though we&#8217;ve said our goodbyes to Don, Betty, Roger and Joan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/mid-century-modernisms-first-comeback\/\">the mid-century fixation<\/a> shows no sign of letting up.<\/p>\n<p>While many modernist heavyweights are finally getting their due, there are other incredible designers from the era who may have escaped your notice. Here are six designers whose names you should know and whose work you might be hankering for after saying goodbye to Don for good.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17612\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/sofas\/adrian-pearsall-sofa-craft-associates\/id-f_1384022\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17612\" class=\"wp-image-17612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Adrian-Pearsall-Sofa-Midcentury.jpg\" alt=\"Adrian-Pearsall-Sofa-Midcentury\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adrian Pearsall for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/craft-associates\/\">Craft Associates<\/a> sofa, 1950s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/adrian-pearsall\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adrian Pearsall<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An architect and furniture designer, Adrian Pearsall often made custom, one-off pieces \u2014 which has presented a challenge to collectors attempting to catalogue his work. But a uniting aesthetic to his pieces was in fact driven by another passion: yachting. A stint in the US Navy as a young man engendered his lifelong love of boating and influenced his &#8220;Atomic Age&#8221; designs. For example, the long, low-slung <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/adrian-pearsall-gondola-couch\/\">gondola sofas<\/a> he created would fit perfectly in the low-ceiling cabin of a boat. He also took the warm walnut found in traditional yacht interiors and refashioned it into his signature free-form, glass-topped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/adrian-pearsall\/furniture\/tables\/\">tables<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17862\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/armchairs\/russell-spanner-ruspan-chair-1950s\/id-f_1348606\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17862\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rusell-Spanner-Chair-Midcentury.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Spanner &quot;Ruspan&quot; Chair, 1950s. \" width=\"700\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russell Spanner &#8220;Ruspan&#8221; Chair, 1950s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/russell-spanner\/furniture\/\"><strong>Russell Spanner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canadian-born Russell Spanner created boxy, geometric designs that were meant to appeal to a generation of postwar couples decorating their first homes. Hard, futuristic lines were juxtaposed against cartoon-like anthropomorphism, readily evidenced in the splayed legs and jaunty arms of Spanner&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/russell-spanner\/furniture\/seating\/chairs\/\">chairs<\/a>. Spanner was also a third-generation woodworker, which explains his innovative mid-century modern work with molded plywood and exquisite cuts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17642\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/arne-norell-sirocco-easy-chairs-norell-ab-sweden\/id-f_2343232\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17642\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arne-Norell-Chairs-Midcentury.jpg\" alt=\"Arne Norell &quot;Sirocco&quot; Easy Chairs, 1960s.\" width=\"700\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arne Norell &#8220;Sirocco&#8221; Easy Chairs, 1960s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/arne-norell\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arne Norell<\/a>   <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At a time when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/modern\/\">modern<\/a> was synonymous with severe and furniture was, well, a bit uncomfortable, Swedish designer Arne Norell created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/arne-norell\/furniture\/seating\/\">seats<\/a> that welcomed sitters. Ease and comfort were core values of his work, and are reflected in his most famous piece, the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/pair-of-signed-arne-norell-ari-easy-chairs\/id-f_2102142\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ari Chair<\/a>&#8220;. Combining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/wood\/\">wood<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/leather\/\">leather<\/a> to produce safari-style seating that wasn\u2019t stuffy, many of Norell&#8217;s designs were not produced until after their creator&#8217;s death in 1971.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17672\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/stools\/wrought-iron-slat-wood-bar-stools-arthur-umanoff\/id-f_2254272\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17672\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arthur-Umanoff-Midcentury.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Umanoff Wrought Iron and Slat Wood Bar Stools, 1960s.\" width=\"700\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Umanoff Wrought Iron and Slat Wood Bar Stools, 1960s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/arthur-umanoff\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arthur Umanoff<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arthur Umanoff loved to mix materials: he often combined wrought iron with wood, leather, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/rattan\/\">rattan<\/a>. Even though he made all sorts of items \u2014 from candlesticks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/arthur-umanoff\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/racks-stands\/\">wine racks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/arthur-umanoff\/furniture\/seating\/stools\/\">bar stools<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/arthur-umanoff\/furniture\/storage-case-pieces\/desks\/\">desks<\/a> \u2014 there\u2019s a strong visual cohesion amongst his pieces. Umanoff was particularly cognizant of how his pieces interacted within the family environment. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthurumanoff.com\/2011\/08\/elton-and-post-modern-ltd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">journalist in 1953<\/a> wrote that: &#8220;Umanoff has tried in his work to substantiate the thesis that the fundamentals of good design are in every way analogous to good homemaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_17712\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/storage-case-pieces\/dressers\/seductive-chest-undulating-drawers-edmond-spence-sweden-circa-1950\/id-f_2142282\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17712\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edmond-Spence-Midcentury.jpg\" alt=\"Edmond Spence Chest, 1950s.\" width=\"700\" height=\"314\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edmond Spence Chest, 1950s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/edmond-j-spence\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmond Spence<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One part tiki, two parts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/scandinavian-modern\/\">Danish modern<\/a>, with a splash of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/art-deco\/\">Deco<\/a>: at first glance, Edmond Spence\u2019s combinatory designs sound like a nightmare. In reality, the 1950s furniture designer fluidly melded influences from across decades and around the globe. Spence created undulating wooden facades on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/edmond-j-spence\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/bedroom-furniture\/night-stands\/\">nightstands<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/edmond-j-spence\/furniture\/storage-case-pieces\/dressers\/\">dressers<\/a>, more minimal pieces with slight concavities. In line with his globalized influences, Mexican and Swedish manufacturers produced Spence\u2019s pieces.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_27243\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/lighting\/sconces-wall-lights\/pair-of-lucetta-wall-table-lamps-cini-boeri-stilnovo\/id-f_2215932\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27243\" class=\"wp-image-27243 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stilnovo-Cini-Boeri-Lamps.jpg\" alt=\"Stilnovo-Cini-Boeri-Lamps\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stilnovo-Cini-Boeri-Lamps.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stilnovo-Cini-Boeri-Lamps-613x350.jpg 613w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stilnovo-Cini-Boeri-Lamps-120x69.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stilnovo-Cini-Boeri-Lamps-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stilnovo-Cini-Boeri-Lamps-600x343.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-27243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pair of Lucetta plastic lamps designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/cini-boeri\/furniture\/\">Cini Boeri<\/a> for Stilnovo, 1973.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/stilnovo\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stilnovo<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1946 but disbanded by the end of the 1960s, Italian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/lighting\/\">lighting<\/a> firm Stilnovo created some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/mid-century-lighting-brands\/\">most innovative and inspiring fixtures<\/a> of the 20th century during its short lifespan. In addition to producing pieces under its own label, Stilnovo worked with high-end designers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/gaetano-sciolari\/furniture\/\">Gaetano Sciolari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/alberto-fraser\/furniture\/\">Alberto Fraser<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/ettore-sottsass\/furniture\/\">Ettore Sottsass<\/a> to create inventive lighting for a mass-market audience. With wild forms and complicated finishes, these mid-century fixtures still appear quite cutting-edge today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This spring, Mad Men ended its spectacular seven-season run \u2014 and among the show&#8217;s many accomplishments was the frenzied interest it produced in all things mid-century modern. Suddenly, names like Bertoia, Eames, and Saarinen were no longer strictly in the purview of design aficionados and vintage dealers. 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