$352
H 3.94 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Løvemose, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Løvemose, Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Töpferei Stock, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Töpferei Stock, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Plate Bowl from Wallakra, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Plate Bowl from Wallakra, Sweden, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase by Tue Poulsen, 1960s
By Tue Poulsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase by Tue Poulsen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Earthenware
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Dania Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Dania Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase by Cecilie Frausing, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase by Cecilie Frausing, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Rainer Doss, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Rainer Doss, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Swedish Studio Pottery Bowl from Gabriel Sweden, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Studio Pottery Bowl from Gabriel Sweden, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Petra Töpferei, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Petra Töpferei, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Otto Wichmann, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Otto Wichmann, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Brigitte Andrzejak, 1960s
By Brigitte Andrzejak
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Brigitte Andrzejak, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Aage Würtz, 1960s
By Aage Würtz
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Aage Würtz, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Minimalist Vase from Wächtersbach, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Minimalist Vase from Wächtersbach, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Volker Ellwanger, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Volker Ellwanger, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Liebfriede Bernstiel, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Liebfriede Bernstiel, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brutalist German Studio Pottery Bowl from Goebel, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist German Studio Pottery Bowl from Goebel, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase from Lovemose Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase from Lovemose Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Monika Maetzel 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Monika Maetzel, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Candleholder by Monika Maetzel 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Candleholder by Monika Maetzel, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Karen Boel, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Karen Boel, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Otto Wichmann, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Otto Wichmann, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
$352
H 3.54 in W 2.36 in D 2.36 in
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Candleholder from Hytholm Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Candleholder from Hytholm Keramik, Danmark, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Melitta Teubner, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Melitta Teubner, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Stoneware Bowl from Okela, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Stoneware Bowl from Okela, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Earthenware
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Marianne Stark, 1960s
By Marianne Starck
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Marianne Stark for Michael Andersen, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase from Lovemose Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase from Lovemose Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Jürgen Riecke, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Jürgen Riecke, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Töpferhof Malente, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Töpferhof Malente, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Barbara Stehr 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Barbara Stehr, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Vase by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s
By Janne Reckert Cordua 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Erik Askholm, 1960s
By Erik Askholm
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Erik Askholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Candleholder by Monika Maetzel, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Candleholder by Monika Maetzel, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Kingo Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Kingo Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Metal
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Barbara Stehr, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Barbara Stehr, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Monika Maetzel, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Monika Maetzel, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Michael Andersen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Michael Andersen, Bornholm, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Otto Wichmann 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Otto Wichmann, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Jürgen Riecke, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Jürgen Riecke, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Luise Duncker, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Luise Duncker, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Aksel Larsen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Aksel Larsen for Axella, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Erika Pierny, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl by Erika Pierny, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase from Frank Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase from Frank Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl from Till Sudeck, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl from Till Sudeck, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Oil Lamp from Bjergard, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Oil Lamp from Bjergard, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase by Rolf Weber, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase by Rolf Weber for Rolf Weber Steinzeug, 1960s, in Very
Ceramic
$411
H 5.51 in W 4.72 in D 3.94 in
Italian Strawberry Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Fratelli Fantullacci, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Strawberry Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Fratelli Fantullacci for Bitossi, 1960s, in Very
Ceramic
$1,173
H 9.84 in W 9.84 in D 3.15 in
Mid-Century Danish Brutalist Studio Pottery Wall Candle Holder, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Brutalist Studio Pottery Wall Candle Holder From Lovemose Denmark, 1960s, in
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century Swedish Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Laholm, 1960s
By Laholm
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Laholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase from BKW 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, Hamburg, 1960s
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase from BKW, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, Hamburg, 1960s
Ceramic
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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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