Danish Model 2071 Studio Pottery Bowl with Flower Design from Søholm, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Model 2071 Studio Pottery Bowl with Flower Design from Søholm, 1960s, in
Ceramic
$492
H 11.02 in W 11.02 in D 1.18 in
Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plate with Flower Design from Mit Stoneware, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plate with Flower Design from Mit Stoneware, 1960s
Earthenware
$492
H 3.15 in W 9.06 in D 7.09 in
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Jette Andersen Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Jette Andersen Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$615
H 0.79 in W 7.09 in D 4.33 in
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Ashtray Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Ashtray Bowl from Frank Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Aksel Larsen for Axella, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Aksel Larsen for Axella, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
$246
H 1.18 in Dm 7.48 in
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Ejnar Keramik Bornholm, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Ejnar Keramik Bornholm, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$738
H 5.12 in Dm 2.76 in
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, 1960s
By Böttger Keramik Werkstätte
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$431
H 1.57 in Dm 7.87 in
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Mit Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Mit Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good
Earthenware
$1,230
H 5.91 in Dm 5.51 in
German Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Vase by Wolf Dieter Pölloth, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
German Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Vase by Wolf Dieter Pölloth, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$1,230
H 16.54 in W 4.33 in D 0.79 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Studio Pottery Wall Plate from Antonio Milani, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Studio Pottery Wall Plate from Antonio Milani, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$295
H 7.48 in W 7.48 in D 1.97 in
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Wilhelm Kagel, 1960s
By Wilhelm Kagel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Wilhelm Kagel, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Einar Johansen for Søholm, 1960s
By Einar Johansen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Einar Johansen for Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
$554
H 2.36 in W 2.36 in D 1.97 in
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Bowl by Jytte Trebbien and Harry Nielsen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Jytte Trebbien and Harry Nielsen for Tusbo, 1960s, in
Ceramic
Mid-Century Italian Rimini Blu Studio Pottery Vase by Aldo Londi, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Rimini Blu Studio Pottery Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$984
H 7.48 in W 5.12 in D 3.15 in
Mid-Century Italian Studio Pottery Vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello, 1960s
By Roberto Rigon
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Studio Pottery Vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Oil Lamp from Aage Würtz, 1960s
By Aage Würtz
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Oil Lamp from Aage Würtz, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Wilhelm Kagel, 1960s
By Wilhelm Kagel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Wilhelm Kagel, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$1,173
H 12.2 in Dm 11.42 in
Large Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Floor Vase by Wilhelm Kagel, 1960s
By Wilhelm Kagel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Floor Vase by Wilhelm Kagel, Partenkirchen, 1960s, in Very
Ceramic
$411
H 6.3 in Dm 2.36 in
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Fritz Van Daalen, 1960s
By Fritz Van Daalen 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Fritz Van Daalen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
$1,001 / item
H 4.33 in Dm 2.76 in
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase by Einar Johansen for Søholm, 1960s
By Einar Johansen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase by Einar Johansen for Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
$1,407
H 3.94 in Dm 3.54 in
Mid-Century Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase by Piet Knepper for Mobach, 1960s
By Piet Knepper
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Minimalist Dutch Studio Pottery Vase by Piet Knepper for Mobach, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Mug Vase by Helle Allpass, Danmark, 1960s
By Helle Allpass
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Mug Vase by Helle Allpass, Danmark, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$1,173
H 8.66 in Dm 4.72 in
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase from Fritz Van Daalen, 1960s
By Fritz Van Daalen 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase from Fritz Van Daalen, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Karin and Walther Zander, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Karin and Walther Zander, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
$411
H 3.54 in Dm 5.51 in
Mid-Century Eastern German GDR Studio Pottery Bowl from Strehla Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Eastern German GDR Studio Pottery Bowl from Strehla Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase by Heinz H. Engler, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase by Heinz H. Engler, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$704
H 8.66 in Dm 7.48 in
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Mushroom Vase in Stoneware from Søholm, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Mushroom Vase in Stoneware from Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good
Earthenware
$2,345
H 10.24 in W 17.32 in D 2.76 in
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Bent Stubbe Teglbjaerg, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Bent Stubbe Teglbjaerg, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Aksel Larsen for Axella, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Aksel Larsen for Axella, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Small German Studio Pottery Bowl by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s
By Noomi Backhausen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Small German Studio Pottery Bowl by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Karl Jüttner for Saalfeld, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Karl Jüttner for Saalfeld, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
Mid-Century Small German Studio Pottery Vase by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s
By Janne Reckert Cordua 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Small German Studio Pottery Vase by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Christine Atmer De Reig, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Christine Atmer De Reig, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
$821
H 4.72 in Dm 4.33 in
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Goblet Vase by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s
By Janne Reckert Cordua 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Goblet Vase by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$1,759
H 20.08 in Dm 11.81 in
Large Mid-Century Studio Pottery Blue Floor Vase from Bückeburg Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Blue Floor Vase from Bückeburg Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$528
H 2.76 in Dm 6.3 in
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Gregers Bredahl-Glud Rasmussen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Gregers Bredahl-Glud Rasmussen, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl and Cover from Till Sudeck, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl and Cover from Till Sudeck, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
$411
H 2.36 in W 2.76 in D 1.97 in
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s
By Janne Reckert Cordua 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Small German Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Janne Reckert-Cordua, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$938
H 6.3 in Dm 4.33 in
Mid-Century Minimalist German Studio Pottery Vase by Elke & Elmar Kubicek, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Minimalist German Studio Pottery Vase by Elke & Elmar Kubicek, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$587
H 4.72 in Dm 4.72 in
Mid-Century Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase by Hildegard and Peter Delius, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase by Hildegard and Peter Delius for Hamelner
Ceramic
$1,173
H 7.09 in W 12.2 in D 9.06 in
Mid-Century Large Danish Studio Pottery Teapot by Herman A. Kähler, 1960s
By Herman A. Kahler Keramik
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Large Danish Studio Pottery Teapot by Herman A. Kähler for Kähler, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$352 / set
H 3.94 in Dm 3.15 in
Set of 3 Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Mugs from Inseltöpferei, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Mugs from Inseltöpferei Fehmarn, 1960s, Set of 3, in Very Good
Ceramic
$729
H 5.12 in Dm 3.94 in
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl or Ikebana Vase from BKW, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Bowl or Ikebana Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, Hamburg
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Box with Lid from Töpferei Bücking, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Box with Lid from Töpferei Bücking Börnsen, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Brutalist Studio Pottery Bowl by Fritz van Daalen, 1960s
By Fritz Van Daalen 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Brutalist Studio Pottery Bowl by Fritz van Daalen, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$938
H 7.48 in W 7.09 in D 0.39 in
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plaque Plate by Helle Allpass, 1960s
By Helle Allpass
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Wall Plaque Plate by Helle Allpass, Danmark, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
Mid-Century East German GDR Studio Pottery Vase by Erhard Goschala, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century East German GDR Studio Pottery Vase by Erhard Goschala, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
$528
H 4.72 in Dm 4.72 in
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase in Stoneware by Noomi Backhausen, 1960s
By Noomi Backhausen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Vase in Stoneware by Noomi Backhausen for Søholm, 1960s, in Very
Earthenware
$1,759
H 3.94 in Dm 3.54 in
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Art Vase by Ingrid Fechner-Ahlers, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Art Vase with Abstract Animal Designs by Ingrid Fechner-Ahlers
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Hildegard and Peter Delius, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Hildegard and Peter Delius for Hamelner Kunsttöpferei
Ceramic
$352
H 1.18 in W 7.09 in D 3.54 in
Mid-Century Danish Model 3319 Studio Pottery Bowl by Einar Johansen, 1960s
By Einar Johansen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Model 3319 Studio Pottery Bowl by Einar Johansen for Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$587 / set
H 1.97 in Dm 1.97 in
Set of 2 Small Mid-Century Minimalist Studio Pottery Ball Vases, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small Mid-Century Minimalist Studio Pottery Ball Vases by Hildegard and Peter Delius for Hamelner
Ceramic
$411
H 1.97 in W 7.09 in D 6.69 in
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Einar Johansen for Søholm, 1960s
By Einar Johansen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Einar Johansen for Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions
Ceramic
$1,173
H 1.97 in Dm 12.6 in
Mid-Century Large Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Helle Allpass, Danmark, 1960s
By Helle Allpass
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Large Danish Studio Pottery Bowl by Helle Allpass, Danmark, 1960s, in Very Good
Ceramic
$1,173
H 3.15 in Dm 12.6 in
Mid-Century Large Danish Studio Pottery Bowl Attributed to Erik Askholm, 1960s
By Erik Askholm
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Large Danish Studio Pottery Bowl attributed to Erik Askholm, 1960s, in Very Good
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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