$300
H 12.21 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Vintage Amber Wavy Empoli Italian Glass MCM Decanter Round Ball Stopper
By Vetrerie di Empoli
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Amber Wavy Empoli Italian Glass MCM Decanter Round Ball Stopper Murano Glass - Bar
Art Glass
$1,800
H 27.5 in Dm 10 in
Extra Large Italian Handblown Amber Art Glass Vase or Decanter Empoli or Blenko
By Blenko Glass, Empoli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A massive and impressive glass decanter attributed to Empoli in Italy. Very much in the style of
Art Glass
Unavailable
H 12.6 in Dm 4.53 in
Mid Century Modern Carafe Amber embossed Glass Empoli Genie Decanter 1960 Italy
By Empoli
Located in Antwerpen, BE
the era. Crafted from amber embossed glass, this Empoli genie decanter features a distinctive design
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Tall Empoli Amber Art Glass Decanter
By Rossini
Located in Miami, FL
This vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern large handblown glass decanter features a diamond pattern
Blown Glass
Sold
H 22.45 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Mid-Century Italian Amber "Hobnail" Art Glass Genie Bottle Decanter, 1960s
By Empoli
Located in TORQUAY, AU
amber-colored glass that beautifully catches the light. The body is adorned with a tactile "hobnail" or
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Sold
H 22.45 in W 7.88 in D 3.15 in
Ten 1960s Vintage Italian Amber Glass Empoli 'Genie' Decanters Liquor Bottles
By Empoli
Located in Haarlem, NL
Extraordinary set of ten large vintage glass 'genie bottle' decanters with different shapes in
Glass
Sold
H 12.6 in W 8.27 in D 2.76 in
Vintage Empoli Rossini Embossed Eagle Amber Glass Decanter Bottle - 1970s
By Vetrerie di Empoli
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Empoli Rossini Embossed Eagle Amber Glass Decanter Bottle Vintage - Decoration - Decorative
Art Glass
Mid-century Amber Genie Bottle Decanter, Italian Art Glass Style
By Blenko Glass, Empoli
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely vintage art glass decanter for decor or function. Gorgeous warm shade of amber. Unmarked but
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of Italian Midcentury Empoli Glass Genie Decanters
By Empoli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of midcentury Empoli Verde and Empoli Amber glass genie bottle decanters with the original
Art Glass
Amber Empoli glass decanter, c.1950
Located in Dallas, TX
Amber Empoli glass decanter
Glass
1950s Trio of Amber Empoli Italy Decanters Set Of Three
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of three amber textured Italian Empoli glass decanters. Each one has a different pattern and
Glass
Amber Glass Eagle Bottle or Decanter, Empoli Style
Located in Retie, BE
Amber glass decanter bottle in the shape of an Eagle bird. This glass eagle decanter is detailed
Glass, Art Glass
Mid century vintage large Blenko Handblown ruby red jar with stopper
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage Handblown deep ruby red Blenko jar with stopper. This is an early Blenko piece circa 1960.
Glass
Set of 10 Orange Blenko Bottles
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic mid-century 10 piece set of Blenko Art Glass in vibrant orange tones. Tallest being 19.75 inches x 5 inch diameter.
Art Glass
$1,500 / set
H 16.93 in Dm 5.91 in
60s MCM Italian Blue Cased Empoli Glass Pitcher and Tent Lidded Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty set of three 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases. A high pitcher, vase or decanter and two candy or apothecary jars. In deep bl...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in Dm 8 in
Joel Myers Emerald Green Blenko Genie Bottle Vase Retro Midcentury Art Glass
By Blenko Glass, Joel Myers
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Joel Myers emerald green floor decanter vase/bottle Model #6954 Blenko, 1969. Very good vintage condition, no chips, no cracks.
Art Glass
Tall Empoli Emerald Green Art Glass Decanter, 1960s
By Empoli
Located in Stockholm, SE
This vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern large glass genie bottle features a raised bubble pattern and a rich and mesmerizing emerald green color. Probaly manufactured by Empoli, it d...
Glass
Mid century vintage Blenko blue glass jar with stopper.
By Blenko Glass
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a large mid-century vintage Blenko blue glass jar with his original stopper. This blue jar has a heavily crackled finish of the surface and is complete with its original tall...
Glass
$2,175Sale Price|25% Off
H 29.75 in W 50.25 in D 32 in
18th Century Inlaid French Walnut Hoof Foot Single Drawer Table or Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century inlaid French walnut hoof foot single drawer table or desk. Great color. Shaped molded top on slender legs with hoof feet.
Walnut
$3,100Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 49 in D 27 in
Mid-20th Century Baker Furniture Vintage Queen Ann Desk
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in North Canton, OH
Beautiful example of this intentionally distressed leather top Queen Ann Desk with cabriolet legs and key from Baker furniture. One owner find. Signed and numbered piece. Extraordina...
Leather, Wood
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottles with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Geometric Design Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottles with Stoppers, and here is Individual Dimensions: Net Price for each Bottle: $580.00 Amber Color Bo...
Glass, Blown Glass
Wayne Husted for Blenko Sea Foam Green Genie Bottle Decanter
By Wayne Husted
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sea foam green 5815 Genie bottle decanter designed in 1958 by Wayne Husted for Blenko. Decanter measures 25" by 8.5" and is signed with the acid etched Blenko signature on the bottom...
Blown Glass
Blenko Blue Art Glass Penguin, Free Fast Shipping
Located in Kansas City, MO
Beautiful blue art glass modern penguin sculpture. No chips or repairs. Made by Blenko. Quick shipping.
Art Glass
Eight 1960s Blue Italian Empoli Rossini Glass Decanters
By Empoli
Located in Antwerp, BE
Colorful set of 8 glass decanters with geometric design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Has "Made in Italy" embossed on the base. ...
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Three Vases by Joel Myers, Model No. 6427 for Blenko
By Joel Myers, Blenko Glass
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Three Joel Myers colored glass vases, model no. 6427, 1960s. Manufactured by Blenko. The tallest vase is 23.75" high and 2.75" diameter. The smaller vases are about 21.5" high and 2....
Blown Glass
Pair of Blenko Art Glass Decanters
By Blenko Glass
Located in Norton, MA
A pair of Blenko charcoal crackle glass decanters with charcoal crackle stoppers, circa 1950s.
Glass
Rare Blenko 5410 Bird or Rooster Vase by Wayne Husted in Charcoal
By Blenko Glass, Wayne Husted
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Blenko 5410 bird or rooster vase by Wayne Husted in Charcoal. Beautiful color and form. The tail does have damage. Appears it was chipped evenly across. Almost looks natural. ...
Art Glass
Blenko styled Handblown Footed Glass Decanter Vase by Bischoff
By Wayne Husted
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A handblown footed decanter vase in a smoked taupe color having the original flame stopper with a frost type finish to the inside executed in the Mid Century . Crafted in the United...
Blown Glass
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.
Smoking might have fallen out of fashion, but these ashtrays have enduring design appeal.
The Finnish talent created nature-inspired pieces, from furniture to jewelry, with phenomenal staying power.