Unique Italian Hand-crafted Metal Atomic Sculptural Wall Art, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Unique Italian Hand-crafted Metal Atomic Sculptural Wall Art, 1960s, Italy Measurements : 59 cm x 59 cm x 2 cm Weight: 5,7 kg Please do not hesitate to ask us if you have any que...
Metal
Classic Atomic Design French Modernist Umbrella Stand, Iron /Colored Balls
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern Atomic French umbrella stand, charming item.
Wrought Iron
Atomic Lamp Ceiling Sculpture Trix & Robert Haussmann Lamp Sputnik Design
By Swiss Lamps International, Robert and Trix Haussmann
Located in Berlin, BE
The “Atomic Lamp”, designed in the 1960s by Swiss architect Robert Haussmann, is far more than a lighting fixture — it is a poetic, architectural light structure that embodies the ra...
Metal, Aluminum
Viko Baumritter Style Atomic Ranch White Swivel Armchair 1959
By Viko Baumritter
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, 1950s Fabulous White Swivel Chair after Viko Baumritter Stamped MODEL19 May 1959 Memphis Tenn Dimensions, 27.5 h x 27.5 w x 25.25 d seat15.25 h arm rest 23 h...
Metal
Mid century brass tripod table lamp, 1950s, Atomic age
Located in Hägersten, SE
Large and unusual tripod table lamp. Made during the 1950s from solid polished brass with very high level of craftsmanship and finish. Original shade has been reupholstered with crem...
Brass
American Mid Century Atomic Age Rare Small Desk Iron & Laminate
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool and rare vintage iron desk with hairpin legs and formica top , featured in Elton John record cover same desk , Pacific design school very nice and clean .
Iron
Mid Century Robert Haussmann Atomic Suspension Lamp, Sculptural Lamp 1969
By Robert Haussmann
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The "Atomic" suspension lamp, designed by Robert Haussmann and manufactured in Switzerland, represents a pinnacle of design from 1969 Italy.
Metal
1960s Atomic Lime Green Wood Table Lamp Tripod Iron Base
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Atomic Lime Green Wood Table Lamp Tripod Iron Base California atomic design. No label. After Arthur Umanoff. 6.5 diameter x 10 h Original vintage condition unrestored. Origina...
Iron
Eight Midcentury Libbey Glass 'Marine Life' Atomic Design Tumblers
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 8 Libbey Glassware 'Marine Life' tumblers or highball glasses with various fishes and marine animals in 22k gold on a ground or raised translucent green enamel waves.
Glass
Mid-Century Azure Cranberry Culver Shot Glasses With Atomic Caddy
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Azure Cranberry Patterned Mid-Century Modern Glasses With Atomic Caddy, in Bright Sunshine Yellow Powder-Coated Founded in Brooklyn, NY in 1939, Culver Ltd. is an American glass man...
Metal
"Sirius 12K" Atomic Space Age Floor Lamp, J.T. Kalmar
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Mortsel, BE
Step into the realm of atomic-inspired design with the extraordinary "Sirius 12K" Atomic Space Age Floor Lamp created by J.T. Kalmar. This remarkable lamp is a captivating embodiment...
Metal, Chrome
1950s Mid Century Atomic Age Ribbed Ceramic & Brass Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1950s classic mid century modern desk table lamp with brass accents and a beautiful ribbed ceramic base in a salmon color. Comes with the original shade. The lamp is 21" ta...
Brass
Rare Mid Century Floor Lamp Atomic, Sputnik, Cosack, 1970s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting - rare type - representative.
Chrome
MCM Footed Studio Pottery Bowl by Richard Saar, Atomic Motif, Signed
By Richard Saar
Located in San Diego, CA
Maker: Attributed to Richard Saar (signed “Saar” underside) Origin: Likely California studio pottery Period: Late 1950s – early 1960s Style: Mid-Century Modern / Atomic / Studio Craf...
Ceramic
Vintage Atomic Highball Glasses with Silver Star and Streamer Design
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of six vintage silver decorated highball glasses having a wide band above a large atomic style star and amoeboid ribbon with scattered smaller stars.
Glass
1950's American Mid Century Atomic Age Rare Fondue Pot Casserole
Located in San Diego, CA
1950's rare vintage chafing dish , fondue pot food warmer in beautiful enameled orange with lid with black iron stand with wooden decorative feet, very nice condition almost no use a...
Iron
$460Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Atomic Age Rare Table Lamp All Original Condition
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass and black painted metal, American Mid-Century Modern table lamp with its original glass lampshade and original lampshade. In working condition with patinated brass ac...
Metal, Brass
$2,240Sale Price|30% Off
Atomic Inspired Brushed Nickel Sputnik Chandelier with 54 Bulb Sockets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the iconic atomic and space-age designs of the mid-century era, this Sputnik chandelier features a brushed nickel finish, and over four dozen radiating arms, 54 of which ...
Nickel
St. Atomic oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
By Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
. . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins.
Masonite, Oil, Tempera
Custom Made Steel and Leather Atomic Armchair in Burgundy and White
Located in Alhambra, CA
Seat back is vinyl. Sleek atomic styling compliments a variety of interior styles from art deco, to mid century modern, to minimalist and beyond.
Steel
$892Sale Price|25% Off
Italian Midcentury Chandelier in the Atomic Style from the 1950s
Located in bari, IT
Midcentury Italian chandelier in Atomic 50s style in green opaline glass and copper details.
Copper
Large Space Age Midcentury Chrome Chandelier, Sputnik / Atomic, 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Praha, CZ
- space age era - rare type - very nice style of lighting - representative.
Chrome
$5,625Sale Price|50% Off
Exceptional Huge Atomic or Sputnik Chandelier Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, BE
Exceptional huge Murano glass, metal and brass chandelier in the style of Stilnovo, ca. 1980s. The chandelier has a very impressing size and is real eyecatcher in every room. The cha...
Brass
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Midcentury Futuristic Chrome Half Dome Torchiere Atomic Floor Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning and beautiful atomic torchiere midcentury floor lamp. The base and top share similar dimensions all in chrome that provides a minimal yet impactful feel. A dome base with th...
Chrome
Pair of Atomic Kalmar Sconces Wall Lights, Austria, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic pair of midcentury wall sconces with 2 hand-blown glass pieces in each lamp, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Great geometrical shape. Each sconce ...
Metal
$3,900
General Dynamics, Exploring the Universe, Sub-Atomic Worlds – Original Poster
By Erik Nitsche
Located in Zurich, CH
A poster belonging to Erik Nitsche's second series for General Dynamics, promoting its nuclear research. Founded 1952, General Dynamics hired Nitsche as Art Director – a Swiss (1908...
Paper
Mid-Century German Brass Atomic Ceiling Pendant Lamp by Dorothee Becker
By Dorothee Becker, Gebrüder Cosack
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Mid-Century German brass Atomic ceiling pendant lamp by Dorothee Becker for Cosack in very nice original condition.
Brass
Gino Sarfatti for Lightolier Astral Atomic Sputnik Brass Ceiling Fixture, 1950s
By Lightolier, Gino Sarfatti
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-century modern brass “Astral” Sputnik ceiling fixture designed by Gino Sarfatti and produced by Lightolier in the United States, circa 1950s.
Brass
$224Sale Price|20% Off
Atomic California Pottery Ceramic Grazing Tropical Pink Flamingo Figurine Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century pink and green flamingo ceramic figurine grazing on a grassy field . The statue depicts a pink flamingo with long legs, a slim, tall form kneeling down to graze on a gras...
Ceramic
Atomic Chandelier by Trix & Robert Haussmann for Swiss Lamp International, 1960s
By Robert and Trix Haussmann, Swiss Lamps International
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Rare Atomic Chandelier by Trix & Robert Haussmann, designed for Swiss Lamp International. The piece features a modular brass tube structure paired with spherical smoked-glass bulbs. ...
Brass
Pair of Atomic Bar stools in the style of Frederic Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Atomic Bar stools in the style of Frederic Weinberg . Lightweight and space age in design these beauties spin as well.
Metal, Iron
Pair of Large Italian MCM Italica Ars Atomic Red Vases
Located in Forney, TX
Scarce pair of vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Italica ARS large hand-turned Fine pottery vases.
Pottery
$460Sale Price|20% Off
American Mid Century Atomic Age Iron & Wicker Barstool by Arthur Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in San Diego, CA
Atomic age single barstool designed by Arthur Umanoff original fabric and condition swivel great lines.
Iron
Atomic Pendant Lamp by Trix & Robert Haussmann for Swiss Lamp International
By Trix and Robert Haussmann
Located in Centreville, VA
The Swiss design team of Robert Haussmann, and his wife and design partner Trix Haussmann, studied architecture and design with modern masters such as Gerrit Rietveld, Valerio Oligia...
Chrome
Atomic Chandelier by Trix and Robert Haussmann for Swiss Lamps International
By Robert Haussmann
Located in Barcelona, ES
Atomic ceiling lamp designed in 1965 by Trix and Robert Haussmann for Swiss Lamps International, Switzerland. Modular structure composed of aluminum tubes joined by plastic pieces wi...
Metal, Aluminum
Atomic Era brass chandelier in the style of Oscar Torlasco, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce, Oscar Torlasco, Fog & Mørup, Rupert Nikoll
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Rockabilly, Mid-Century Modern, Atomic and Hollywood Regency style, with a certain Art Deco and Brutalist air.
Metal, Brass
Vintage Space Age Sputnik Atomic-Style Brass Metal Table Lamp
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Newly lacquered in a brilliant white hi-gloss, enameled finish, with a tapered neck base. Newly plated and polished brass details. Brass base, atomic symbol center, end caps, neck st...
Metal, Brass
mid-century minimalist Joan Miro Inspired Atomic Coat Stand 1950s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
A rare and hard to find tipi shaped coat / hat and shoe stand. I only did find these in Belgium and this only for the 3th time in 20 years. Because of its playful shapes and color, i...
Metal
Large Fused Art Glass Atomic Age Tray by Michael & Frances Higgins
By Higgins Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Large fused art glass atomic age round tray by Michael & Frances Higgins, circa 1950s. The piece is executed in the fused glass technique by the Higgins Studio and has a great atomic...
Art Glass
Atomic Brass Chandelier by E.R. Nelel for Temde, Switzerland, 1960s
By Temde Leuchten, E. R. Nele
Located in Aachen, NRW
Atomic chandelier with nine-glass globes was designed by the Swiss artist and designer E.R. Nele for Temde Leuchten. The globes are hand blown and fitted with a screwing device. Hig...
Opaline Glass
$472Sale Price|27% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Metal Atomic Style Lamps, 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Geometric Metal Table Lamps. Very versatile pair of MCM lamps that are intertwined using two metals chrome and brass, exemplifying the mid-century time per...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1950s Italian Atomic Sideboard in the Manner of Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi, Dassi
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Italy Designer: Vittorio Dassi (attributed) Manufacturer: Dassi Era: 1950s Materials: Lemon Wood Measurements: 67″ wide x 18″ deep x 43″ tall
Wood
M.G. Wheeler Sight Light Saucer Atomic Age Articulating Table Lamp
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Novel mid-century modern Sight Light desk lamp by M.G. Wheeler. The space age lamp features a whimsical saucer shape. The design certainly captures the spirit of the era with it's UF...
Metal
Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Atomic Space Age Ceiling Light Sconces, Italy 1970s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceiling light Producer: Origin Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1970s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1970s. Minimalist space a...
Metal, Brass
6-ball Glass and Chrome Atomic Flush Mount Light, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
6-ball Glass and Chrome Atomic Flush Mount Light, 1960s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with 6x E14 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to use with...
Metal
Atomic Age Chrome Plated Mid Century Japanese 12 Candle Holder
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool design on this cast metal chrome plated small candle holder Made in Japan, circa 1950's , 12 candle capacity 1/4" diameter per candle .
Chrome
American Mid Century Atomic Age Walnut & Brass Wall Thermometer & Baromether
By Springfield Armory
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic wall Thermometer by Springfield circa 1950s, nice walnut case in great condition working.
Brass
Large Fused Art Glass Atomic Age Bowl by Michael & Frances Higgins
By Higgins Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Large fused art glass atomic age bowl by Michael & Frances Higgins, circa 1950s. The piece is executed in the fused glass technique by the Higgins Studio and has a great atomic desig...
Art Glass
$960Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Retro Kitchen Nook Sunroom Round Dining Table Starburst Atomic
By Paul McCobb
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Paul McCobb style dining table. Massive and Heavy! The Top in great condition, with no chips, no scratches. Base is okay, with a recent gray spray over, and all leveling glides are p...
Formica
Rockabilly and Atomic Era opal glass flush mount by Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo, Fog and Morup, Estiluz Lighting, Metalarte Spain
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Space Age and Atomic Era flush mount by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s.
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Atomic Energy Commission Building Office Logo Wall Plaque AEC Oppenheimer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The AEC seal is one of those great totems of the atomic age. A largely symmetrical and stylized representation of an atom (the highly toxic beryllium), it is strikingly more straight...
Aluminum
Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Chrome Atomic Space Age Sputnik Orbit Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian chrome atomic space age sputnik orbit chandelier Measures: Diameter 17 in / 44 cm Height 33 in (16, 5"+ 16, 5"/Chain) 84 cm (42 cm+42 cm/Chain) Diameter ri...
Chrome
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Atomic Era Jack / Jax Bookend, Doorstop or Paperweight by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage atomic era / MCM iron jack / jax in the style of Bill Curry, circa 1970s. The piece in well worn vintage condition with a great lime green finish and measures 5.5...
Iron
Atomic Design Brass Pair of Sconces by N Leuchten, 1950s, Germany
By Paul Neuhaus Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Atomic Design Brass Pair of Sconces by N Leuchten, 1950s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with 2x E14 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to use ...
Brass
$945Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-Century Atomic Style Custom-Made Steel and Smoked Glass Coffee Table
By Rehab Vintage Interiors
Located in Alhambra, CA
Our custom made steel and glass coffee table features a gloss white powder coated frame with smoked glass top. Sleek atomic styling compliments a variety of interior styles from art ...
Steel
1950s Atomic Tripod Floor Lamp in Teak with Balloon Shade
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1950s Materials: Teak Measurements: 45.25" tall Condition: In excellent original condition with light vintage wear.
Teak
Italica Ars Vintage Italian Pottery Raymor MCM PV Atomic Yellow Vase 11"
By Italica Ars
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage Italian Italica Ars pottery vase for Peasant Village Imports in atomic yellow mottled glaze. Hand turned. Circa 1960's. 11 1/2" high, 7" diameter. Excellent condition, glaze ...
Pottery
3-armed Adjustable Bordeaux Metal Rare Atomic Table Lamp, 1960s, France
Located in Hagenbach, DE
3-armed Adjustable Bordeaux Metal Rare Atomic Table Lamp, 1960s, France Lamp is in very good vintage condition. It has European plug. It can be converted to other countries plugs w...
Metal
Pair Vintage Adjustable Height Photo Lamps, Industrial, Atomic Tri-Pod Base's
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair vintage adjustable height photo lamps, industrial, atomic tri-pod base's. Adjustable height from 38" - 52". Classic modernist styling, wood ball feet, rewired, old style cord.
Metal, Aluminum
$220Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Modernist Atomic Fruit Bowl in the style of Ferris Shacknove
By Andree Ferris and Reta Shacknove
Located in San Diego, CA
Ferris Shacknove minimal modernist metal serving display basket/bowl. 1950s. Atomic Mid Century style vintage piece.
Iron
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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