$6,489Sale Price|20% Off
Bauhaus-Style Sideboard, Wood and Iron with Glass Shelves, Italy, 1920
By Bauhaus
Located in Milano, IT
This cabinet is a remarkable example of Bauhaus-inspired design, showcasing a harmonious blend of wood, iron, and reflective glass shelves. Crafted during the iconic period of ration...
Iron
Unusual Czech Oak Bauhaus Style Chrome Étagère, Flower Stand, Kovona, 1930s
By Kovona
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Unusual Czech oak Bauhaus style Chrome Étagère, Flower Stand This étagère, flower stand, with a frame of bent steel tube and lacquered oak wood. Maker: Kovona Period: 1930-193...
Chrome
$1,622Sale Price|20% Off
Chrome Etagere with Coral, Yellow and Red Painted Shelves in Bauhaus Style
Located in Vienna, Austria
Lovely chrome flowers étagère from 1930s, produce in Czechoslovakia. The shelves are in original colours, the applications technique is "Schleiflack" (polishing varnish), the surfac...
Chrome
Bauhaus Style Console Table Set with Glass Shelves on Tubular Metal Frame
Located in Cork, IE
Unpretentious, yet with elegant lines, this ensemble of two console tables caught our attention immediately. The design of the tubular frames is a definite nod to the principles of f...
Metal
Bauhaus Style Tubular Shelf, Chrome
By Bauhaus
Located in Krakow, małopolskie
Bauhaus style bookcase, present Classic, modernist design.
Steel, Chrome
Impressive and Rare Bauhaus Style Shelving Unit
By Gaston Eysselinck
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Impressive and rare Bauhaus style shelving unit, 1930s. Original chrome tubular steel with seven glass shelves.
Chrome
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H 68.9 in W 69.69 in D 18.12 in
Bauhaus Style Shelf, Chrome-Plated Steeltubes and Glass, Germany, 1950s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Big circular shelf / étagère in the style of Bauhaus, from Germany circa 1950s (original Design: 1930s) Galvanized (chromed) Steeltubes, Good condition, over-polished in the refin...
Steel, Chrome
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H 67.72 in W 73.23 in D 17.72 in
Bauhaus Style Shelf, Chromed Steeltubes and Glass, Germany, 1950-70s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Regensburg, DE
Big, round shelf / étagère / shelving unit in the style of Art Deco or Bauhaus, from Germany, circa 1950-70s. Galvanized (chrome-plated) circular and straight steeltubes, very good ...
Steel, Chrome
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H 34.26 in W 14.97 in D 20.08 in
Unusual Czech Black Oak Bauhaus Style Chrome Étagère, Flower Stand, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This étagère, with a frame of bent steel tube and lacquered oakwood was made in the 1930s in the Czech Republic. Original chromium plating in a very nice original condition. Source:...
Chrome
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H 27.96 in W 27.96 in D 8.67 in
Czech Bauhaus Style Chrome and Glass Étagère by Thonet, Opaxit Glass, 1930s
By Thonet
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This étagère, with a frame of bent steel tube and glass shelves, was made in the 1930s in the Czech Republic. Original chromium plating in a very nice original condition. Opaxit gla...
Chrome
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H 67.72 in W 73.23 in D 17.72 in
Chrome Art Deco Bauhaus Style Shelving Unit or Room Divider, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning Art Deco Bauhaus style shelving unit or room divider. Striking German design from the 1930s but executed in the 1970s!
Chrome
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H 71 in W 32 in D 15.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Etageres or Bookshelves Tubular Chrome and Glass Bauhaus Style
By Bauhaus
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Art Deco Etageres or Bookshelves Tubular Chrome and Glass Bauhaus Style Semi-circle constructed tube chrome with various size glass shelves on open lattice base. 13" space be...
Chrome
Bauhaus Style Round Tubular Chrome & Glass Étagère, Mid-20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and quintessential example of Bauhaus-style design, this round étagère perfectly embodies the movement's radical commitment to functionalism, industrial materials, and geo...
Chrome, Steel
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H 30.32 in W 50.01 in D 11.03 in
Functionalist Plant Stand in Bauhaus Style, Chrome and Glass, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
A distinctive plant stand from Czechoslovakia, dating to the late 1930s–1940s. The frame is made of chromed steel tubing, shaped into an irregular, balanced composition typical of Ce...
Steel, Chrome
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H 27.17 in W 35.44 in D 11.42 in
Czech Green Bauhaus Style Chrome Étagère by Robert Slezák, Lacquered Wood, 1930s
By Robert Slezák
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This étagère, with a frame of bent steel tube and lacquered wood shelves, was made in the 1930s in the Czech Republic. Original chromium plating in a very nice original condition. S...
Chrome
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H 39.77 in W 40.36 in D 14.18 in
Czech Bauhaus Style Black and Green Étagère by UP Zavody, High Gloss, 1930s
By Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Czech Bauhaus étagère Restaured to high gloss. Source: Czechia Period: 1930-1939.
Wood, Lacquer
Danish Set of Two Teak Bauhaus Styled Wall Shelves, Denmark 1956
By Johannes Andersen, Bauhaus
Located in Haderslev, DK
Large set of bedside wall shelves in Bauhaus style with both plywood boards with teak veneer and chrome plating tubes.
Chrome
Bauhaus Style Small Key Storage Wall Cabinet, circa
Located in Staphorst, NL
Nice small wall cabinet to store the house and car keys German design and manufacturing Perforated white metal flap door Express parcel shipment advised
1970s Bauhaus Style Chrome Bookshelf
By Milo Baughman
Located in Bastrop, TX
Classic Bauhaus tubular chrome and smoked glass shelving. New glass. Excellent vintage condition. 1970's.
Chrome
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H 35.75 in W 59 in D 14.5 in
Bauhaus Style Lacquered Macassar Ebony Bookshelf with Asymmetrical Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
The asymmetrical shape of the construction gives a definite modern look to the shelves. This Hungarian piece is well in the tradition of the Hungarian Bauhaus style, created in 1928 ...
Ebony, Macassar, Lacquer
1920s French Art Deco Rosewood Chrome Sideboard Cabinet Marble top
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
1930s Art Deco sideboard with Marble top. Introducing an exquisite French Art Deco display sideboard, a timeless piece that seamlessly marries functionality with elegance. Crafted ci...
Glass, Wood
$521Sale Price|23% Off
H 24.02 in W 45.28 in D 10.24 in
Bauhaus Chrome-Plated Tubular Steel Étagère / Flower Stand, 1930s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Chrome-plated tubular steel étagère made in the 1930s with glass shelves. Chrome plating is in original condition.
Steel, Chrome
$5,736
H 41.54 in W 84.85 in D 17.72 in
Italian Art Deco Credenza, Wood, Large Console Design, Italy, 1930s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Impressive and large Italian Art Deco Credenza. This unique piece is a mix between a credenza and a console. It features two doors in the middle leading to a shelve that is open on b...
Wood
$3,895
H 29 in W 31.75 in D 16 in
Mid-Century Three-Tier Console Table of Chrome and Smoked Glass from France
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French three-tiered console table, featuring a rectangular frame with a Modernist design of interlocking chromed metal with three shelves of smoked glass.
Metal, Chrome
$1,506
H 29.14 in W 39.38 in D 7.09 in
Italian modern console with two smoked glass tops and chromed metal legs, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern console with two smoked glass tops and chromed metal legs, 1970s Console with two shelves in smoked grey glass. The structure is composed of four chromed metal tubes. ...
Metal
$564Sale Price|25% Off
H 60.24 in W 32.68 in D 12.21 in
Vintage Varnished Iron Etagere with Wooden and Colored Formica Shelves, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s. This shelving unit is made from varnished iron with brass feet caps and wooden shelves that are covered in Formica. It may show slight traces of use since it's ...
Brass, Iron
$2,781
H 87.01 in W 24.02 in D 16.15 in
Bibliothèque étagère modulable style Bauhaus vintage en métal rouge, chrome
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bibliothèque étagère Bauhaus vintage style Space Age et post-moderniste des années 70, dans le goût de Marc Held, structure en métal rouge et métal chromé, 4 étagères ouvertes en ver...
Metal
$869
H 29.93 in W 31.5 in D 16.15 in
Restored Bauhaus Side Table, by Hynek Gottwald, Oak, Chrome, Czech, 1930s
By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant table from the 1930s, originating from Czechoslovakia, embodies the puristic beauty and purposefulness referencing the famous era of the Bauhaus school. Its precise exec...
Steel, Chrome
$971Sale Price|25% Off
H 27.25 in W 52 in D 16 in
Modern Chrome Rectangle Console Sofa Table Glass Top Style Pace or Karl Springer
By Karl Springer, Pace Collection
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning modern chrome rectangle console table or sofa table with glass top in the style of Pace or Karl Springer. Gorgeous vintage condition with wear consistent with age and the ch...
Chrome
$3,500
H 27.96 in W 27.56 in D 18.51 in
Contemporary Tubular Steel Sideboard Czech Functionalism Bauhaus
Located in Wien, AT
This sideboard with a construction of polished stainless steel and oak veneered plywood is made to order by Tschechisches Wohndesign. Delivery time if not in stock 4-6 weeks. 1 piec...
Stainless Steel
Mahogany Sideboard, 1930s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Sideboard in mahogany ebonized profiles, with niche in mosaic mirror for sculpture, black crystal top, brass handles. Shelves are missing. The wooden crate is recommended for transpo...
Brass
$927
H 27.56 in W 27.17 in D 18.12 in
20th Century Restored Czech Bauhaus Chrome Small Table, Oakwood, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Small Czech chrome Bauhaus table. Period: 1930-1939 Source: Czechia.
Chrome
Exceptional Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet, circa 1925
Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna
Exceptional Italian Art Deco Bar Cabinet, circa 1925 An exceptional and highly unusual Italian cabinet dating from the mid-1920s, masterfully crafted from richly figured walnut and ...
Walnut
$927
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 18.12 in
Restored Bauhaus Side Table, by Hynek Gottwald, Walnut, Chrome, Czech, 1920s
By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Bauhaus style table comes from Czechoslovakia from the 1920s. It features a tubular chrome steel frame, which has been professionally cleaned. The tabletop is made of bl...
Steel, Chrome
Large Art Deco solid wood cabinet from the 1930s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Long French Art Deco cabinet from the 1930s. Made of solid and veneered mahogany, it features two hinged doors opening to reveal a series of shelves and niches on either side. In ver...
Wood
$189Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.84 in W 17.33 in D 5.12 in
Mid-Century Modern 1960 Retro multicoloured Metal Tomado Shelving library system
By Tomado
Located in Markington, GB
An exceptionally and rare multicoloured modular ladder shelving system comprising 2 ladders and 3 shelves. This impressive mid-century shelving unit is in super condition, with mini...
Metal
$55,623
H 76.78 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
Modern Penedo Quartz Display Cabinet, Handmade in Poerugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Penedo Quartz Display Cabinet, Handmade in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple The Penedo quartz display cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes,...
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Granite, Brass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$3,000
H 91.5 in W 26.5 in D 13 in
1970s B&B Italia Olinto Lacquered Cabinet w/ Glass Shelving by Kazuhide Takahama
By B&B Italia, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a tall, lacquered wood Olinto cabinet with glass doors, designed in the 1970s by Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama for B&B Italia. Takahama's collection featured a series ...
Steel, Aluminum
$2,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 36 in W 43 in D 19 in
Pr Art Deco Art Moderne Dressers by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller c 1930's
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of streamline Art Moderne dressers designed by Gilbert Rohde, for Herman Miller c 1936. The dressers feature opposing right and left cases, each with pale yellow drawer fro...
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Müller Bar Cabinet in Metal
By Müller Möbelfabrikation
Located in Tilburg, NL
Müller Bar Cabinet in Metal. Germany. Design 1998, current production. Available in every RAL-color. A highlight for your office or your home: The cleverly designed bar cabinet KB 3...
Metal
$8,459 / set
H 24.01 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
$1,093Sale Price|20% Off
H 65.75 in W 37.41 in D 15.75 in
1950s Oak Bauhaus Mirror Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- good /very good original condition with minor signs of use
Chrome
$5,600
H 28 in W 68.5 in D 22 in
Mid Century Modern White Bubble Front Dresser or Credenza after Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek ultra mod look after Karl Springer. This 6 drawer dresser features semi-gloss white laminate sculptural design with tons of storage.
Laminate, Wood
$13,326 / item
H 49.22 in Dm 70.87 in
Brass and Parchment Paper Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...
Brass
$2,781
H 41.74 in W 20.08 in D 19.69 in
DF2000 trolley bar cabinet by Raymond Loewy for the Doubinsky Frères 1968
By Doubinsky Freres, Raymond Loewy
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
After a brief but promising career as a fashion illustrator, French- American designer Raymond Loewy dedicated his talent to the field of graphic and industrial design. Loewy’s creat...
Metal
Geometric Mid Century Open Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...
Wood
Bar Cabinet by Gio Frigerio, Italy 1970s
By Frigerio
Located in New York, NY
Bar cabinet by Gio Frigerio. Red lacquer doors and mirrored interior. Makers label affixed to back.
Glass, Lacquer
$8,111
H 71.26 in W 35.44 in D 15.36 in
1940s Oregon Pine Coat Rack with Pegs by André Sornay French Art Deco Modernist
By Andre Sornay
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
1940s Wall coat rack by French designer André Sornay. Structure in solid Oregon wood and veneer highlighted by a system of brass nails perfectly aligned underlining the sober and pur...
Brass
$22,596
H 27.56 in Dm 118.12 in
Rare and Exceptional 'Gilda' Circle Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy, 1972
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Echt, NL
Very rare extra large 'Gilda' circle sofa in excellent condition. Designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1972. The sofa is manufactured by 'Roset' the company name of Ligne Roset prior to 1...
Metal
$10,313
H 89.77 in W 60.63 in D 43.31 in
Italian 1970's Cocktail Dry Bar in Joe Colombo Style, Italy - circa 1975
By Joe Colombo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Vintage 1970s Italian Mobile Dry Bar / Cocktail Bar – Mid-Century Modern Elegance The colour of the dark lacquered wood is an amazing very dark purple / aubergine (almost black). Th...
Chrome
The Bauhaus was a progressive German art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius that operated from 1919 to 1933. Authentic Bauhaus furniture — sofas, dining chairs, tables and more — and the school’s followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.
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The name Bauhaus is derived from the German verb bauen, “to build.” Under the school’s innovative curriculum, students were taught the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, as well as practical skills like carpentry and metalworking.
The school moved from Weimar in 1925 to the city of Dessau, where it enjoyed its heyday under Gropius, then Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The period from 1932 to 1933 when it operated in Berlin under Mies was its final chapter. Despite its brief existence, the Bauhaus has had an enduring impact on art and design in the United States and elsewhere, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism.
The faculty roster at the Bauhaus reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius — it included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer, who became known for his muscular brutalist-style concrete buildings in the postwar years. In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop, Breuer gave form to his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, side tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s Cesca chair was the first-ever tubular steel frame chair with a caned seat to be mass produced, while the inspiration for his legendary Wassily chair, a timeless design and part of the collection crafted to furnish the Dessau school, was the bike he rode around campus.
Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. Seating pieces such as side chairs, armchairs or club chairs for example, were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstery was made from leather or cane. Above all, designs in the Bauhaus style offer aesthetic flexibility. They can be the elements of a wholly spare, minimalist space, the quiet foundation of an environment in which color and pattern come from one’s own collection of art and artifacts.
Today, from textiles to typefaces, architecture, furniture and decorative objects for the home, Bauhaus creations continue to have an outsize influence on modern design.
Find a collection of authentic Bauhaus furniture on 1stDibs.
From valuable historical memorabilia to rare architectural models to priceless family photos, there’s no shortage of collectibles and curiosities worthy of adorning your home. Why not take the time to find the ideal antique, new or vintage shelves for your treasured trinkets?
For every space and object, there’s sure to be a wall-mounted or sturdy floor solution that matches your shelving needs on 1stDibs. And while shelves should technically stick out from your wall, they shouldn’t from the rest of your decor.
Because you can find shelves made with a wide variety of materials today, everything from teak to brass, your shelving can seamlessly support your existing color scheme and design style. An arrangement of shelves from floor to ceiling can turn your wall into a proud storage space for displaying artwork, decorative objects and books. Options abound with regard to shelving for the latter, as furniture designers know that literature creates an inviting atmosphere in any room, and one of the simplest ways to integrate books into an interior design is with the right shelves or bookcase.
Elegant shelving is a must for a happy home office or library, but a sharp shelving system can freshen up virtually any room in your home. Proudly display your vintage dinner plates and other tableware with open shelving in the kitchen or tuck away linens in big baskets on shelves in your bathroom if you’re navigating life without a proper linen closet.
On 1stDibs, find a wide range of shelves that includes everything from mid-century modern floating shelves to decorative Chinese shelves dating from the 18th century to contemporary statement-making structures that are as provocative as they are convenient.