Bertil Söderberg, Side Table, Wood, Sweden, Sweden, 1930s
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in High Point, NC
A burl wood side table or coffee table designed by Bertil Söderberg and produced by Svensk Hemslöjd, Sweden, 1930s.
Wood
Bertil Söderberg Elm Burl Center Table, Sweden, 1930s
By Svensk Hemslöjd, Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Hammarö, SE
Designed by Bertil Söderberg for Svensk Hemslöjd during the 1930s, this elegant table represents the refined craftsmanship and restrained luxury that defined the Swedish Grace moveme...
Elm
Sculptural Bertil Söderberg Sofa, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1940s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in The Hague, NL
This sculptural sofa was designed by Bertil Söderberg and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden in the 1940s.
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
Pair of Bertil Söderberg Armchairs in Mahogany for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s
By Bertil Söderberg 1, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare pair of armchairs was designed by Bertil Söderberg and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden in the 1940s.
Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Bertil Söderberg Coffee/ Side Table in Burl Wood, Svensk Hemslöjd, Sweden, 1930s
By Bertil Söderberg 1, Svensk Hemslöjd
Located in The Hague, NL
This elegant coffee table was designed by Bertil Söderberg in the mid 1930s. It was produced by the Swedish company Svensk Hemslöjd.
Elm, Burl
Bertil Söderberg Coffee/ Side Table in Burl Wood, Svensk Hemslöjd, Sweden, 1930s
By Bertil Söderberg 1, Svensk Hemslöjd
Located in The Hague, NL
This elegant coffee table was designed by Bertil Söderberg in the mid-1930s and produced by the Swedish company Svensk Hemslöjd.
Birch, Elm, Burl
Pair of Bertil Söderberg Wingback Chairs
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Hudson, NY
Great pair of Swedish Wingback armchairs by Swedish designer Bertil Söderberg, with curved arms in walnut-stained beechwood sculptural high back from 1930's.
Wood, Beech
Rare 1938 Large Easy Chairs by Bertil Söderberg
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Hudson, NY
Large sculptural lounge chair with curving arms of mahogany stained oak, high formed back, tapering front legs and curved back legs. Reupholstered in velvet. Similar chair pictured i...
Wood
Rare 1938 Large Easy Chair by Bertil Söderberg
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Hudson, NY
Large sculptural lounge chair with curving arms of mahogany stained oak, high formed back, tapering front legs and curved back legs. Reupholstered in velvet. Similar chair pictured i...
Wood
Bertil Söderberg Sofa Produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sofa designed by Bertil Söderberg. Produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden.
Brass
Sold
H 22.84 in W 33.47 in D 33.47 in
Swedish Square Art Deco Side Table in Elm & Burl, Bertil Söderberg, 1940s
By Bruno Mathsson, Josef Frank, Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Odense, DK
Made by a Swedish Cabinetmaker in the style of Bertil Söderberg in the 1940s. Fine and decadent design, beautiful veener work in this vintage piece.
Elm, Burl
Sold
H 23.63 in Dm 26.38 in
Swedish Side Table by Bertil Söderberg in Burl Wood, Svensk Hemslöjd, 1930s
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Odense, DK
Side table made in Sweden in the 1930s and attributed to Bertil Söderberg for Svensk Hemslöjd. The table base is made from solid birch while the top is a beautiful burl wood veneer.
Birch, Burl
Rare 1938 Large Easy Chair by Bertil Söderberg
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Hudson, NY
Large sculptural lounge chair with curving arms of mahogany stained oak, high formed back, tapering front legs and curved back legs. Reupholstered in velvet. Similar chair pictured i...
Large Easy Chair by Bertil Soderberg
Located in Hudson, NY
Large sculptural lounge with curving arms of oak with high formed back, tapering front legs and curved back legs. Reupholstered in mohair.
Rare 1938 Large Easy Chair by Bertil Söderberg
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in Hudson, NY
Large sculptural lounge with curving arms of mahogany stain beechwood with high formed back, tapering front legs and curved back legs. Reupholstered in mohair.Similar chair picture i...
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
$2,570 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 21.66 in
Mustard Mohair Velvet Round Ottoman with Oak Feet, Modern UK Design
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.9"H x 6.5"W x 6.5"D Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 14.4” H x ...
Metal
Paolo Buffa, Walnut Mid-Century Daybed, Italy 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) Rare and very elegant wooden daybed Varnished walnut and fabric Model created circa 1940 H 58 × L 205 × W 95 cm Paolo Buffa was an Italian furniture des...
Velvet, Walnut
Wall Mounted Console Hammered Metal with Travertine Top, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Wall mounted console hammered metal with travertine top, in stock Hammered and hand-forged metal structure with hoof feet Black fired patina frame Console easily mounts to the wall w...
Travertine, Metal
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
Panoplie Iron Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iron tripod floor lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new linen shade. Sold individually and newly made by Panoplie. Please inquire for current lead time. Measure...
Iron
Teardrop Pendant, by JDP Interiors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Pearl pendant features hand blown frosted glass in a teardrop shade with an unlacquered brass metal finish. Our take on a pearl earring. DIMENSIONS: 42.5" H x 10" W. Glass shad...
Brass
$7,200 / item
H 14 in Dm 36 in
Grand Mid-Century Flush Mount Uplight Ceiling Lamp from Filmcasino Vienna, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this stunning bowl-shaped pendant light / uplight plafoniere / flush mount light fixture dating back to the 1950s. (Actually there were three pieces avail...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
$4,000 / item
H 18 in W 60 in D 18 in
Sculptural ICO Bench Series 60 in Natural Walnut by Stamford Modern
By Stamford Modern
Located in Westport, CT
The ICO Bench is a sophisticated reinterpretation of Ico Ponti’s modernism, where architectural form meets modern functionality. Defined by its signature angled legs and subtle metal...
Walnut, Oak
$12,800
H 19.75 in W 16 in D 18.5 in
Giancarlo Palanti Italian Art Deco Mahogany Stool, High Backrest, 1930
Located in New York, NY
A glamorous Italian Art Deco mahogany stool designed by Italian architect, Giancarlo Palanti, circa 1930 with elegant high backrest; with simple and streamlined design and elegant cu...
Fabric, Mahogany
$1,663
H 34.45 in W 66.54 in D 13.78 in
1960s Woven Wicker Single Headboard Rattan Midcentury Rustic Provence
Located in London, GB
A single woven wicker headboard from Provence, with integrated circular bedside tables. French, c. 1960s. Between bedsides 100cm.
Wicker
Paolo Buffa Wood Coffee Table, Italy 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Paolo Buffa side table, Italy 1940s.
Wood
$7,680 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
LU Mono Spot Sconce S
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The sharply elegant LU Mono Spot Sconce S (switch) is an all brass wall spot sconce inspired by mid century Italian design. Created as a fully directional sconce in a lightly patinat...
Brass
$5,495 / item
H 42.01 in W 25.99 in D 1.19 in
Mid century style Ceiling Suspended Mirror with Bronze Patina Frame, Vintage N.4
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Mid-century style Vintage N.4 ceiling suspended mirror with a high quality pure brass full frame with a bronze patina finish. This piece is part of our original and fully customisabl...
Brass, Bronze
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.