Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo and Rattan Sofa or Day Bed. 1970s
By Bonacina
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo and Rattan Sofa or Day Bed with its original bed net. The sofa has a stunning patina and it could be used as a single bed. It needs a mattress of c...
Bamboo, Rattan
Unavailable
H 24.41 in W 50.01 in D 29.93 in
Bonacina 1889 Nastro Indoor Sofa Natural Rattan, Upholstered, Joe Colombo, 1964
By Bonacina 1889, Joe Colombo
Located in Lurago d'Erba, IT
Design by Joe Colombo for Bonacina 1889, 1964. Plastic and sculptural shape, low seat, bold finish and colors make this piece emblematic of the 1960s design, a period that conceives...
Fabric, Rattan
Unavailable
H 33.86 in W 40.56 in D 25.6 in
Italian Classic Sofa in Bamboo and Rattan with Curved Twine, Two-Seat, 1950s
By Bonacina
Located in Fregene, IT
Italian Classic sofa in bamboo and rattan with curved twine is completely restored. The furniture presents a beautiful curved twine made with little Rattan canes. It has two seats ...
Bamboo, Rattan
Sold
H 30.32 in W 75.99 in D 37.01 in
Tito Agnoli bamboo and rattan curved sofa for Bonacina, Italy, 1950s
By Bonacina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A curved settee in rattan and woven cane, design by Tito Agnoli, manufactured by Bonacina, Italy, 1950s. What defines this 1950s settee is the plastic potential of the natural mater...
Bamboo, Rattan
Sold
H 35.04 in W 81.5 in D 37.01 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Three-Seat Rattan & Bamboo Sofa, Italy, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful bamboo and rattan three-seat sofa. Very stable and in good condition. If desired, we also have two armchairs and a small table of the same series. The tapestry is original...
Bamboo, Rattan
Italian Bamboo and Rattan Sofa or Day Bed, 1960s
By Bonacina, Franco Albini
Located in Naples, IT
Italian rattan daybed in the style of Franco Albini and Franca Helg, circa 1960's. Long rattan bed with slatted sides and wrapped rattan detailing. Rattan is in good original vintage...
Bamboo, Rattan
T.03 coffee table by Tito Agnoli for Bonacina Anni 80
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Milano, IT
Coffee table made of rattan and glass top.
Rattan, Glass
Modular Sofa P.11 D/S. by Tito Agnoli for Bonacina Anni 80
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Milano, IT
Sectional sofa consisting of 2 rattan seats with foam cushions and fabric upholstery.
Fabric, Rattan
Rare bamboo bench by Tito Agnoli for Bonacina
By Pierantonio Bonacina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare and elegant Italian bamboo bench designed by Tito Agnoli for Bonacina. This piece presents tipical ATito Agnoli features with shaped line.
Rattan, Wood, Bamboo
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo Sofa Bed, 1970s
By Bonacina, Tito Agnoli
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian bamboo and rattan sofa or bed frame from 1970s. The sofa can become a comfortable single bed. The measurements for a spring box or a mattress with a bed n...
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Bamboo Rattan Sofa or Settee, Italy
By Bonacina
Located in Southampton, NJ
A bent bamboo, rattan sofa settee, circa 1950s Italy; by Bonacina.
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Bamboo Rattan Sofa or Settee
By Bonacina
Located in Southampton, NJ
A bent bamboo, rattan sofa settee, circa 1950s. Scarcely seen and in excellent vintage condition.
Bamboo, Raffia
Sold
H 31.5 in W 81.5 in D 37.01 in
Set Sofa Two Armchairs and Coffee Table Rattan Bamboo Midcentury, Italy, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Roma, IT
Sofa, two armchairs and coffee table in rattan and bamboo. The original upholstery has signs and patches of time. The structure is in good condition and is very robust. The beautif...
Fabric, Bamboo, Rattan
Italian Midcentury Rattan Two-Seater Bench or Sofa with Armrest
By Vittorio Bonacina
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This beautiful bench was produced in Italy during the 1960s. It is handmade from rattan and rush and remains in pretty good vintage condition: light wear consistent with age and use;...
Rattan, Rush
Sold
H 32.68 in W 66.93 in D 26.38 in
Italian Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Sofa with Three-Seat, 1950s
By Bonacina
Located in Fregene, IT
Italian midcentury bamboo sofa with three-seat, completely Restored, 1950s. The sofa has a beautiful shape, elegant and pure. There is a perfect match between small cylindrical sec...
Bamboo, Rattan
$3,474
H 31.5 in W 82.68 in D 31.5 in
1970s Italian Bamboo and Rattan Sofa, Vivai del Sud Style, Riviera Modern
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
1970s Italian Bamboo and Rattan Sofa in the Style of Vivai del Sud, Riviera Modern An elegant and architecturally striking mid-century modern three-seater sofa, handcrafted in Italy...
Bamboo, Rattan
$3,253 / set
H 27.17 in W 36.23 in D 81.11 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Pair of Bamboo and Wicker Sofa Beds, 1960s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian pair of bamboo and wicker sofa beds or single beds. The beds need a mattress of cm. 85 x 190 (Standard Italian single bed size).
Bamboo, Rattan
Large Tito Agnoli (attr) Bamboo Daybed Bamboo and Rattan Daybed
By Tito Agnoli, Bonacina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sensational large bamboo daybed with elegant curvature on legs and beautiful woven rattan details. Sturdy, lightweight frame. In original condition with visible wear consistent with ...
Bamboo, Rattan
$3,850
H 14.97 in W 78.75 in D 31.5 in
French Mid-Century Bamboo Daybed 1950s Audoux Minet Style Woven Rattan Platform
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Almelo, NL
Exceptional 1950s French bamboo daybed in the style of Audoux-Minet—sculptural, textural, and perfectly suited for refined indoor or covered outdoor living. A rare and highly decora...
Bamboo, Wicker, Plywood
Mid Century Stacked Bamboo Ratan Sofa Daybed
By Paul Frankl
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Stunning example of vintage bamboo. This gorgeous stacked bamboo daybed sofa has show stopping lines and will add warmth and texture to any space. It has been modernized with all new...
Fabric, Bamboo
$3,253
H 21.26 in W 84.65 in D 38.19 in
Bamboo Daybed, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, New Upholstery, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Bamboo Daybed, Italy, 1960s - New Upholstery
Bamboo, Wood
$3,253
H 31.89 in W 79.93 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo Sofa Bed by Vivai del Sud. 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian bamboo sofa by Vivai del Sud. This sofa can become a comfortable single bed. From the part under the seat another bed can be pulled out. The bedsteads are...
Bamboo
$1,742
H 31.5 in W 78.75 in D 67.33 in
Italian Rattan Double Bed, Tito Agnoli Style, Mid-Century Modern
By Tito Agnoli
Located in bari, IT
The bed has a frame made of bamboo or rattan (wicker). The structure is made entirely of bamboo or rattan canes that are bent and tied, giving it an organic, handcrafted look. The co...
Bamboo
Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo Sofa Bed, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian red brown coated bamboo sofa bed. This sofa bed comes with its original metallic bed net and needs a mattress of cm. 80 x 190 (about inch. 31.50 x 74.80)....
Bamboo, Rattan
$3,369 / set
H 35.83 in W 78.75 in D 34.65 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Pair of Bamboo and Rattan Beds with Bed Net. 1960s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Italian Bamboo and rattan Day Bed in really good vintage conditions with a beautiful patina due to age and use. The beds come with wooden slatted bed nets.
Bamboo, Rattan
$3,253
H 30.71 in W 27.56 in D 70.87 in
Elegant Three-Seater Sofa, Rattan and Bamboo, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Naples, IT
Elegant three-seater sofa from the 1960s. Beautifully shaped rattan and bamboo frame. This wonderful sofa is in very good condition with slight signs of wear from age and use, preser...
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Italian Rattan daybed, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Italian rattan daybed, circa 1960. Interior dimensions : 33.5" W x 75" D
Rattan
Vintage Bamboo Sofa, Made in Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s. It is made in bamboo. This sofa is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition a...
Bamboo
Mid-Century Franco Albini Style Bamboo Loveseat, Natural Rattan
By Franco Albini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Loveseat demonstrates the sophisticated bamboo construction techniques popularized by Italian designers in the 1950s. Franco Albini pioneered the use of rattan and bamboo in modern f...
Bamboo
$7,501
H 23.63 in W 81.5 in D 35.44 in
Rare original Tito Agnoli Bamboo and Rattan Bed, Italy, c.1960s
By Tito Agnoli
Located in London, GB
Bed by Tito Agnoli, Italy, c.1960s. A beautifully considered example of Italian mid-century design, this bed combines a bamboo and rattan frame with padded upholstery, creating a rel...
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
American Designer, Settee, Bamboo, Rattan, Iron, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo, rattan and black-lacquered iron settee or bench designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 28.75"H x 41.25"...
Iron
$1,859 / set
H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and p...
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
Organic Modern Table Lamp Sculptural Parota Wood Base
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pata de Elefante Small Table Lamp — Atomic Collection by Isabel Moncada Named ""Elephant's Foot"" for its bold, bulbous base, the Pata de Elefante Small is one of Isabel Moncada's m...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new oyster linen shade. Multiple available, sold individually. Takes one E12 base bulb, up to 25 W or highe...
Iron
Vintage French Patina Garden Table, circa 1940s
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage French garden table with folding legs. Top is a worn green and rust colored surface and legs have some green and white paint remaining. Does fold up for storage.
Metal
$2,500 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Curve Table by Paige Schlosser
Located in Chicago, IL
A contemporary ceramic side table designed by Chicago ceramicist, Paige Schlosser. Models shown in Brown and Ivory are available and both In Stock. The Curve table is also availabl...
Ceramic
Ellaby Iroko Daybed
Located in Paris, FR
Daybed Ellaby Iroko with structure in solid iroko wood in oiled finish and with woven nautical rope in blue finish. With matress in L175xD79xH16cm with removable covering. Matres...
Fabric, Rope, Foam, Wood
$6,200 / set
H 32 in W 24 in D 30 in
1940s Open Arm Lounge Club Chairs Attributed to Fritz Hansen Danish Midcentury
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Danish late Art Deco early midcentury chairs from the early 1930-40s with spring cushions and beautiful open armrests and legs carved in solid Birch with great grain and patin...
Wool, Oak
$5,000
H 26.38 in W 27.96 in D 25.99 in
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chair for Cassina, 1960
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chair for Cassina, red-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960. The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house of 'Carimate's...
Straw, Wood
$7,500 / item
H 17 in W 29 in D 50 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Walnut Wood w Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with purple and ivory glass sits on 3 American Black Walnut Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available ...
Art Glass, Walnut
$3,990 / item
H 33 in W 89 in D 39 in
Rudin Belgian Linen Sofa with Down Wrapped Seat Cushion in Cafe Noir Linen
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Bloom Home Inc Rudin Sofa in Cafe Noir Stone Washed Linen A heavy 18 oz weighted linen, in a rich warm brown tone. Our linen is stone washed to give a soft hand and relaxed look. Th...
Linen, Wood, Down
$10,693 / item
H 26.38 in W 94.49 in D 37.1 in
Customizable Tacchini Sesann Sofa by Gianfranco Frattini
By Gianfranco Frattini, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
price listed for starting fabric and chrome frame A reissue of a historic design by Gianfranco Frattini, Sesann is a collection of sofas and armchairs with soft, cosy forms that evo...
Leather, Fabric
$13,000 / set
H 26.38 in W 27.96 in D 25.99 in
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" Lounge Chairs for Cassina, 1960, Set of 2
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Vico Magistretti 930 "Carimate" lounge chairs for Cassina, black-lacquered wood and straw seat, Italy, 1960, set of two. The 930 "Carimate" easy chair was created for the club house...
Straw, Wood
'Maru' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Maru' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, creativ...
Steel
$9,500 / set
H 14.25 in W 14 in D 12 in
Pair of French Mid-Century Wrought Iron & Rope Stools / Benches, Audoux & Minet.
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
2 Rare pairs of French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical style stools or benches in hand wrought iron with handmade rope seats circa 1937-1940, attributed to Adrien Audoux and Frida Mi...
Wrought Iron
$29,500 / set
H 28 in W 73.5 in D 35 in
Extraordinary Restored Art Deco Seating Set by Heywood-Wakefield, circa 1935
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent frames are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and ready for upholstery. Expert cust...
Cane, Rush, Oak
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.
Vintage couches and antique sofas have anchored living rooms for generations. The pieces most sought after today carry the deep-buttoned tufting of a Chesterfield or the low, sculptural ease of mid-century modern and Hollywood Regency design.
Styles to Know
Rolled arms and tufted backs point to Mid-Century Modern or Hollywood Regency pieces, while tight backs and turned legs skew more traditional. Velvet is enjoying a renewed moment across most of these silhouettes; see our velvet chesterfield sofa trend report for examples. A mid-century modern coffee table within reach and a vintage mirror nearby round out the seating area.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Sofa
A sofa's frame and upholstery history can be difficult to judge from photographs alone. Ask a seller for more information when a listing doesn't show the fabric or joinery clearly, and confirm whether the upholstery is original or has been redone. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
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