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Borghese Lamp Pair Mid Century Modern

Pair of Carved Italian Borghese Lamps with Parchment Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom lamps made with carved wood antique Borghese finished bases crowned with hand
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Parchment Paper, Wood

Pair of Carved Italian Borghese Lamps with Parchment Shades
Pair of Carved Italian Borghese Lamps with Parchment Shades
$2,280 Sale Price / set
40% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 16 in
Midcentury Hexagonal Ice Lucite Italian Umbrella Stands after Willy Rizzo, 1980s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
object that will enrich a mid-century entrance hall or corridor. Dimensions (cm): Width - 32 Depth
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Lucite, Plexiglass

Midcentury Cubic Chromed Steel, Wood and Glass Dry Bar, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in furniture design, starting with
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Steel, Metal, Chrome

Midcentury Cubic Chromed Steel, Wood and Glass Dry Bar, Italy 1970s
Midcentury Cubic Chromed Steel, Wood and Glass Dry Bar, Italy 1970s
$1,140 Sale Price
20% Off
H 16.34 in W 15.56 in D 15.56 in

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Willy Rizzo Midcentury Italian Wooden and Fabric Chairs for Mario Sabot, 1970
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful set of four mid-century wooden chairs with original fabric seats. These chairs were
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Willy Rizzo Midcentury Italian Wooden and Orange Fabric Chairs, Mario Sabot 1970
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Roma, IT
suicide a few weeks later. In 1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Exclusive Italian Dining Table in Brass by or in the style of Rizzo, Italy 1970s
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Brass

6x Willy Rizzo dining chairs Gold-plated New Velvet, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
a few weeks later. In 1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Gold Plate

Willy Rizzo Gold-Plated Dining Chairs by Mario Sabot, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Gold Plate

Exclusive Willy Rizzo Gold-Plated and Brass Dining Set, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Gold Plate, Brass

Midcentury Cubic Steel and Glass Dry Bar Attributed to Willy Rizzo, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated to Rome. It was here that
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Steel

Pair of Borghese Fluted Urn Lamps w/ Linen Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of carved wood fluted urn shaped lamps in a silvery gold finish. The lamps are crowned with
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Willy Rizzo Style Brass and Cork Table Lamp, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Willy Rizzo style mid-century brass and cork table lamp. This fantastic table lamp was
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Metal

Midcentury Brown Formica and Chrome French Table Lamp in Willy Rizzo Style 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible midcentury brown Formica and chrome in Willy Rizzo style. This amazing table lamp was
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome, Metal

5x Willy Rizzo attributed Gold-Plated and Suede Dining Chairs, Italy, 1970s
By Mario Sabot, Willy Rizzo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
a few weeks later. In 1968, Rizzo married Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, and the pair relocated
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Gold Plate

Pair of Gilt Metal Palmette Lamps
By Borghese
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Gilt Metal Palmette Lamps, each one two tiers of stylized palm motif raised on a gilt wood
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Located in High Point, NC
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Brutalist Fiberglass Relief Wall Plaque, 1960s
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

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.