$1,480Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30.5 in W 20.5 in D 13 in
Pair of Walnut Bose Speakers Equalizer Tulip Base by Eero Saarinen
By bose
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Vintage pair of Bose speakers 901 series with equalizer on Saarinen tulip base stands. The stands
Metal
$1,375 / set
H 30.75 in W 21 in D 13 in
Vintage Bose 901 Series VI Tulip Based Speakers in the style of Saarinen
By bose
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of Mid-Century modern styled Bose 901 speakers with tulip bases in the manner of Eero
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Bose 901 Series Speakers On Eero Saarinen Tulip Bases
By Eero Saarinen, bose
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of newly finished and upholstered, mid-century modern, Bose 901 series speakers on tulip base
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Wifi Speaker: Bose 901 Redux
By bose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This 901 redux began as a 1970 era Bose 901 carcass that was reconstructed into a high dispersion
Wood, Natural Fiber
Unavailable
H 4.5 in W 15.5 in D 11 in
1970s Era Harmon-Kardon 330B with Matching Omni Directional Speakers
By bose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
with period correct Harmon-Kardon Omni Direction speakers. The Harman-Kardon 330B was introduced in
Metal
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H 30.5 in W 21 in D 13 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Bose Speakers on Eero Saarinen Tulip Bases, 1970s
By Eero Saarinen, bose
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous pair of standing speakers, mounted on Eero Saarinen tulip
Pair of Vintage Bose 901 Series III Speakers, 1970s
By bose
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pair of beautiful vintage Bose 901 Series III Direct/Reflecting speakers made in 1976 is made of
Chrome
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H 30.75 in W 21 in D 12.25 in
Pair of Bose 901's Walnut Speakers on Eero Saarinen Tulip Pedestals, circa 1968
By bose
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Pair of Bose 901's walnut speakers on Eero Saarinen tulip pedestals. Excellent original condition
Metal
Bose 901 Speakers
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A pair of '70s production Bose 901 speakers on Saarinen style tulip bases. Framed in solid walnut
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H 30.75 in W 21 in D 12.25 in
Restored Vintage 1983 Bose 901 Series V Speakers with Tulip Stands and Equalizer
By Eero Saarinen, bose
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of restored vintage Bose 901 Series V (8 Ohm, wired) speakers on Eero Saarinen style tulip
Metal
Bose Speakers on Tulip Base by Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Vintage Bose speakers with tulip base by Saarinen. Equalizer included. All working. All inquiries
Steel
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H 30.25 in W 20.5 in D 12.75 in
Awesome Pair Of Bose Speakers on Saarinen Tulip Bases Mid-century Modern
By bose
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Awesome pair of Bose walnut speakers on Saarinen style tulip bases. Turn that living room into
Walnut
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H 30.5 in W 20.5 in D 12.75 in
Pair of 901 Bose Speakers on Saarinen Tulip Bases and Equalizer, 1968
By Eero Saarinen, bose
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of vintage, (1st year 1968) 901 speakers with tulip bases and with the equalizer and
Steel
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H 30 in W 20.5 in D 13 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Bose 901 Speakers Saarinen Tulip Bases & Equalizer
By bose, Eero Saarinen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Bose 901 speakers on Saarinen Tulip Bases in white enamel. In excellent vintage
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Pair of Saarinen Base Sculptural Bose Speaker
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Bronx, NY
Mid Century Modern Saarinen Base Bose Sculptural Speaker / End Tables, very Iconic of Mid Century
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H 30.5 in W 20.5 in D 12.75 in
Pair of Bose 901 Chrome Tulip Base Speakers Reflecting and Direct Discontinued
By bose, Eero Saarinen
Located in Atlanta, GA
speakers. This pair of 901 direct / reflecting speakers by Bose is presented on the incredibly desirable
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Bose Tulip Mid-Century Modern Speakers
Located in St. Louis, MO
Great pair of mid-century modern Bose tulip speakers in the style of Saarinen. Working condition.
Pair of 1960s Bose Walnut Speakers with Equalizer
By bose
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of original production Bose 901 walnut speakers on Saarinen style pedestals, circa 1960s
Steel
Pair of Bose Saarinen Tulip Base Speakers
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Bose Saarinen tulip base speakers.
$800Sale Price / item|47% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razoblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and honey coloured lambskin. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. M...
Oak
Pillow Chair by Ash - Mint Velvet
By ASH NYC
Located in New York, NY
The Ash Pillow Chair, everyone’s favorite companion reimagined in a new textile in four luscious colorways. A comfortable, custom-woven, fully upholstered velvet throne dreamed in an...
Velvet
$229,511Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
$450
H 12 in W 7.25 in D 8.5 in
1970s Grundig Cube Box Design Speaker Set Futuristic Mid Century Modern
By Grundig
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Original Grundig Cube Speaker Audiorama Design. Amazon design, cube shape mounted in tripod base. Original vintage unrestored. Speaker box 12 h x 8.5 d x 7.25 w Pr...
Metal
$2,200Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber 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
$1,800 / item
H 26 in W 18 in D 18 in
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully constructed from solid white oak in Ohio, ...
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
$34,132
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
Ensamble Pouf in Escondido Laredo 35
By Caterina Moretti
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
The word "ensamble" means a set and comes from the French "ensemble," referring to one with another, together. From their own individuality, Peca (Guadalajara, 2007) and Studio84 (M...
Wood, Upholstery
$3,969 / item
H 28.35 in W 40.16 in D 34.65 in
"Pietra" Curved Armchair with Leather Arms Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
Pietra from Italian: Stone The designer Marta Manente is of Italian descent, her great-grandparents migrated from Italy over 100 years ago and lived in the region of Bento Gonçalves ...
Bouclé
JBL Metregon Speaker Cabinet
By Arnold Wolf
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
The JBL Metregon Speaker Cabinet is an iconic piece of audio history, renowned for its distinctive design and exceptional sound quality. Meticulously crafted by industrial designer A...
Wood, Walnut
$14,000Sale Price|60% Off
H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in
Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Lafayette, IN
This remarkable piece is a one-off desk/wardrobe/bar/bookcase/storage cabinet custom-designed by George Nelson in 1949 to match his Basic Cabinet Series (BCS) for Herman Miller. The ...
Aluminum
$2,969 / item
H 11.82 in Dm 21.66 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass Low Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
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
$13,535 / 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
"Beosound 3200" & "Beolab 8000" Audio System, Bang Olufsen
By Bang & Olufsen, David Lewis
Located in Neuss, NW
Legendary design classic "BeoSound 3200" designed by David Lewis for Bang & Olufsen in the 1990s. Stereo compact system with CD player, remote control, stand with glass table top, an...
Metal
Dieter Rams for Braun Black Wall Mount Stereo System "Wandanlage"
By Dieter Rams
Located in Seattle, WA
The wall-mounted system is one of the most sought-after hi-fi systems from the 1960s. The combination of the amplifier with radio, reel-to-reel machine, matching speakers, and the re...
Metal, Aluminum
Mawu Chair in Imprimé by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Made in France with hand-turned, flared oak legs in golden satin finish. Upholstered backrest and seat in textured jacquard velvet fabric (LG.FB-31).
Fabric, Satin, 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.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.