$570
H 22 in W 5 in D 5 in
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Geometric Design Empoli Decanter Bottle w/Stoppers
By Empoli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Geometric Design Empoli Glass Genie Bottle Decanter with Stoppers
Glass
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottles with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Multi-Colored Geometric Design Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottles with Stoppers
Glass, Blown Glass
Blue Empoli Bottle, Italy 1960
By Empoli
Located in Herentals, BE
Blue Empoli bottle with stopper. Measures: Height: 43 cm Diameter bottom: 7 cm The bottle is
Cut Glass
$1,312Sale Price|25% Off
H 17 in W 4.75 in D 7 in
Empoli Sky Blue White Italian Art Glass Large Dimpled Decanter Original Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage sky blue over white Italian art glass decanter with original stopper. Documented
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
Vintage Empoli Cadmium Blue Glass Bottle & Stopper
Located in Torquay, GB
Vintage Empoli glass decanter with stopper. In cadmium blue colour and with textured ribbed surface
Glass
$675Sale Price|25% Off
H 21 in Dm 4.5 in
Italian Art Glass Empoli Decanter Ewer Cruet Vase Bottle w Stopper Ruby Red
By Empoli
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A monumental Italian art glass decanter, ewer, cruet, vase or bottle with stopper in a rich ruby
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Original Mid-Century Empoli Glass Genie Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Vintage aqua blue glass decanter, called Genie bottle. From Empoli, Italy, Mid-Century
Glass
Vintage Empoli Green Glass Decanter With Stopper Made In Italy
By Empoli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful Italian glass decanter with stopper. Made In Italy. Stamped underneath. 13" tall. Small
Glass
Sold
H 15.75 in W 8.67 in D 3.55 in
1960s Italian Blue Pressed Leaf MCM Empoli Art Glass Decanter with Ball Stopper
Located in Haarlem, NL
1960s Italian bright blue pressed Midcentury Modern Empoli Art-Glass carafe with leaf print and
Glass
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H 18.51 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Mid-Century Green Empoli Glass Decanter Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Excellent condition
Glass
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H 22.05 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Mid-Century Blue Empoli Glass Genie Decanter Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
in the region of Empoli, Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Excellent condition
Glass
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H 20.87 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Mid-Century Rare Green Empoli Glass Decanter Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Excellent condition
Glass
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H 22.05 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Mid-Century Blue Empoli Glass Decanter Flowers Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
the region of Empoli, Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Excellent condition, no
Glass
Italian Signed Blue Blown Glass Decanters
Located in Hanover, MA
stylized amphora footed bottle vessels with stoppers. Possibly Empoli. One is 13 inches tall
Blown Glass
Sold
H 15.75 in Dm 10.63 in L 15.75 in
Extra Large Opaque Black Empoli Glass Ball-Stoppered Decanter, Italy, 1960s
By Vetrerie di Empoli
Located in Melbourne, AU
stopper, this decanter is an outstanding example of the decorative qualities of Empoli glass, especially
Art Glass
Mid-century Glass decanter / genie bottle with stopper, Empoli, Italy
By Empoli
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Empoli bottle or decanter, called Genie bottle, with stopper. In an original purple colour Made in
Glass
Grey Cased Glass Bottle in the Empoli Style, Poss 1980s
By Vetrerie di Empoli
Located in Melbourne, AU
A cased glass ball-stoppered bottle in Empoli* glass. The light Grey glass graduates in thickness
Art Glass
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
Nugget Large Vase by Gaetano Pesce
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Milan, IT
This iconic design by Gaetano Pesce will make a singular, utterly captivating accent in a contemporary interior. A precious work of art, it belongs to the Fish Design Collection of s...
Resin
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
Rectangle Bubble Vase in Pink Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Striking and elegant, the Rectangle Bubble Vase has a unique silhouette that brings a modern and playful feel to any space. Styled in built-ins or filled with florals, this vase is a...
Marble
$264 / item
H 9.45 in W 14.18 in D 0.79 in
21st Century ‘Greek Coupe’, in White Ceramic, Hand-Crafted in France
By Inhee Ma
Located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine, FR
A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Greek Coupe’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize tradi...
Clay, Stoneware
$1,800
H 27.5 in Dm 10 in
Extra Large Italian Handblown Amber Art Glass Vase or Decanter Empoli or Blenko
By Blenko Glass, Empoli
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A massive and impressive glass decanter attributed to Empoli in Italy. Very much in the style of Blenko Glass. It consists of sculptural handblown amber glass with large stopper.
Art Glass
$1,190 / item
H 17.33 in Dm 24.41 in
Django • Sienna Earth • Sculptural Textured Velvet Ottoman by Odditi
By Odditi
Located in CAROOL, NSW, AU
The Django ottoman is a sculptural living object that brings its eclectic personality into any space. Exhibiting a sleek yet playful nature, Django also has a practical side and is a...
Fabric, Foam, Jacquard
$114,754
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Ondamarmo Vulcano Onyx Matte Polished Side Table
Located in AVENZA CARRARA, IT
The Ondamarmo series by Federica Elmo includes 6 objects: The extra large dining table, two smaller size tables, three shelves, and a tray designed as an evolution of the shapes of t...
Onyx
Unavailable|$22,000
H 100.4 in W 231.5 in D 19.3 in
George Nelson for Herman Miller CSS Modular Wall Unit in Walnut & Aluminum
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nelson for Herman Miller, modular wall unit model 'CSS', walnut, aluminium, glass, United States, 1959 Herman Miller introduced George Nelson’s Comprehensive Storage System (...
Aluminum
$270,730
H 6.3 in W 9.69 in D 6.34 in
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon ...
Silver
$2,500 / set
H 15.36 in W 7.09 in D 6.7 in
1960s Mid-Century Italian Pink Cased Empoli Glass Pitchers Vases Apothecary Jars
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty set of seven 1960s Italian Empoli Rossini and Stelvio Opalina Fiorentina cased glass vases, decanters and candy or apothecary jars. In sweet baby pink tone colours. A pre...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
$750 / item
H 4 in Dm 16 in
Spirograph Centerpiece - Hand-carved & Hand-painted Glazed Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
An impressive object entirely shaped and finished by hand, it reveals very different glaze treatments inside and out. While expertly worked to achieve a scalloped edge and channeled ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
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.