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'Bloc' Sideboard by Charlotte Perriand for Cité Cansado, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
Minimalism; Modernism; Midcentury Modern; Simplicity; Charlotte Perriand; Cité Cansado; 1958; 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Metal
H 30.71 in W 85.04 in D 18.51 in
'Bloc' Sideboard by Charlotte Perriand for Cité Cansado, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernism; Midcentury Modern; Simplicity; Charlotte Perriand; Cité Cansado; 1958; 1950s; France
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Metal
H 30.32 in W 70.87 in D 18.12 in
Console with Drawer Grey Formica Cite Cansado, circa 1950 by Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Console designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1958.
Manufactured in France, circa 1958.
Laminated
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
H 26.58 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
Charlotte Perriand Black Metal and Formica Console for Cite Cansado, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Behold the timeless allure of a console designed by the visionary Charlotte Perriand, circa 1958
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Metal
H 28.15 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) Buffet Circa 1961-62
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)
Buffet from Cité Cansado, Mauritania
circa 1961-62
for Galerie Steph
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Charlotte Perriand 5 Door Bloc Cabinet, C. 1958
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charlotte Perriand 5-Door ‘Bloc’ cabinet designed for Cité Cansado, Mauritania c. 1958, edited by
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Bench with a Drawer, circa 1958
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench with side table and drawer and cushions from Cite Cansado, Mauritania.
Designed by Charlotte
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Bench with a Drawer, circa 1958
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This stunning bench with drawer was designed by the renowned French designer Charlotte Perriand in
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand 527 Mexique Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched in 2014.
Manufactured by Cassina in
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand 527 Mexique Table for Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Berlin, DE
American Walnut, Natural Oak or black stained Oak.
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand 527 Mexique Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched in 2014.
Manufactured by Cassina in
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Cansado Table in Metal and Formica by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand table, designed for la chambres d'étudiant del la Maison du Brésil, Cité
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Wood Bench for Cansado circa 1958
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench with side table and drawer, from Cite Cansado, Mauritania, designed by Charlotte Perriand
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
H 24.41 in W 102.37 in D 27.56 in
Charlotte Perriand Custom Made Nuage / Authentic 1958 Mid-Century, Paris France
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Zürich, CH
specific needs.
Provenance: Cité Cansado, Mauritania; private collection.
Literature: Charlotte Perriand
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
H 28.35 in W 110.63 in D 13.19 in
Wall Mounted 'Les Arcs’ Cabinet / Sideboard by Charlotte Perriand, France 1970s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Echt, NL
Wall Mounted ‘Les Arcs’ Cabinet in very good condition.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand in the
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Pine, Lacquer
H 20.87 in W 41.74 in D 15.75 in
Wall Mounted 'Les Arcs’ Cabinet / Sideboard by Charlotte Perriand, France, 1970s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Echt, NL
Wall mounted ‘Les Arcs’ Cabinet in very good condition.
Designed by Charlotte Perriand in the
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Pine, Lacquer
H 20.87 in W 35.44 in D 20.87 in
Charlotte Perriand, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Formica and Metal Table, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand table, designed for la chambres d'étudiant del la Maison du Brésil, Cité
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
H 28.94 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Charlotte Perriand, Mexique, Re-Edtion by Cassina 'After 2000'
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Hasselt, VLI
Mexique coffee table designed by Charlotte Perriand, early re-edition by Cassina (after 2000). The
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison Du Brésil Daybed by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Daybed designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1959. Relaunched in 2018.
Manufactured by Cassina in
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison Du Brésil Daybed by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Daybed designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1959. Relaunched in 2018.
Manufactured by Cassina in
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison du Brésil Table by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
:
Charlotte Perriand full membership of that avant-garde cultural movement which, from the first decades of
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison du Brésil Table by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. Le Corbusier’s office revised a number of key elements, and then brought in Charlotte Perriand to
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern 527 Mexique Table by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-Century Modern Table designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956. Relaunched in 2014
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand MId-Century Modern LC35 Maison Du Brésil Daybed by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern LC35 Maison Du Brésil Daybed by Cassina
Daybed designed by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
H 24.41 in W 37.8 in D 81.11 in
Charlotte Perriand Metal, Wood and Formica Table for Cansado, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand, Steph Simon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950 from Cité Cansado, Mauritania, Africa.
Painted
Category
Vintage 1950s Mauritanian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Charlotte Perriand Metal, Wood and Formica Bridge Table for Cansado, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand, Steph Simon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bridge table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950 from Cité Cansado, Mauritania, Africa
Category
Vintage 1950s Mauritanian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
H 29.73 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison du Brésil Set by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
and Charlotte Perriand in 1959. Relaunched in 2018.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A faithful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets
Materials
Metal
H 59.45 in W 81.11 in D 70.48 in
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand LC35 Maison du Brésil Set by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
and Charlotte Perriand in 1959. Relaunched in 2018.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A faithful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets
Materials
Metal
H 59.45 in W 81.11 in D 70.48 in
Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand Lc35 Maison Du Brésil Set by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
and Charlotte Perriand in 1959. Relaunched in 2018.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
A faithful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
H 59.45 in W 81.11 in D 70.48 in
1950s desk from "La cité d'Anthony"
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in PAU, FR
, Charlotte Perriand, Marcel Gascoin...
Formica top, tubular metal legs, solid wood box.
Height : 76 cm
Width
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
6 Brutalist Leather and Wood Chairs, 50s like Pierre Chapo or Charlotte Perriand
Located in Paris, FR
, Charlotte Perriand or Audoux Minet
.
Brutalism is an architectural style from the modern movement, which
Category
Vintage 1950s French Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 34.65 in W 18.9 in D 16.93 in
Daybed Flavigny by Jean Prouvé, France, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Antwerp, BE
Midcentury Modern; Modernist Design; Cité Cansado; Charlotte Perriand; Jean Prouvé; Modernism
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Materials
Metal
Pair of Raoul Guys 'Antony', Chairs Designed for Cite University, Paris , 1954
By Raoul Guys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
commissioned Charlotte Perriand to produce the famous 'Mexico' and 'Tunisie' bookcases for the Cité
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 28.35 in W 18.51 in D 21.07 in
Marcel Gascoin Armchair Created in 1950 for the Cité Universitaire Antony France
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
and Charlotte Perriand as "decorator-architects". They all worked on the development of the residence
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
H 34.65 in W 24.41 in D 27.56 in
Desk by Robert Charroy for Mobilor, Cité Universitaire Jean Zay d'Antony, Oak
By Mobilor, Robert Charroy
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
. This residence was equipped with furniture designed by designers such as Jean Prouvé, Charlotte
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.53 in W 51.97 in D 25.99 in
Wooden Coffee Table like Perriand, Chapo, Jeanneret, Tripod Base Wabi-Sabi 1940
Located in Paris, FR
French massive oak wooden coffee table like Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Chapo, Jeanneret
Category
Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
H 14.97 in W 35.83 in D 35.83 in
Elm, Steel, and Laminate Desk by Marcel Gascoin for Universitaire d'Antony
By Marcel Gascoin
Located in New York City, NY
on by designers such as Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Robert Charroy, and Serge Mouille.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
H 29.75 in W 41.25 in D 27.75 in
Raoul Guys Square Table in Lacquered Metal and Ash Wood Veneer, France 1950s
By Raoul Guys
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Cite Universitaire in Antony, France alongside Charlotte Perriand's and Jean Prouvé's.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Metal
H 29.53 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
20 Century Seats (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
/ Charlotte Perriand / Pierre Jeanneret, Liege B 306, Chaise-longue ä reglage continu, 1929 (Chase Lounge a
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
3 Sculptural Form 'Oro' Dining Chairs by Raoul Guys, 1951, Airborne, France
By Raoul Guys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
furniture designed by Jean Prouve and Charlotte Perriand also recommended by Andre Bloc.
A very rare
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 33.86 in W 22.84 in D 22.05 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Six Rotaiting Arms Ceiling Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 23.63 in W 62.21 in D 106.7 in
Le Corbusier LC14 Maison Du Brésil Wood Stool by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
armchairs) designed for the Salon d'Automne in 1928 with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand and
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Serge Mouille Modern Black Two Rotating Straight-Curved Arms Wall Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 27.56 in W 9.85 in D 71.66 in
Serge Mouille Modern White Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
gallery at 145 Bd St Germain in Paris. Displaying the work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. Displaying the work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
H 91.34 in W 57.88 in D 51.97 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
gallery at 145 Bd St Germain in Paris. Displaying the work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Bronze
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
opened a design gallery at 145 Bd St Germain in Paris. Displaying the work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 15.75 in W 38.98 in D 5.91 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp Set of Two
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
St Germain in Paris. Displaying the work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Rotating Stright Arm Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
H 14.18 in W 7.88 in D 36.62 in
Serge Mouille Spider Five Broken Arms Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bd St Germain in Paris. Displaying the work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Seven Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
opened a design gallery at 145 Bd St Germain in Paris. Displaying the work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Luminaires Book "Le Regard D'alan"
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Cocotte Table Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Steph Simon opened a design gallery at 145 Bd St Germain in Paris. Displaying the work of Charlotte
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Small Snail Ceiling Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
gallery at 145 Bd St Germain in Paris. Displaying the work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Aluminium Small Signal Column Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Steph Simon opened a design gallery at 145 Bd St Germain in Paris. Displaying the work of Charlotte
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 42.52 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Serge Mouille Modern Black Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. Displaying the work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 82.68 in W 53.15 in D 57.09 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Two Fixed Arms Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
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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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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.
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