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Italian Midcentury Designer Murano Glass Wall Sconces, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Midcentury Designer Murano Glass Wall Sconces, 1970s
A pair of Design wall sconces with an
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
$1,436 / set
H 9.26 in W 7.09 in D 4.34 in
Italian Midcentury Designer Teak Bentwood Wall Mirror, 1950s
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous mid-century long wall mirror with beautiful oval frame of teak bentwood.
Made in Italy in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Bentwood
Italian Mid-century Designer Murano Swirl Glass Mushroom Wall Sconces, 1970s
By De Majo
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous pair of Murano glass wall sconces Made in Italy by De Majo Murano during the 1970s.
Every
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
$1,556 / set
H 9.26 in W 9.85 in D 5.12 in
Italian Midcentury Designer Desk Lamp in Chromed Metal by Targetti Sankey, 1970s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous desk lamp with heavy cast iron base, perfect for the working desk!
Made in Italy by
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal, Iron
$1,173
H 17.72 in W 17.72 in D 4.73 in
Italian Mid-Century Inlaid Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Italian Mid-century designer textured laminate and brass inlaid cabinet. Italian Mid-Century
Category
Vintage 1960s Sideboards
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Lacquered Goat Skin and Mahogany Bar by Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Italian Mid-Century designer, known for his use of goatskin.
Circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Materials
Goatskin, Mahogany
$20,619
H 63.78 in W 45.28 in D 20.48 in
Modern Gio Ponti Style Window Benches or Settees
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Modern walnut sculpted bench or settee inspired by Gio Ponti the famous Italian Mid - Century
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Modern Gio Ponti Style Window Benches or Settees
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Modern walnut sculpted bench or settee inspired by Gio Ponti the famous Italian Mid - Century
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Pair of Modern Gio Ponti Style Window Benches or Settees
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Mid - Century designer .
Floating cushion newly upholstered on top of solid brass pillars and
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Modern Gio Ponti Style Window Benches or Settees
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Mid - Century designer .
Floating cushion newly upholstered on top of solid brass pillars and hangs
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Modern Gio Ponti Style Window Benches or Settees
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Mid - Century designer .
Floating cushion newly upholstered on top of solid brass pillars and hangs
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Aldo Tura Goat Skin Brass Bar Serving Cart Vintage 1950s Mid Century Modern
By Aldo Tura
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
inches long, and 21.5 inches wide. Aldo Tura is a well known Italian Mid Century designer who personally
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
$3,800
H 26.75 in W 45 in D 21.5 in
Guglielmo Ulrich Walnut, Agate and Brass Coffee Table, Italy, circa 1950
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in New York, NY
Superb walnut and brass coffee table designed by Italian mid-century designer, Guglielmo Ulrich
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Agate, Brass
$8,750
H 17 in W 36.75 in D 22 in
Murano Glass Sconces by Mazzega - a pair
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
model form the famous Italian Mid Century designer.
The Italian vintage square sconces are in excellent
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel
Two-Seater Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofa, Italy circa 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
unnecessary decorative embellishments. Italian mid-century designers blended traditional craftsmanship with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mohair
Set of 8 1960s Italian 107 Dining Chairs by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina
By Cassina, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Paris, FR
Frattini was a celebrated Italian mid-century designer known for his exceptional talent in fusing form and
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$4,310 / set
H 30.32 in W 17.72 in D 18.9 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Wall Lamps, Italy 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
that pop against the smooth surfaces and provide an element of whimsy. Italian mid-century designers
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Wall Lamps, Italy, 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Italian Mid-20th Century lighting design was infinitely captivating, featuring one-of-a-kind models
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Opal, Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Wall Lamps, Italy 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Italian Mid-20th century lighting design was infinitely captivating, featuring one-of-a-kind models
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$7,900 / set
H 11.62 in W 16.15 in D 8.47 in
Gino Sarfatti model 518 table lamp Arteluce Italy 1941
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
the leading Italian mid-century designers, including Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Sergio Asti
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mid Century Designer Umbrella Stand Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Here we have a truly uniqe umbrella stand produced in Italy during the 1950's. It has an organic
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gino Sarfatti model 213 wall lamp Arteluce Italy 1956
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
architectural movement and became a meeting place and hub for many of the leading Italian mid-century designers
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti wall lamp model 3 Arteluce Italy 1950
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
and became a meeting place and hub for many of the leading Italian mid-century designers, including
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
G. Moscatelli Nightstand or Side Table, Lacquered Wood and Crystal, Italy 1970s
By Gianni Moscatelli, Formanova
Located in Roma, IT
furniture pieces and is considered one of the most iconic Italian Mid-Century designers.
Willy Rizzo's
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Stainless Steel, Chrome
$2,035
H 19.49 in Dm 19.69 in
Gino Sarfatti 1073 floor lamp set Arteluce Italy 1956
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Italian mid-century designers, including Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Sergio Asti and Ico Parisi
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti 228 wall lamps Arteluce Italy 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
the leading Italian mid-century designers, including Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Sergio Asti
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Italian Designer Lamps
Located in Carmel, NY
A special pair of mid century Italian lamps. A black Tripod Tulip base and white metal lamp shade
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Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti model 143 wall lamp by Arteluce Italy 1963
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
architectural movement and became a meeting place and hub for many of the leading Italian mid-century designers
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Designer Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp, 1950s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Iconic midcentury desk lamp with beautiful brass details. Minimalistic design from the 1950s - adjustable big round red fabric shade. The shade provides a smooth large-area light. Ni...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,496
H 16.93 in W 11.82 in D 16.93 in
Gino Sarfatti Ceiling Lamp Model 3001/40 Arteluce, 1950
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
of the leading Italian mid-century designers, including Franco Albini, Gianfranco Frattini, Sergio
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
Italian Designer Mid-Century Modern UFO Table Lamp, 1950s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Iconic midcentury desk lamp in pistachio wrinkle paint with brass details. Minimalistic design from the 1950s, big round shade with cast iron beak-shaped base. The shade provides a s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Italian Mid-Century Bamboo Rocking Chair, Franco Albini designer
By Franca Helg, Antonio Piva and Franco Albini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant and robust Italian Mid-Century Modern bamboo rocking chair restored and shellac polished
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Raffia
$3,352
H 43.31 in W 23.63 in D 39.38 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs designer Melchiorre Bega attributed
By Melchiorre Bega
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern side chairs designer Melchiorre Bega attributed in beech wood and leatherette
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
$1,376 / item
H 30.32 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Gino Sarfatti Italian Wall Light Pair of Triple Sconces 237/3 Mid-Century Modern
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, ES
designer. He was the founder of the Italian light manufacturing company Arteluce.
He was born into a
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Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
$5,866 / item
H 8.27 in W 11.03 in D 18.12 in
Italian Designer Mid-Century Pine Wood And Cane Table Lamp, 1970s
By Erik Höglund, AB Stilarmatur Tranås
Located in Valencia, VC
Italian Mid-Century Pine Wood & Cane Table Lamp, 1970s
A very charming Italian designer Mid
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$478 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.85 in Dm 7.88 in
Italian Designer, Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights, Brass, Metal Shades, 1940s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Designer Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights, Flower Sconces, Brass, 1940s
Set of two patinated
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,250 / set
H 19 in W 14 in D 9.5 in
Space Age Serpente Floor Lamp Elio Martinelli 1960s Italian Designer Mid Century
By Martinelli Luce, Elio Martinelli
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous, hugely impressive, and rare rotating Italian designer Mid Century floor lamp with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$4,055
H 46.46 in W 29.73 in D 21.66 in
Pair Italian Designer Mid Century 1960s Bamboo Woven Lounge Chairs-- Two Pieces
By Franco Albini
Located in Basel, BS
apprenticeship of famed Italian furniture designer Gio Ponti, Albini slowly grew as an artist. He carefully
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
$3,783 Sale Price
20% Off
H 39.5 in W 29.5 in D 21.65 in
Mid-Century Italian Designer Bohemian Pine Wood And Raffia Table Lamp
Located in Valencia, VC
Charming 1970s Bohemian Pine and Raffia Table Lamp, Italy
A delightful Mid-Century Bohemian-style
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Vintage 1970s Italian Bohemian Table Lamps
Materials
Raffia, Wood, Pine
$383 Sale Price
30% Off
H 13.78 in Dm 7.88 in
Italian Designer, Mid-Century Modern, Small Bar Cart, Teak, Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern bar cart. Teak and brass bar cart or serving cart with bottle holders and glass
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Early 20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Glass
$4,147
H 12 in W 17.25 in D 25 in
Mid-Century Italian Designer Pendant Lamp in Brass and Green Lacquered Metal
Located in Rome, IT
without need for electrical modifications. This lamp exemplifies classic mid-century design with its clean
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
$3,600
H 27.56 in W 9.85 in D 6.3 in
Designer 1970s Veca Made in Italy Mid-Century Modern Wall Cobalt Blue Mirror
By VECA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale absolutely sublime 1970s Veca hand made in Italy Mid-Century
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
$1,924 Sale Price
20% Off
H 37.41 in W 24.81 in D 1.19 in
Midcentury Designer Desk, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This writing desk, proudly crafted in Italy, embodies the timeless aesthetics of the Mid-Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Ashtray, Alabaster, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
An alabaster ashtray designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 1.1"H
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Alabaster
Mid-Century Nightstand by Permanente Mobili, Paolo Buffa Designer Atributed
By Paolo Buffa, La Permanente Mobili Cantù
Located in Vigonza, Padua
of the greatest Mid-Century Modern designers in Italy and in the world
The Italian architect
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Walnut
$4,549
H 16.54 in W 19.69 in D 13.39 in
Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Aluminum, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of aluminum coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
Oxidation present to
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Aluminum, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of aluminum coat hangers designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
Oxidation present to
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Designer, Coat Hangers, Brass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of gold-painted brass coat hangers likely designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Coat Hanger, Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal and brass coat hanger designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Oxidation
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Ashtray, Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass ashtray designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Vase, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An orange-colored Murano-glass vase likely designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Italian Designer, Ashtray, Alabaster, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform alabaster ashtray designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Designer, Bowl, Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown Murano glass bowl designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Italian Designer, Dish, Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A small white opaline glass dish or bowl designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s.
Overall
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Italian Designer, Dish, Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass dish designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 3.0"H x 12.5"W
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Italian Designer, Bowl, Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
An experimental blown glass bowl or vide poche designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s.
Overall
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Italian Designer, Dish, Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-colored glass dish designed and produced in Italy, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
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Italian Mid Century Designers For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of Italian mid century designers available for sale. Each of these unique Italian mid century designers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and wood. There are 19345 antique and vintage Italian mid century designers for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 1880 modern editions to choose from as well. Italian mid century designers have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Italian mid century designers bearing mid-century modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many Italian mid century designers are appealing in their simplicity, but Cassina, Joe Colombo and Afra & Tobia Scarpa produced popular Italian mid century designers that are worth a look.
How Much are Italian Mid Century Designers?
Italian mid century designers can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,258, while the lowest priced sells for $10 and the highest can go for as much as $1,000,000.
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 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.
Questions About Italian Mid Century Designers
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019The defining characteristics of mid-century modern furniture design include simplicity, an emphasis on organic forms, clean lines and a mix of both natural and man-made materials. The mid-century modern style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is used to describe the work of furniture designers who believed that good design was an essential part of good living. Both neutral tones and bold Pop art colors can typically be found in mid-century modern interiors, which usually include light-filled spaces. An integration of floor-to-ceiling windows and abundant access to the outdoors renders prominent a connection with nature, which owes in part to the ideas of celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright, an inspiration for mid-century furniture designers. Popular mid-century modern designers include Ray and Charles Eames, Florence Knoll, Harry Bertoia and others. Find vintage mid-century modern furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Some of the most famous mid-century modern furniture designers were Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, Paul Evans, Poul Kjærholm, Florence Knoll, George Nakashima, Giò Ponti, Hans Wegner, Charlotte Perriand, Sergio Rodrigues and Eero Saarinen.
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