Sunburst Mirror from Taxco by "Taller de los Mejia"
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Spratling, Don S. Shoemaker, Cynthia Sargent, Maggie Howe, Los Pinedas, etc. etc.).
Brass, Copper
Unavailable
W 46 in L 76 in
Tamacani hand hooked wool rug in the style of Cynthia Sargent “Bartok” model
By Cynthia Sargent
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully hand knotted rug in the style of Cynthia Sargent. Hand made in wool in 1984 with a complex and enchanting design.
Wool, Latex
Tamacani Rug after Cynthia Sargent
By Cynthia Sargent
Located in Mexico City, MX
Tamacani rug "Bartok en Rojos" after Cynthia Sargent. Cynthia Sargent was inspired by the vibrant colors employed by Mexican artists such as Rufino Tamayo and Rafael Coronel to produ...
Wool
Tamacani Rug after Cynthia Sargent
By Cynthia Sargent
Located in Mexico City, MX
Tamacani rug "Acapulco en Oros" after Cynthia Sargent. Cynthia Sargent was inspired by the vibrant colors employed by Mexican artists such as Rufino Tamayo and Rafael Coronel to prod...
Wool
Tapetes Tamacani Hand Hooked Wool Rug in the Style of Cynthia Sargent
By Cynthia Sargent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tapetes Tamacani hand hooked rug with a latex backing. Dated 1979. Amazingly bright brilliant colors! Overall very good condition. Shows signs of edge wear, as seen in photos!
Wool
Sunburst Mirror from Taxco by "Taller de los Mejia"
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Spratling, Don S. Shoemaker, Cynthia Sargent, Maggie Howe, Los Pinedas, etc. etc.).
Brass
Mid Century Modern Sunburst Mirror
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Spratling, Don S. Shoemaker, Cynthia Sargent, Maggie Howe, Los Pinedas, etc. etc.).
Mirror, Wood
1960s Carpet for Tamacani S.A
By Cynthia Sargent, Tamacani S.A.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Carpet for Tamacani S.A. A colorful work of functional art with rich texture and modern abstract lines woven into the hand hooked wool pile. Ships from London.
Wool
Large Cynthia Sargent Modernist Rug, circa 1960s
By Cynthia Sargent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Cynthia Sargent Modernist rug circa 1960s. A large scale and colorful work of functional art executed in rich 1 inch thick handwoven wool pile with geometric and floral design ...
Wool
Sold
H 76.5 in W 54 in D 0.5 in
Midcentury Red Black Foot Wall Hanging, Tapestry ART after Pedro Friedeberg
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your pleasure: Modern wall art tapestry in the style of Pedro Friedeberg and mid-century textile designer Cynthia Sargent. A Black foot on red background in wool.
Wool
Sold
H 36 in W 30.5 in D 0.25 in
Vintage 1970s Abstract Polish Tapestry Designed by Elżbieta Kaszycka Mid-Century
By Cynthia Sargent
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage 1970s Polish tapestry designed by Elżbieta Kaszycka (also known as E. Keszycka). Crafted in Poland during the Mid-Century Modern period, this textil...
Cotton
Cynthia Sargent Signed Modernist Carpet / Rug
Located in Southfield, MI
Superb Cynthia Sargent signed/designed rug for the Riggs/Sargent studio of Mexico, dating to 1968.
Cynthia Sargent Mid Century Modern Carpet / Rug
Located in Southfield, MI
Fantastic signed Cynthia Sargent carpet designed in Mexico for Riggs/Sargent, dating to 1968. 100% wool loop pile woven on a cotton backing with latex overlay.
Sold
H 34.6 in W 95 in D 19.6 in
Sideboard Buffet with Mother-of-pearl Hardware by Frank Kyle, circa 1960
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
Kyle not only designed the furniture he made, but he also conceived and executed every detail of the interiors that were under his commission, surrounding himself with talented artis...
Bronze
Sold
H 22 in W 29.5 in D 17.7 in
Lacquered Mahogany Table with Brass and Bronze Details by Frank Kyle, circa 1960
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
Kyle not only designed the furniture he made, but he also conceived and executed every detail of the interiors that were under his commission, surrounding himself with talented artis...
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Pair of Table Lamps Designed by Frank Kyle, circa 1960
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
Kyle not only designed the furniture he made, but he also conceived and executed every detail of the interiors that were under his commission, surrounding himself with talented artis...
Brass, Metal
Cynthia Sargent Mexican Modernist Carpet, 1960s
By Cynthia Sargent
Located in San Diego, CA
A hand-hooked rug by Cynthia Sargent (1922-2006). Handmade in Mexico City during the 1960s.
Wool
$2,145Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.54 in W 16.54 in D 1.58 in
Sunburst Mirror in Gilt-Wrought Iron, Mid-Century Modern, Spain, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Sunburst Mirror in Gold Leaf Gilt Wrought Iron Mid-Century Modern wrought iron sunburst round wall mirror in gilt iron, Spain, 1950s. This sunburst mirror features a ring fra...
Metal, Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron, Iron
Spanish Brutalist Sunburst Mirror in Gilt Metal, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gilt metal leafed sunburst mirror, Spain, 1940s-1950s. This handcrafted Brutalist wall mirror features two layers of alternating leaves in different sizes surrounding a central roun...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
$2,750
H 22.5 in W 22.5 in D 3 in
French Midcentury Giltwood Sunburst Mirror with Radiating Rays and Carved Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French vintage giltwood sunburst mirror from the mid-20th century, with rays of slightly varying sizes, carved frame and red undertone. Born in France during the mid-century period...
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Big Size Mexican Artisanal Sunburst Mirror
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, we offer this Mexican artisanal sunburst mirror. Made in steel, presents some details and fantastic patina.
Steel
Chaty Sunburst Wall Mirror French Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Chaty Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Very elegant handcrafted Chaty Vallauris France sunburst wall mirror Miroir Sorciere. Inside diameter of the flat mirror is 7 inches. Part of Collectible French Classics.
Metal, Steel
Hand Forged Sunburst Mirror in Gilt Iron, 1940s French Design
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sunburst mirror in hand forged iron and gilt patina. France, 1940s. This sunburst mirror features a frame made of hand forged spikes attached to a central ring. Gilt patinated finish...
Wrought Iron, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirror in Gilt Metal, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern double layered sunburst wall mirror, Spain, 1960s This eye-catching foliage sunburst mirror features a double layer of leaves surrounding a central round glass. ...
Metal, Iron
French Mid Century Brutalist Sunburst Mirror
Located in Buchanan, NY
This dynamic French mid century modern sunburst mirror in the “brutalist” style features a double tiered central frame. The exterior part consists of 8 spikes in a rich gilt finish a...
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirror by Curtis Jeré, 1960s, Signed
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Mirror by Curtis Jeré, 1960s, Signed. Small scale handcrafted bronze over copper sunburst mirror with twisted rebar arms. Retains its original felt backin...
Bronze
Large Gilded Metal Sunburst Mirror, Mid-Century Modern, circa 1960
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Mid-Century gilt metal sunburst mirror from the 1960s with striking pleated rays and a warm patinated finish. A true statement piece that adds Hollywood Regency glamour and tim...
Metal
Italian 1930s Soleil Sunburst Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian 1930s Soleil giltwood wall mirror with convex inset mirror.
Giltwood, Mirror
French Mid-Century Modern Hand-Hammered Metal Sunburst Mirror, Circa 1960
Located in Austin, TX
Striking French Mid-Century Modern sunburst mirror, circa 1960, handcrafted from embossed and hand-hammered metal. Alternating elongated rays radiate dramatically from the circular c...
Metal
Spanish Sunburst Mirror in Gilt Wrought Iron, Hand-Forged, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sunburst mirror in hand forged iron and gilt patina. Spain, 1940s-1950s. This sunburst mirror features a frame made of hand forged spikes and leaves attached to a central ring. Gilt ...
Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron
Mid-Century French Sunburst Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Sunburst Mirror. Metal and pearls. Diameter / 20 inches.
Metal
Large Chaty Vallauris Vintage Sunburst Mirror 1950
By Chaty Vallauris
Located in Hastings, GB
Large vintage Chaty Vallauris sunburst mirror, France circa 1950, as is the norm with these mirrors, couple of tiny ray kinks, but barely noticeable. Original mirror plate and sta...
Metal
Sunburst Mirror in Wrought Iron, Brutalist Period, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wrought Iron Sunburst Mirror with Scroll Details and Brutalist Design, Spain, 1950-1960. Eye-catching hand forged iron mirror with scroll decorations, fleur-de-lis accents and round ...
Iron, Wrought Iron
French Provincial Large Kitchen Island
By Bramble
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from solid wood and finished in a rich straw wash, this piece brings a touch of classic elegance to any kitchen area. The sturdy construction and ample storage make it both a...
Wood
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
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
Original Edmond Spence "Yucatan" Chair
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Iconic “Yucatán” chair designed by Edmund Spence and produced in Mexico by Industria Mueblera S.A. as part of the celebrated Continental-American Collection. This piece represents an...
Cedar
$108,289
H 27.96 in W 56.7 in D 29.14 in
Ib Kofod-Larsen Elizabeth Sofa by Christensen & Larsen in Denmark
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare sofa model U56 / Elizabeth designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen. Produced by Christensen & Larsen in Denmark. Queen Elizabeth II purchased a pair of easy chairs in 1958 and since th...
Leather, Rosewood
$2,700 / item
H 33 in Dm 19 in
Contemporary table lamp, Jaipur Repoussé in brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Contemporary table lamp, Jaipur Repoussé in patinated brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal Table lamp in brass with raw silk lamp shade. Handmade in India. Repoussé involves hammering low-r...
Brass
French Interior Apartment Gates circa 1910
Located in CA, CA
A beautiful pair of highly decorative interior apartment gates circa 1910 Dimensions: Total width of doors with wall bracket 31.25 inches Width if individual doors 15.5.inches Heigh...
Wrought Iron
$911
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Fauvist influence still-life art "Blooming aura"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Contemporary Neo-Expressionist floral still life with Fauvist chromatic influence, expressive mixed-media painting on heavyweight professional acid-free paper (50 × 65 cm / 19.7 × 25...
Paper, Acrylic
$3,880
H 30 in Dm 11.3 in L 30 in
Unique Dutch Arts & Crafts Brass & Glass Entry Hall Pendant Light / Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Dutch Arts & Crafts brass and stained glass entry hall lantern, circa 1900. If you are looking for the best and the rarest when it comes to European Arts and Crafts antiques ...
Brass, Wire
$28,000 / set
H 61 in W 24 in D 22 in
Art Deco Illuminated Vanity Together Mirror with Stool Paramount Theater Boston
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco acid etched Illuminated Vanity with aluminum trim attached to Vanity with illuminated bottom column, original aluminum stool. From the women’s powder room Paramount Theater...
Aluminum
$11,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 90 in D 35 in
Sensational Jack Lenor Larsen Velvet Sofa Milo Baughman Style Mid-Century Modern
By Jack Lenor Larsen, Swaim
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Sensational Milo Baughman style Swaim 3 seater sofa with luscious Jack Lenor Larsen Caravan Velvet Fabric. This magnificent sofa is in remarkable vintage condition with only light s...
Upholstery
Large Vintage Brass Seashell Planter
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency vintage brass seashell nautilus planter. Very detailed. Good overall condition with minor wear to from age and use. Great original patina is intact. Can be used ins...
Brass
Waje Chair by Comuna MX
Located in Geneve, CH
Waje Chair by Comuna MX Dimensions: W 80 x D 80 x H 75 cm Materials: Orange Cantera Stone, Chuspata Weaving. Weight: 50 Kg. Some parts of this product are handmade, so they may va...
Stone
1970s surrealist bronze daybed by Victor Roman
By Victor Roman
Located in Paris, FR
Burnished bronze structure with a surrealist ornementation Synthetic fur Signed and numbered. Limited edition of 8 + 4 AP of a model created in the 1970's by the sculptor Victor Rom...
Bronze
Jonas 2
By Curtice Taylor
Located in New York, NY
This male nude portrait by Curtice Taylor is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Photographic Paper
$604 / item
H 20.48 in Dm 19.69 in
Portofino Side Table in Natural Stained Rattan and Glass by POPUS EDITIONS
By Popus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Portofino Side Table in Natural Stained Rattan and Glass by POPUS EDITIONS. Dimensions: ⌀ 50 x H 52 cm. Materials: Tinted natural rattan, glass tabletop structure finished in a polyu...
Rattan, Glass
Boho Modern Weathered Split Reed Ball Sofa and Chair
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A set of split reed bamboo sofa and chair. An organic bulbous shape, these are pleasing form every angle. The chairs were left outside on a covered porch and have a nice weathered ...
Reed
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.
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Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
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Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.