H+F Denmark Large Teak Mouse Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved teak mouse sculpture by H+F Denmark, c.1950s. The oversized mouse features a leather
Leather, Teak
H+F Denmark Big 8" Teak Mouse Sculpture With Leather Ears & Tail
By Lisa Larsen
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Fantastic oversized Solid Teak Wood & Leather Mouse by H+F Denmark. It has an untouched original
Wood, Teak
Mickey Mouse Grafitti Art on Canvas by Richard Holmes
Located in Kastrup, DK
Richard Holmes, b. 1979 Mickey Mouse graffiti art, spray paint and mixed media on canvas. 150 x 95
Canvas, Paint
$278 / set
H 4.93 in W 1.97 in D 4.34 in
MCM figurine shoe brushes toy in style of Kay Bojesen, scandinavian, dog & mouse
By Kay Bojesen
Located in BELFORT, FR
Pair of Mid-century Modern shoe brushes in the style of Kay Bojesen. A mouse and a dog
Wood, Teak
Wooden Mouse Figurine by Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s
By Laurids Lonborg
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Wooden Mouse Figurine By Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s wood and leather.
Wood
Digsmed Large Mouse Teak Charcuterie Serving Board Denmark
By Digsmed Design
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A large teak wood serving or charcuterie board known as the mouse board because of it's whimsical
Teak
Midcentury Modern Mouse Carving / Sculpture in Teak by H&F of Denmark
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool Mid-Century Modern mouse carving / sculpture in teak by H&F of Denmark, circa 1960s. A
Teak
Scandinavian Vintage Wooden Mouse by H F Denmark
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Vienna, AT
This Scandinavian Original vintage genuine wooden articulated toy mouse was designed in Denmark
Teak, Leather
Wooden Mouse Figurine by Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s
By Laurids Lonborg
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Wooden Mouse Figurine By Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s. Mouse is in good vintage condition with
Leather, Wood
Scandinavian Vintage Wooden Mouse by H F Denmark
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Vienna, AT
This Scandinavian Original vintage genuine wooden articulated toy Mouse was designed in Denmark
Wood, Leather
Wooden Mouse Figurine by Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s
By Laurids Lonborg
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Wooden Mouse Figurine By Laurids Lønborg, Denmark 1970s made of wood and leather.
Leather, Wood
H & F Denmark Mid-Century Teak Wood Rare Mouse Family, circa 1960s
By Hans Bolling
Located in San Francisco, CA
H & F Denmark Mid-Century teak wood rare mouse family, circa 1960s. Possibly Hans Bolling/Kay
Leather, Teak
$850
H 13.5 in W 12 in D 7 in
Large 19th Century Antique Indian Hindu Ganesha Figural Votive Brass Oil Lamp
Located in Portland, OR
A large antique early 19th century Indian brass votive oil lamp modeled as the Hindu deity, Lord Ganesha, circa 1800. A finely cast brass figure of Lord Ganesha with a crown of snak...
Brass
Los Angeles Then and Now by Rosemary Lord Hardcover Book 2014
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Los Angeles Then and Now by Rosemary Lord Hardcover Book 2014. Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is the capital of show business, where to be young and beautiful is to have it all. Lo...
Paper
1960s Alvino Bagni Sea Garden Glazed Italian Stoneware Cigar Ashtray by Raymor
By Alvino Bagni
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy swirling colorful glaze, with lava and glaze pops. Super fun form, with a retro futuristic or brutalist design. Stamped ITALY in the bottom rim. About 7 inches in diameter.
Ceramic
Untitled
By Richard Pousette-Dart
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic on masonite. This is a pivotal work in deep and radiant cobalt blue from 1950. It dipicts calligraphic and hieroglyph structures over a grid and pyramidal base by the firs...
Masonite, Acrylic
$1,200
H 36.25 in W 24.25 in D 0.75 in
Framed Calder Galerie Maeght Lithograph Poster Maeght Editeur - Arte Paris 70s
By Calder, Galerie Maeght
Located in New York, NY
Bold, colorful and graphic Galerie Maeghgt Calder Poster by Maeght Editeur - Arte Paris. The poster is in it's original vintage frame with a blue mat border, aluminum frame and gla...
Paper
$4,895
H 72 in W 101 in D 18 in
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Free-Standing Bookshelf Unit by Stanley F.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Stanley Furniture Manufacturer: Stanley Furniture ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history ba...
Wood, Rosewood
$8,895
H 32.5 in W 108 in D 33 in
Adrian Pearsall Sofa with Travertine Side Tables for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
$245 / item
H 11 in W 10 in D 1 in
Cartier and America by Martin Chapman Hardcover Table Book 1st Ed. 2009
By Cartier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Cartier and America by Martin Chapman Hardcover Table Book 2009. 176 pp. 1st Edition Published in 2009. Dimensions: 11" x 10" x 1". As opulent as the treasures it celebrates, this la...
Paper
$5,895
H 33.5 in W 64.75 in D 18 in
Milo Baughman Multi-Color Lacquered Dresser for Glenn of California.
By Milo Baughman, Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal expe...
Wood, Walnut
$9,323Sale Price|54% Off
H 21 in W 24 in D 54 in
Hand Carved Monkey Pod Coffee Table with Lovers Embrace Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Masterfully hand carved from what must have been a colossal solid piece of monkey pod hardwood. This nude figural sculpture weighs around 250 lbs. Although our photos are an adequate...
Glass, Hardwood
$7,200 / item
H 30 in W 83 in D 33.5 in
Contemporary Medium Standard Sofa in Caramel Leather with Walnut Base
By Michael Felix
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The standard sofa is deceptively simple at first glance. Upon closer inspection it manages to be both modern and nostalgic, the sofa you will bring with you from home to home for dec...
Leather
$5,281
H 39.38 in W 24.38 in D 0.01 in
'Air France Paris' Original Vintage Travel Poster by Bernard Villemot, 1967
By Bernard Villemot
Located in Devon, GB
Air France commissioned French artist Bernard Villemot to design this dazzling poster to promote tourism to Paris in 1967. Primarily printed in blue and green, the painterly design f...
Paper
$585,000
H 60 in W 120 in
Hannah’s Mirror, Rembrandt’s Three Trees Transformed Into The Expulsion fr/Eden
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
IAN HORNAK (1944–2002) Title: Hannah’s Mirror, Rembrandt’s Three Trees Transformed Into The Expulsion From Eden Date: 1978 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Dimensions: 60 x 120 inch...
Acrylic
Double Gourd Satsuma Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisitely detailed, double-gourd Japanese Satsuma vase represents the zenith of Japanese earthenware artistry. Elaborately hand-painted, it features detailed floral motifs, wh...
Earthenware
$650 / set
H 5.5 in Dm 2.8 in
Culver Ltd Highball Barware Glasses 22K Gold Owls Hollywood Regency 1950s Signed
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Culver Ltd Highball Drinking Glasses with 22K Gold Owls, Set of 6 Circa 1950's. This set of 6 vintage Culver highball tall glasses is a true gems from the mid-century era, th...
Art Glass
$250 / item
H 12 in W 10 in D 1.25 in
Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry 1st Edition Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry 1st Edition Hardcover Book. Edited by Ruth A. Peltason. 280 illustrations, including 175 color photographs by John Bigelow Taylor. DIMEN...
Paper
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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