Gene Tepper Magazine / Log Holder with Fireplace Tools
By Gene Tepper
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Bay area Industrial designer Gene Tepper perforated magazine / log holder with fireplace tools and
Aluminum, Steel
Tepper-Meyer Versi-Table
By Gene Tepper
Located in New York, NY
Up-and-down "Versitable" by Tepper-Meyer Associates of San Francisco, produced by Fred Meyer circa
Steel
Sold
H 14.5 in W 18 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Mesh Iron Wire Brass Fireplace Log Holder Gene Tepper
By Gene Tepper
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful fireplace log holder, made of brass and iron mesh, by Gene
Brass, Iron
Mid Century Log Holder by Gene Tepper
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century fireplace log holder designed by Gene Tepper for Smith Tepper Sundberg. Great atomic
Metal, Iron
Modern Log Holder or Magazine Holder By Gene Tepper, 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century atomic fireplace log holder designed by Gene Tepper for Smith Tepper Sundberg C.1950s
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
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H 15.75 in W 17.75 in D 18 in
Perforated Metal and Brass Magazine Rack / Log Holder by Gene Tepper
Located in Cincinnati, OH
handles simple, elegant and a classic useful design. Manufactured by Smith Tepper Sundberg .
Metal
Vintage California Modern Fireplace Log Holder by Gene Tepper
By Gene Tepper
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century atomic fireplace log holder designed by Gene Tepper for Smith Tepper Sundberg circa
Brass, Steel, Iron
Modernist Perforated Steel Magazine or Log Holder by Gene Tepper
By Gene Tepper
Located in San Mateo, CA
Iron magazine rack or log holder by Smith Tepper Sunberg Inc. The holder has a perforated bed and
Iron
Log Holder / Magazine Holder by Bay Area Designer Gene Tepper
By Gene Tepper
Located in Oakland, CA
Fireplace log holder or magazine rack by Bay Area designer Gene Tipper, brass and black finish
Metal, Brass
Midcentury California Design Fireplace Tools by Tepper Meyer
By Gene Tepper
Located in San Diego, CA
California Design modernist fireplace tool set and stand designed by Gene Tepper of Tepper Meyer
Iron
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H 16.5 in W 18.13 in D 7.13 in
Architectural Perforated Metal Magazine Rack Smith Tepper Sundberg Midcentury
By Gene Tepper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting design, Attributed to Smith, Tepper, Sunberg Architects, and also appears in the manner
Steel
Smith Tepper Sundberg Modernist Magazine Rack or Log Holder
By Gene Tepper
Located in Southampton, NJ
A perforated steel and copper clad magazine rack or log holder made by Smith Tepper Sundberg. The
Copper, Steel
Gene Tepper Fireplace Set
By Gene Tepper
Located in New York, NY
Stylish Mid-Century Modern fireplace set of wrought iron, brass, and steel mesh. Designed by Gene
Brass, Steel, Wrought Iron
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H 15 in W 18 in D 16.75 in
Modernist Iron Log Holder Magazine Stand by Gene Tepper, circa 1953, USA
By Gene Tepper
Located in Denver, CO
Gene Tepper (1953), the log rack is simple in line with the modernist craftsman design influence of his
Brass, Iron
1950s Iron and Brass Log Holder Attributed to Gene Tepper, USA
By Gene Tepper
Located in Denver, CO
catch-all. Modernist Craftsman in style with design influence of Gene Tepper and Arthur Umanoff, it is
Iron
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Rattan Logs Holder, French, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual logs holder is made of rattan. This is a French work, circa 1950.
Rattan
$1,310 / set
H 5.1 in W 6.7 in D 3.1 in
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant' Wall Lights in White
By Nemo Lighting 1, Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall lights in white. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are sti...
Metal, Aluminum
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Eyeball Floor Lamp in Orange Finish c 1970's
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Cool post modern eyeball floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs. The lamp features a ball shade which pivots, and tilts to direct the light, it accepts a standard s...
Metal
$2,800
H 28 in W 51.75 in D 16 in
Art Deco Art Moderne Streamline Gilbert Rohde Herman Miller Vanity c 1930's
By Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Art Deco, Art Moderne vanity designed by Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, circa 1936. The vanity features a bank of three drawers, which supports a floating glass top surface,...
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Silvio Cavatorta Italian modernist cabinet
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Diest, BE
Cabinet features sculpted truss style legs and a panel back which support various cabinets. Featuring a reeded drop down bar, 6 sculpted handle drawers, 3 storage cabinets with reces...
Wood
$13,800
H 37.41 in W 102.96 in D 20.08 in
Guillerme & Chambron Sideboard in Solid Oak and White Ceramic
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, sideboard, solid oak, ceramic, France, 1960s This charming sideboard, designed by the talented designer duo Guillerme et Chambron, stands out...
Oak, Ceramic
Kurt Østervig Bar Cabinet Produced by K.P. Møbler in Denmark
By Kurt Østervig
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare bar cabinet designed by Kurt Østervig. Produced by K.P Møbler in Denmark.
Brass
English 19th Century Painted Fireguard
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful painted English fireplace screen or guard, made there circa 1890. The design is intended to help keep coals, embers and sparks in the fireplace and clothing, pets and sma...
Metal, Brass
$7,800
H 28 in W 71 in D 18 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Artona Sideboard in Walnut and Leather, Maxalto 1970s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for the Artona line by Maxalto, this 1975 sideboard features a walnut frame with a leather front. The Artona collection was the first line produced ...
Wood
Concrete Pendant Lamp 'Moon S' by Bentu Design
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, IDF
Moon S - pendant lamp by Bentu Design Concrete Measures: Ø 102 × H 98mm 1kg Light source: G4 200lm 2700K AC 100-240V 50-60Hz 9W IP20 Cord: 3m black Ceiling rose: 110mm Be...
Concrete
$6,950
H 66.93 in W 79.93 in D 19.3 in
Guillerme & Chambron Highboard or Wardrobe in Solid Oak and Ceramic
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, large sideboard or armoire, solid oak, ceramic, France, 1960s This exceptional wardrobe designed by the French duo Guillerme et Chambron exem...
Oak
Perret et Vibert Bamboo Side Table
By Perret et Vibert
Located in Paris, FR
Perret et Vibert bamboo side table. The two trays in bamboo veneer with a black lacquered center. France, circa 1880.
Bamboo
$1,088 / item
H 11.03 in Dm 17.72 in
1970s PH 4 1/2-4 Metal Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Knebel, DK
This pendant lamp, model 117077 (PH 4 1/2-4 Metal), was designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen. The model is no longer in production in this size. The pendant lamp is in a ve...
Metal
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Reading Floor Lamp, 1990
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fully adjustable reading lamp in bronze enamel by Robert Sonneman for Kovacs. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Lamp extends from 45 inches to 58 in height. This item...
Steel
Midcentury Florence Knoll Cabinet Rare Ash Wood
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful and practical credenza for living or office space. Sliding door with leather pulls reveal two file cabinets, 4 drawers and adjustable shelves. Perfect for your storage need...
Chrome
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.
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.
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Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.