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Geometric Room Divider

Scandinavian Modern Pine geometric room divider folding Screen 3 section
Scandinavian Modern Pine geometric room divider folding Screen 3 section

Scandinavian Modern Pine geometric room divider folding Screen 3 section

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Scandinavian Pine geometric room divider with a 3-part fold and an open square lattice great design.

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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Pine

Mid-Century Modern Folding Four-Panel Geometric Room Divider in Teak
Mid-Century Modern Folding Four-Panel Geometric Room Divider in Teak

Mid-Century Modern Folding Four-Panel Geometric Room Divider in Teak

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A mid-century modern four-panel geometric room divider crafted in warm teak, offering both style and functionality.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Teak

Beautiful Vintage Mid-Century Folding Geometric Room Divider
Beautiful Vintage Mid-Century Folding Geometric Room Divider

Beautiful Vintage Mid-Century Folding Geometric Room Divider

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Stylish mid-century screen featuring a minimalist frame and geometric design, ideal for use as a room divider or decorative accent.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Teak

1970s Geometric Room Divider, Brushed Steel, Organic Modern, Europe
1970s Geometric Room Divider, Brushed Steel, Organic Modern, Europe

1970s Geometric Room Divider, Brushed Steel, Organic Modern, Europe

Located in London, England

Made from Brushed Steel in the 1970s. The Geometric Screen/Room Divider is an ideal addition to modern, contemporary, or even eclectic interiors, as it adds a touch of sophistication...

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Vintage 1970s European Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Cut Steel

Mid-Century Four-Panel Teak Geometric Screen or Room Divider
Mid-Century Four-Panel Teak Geometric Screen or Room Divider

Mid-Century Four-Panel Teak Geometric Screen or Room Divider

Located in Rio Vista, CA

An impressive mid-century modern four-panel teak geometric latticed folding screen or room divider in light honey-toned wood.

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20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Geometric Oak Room Wood Divider Screen Moon by Ana Volante
Geometric Oak Room Wood Divider Screen Moon by Ana Volante

Geometric Oak Room Wood Divider Screen Moon by Ana Volante

By Ana Volante

Located in Miami, FL

Oak wood moon divider Baltic birch plywood with quarter cut white oak veneer Designed by Ana Volante Dimensions each pyramid 160cm x 50cm x 42cm ( each module but sold together a...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Plywood

Mid Century Modern Geometric Metal Single Panel Screen or Room Divider
Mid Century Modern Geometric Metal Single Panel Screen or Room Divider

Mid Century Modern Geometric Metal Single Panel Screen or Room Divider

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Beautiful mid century modern architectural single panel room divider. This sturdy and well made screen is made of a bronze tone metal in an intricate interlocking circle lattice desi...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Copper Tone Geometric Folding Room Divider by Robert Sonneman
Post Modern Copper Tone Geometric Folding Room Divider by Robert Sonneman

Post Modern Copper Tone Geometric Folding Room Divider by Robert Sonneman

By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Post-Modern folding room divider designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs in the United States, circa 1990.

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1990s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Steel

Organic Italian Geometric Gray Purple Aqua Blue Murano Glass Room Divider/Screen
Organic Italian Geometric Gray Purple Aqua Blue Murano Glass Room Divider/Screen

Organic Italian Geometric Gray Purple Aqua Blue Murano Glass Room Divider/Screen

By Vévé Glass

Located in New York, NY

This customizable Murano glass curtain with an Art Deco flair in purple amethyst, gray, aquamarine blue, and crystal with gold metal reflections, worked with aventurine (copper inclu...

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2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Chrome

MCM 1960s Kumiko Hemp Leaf Geometric Pattern 4 Panel Teak Screen - Room Divider
MCM 1960s Kumiko Hemp Leaf Geometric Pattern 4 Panel Teak Screen - Room Divider

MCM 1960s Kumiko Hemp Leaf Geometric Pattern 4 Panel Teak Screen - Room Divider

Located in St. Louis, MO

Vintage MCM, four panel teak screen or room divider with repeating geometric designs, done in the Kumiko style.

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Teak

Multicolored Modernist Geometric Design "Paravent" or Screen Divider
Multicolored Modernist Geometric Design "Paravent" or Screen Divider

Multicolored Modernist Geometric Design "Paravent" or Screen Divider

Located in Beirut, LB

Three panel screen divider, can elegantly define your space with colorful atmosphere the three panels are double-sided upholstered in high quality French geometric design fabric and...

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Late 20th Century European Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Organic Modern Italian Geometric Black Pink Aqua Murano Glass Curtain / Divider
Organic Modern Italian Geometric Black Pink Aqua Murano Glass Curtain / Divider

Organic Modern Italian Geometric Black Pink Aqua Murano Glass Curtain / Divider

By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques

Located in New York, NY

This customizable Murano glass curtain in black, amethyst, clear, gray and aqua tints worked with avventurina, a contemporary work of art as a very decorative solution for a screen o...

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2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel

Organic Modern Italian Geometric Gray Purple Aqua Murano Glass Curtain / Divider
Organic Modern Italian Geometric Gray Purple Aqua Murano Glass Curtain / Divider

Organic Modern Italian Geometric Gray Purple Aqua Murano Glass Curtain / Divider

By Vévé Glass

Located in New York, NY

This customizable Murano glass curtain with an Art Deco flair in violet amethyst, gray, aquamarine blue, and crystal with gold metal reflections, worked with aventurine (copper inclu...

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2010s Italian Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Chrome

1970s Geometric Steel Screen - Large
1970s Geometric Steel Screen - Large

1970s Geometric Steel Screen - Large

Located in London, England

The Geometric Screen/Room Divider is a versatile and stylish piece that adds functionality and aesthetic appeal to any interior space.

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Vintage 1970s European Organic Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Steel, Cut Steel

Paco Rabanne Monumental Space Curtain, Baumann AG, Switzerland, Italy, 1968
Paco Rabanne Monumental Space Curtain, Baumann AG, Switzerland, Italy, 1968

Paco Rabanne Monumental Space Curtain, Baumann AG, Switzerland, Italy, 1968

By Baumann Kölliker AG, Paco Rabanne

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Gorgeous glittery orange metal geometric curtain/room divider by Paco Rabanne. Made of thin plasticized metal plates (rare version with multiple shapes -- square, circle and triangle...

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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal, Brass

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Impressive Geometric Room Divider with Oval Shapes, 1970s
Impressive Geometric Room Divider with Oval Shapes, 1970s

Impressive Geometric Room Divider with Oval Shapes, 1970s

Located in Antwerpen, VAN

mpressive geometric room divider or folding screen consisting of 4 panels made of large oval shapes.

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Vintage 1970s Belgian Space Age Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Geometric Asian Style Room Divider
Geometric Asian Style Room Divider

Geometric Asian Style Room Divider

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H 79 in W 26.5 in D 1.13 in

Geometric Asian Style Room Divider

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A beautiful Asian wood geometric screen or room divider. New hinges have been put in in place of the old ones.

Category

20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Modernist Room Divider / Screen in Geometric Silver Leaf
Modernist Room Divider / Screen in Geometric Silver Leaf

Modernist Room Divider / Screen in Geometric Silver Leaf

Located in Denton, TX

Miniature sized articulated screen in the style of Eileen Gray made of geometric shaped wood with silver leaf and metal ball accents. Finished on both sides.

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Mid-20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

Post-Modern Geometric Folding Room Divider by Robert Sonneman
Post-Modern Geometric Folding Room Divider by Robert Sonneman

Post-Modern Geometric Folding Room Divider by Robert Sonneman

By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Post-Modern folding room divider designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs in the United States circa 1990s.

Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Asian Wood Room Divider or Screen
Asian Wood Room Divider or Screen

Asian Wood Room Divider or Screen

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H 79 in W 26.5 in D 1.13 in

Asian Wood Room Divider or Screen

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A beautiful Asian wood geometric screen or room divider. New hinges have been put in in place of the old ones.

Category

20th Century Unknown Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Custom Geometric Screen / Divider  With Moving Discs
Custom Geometric Screen / Divider  With Moving Discs

Custom Geometric Screen / Divider With Moving Discs

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A superb custom-made, three-panel screen or room divider in pale wood with pivoting inset discs in contrasting dark wood (cherry). With a light source placed behind, you can create a...

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20th Century American Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Geometric Pattern Frosted Glass Studio Made Room Divider
Geometric Pattern Frosted Glass Studio Made Room Divider

Geometric Pattern Frosted Glass Studio Made Room Divider

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Vintage studio room divider. The geometric pattern has frosted glass inserts.

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Mid-Century Modern Geometric Stacked Oval Screen or Room Divider
Mid-Century Modern Geometric Stacked Oval Screen or Room Divider

Mid-Century Modern Geometric Stacked Oval Screen or Room Divider

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Beautiful and super cool four-piece room divider. This unique screen has a geometric pattern of stacked ovals in a silver finish and is made of a heavy resin.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Resin

1980's Modernist Room Divider/Screen in Geometric Silver Leaf
1980's Modernist Room Divider/Screen in Geometric Silver Leaf

1980's Modernist Room Divider/Screen in Geometric Silver Leaf

Located in Denton, TX

Large articulated screen in the style of Eileen Gray made of geometric shaped wood with silver leaf and metal ball accents. Finished on both sides.

Category

20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silver Leaf

Frederick Weinberg Mid-Century Modern Geometric Iron Screen or Room Divider
Frederick Weinberg Mid-Century Modern Geometric Iron Screen or Room Divider

Frederick Weinberg Mid-Century Modern Geometric Iron Screen or Room Divider

By Frederic Weinberg

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Mid-Century Modern three-piece room divider attributed to Frederick Weinberg. This screen has an iron frame with perforated center panels, and the original ball feet are all present.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Iron

Eileen Gray Style Modernist Room Divider/Screen in Geometric Silver Leaf
Eileen Gray Style Modernist Room Divider/Screen in Geometric Silver Leaf

Eileen Gray Style Modernist Room Divider/Screen in Geometric Silver Leaf

By Eileen Gray

Located in Miami, FL

Offered for sale is a wonderful articulated room divider/screen in the style of Eileen Gray. This wonderful and large screen is comprised of square wood pieces with round circular cu...

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Late 20th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Geometric Bamboo + Cane Mirrored Divider or Screen, 20th Century
Geometric Bamboo + Cane Mirrored Divider or Screen, 20th Century

Geometric Bamboo + Cane Mirrored Divider or Screen, 20th Century

Located in Chicago, IL

A beautiful vintage room divider or screen. This piece features four mirrored panels with a bamboo and cane frame in a geometric pattern.

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20th Century American Bohemian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

French Art Deco Tambour Room Divider in Pine, Attributed Jomaine Baumann, 1930s
French Art Deco Tambour Room Divider in Pine, Attributed Jomaine Baumann, 1930s

French Art Deco Tambour Room Divider in Pine, Attributed Jomaine Baumann, 1930s

By Jomaine Baumann, Alvar Aalto

Located in Odense, DK

The clean lines and simple shapes of the frame are characteristic of the Art Deco style, which emphasizes sleek, streamlined design and bold, geometric forms. This room divider is...

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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Pine

1960s Azure Blue Geometric Design Rug Tapestry Ege Rya Denmark
1960s Azure Blue Geometric Design Rug Tapestry Ege Rya Denmark

1960s Azure Blue Geometric Design Rug Tapestry Ege Rya Denmark

By Ege Rya

Located in Chula Vista, CA

1960s Scandinavian Style Rya Rug design in Azure Blue with warm complementary tones diamond geometric pattern. Versatile tapestry- rug- room divider screen- hanging wall art. 76 L x ...

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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Cotton, Polyester

Modern Four-Panel Geometric Screen or Divider
Modern Four-Panel Geometric Screen or Divider

Modern Four-Panel Geometric Screen or Divider

Located in San Diego, CA

Mid-Century Modern Four Panel Geometric Screen or Divider. Each panel measures 24"W X 72"H. Circa 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Vintage Lattice Wood Screen
Vintage Lattice Wood Screen

Vintage Lattice Wood Screen

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H 71 in W 76 in D 1 in

Vintage Lattice Wood Screen

Located in Miami, FL

Teak geometric pattern 8-panelled room divider.

Materials

Metal

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By Dumais Made

Located in Bantam, CT

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French Art Deco tambour screen room-divider

French Art Deco tambour screen room-divider

$4,400

H 70.87 in W 98.43 in D 0.39 in

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By Alvar Aalto

Located in Oakland, CA

French Art Deco tambour room divider / folding screen crafted of heart pine, can be coiled and shaped into multiple positions to fit the space as needed. Possibly Baumann et Fils, Me...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Pine

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French Tapestry 3 Panel Room Carved Wood Divider/Screen Glass Window

French Tapestry 3 Panel Room Carved Wood Divider/Screen Glass Window

Located in Clifton Forge, VA

This is a lovely three panel French provincial style screen with a carved crest and a shaped glass "window" in each panel and beautiful tapestries of a courting couple in a different...

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Four-Panel Finely Carved Teak Room Divider Screen
Four-Panel Finely Carved Teak Room Divider Screen

Four-Panel Finely Carved Teak Room Divider Screen

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Very nicely and finely intricate carved teak 4-panel screen room divider.

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20th Century Southeast Asian Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Teak

Vintage Middle Eastern 3 Panel Mashrabiya Lattice Folding Screen Room Divider
Vintage Middle Eastern 3 Panel Mashrabiya Lattice Folding Screen Room Divider

Vintage Middle Eastern 3 Panel Mashrabiya Lattice Folding Screen Room Divider

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Middle Eastern 3 Panel Mashrabiya Lattice Panel Folding Screen Room Divider. Item features 2 small swing "doors" on the right and left panels, open center (not sure if anythi...

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Materials

Wood

Mid Century Mini Four Panel Teak Folding Screen with Square Lattice Design
Mid Century Mini Four Panel Teak Folding Screen with Square Lattice Design

Mid Century Mini Four Panel Teak Folding Screen with Square Lattice Design

Located in San Diego, CA

A very cool and hard to find mini four panel teak folding screen with intricate square lattice design, circa 1970s. Each individual panel measures 6.5" wide x 19.5" tall making exten...

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Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Three-Panel Room Divider with Bamboo Detailing
Mid-Century Three-Panel Room Divider with Bamboo Detailing

Mid-Century Three-Panel Room Divider with Bamboo Detailing

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A beautifully crafted three-panel room divider featuring a dark wood frame and translucent panels inset with a bamboo leaf motif. The organic pattern and warm tones evoke a serene, n...

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Wood, Fiberglass

Folding Screen Room Divider in Solid Wood
Folding Screen Room Divider in Solid Wood

Folding Screen Room Divider in Solid Wood

$3,000

H 66.93 in W 59.06 in D 1.97 in

Folding Screen Room Divider in Solid Wood

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this folding screen made in solid wood with brass details, circa 1950.

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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Panelling

Materials

Cedar

Pair of Vintage Art Deco Metal Room Divider Screens P. Depucca 67
Pair of Vintage Art Deco Metal Room Divider Screens P. Depucca 67

Pair of Vintage Art Deco Metal Room Divider Screens P. Depucca 67

$16,800Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 71 in W 76.5 in D 1.5 in

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Located in North York, ON

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Vintage 1960s French Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Mirrored Metal Square Patterned Room Divider
Vintage Mirrored Metal Square Patterned Room Divider

Vintage Mirrored Metal Square Patterned Room Divider

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Enhance your space with this stunning Vintage Mirrored Metal Square Patterned Room Divider. This exquisite piece features a captivating square pattern that beautifully reflects light...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Three-Panel Room Divider - Screen
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Three-Panel Room Divider - Screen

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Three-Panel Room Divider - Screen

Located in London, GB

A mid-century Spanish room divider-screen crafted in wrought iron and metal, circa 1950s. This three-panel screen features a rhythmic interplay of geometric and organic forms, with r...

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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Metal, Wrought Iron

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Vintage Divider w/ Mother of Pearl

Vintage Divider w/ Mother of Pearl

$1,500

H 73 in W 17.75 in D 1.5 in

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Located in Brooklyn, NY

Gorgeous folding screen with mother of pearl designs. Asian style design with birds in trees, all done with iridescent pearl. Each panel is 18" wide, 53" total when open. Please conf...

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20th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

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$900

H 72 in W 48 in D 2 in

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Located in Pasadena, TX

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Silver Plated Francesca Moretti Silverstar Frame + Abstract Painting in Pink

Located in Round Top, TX

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By Paul McCobb, Adrian Pearsall

Located in Rockaway, NJ

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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

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Modernist Brushed Aluminum & Spun Fiberglass Folding Screen
Modernist Brushed Aluminum & Spun Fiberglass Folding Screen

Modernist Brushed Aluminum & Spun Fiberglass Folding Screen

$720Sale Price / item|40% Off

H 66 in W 55 in D 1 in

Modernist Brushed Aluminum & Spun Fiberglass Folding Screen

Located in Van Nuys, CA

The Modernist Brushed Aluminum & Spun Fiberglass Folding Screen is a chic and versatile addition to any space. With its sleek brushed aluminum frame and lightweight spun fiberglass p...

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Vintage 1950s Screens and Room Dividers

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Aluminum

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Geometric Room Divider For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the geometric room divider you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A geometric room divider — often made from wood, metal and glass — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a geometric room divider, we have 7 options in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a geometric room divider — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right geometric room divider, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one geometric room divider that is appealing in its simplicity, but Vévé Glass, Ana Volante and George Kovacs produced versions that are worth a look.

Finding the Right Screens-room-dividers for You

Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.

The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.

Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.

In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.

On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.

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