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gio ponti sun wall light sealing lamp
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Medesano, IT
Sole wall lamp by Gio Ponti, Arredoluce. It is an iconic lamp with a modern design designed in 1963
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Italian Perspex Tripod Table Lamp Orange & White After Gio Ponti Arredoluce 1950
By Arredoluce, (After) Gio Ponti
Located in Peoria, AZ
FABULOUS!
PERSPEX & METAL
TWO TONE
TRIPOD TABLE LAMP
AFTER GIO PONTI for ARREDOLUCE
Dimensions
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 22 in W 8 in D 9 in
Mid-Century modern brass and tempered glass tripod table model 1128 by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Richard Singer & Sons
Located in Renens, CH
Rare mid-Century Modern brass and tempered glass tripod table model 1128 designed by Gio Ponti
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
H 22.25 in Dm 23.63 in
Pair of Italian 17th Century Hand Made and Forged Wrought Iron Floor Lamps
Located in New York, NY
: Gio Ponti, Arredoluce, Angelo Lelli, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand, Stilnovo.
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pendant Mod. 12126 by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, 1947
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Beerse, VAN
founded by Gio Ponti. Arredoluce started out as an innovative Italian lighting company and got great
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
2 Italian Mid-Century Modern Consoles or Nightstands by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
for similar concept and materials.
References: Gio Ponti, Arredoluce, Angelo Lelli.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron, Iron
'Sole' Flush Mounts by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mod. Sole Flush Mounts by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1957
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Gio Ponti for Arredoluce, Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Applique, 1957
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti, Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Applique, 1957
A rare and beautiful example of Gio
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
H 37.8 in W 14.18 in D 7.09 in
Gio Ponti, Wall Light, from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, circa 1957
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
This very rare wall light was designed by Gio Ponti circa 1957, produced by Arredoluce, Monza and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 13.39 in W 4.34 in D 10.52 in
20th Century Gio Ponti Chandelier structure in Brass and 10 diffusers in Glass
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Turin, Turin
diffusers.
Availability of the Certificate of Authenticity released by the Archive Gio Ponti.
Good
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Vintage Arredoluce Yellow Lamp, by Angelo Lelli, Italy, circa 1952
By Arredoluce
Located in Roma, IT
designers, including Gio Ponti, Nanda Vigo, Mario Tedeschi, Franco Albini, Achille and Pier Castiglioni, and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Modern Counter-Balance Floor Lamp, Angelo Lelli, Arredoluce
By Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
masterpiece.
Additional References: Arteluce, Gino Safarti, Triennale, Marco Zanuso, Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel, Nickel
H 66.5 in W 26 in D 11.5 in
Brushed and Bronzed Aluminum Italian Table Lamp, 1970s Attributed to Arredoluce
By Arredoluce
Located in Roma, IT
, Achille and Pier Castiglioni, Vico Magistretti, Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, Mario Tedeschi, and Nanda Vigo
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
H 18.12 in W 11.82 in D 20.08 in
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce ‘President’ Table Lamp
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, Arredoluce started to collaborate with designers such as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce ‘Cobra’ Table Lamp
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
designers such as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and also began to
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Chrome, Iron
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce 'Siluro' Floor Lamp
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
collaborate with designers such as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and also
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Steel
Large Bronze Metal Table Lamp Arredoluce, Italy, 1970s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
, engaging iconic designers like Franco Albini, Achille and Pier Castiglioni, Vico Magistretti, Gio Ponti
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Chandelier in Hammered Brass
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and also began to experiment
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Monumental Mid Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp, Lelli, Ponti, Royère style
By Alfred Lelli, Arredoluce, Oscar Torlasco, Jean Royère, Gio Ponti
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Alfred Lelli for Arredoluce and invokes the style of the era including Oscar Torlasco, Gio Ponti and Jean
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Monza 1955 Italian Flush Ceiling Lamp
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, and Nanda Vigo and also began to
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Table Lamp in Chrome-plated Brass
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
started to collaborate with designers such as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Brass, Aluminum, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp in the style of Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
, Maison Lunel, Lumi, Stilux, Pierre Guariche, Mathieu Mategot, Gio Ponti, Domus, Arlus,
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce ‘Filo Sfera’ Table Lamp with Magnetized Globe
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and began to experiment with halogen light bulbs for his designs
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Wire
H 29.73 in W 3.55 in D 4.06 in
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Chandelier '12701' in Brass and Opaline Glass
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
designers such as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and also began to
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 23.63 in W 47.25 in D 5.12 in
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce ‘Lucinella’ Table Lamp in Brass and Marble
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, Arredoluce started to collaborate with designers such as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 23.23 in W 14.97 in D 7.88 in
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Floor Lamp in Brass and Carrara Marble
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and also began to experiment with halogen light bulbs for his
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce ‘Televisione’ Floor Lamp in Brass and Aluminum
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and also began to experiment
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 70.87 in W 19.69 in D 27.56 in
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Table Lamp in Marble and Brushed Steel
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
started to collaborate with designers such as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce 'Medusa' Chandelier in Brass and Opal Glass
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
designers such as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and began to experiment
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 33.47 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Cantilevered Table / Desk Lamp, Attr. to Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
.
Additional References: Arteluce, Gino Safarti, Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, Domus, Pierre Guariche, Mathieu
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Nickel, Steel
20th Century Gold Italian Arredoluce Polished Brass Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelii
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
worked with well known architects and designers, such as Franco Albini, Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, etc.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern "Cobra" Table Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
. Excellent original and working condition with original lightbulb.
Additional references: Gio Ponti
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce 'Filo Sfera' Floor Lamp in Chromium-Plated Metal
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Waalwijk, NL
designers such as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and also began to
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wire, Metal
H 70.87 in W 7.09 in D 6.3 in
Rare & Iconic Italian MId-Century Floor Lamp #256 by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
, Arredoluce, p. 214, cat model # 256 for documentation and photo.
Additional References: Gio Ponti, Ettore
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
H 73.25 in Dm 11.75 in
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Wall Light with Murano Glass Beads
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii, Venini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, and Ettore Sottsass and also began to experiment with halogen light bulbs
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Midcentury "Triennale" by Arredoluce Style Diabolo Floor Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Arredoluce, Arteluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Italian midcentury like a sideboard or lounge chair by Gio Ponti or Osvaldo Borsani. Or of course other
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Floor Lamp Brass Metal by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy, 1950s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii, Angelo Lelli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Tronconi, Mario Bellini, Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Measurements
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 70.87 in W 16.54 in D 15.36 in
1960s Cream Color Pivot Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli, Italian Design
By Arredoluce
Located in London, GB
Italian designers such as Gio Ponti, Achille Castiglioni, Ettore Sottsass and Franco Albini.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble
SS Ausonia Italian Ocean Liner '1956' Articulating Conical Sconces, 12 Available
By Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
-war Italian luxury ocean liners along with Gio Ponti and Gustavo Pulitzer-Finali.
The armature and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Nickel
H 7 in W 12.5 in D 6.5 in
Arredoluce Floor Lamp Mod 12705 by Angelo Lelii
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
such as Giò Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, Pier Giacomo, and Achille Castiglioni. The most well-known designs
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
French 1950's Floor Lamp in the Style of Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
contemporary lamps for Arredoluce by Gio Ponti and Angelo Lelli.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass Floor Lamp Murano Glass by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 63.78 in W 17.33 in D 11.82 in
Space Age Metal Murano Glass Bubble Lamp by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Lenci, Gio Ponti, Francesco Buzzi Ceriani, Fontana Arte, Artemide, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Luigi Caccia
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Metal Saturn Lamps by Banci, Italy, 1970s
By Banci
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Martinelli, Pierre Cardin, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti, Francesco Buzzi Ceriani, Fontana Arte, Artemide, Arteluce
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lotus Lamp LT305 Murano Glass and Metal by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Tronconi, Mario Bellini, Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Pierre Cardin, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 16.93 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Mid-Century Modern Ring Floor Lamp Murano Glass Metal by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 46.86 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Pendants / Lanterns attr. to Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Bruno Chiarini
Located in New York, NY
Borsani, Gio Ponti. Mathieu Mategot, Pierre Guariche.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Reed Floor Lamp Murano Glass by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 63.78 in W 13.78 in D 18.51 in
Large Contemporary Brass Murano Glass and Ceramic Lamp, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Blue Spiral Murano Glass Lamp by La Murrina, Italy, 1970s
By La Murrina
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Cardin, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Chandelier Murano Glass and Metal by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Tronconi, Mario Bellini, Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 33.47 in W 22.45 in D 22.45 in
Chandelier Torpedo Murano Glass Metal by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
H 31.5 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in
Large Pair of Round Bubble Glass Lamps by Poliarte, Italy, 1970s
By Poliarte
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Mario Bellini, Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Contemporary Pair of Murano Glass Cloud Table Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Tronconi, Mario Bellini, Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Pierre Cardin, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Pair of Large Stripe Murano Glass Lamps, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Mario Bellini, Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Pierre Cardin, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Large Wall Lamp Sconce Metal Sculpture by Mario Torregiani, Italy, 1990s
By Mario Torregiani
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti, Sciolari, Willy Rizzo, Reggiani.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Stainless Steel
H 37.41 in W 76.78 in D 4.73 in
Murano Glass Tube and Metal Chrome Chandelier. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Metal Chrome and Glass Helix Sconces. Italy, 1990s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Massoni, Martinelli, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Blue Spiral Murano Glass Lamps by La Murrina, Italy, 1970s
By La Murrina
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Luigi Massoni, Martinelli, Pierre Cardin, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Pyramid Hammered Glass Flush Mount by Poliarte, Italy, 1970s
By Poliarte
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Martinelli, Pierre Cardin, Fabio Lenci, Gio Ponti, Francesco Buzzi Ceriani, Fontana Arte, Artemide, Arteluce
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass, Metal
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Gio Ponti Arredoluce For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal gio ponti arredoluce for your home. A gio ponti arredoluce — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a gio ponti arredoluce — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right gio ponti arredoluce, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made gio ponti arredoluce over the years, but those crafted by Arredoluce, Gio Ponti and Stilnovo are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Gio Ponti Arredoluce?
Prices for a gio ponti arredoluce can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $650 and can go as high as $25,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,031.
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 legendary 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.
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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Desert Modern Designer Arthur Elrod Finally Gets His Day in the Sun
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
From the Hamptons to Palm Springs, FormArch’s Homes Embody Both Comfort and Cool
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
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Biancardi Arte
Biancardi And Jordan Arte
Sciolari Ice
Pair Fabio Sconces
Cruise Chair
Diabolo Floor Lamp
Vintage Cedar Coffee Table
Pierre Mathieu
Exit Light Vintage
Vintage Wooden Kitchen Chairs Chairs
Vintage Wooden Kitchen Chair
Vintage Wooden Kitchen Chairs
Glass Artichoke Chandelier
Shogun Lamp
Wooden Tea Carts
Steel Tea Trolley
Gino Sarfatti Style Italian Chandelier
Glass Coffee Tour