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Italian Perspex Tripod Table Lamp Orange & White After Gio Ponti Arredoluce 1950
By (After) Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
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
Danish Midcentury / Art Deco Style Luminator Floor Lamp Attr. to Fog & Morup
By Fog & Mørup
Located in New York, NY
References: Fog & Morup, Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti, Arredoluce, Angelo Lelli, Hans Arne Jacobsen
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
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
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
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
Lamp Sole Piccolo Arredoluce Monza for Gio Ponti 6 examples for London Hotel
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Lampada da parete o da soffitto realizzata nel 1959 da Arredoluce Monza su progetto di Giò Ponti
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Antique 1650s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 3.94 in W 32.49 in D 32.49 in
Sole Grande Arredoluce Monza for Gio Ponti 6 examples for London Hotel Milano
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
progetto di Giò Ponti. Furono commissionate circa 24 lampade di cui 6 Stelle a 5 Punte, Sei Sole Piccolo
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Vintage 1950s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 5.91 in W 43.31 in D 43.31 in
8-pointed star Arredoluce Monza for Gio Ponti 6 exemplary London Hotel Milano
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Lampada da parete o da soffitto realizzata nel 1959 da Arredoluce Monza su progetto di Giò Ponti
Category
Antique 1650s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 3.94 in W 32.49 in D 60.04 in
Giò Ponti 6-pointed star for Arredoluce Monza 6 exemplary London Hotel Milano
By Gio Ponti
Located in Roma, IT
Lampada da parete o da soffitto realizzata nel 1959 da Arredoluce Monza su progetto di Giò Ponti
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 4.34 in W 52.76 in D 15.75 in
Italian Brass Geometric Table Lamp Style of Gio Ponti, Circa 1960s MCM Atomic
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Peoria, AZ
FABULOUS!
WOOD, PERSPEX & BRASS
GEOMETRIC TABLE LAMP
IN THE STYLE OF GIO PONTI, CIRCA 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 28 in W 16 in D 16 in
Stilnovo Brass Chandelier
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii, Gio Ponti
Located in Dronten, NL
Very elegant chandelier with nine lights. Frame and canopy in brass, ball joints in black enameled brass.
Great vintage 1960s period piece, rewired for use in the USA.
Stilnovo, an ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
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
Italian Midcentury Modern Brass & Glass Pendant, Pier Luigi Colli & Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Pier Luigi Colli
Located in New York, NY
adapted to flush mount.
Additional References: Gio Ponti, Franco Albini, Carlo Mollino, Arredoluce.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Articulating Floor Lamps by Reggiani
By Reggiani Lampadari
Located in New York, NY
as needed to reflect light in any direction.
Additional References: Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern Consoles or Nightstands Attr. to Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
14, 2010, p. 187 for similar concept and materials.
References: Gio Ponti, Angelo Lelli, Arredoluce.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron
H 31 in W 13.75 in D 8 in
Italian Midcentury Smoked Glass Chandelier, Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte Style
Located in New York, NY
suspend.
Additional References: Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, Arredoluce, Angelo Lelli, Arteluce, Gino
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Smoked Glass, Down
Rare Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern 'Petit Arboletto' Floor Lamps, Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
References: Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, Arredoluce, Angelo Lelli, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Max Ingrand, Lumi
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
Pair of Large Italian Radical Design /Mid-century White Murano Glass Table Lamps
By Carlo Nason
Located in New York, NY
.
References: Stilnovo, Fontana Arte, Arredoluce, Gio Ponti, Angelo Lelli, Max Ingrand.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Modern Petite Table Lamps / Sconces by Stilux
By Stilux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
iconic pieces from Gio Ponti, Carlo de Carli, Stilnovo, Arredoluce, and Stilux.
The price indicated is
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large French Mid-Century Parchment Coffee Table in Style of Jean-Michel Frank
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
W 27.5. Each is priced and sold individually.
Additional References: Aldo Tura, Gio Ponti, Fontana
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Parchment Paper
H 16 in W 35.5 in D 27.5 in
Pair of Wall Lights, attributed to Gio Ponti
Located in NYC, NY
manufacture.
This pair - while without marks/labels - can be attributed to Gio Ponti & Arredoluce based on
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century modern brass and tempered glass tripod table model 1128 by Gio Ponti
By Richard Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
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
Pendant Mod. 12126 by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, 1947
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
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
Single 'Sole' Flush Mount 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
Aluminum, Brass
Rare Brass Wall Light by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare rectangular brass wall light designed by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce in Italy, circa 1960s. Wired
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gio Ponti Wall Lamps Model 12664 Arredoluce, Italy, 1957
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Striking pair of large wall lamps model 12664 designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Arredoluce
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Rare 1960's floor Lamp by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Dronten, NL
1960's minimalist edition of the very sophisticated 1950's design by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Large Flush Mount Chandelier Designed By Gio Ponti For Arredoluce
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
most important among the masters of Italian design Gio' Ponti.
Its striking stellar shape and large
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Gio Ponti Wall Light circa 1957 by Arredoluce, Monza, Italy
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Berlin, DE
, Monza, Italy. Together with a certificate of authenticity from the Gio Ponti Archives. (see label).
To
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of "Sole" Wall / Ceiling Lights by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of sole wall/ceiling lights by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Chandelier in Manner of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century chandelier in the manner of the “Pavone” designed by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel
Gio Ponti, Wall Light, from the Villa Goldschmidt, Buenos Aires, circa 1957
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
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
Pair of exceptional Gio Ponti Wall Lights
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
very rare pair of GIO PONTI WALL LIGHTS, produced by ARREDOLUCE MONZA
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Arredoluce Brass Wall Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Naples, IT
design of Gio Ponti. Italian production attrib. Arredoluce.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Gio Ponti for Arredoluce Hexagon Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hexagon form and stunning design.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of Italian Gio Ponti for Arredoluce Hexagon Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hexagon form and stunning design
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Pair of Italian Gio Ponti for Arredoluce Hexagon Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hexagon form and stunning design
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Original Set of Two Vintage Italian Stilnovo Style 1960s Modernist Wall Sconces
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
in the style and design of Stilnovo and Gio Ponti.
Each light has a separate switch at the bottom
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
H 14.97 in W 9.06 in D 7.09 in
Original Italian Diabolo Wall Light 1960s Metal Sconces Wall Light
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo, Arredoluce
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Italian producer Arredoluce.
Year: 1950s
Origin: Italy
Dimensions: Height 21cm, length 11cm, depth
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Brass and Opaline Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Stilnovo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Gio Ponti.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Angelo Lelii Chandelier, 1957, Satin Glass and Brass
By Angelo Lelii, Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare nine-arm brass chandelier by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, 1957. Exquisitely curved arms with
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chandeliers by Arredoluce
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian Chandelier by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
A Brass Cylinder Fitting Ten Arm Ending with Ten
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Italian Midcentury Ovoid Gray Glass Mirror, Attr. Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
. It's generous size allows the mirror to function perfectly in multiple contexts.
Related: Gio Ponti
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Murano Glass
H 32 in W 26 in D 1.25 in
gio ponti sun wall light sealing lamp
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Medesano, Parma
Sole wall lamp by Gio Ponti, Arredoluce. It is an iconic lamp with a modern design designed in 1963
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Rare Pair Brass Wall Light by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Rare Pair rectangular brass wall light designed by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce in Italy, circa 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Model 12664 Wall Light Arredoluce 1957 with certificate
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Munich, DE
Gio Ponti designed these gorgous and very rare wall lights in 1957 and they were manufactured by
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Brass and Opaline Glass Ceiling Light in the Manner of Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in London, GB
An impressive 10-light brass and opaline glass ceiling light in the manner of Ponti's highly
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 19.69 in Dm 41.34 in
Gio Ponti Brass "Sole" Ceiling Lights, 1950s
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic brass sunburst ceiling lights designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Arredoluce in Italy
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Vintage Table Lamp, Gio Ponti Style, in Plexiglass and Brass, 1960s
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in taranto, IT
pointed feet
Model to be attributed to the furnishing works or to the design of gio ponti
It
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Perspex and Brass Floor Lamp in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Vienna, AT
Extraordinary Italian Mid-Century floor lamp with a large two-tone Perspex body and brass tripod legs and finial. Three original E14 sockets with new wiring.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gio Ponti Starburst Sconces, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
A rare set of sconces by Gio Ponti (1891-1979) for Arredoluce, Italy. The sconces are from the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti for Arredoluce Rare Pair of Sconces or Ceiling Lights
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Arredoluce rare large pair of sconces or ceiling lights with radiating brass
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti for Arredoluce Rare Pair of Sconces or Ceiling Lights
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Arredoluce rare large pair of sconces or ceiling lights with radiating brass
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian 1950s Mid Century Wall Lights
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
An original pair of 1950s Italian sconces with decorative aged polished brass “X” fixtures with double sockets holding white glass shades. Newly rewired.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Extra Large Modernist 1950s Italian Theatre Metal Sconces Wall Light, Italy
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
brass theatre cinema wall light
Origin:
Italy
Age:
1950s
Description:
original 1950s modernist theatre cinema wall Light produced in Ita...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
H 17.72 in W 10.24 in D 4.34 in
Rare Pair of French Modernist Lanterns by Arlus, circa 1960
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti, Arlus
Located in Vienna, AT
Fabulous pair of French midcentury brass lanterns, circa 1960. Hexagonal crown-like structure in brass with opaque acrylic diffuser panels. These are extremely well designed and cons...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Italian Brass and Murano Glass Chandelier
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti, Angelo Lelii, Stilnovo
Located in Dronten, NL
Very elegant chandelier with six Murano glass shades.
Frame and canopy in brass, centre in white enameled brass with a walnut bottom plate.
Great vintage 1950s period piece.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandelier in Brass and Opaline Glass
By Arredoluce
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Arredoluce and Gio Ponti.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Arredoluce Brass & Glass Sconce Pair Designed by Gio Ponti
By Arredoluce
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional and hard to find pair of Brass & Glass Sconces designed by Gio Ponti for Arredoluce
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
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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 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.
Questions About Gio Ponti Arredoluce
- What was Gio Ponti famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Gio Ponti was famous for his work as an architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor. He was arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Italian modernism. Ponti designed thousands of furnishings and products — from cabinets, mirrors and chairs to ceramics and coffeemakers — and his buildings, including the brawny Pirelli Tower (1956) in his native Milan and the castle-like Denver Art Museum (1971), were erected in 14 countries. Through Domus, the magazine he founded in 1928, Ponti brought attention to virtually every significant movement and creator in the spheres of modern art and design. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Gio Ponti furniture.
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