Muller Van Severen Pillow Sofa Velvet Sofa For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Polyester
Muller Van Severen Pillow Sofa Canvas For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Polyester
Muller Van Severen Corner Pillow Sofa Multicolor For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Foam
Muller Van Severen Corner UV Pro Beige, Pillow Sofa In Leather For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Foam, Polyester
Muller Van Severen, Pillow Sofa, Maharam, Central Module For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Polyester
Muller Van Severen Corner UV Pro Beige, Pillow Sofa In Leather For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Foam, Polyester
Muller Van Severen Three-seater Pillow Sofa Multicolor For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Foam
Muller Van Severen Pillow Sofa Canvas For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Polyester
$11,493 / item
Muller Van Severen Pillow Sofa Canvas For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Polyester
Muller Van Severen Two-seater Pillow Sofa In Leather For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Foam
$19,435 / item
Muller Van Severen Pillow Sofa Canvas For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Polyester
Muller Van Severen Pillow Sofa Canvas For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Polyester
Muller Van Severen Two-seater Pillow Sofa In Leather For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Foam
Muller Van Severen Black Armchair Pillow Sofa For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Polyester
Muller Van Severen Pillow Sofa Velvet Modular Sofa For Bd Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Polyester
$2,653 / item
Varius Grey by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona, 2022
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Steel
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet: Modern High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Monkey Coat Stand Black by Jaime Hayon for BD Barcelona, 2021
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Polyester
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet: Modern High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Gaulino Stool Black by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood
Gaulino Stool Natural by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood
Willo Perron Sausage Sofa - Mid-Century Modern Fabric Upholstery
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bof...
Fabric
Willo Perron Sausage Sofa - Mid-Century Modern Fabric Upholstery
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bof...
Fabric
Willo Perron Sausage Sofa - Mid-Century Modern Fabric Upholstery
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bof...
Fabric
Willo Perron Sausage Sofa - Mid-Century Modern Fabric Upholstery
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bof...
Fabric
$10,764 / item
Arquitectura-G Modular Masheb Sofa For Bd Barcelona
By Arquitectura-G
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bof...
Aluminum
$12,346 / item
Arquitectura-G Modular Masheb Sofa For Bd Barcelona
By Arquitectura-G
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bof...
Aluminum
Bridges Large Green by Muller Van Severen for BD Barcelona
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Steel
$1,505 / item
Gaulino Stool Red by Oscar Tusquets for BD Barcelona
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet Small Green High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet Small White High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet Small Black High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet Small Red High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet Small Salmon High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet Small Blue High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet Small Blue High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet: Modern White High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet: Modern Black High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayon's Explorer Cabinet: Modern Salmon High Gloss Lacquer Design, 2023
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Wood, Lacquer
Jaime Hayson Wooden Legs Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofil...
Aluminum
Jaime Hayson Swivel Legs Upholstered Nabuk Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofil...
Aluminum
Jaime Hayson Metal Legs Natural Showtime Nude Chair For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofil...
Aluminum
Jaime Hayson Wheels Upholstered Nabuk Showtime Nude Chair V10 For Bd Barcelona
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About The Manufacturer We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofil...
Aluminum
Ronan Bouroullec Kvadrat White Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About the manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Steel
Ronan Bouroullec Kvadrat Black Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About the manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Steel
Ronan Bouroullec Kvadrat Maroon Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About the manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Steel
Ronan Bouroullec Baton Candle Holder For Bd Barcelona
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
About the manufacturer: We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofi...
Steel
Ronan Bouroullec Chromed Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
By Ronan Bouroullec
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Lu...
Steel
"The Barber of Seville", Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas by José Villegas
Located in Madrid, ES
In 1878, the Senate commissioned him a canvas with a historical theme that should be about Hernán Cortés's interview with Moctezuma. In 1882 the Senate withdrew the commission, but V...
Canvas, Oil
"The Florence Sisters", 19th Century Oil on Canvas, Spanish Artist José Villegas
Located in Madrid, ES
In 1878, the Senate commissioned him a canvas with a historical theme that should be about Hernán Cortés's interview with Moctezuma. In 1882 the Senate withdrew the commission, but V...
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Canvas, sacrifice of soldiers of Hernán Cortés, colonial sch 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Oil on canvas "sacrifice of soldiers of Hernán Cortés (La Noche Triste)" Colonial school, XVII century.
Other
Gulf of Mexico, Florida, C. America, Cuba: 18th C. Hand-colored Map by Bellin
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Alamo, CA
The map shows the routes of the great early explorers of the region, Ponce de Leon, Hernán Cortés and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba.
Engraving
Taxco Mexico Brass Copper and Azurite Malachite Hinged Box, ca 1960s
By Taxco
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Pre-Columbian records tells us that the rich veins of gold and silver running through Mexico were mined by the natives and used to pay tribute to their Aztecs Rulers. But Hernan Cor...
Malachite, Brass
Taxco Mexico Brass and Azurite Malachite Snake Charmer Hinged Box, ca 1960s
By Taxco
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Pre-Columbian records tells us that the rich veins of gold and silver running through Mexico were mined by the natives and used to pay tribute to their Aztecs Rulers. But Hernan Cor...
Malachite, Brass
"Before the Walls of Jerusalem", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by José Villegas
Located in Madrid, ES
In 1878, the Senate commissioned him a canvas with a historical theme that should be about Hernán Cortés's interview with Moctezuma. In 1882 the Senate withdrew the commission, but V...
Canvas, Oil
Antique Print of Hernan Cortes Greeting Montezuma by Mynde, 'circa 1705'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Interview of Cortes and Motezuma in the City of Mexico'. Old print of Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes greeting Montezuma, ruler of Tenochtitlan.
Paper
Gulf of Mexico, Florida, C. America, Cuba, etc.: 18th C. Hand-colored Bellin Map
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Alamo, CA
The map shows the routes of the great early explorers of the region, Ponce de Leon, Hernán Cortés and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba.
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.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
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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You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.