Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Favoriten' 26 Pieces Available
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Favoriten'. Beautiful Austrian modernist brass wall hooks
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Hertha Baller Wall Hooks Model 'Tivoli' 7 Pieces Available, Austria 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller wall hooks model 'Tivoli' 7 pieces available, Austria 1950s.
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Set of Six Austrian Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller in the Carl Auböck Style
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A set of six beautiful Austrian brass hooks, made brass, polished, executed in the 1950s by Baller
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Sold|$280
Monkey Wall Hook by Walter Bosse
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Brass hook "monkey" by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Vienna from the 1950s. Used but in very
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Charming Lion Wall Hook by Walter Bosse
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Brass hook "lion" by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Vienna from the 1950s. Used but in very good
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Sold|$280 / item
Charming Six Different Coat Hooks Walter Bosse, Vienna, 1950
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Six different coat hooks, designed Walter Bosse, executed Hertha Baller, Vienna, 1950. Made of
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7 Wall Hooks Herta Baller, Vienna, 1950
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
7 wall hooks, with fitting brass screws Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950.
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Set of Two Coat Hooks Walter Bosse, for Herta Baller, Austria, Brass Bronze
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
A set of two old coat hooks. Designed in Austria by Walter Brosse for Hertha Baller. A coat/goat
Bronze, Metal
Five Austrian Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Six Austrian brass wall hooks by Hertha Baller
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Two Pcs., Wall Hooks, Brass, Hertha Baller Vienna, Austria
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Two wall hooks designed by Hertha Baller.
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Five Asymmetric Modernist Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Five asymmetric modernist brass wall hooks by Hertha Baller, Vienna, 1950.
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Hertha Baller Vintage Wall Hooks Model 'Bristol' Set of Four, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller vintage wall hooks model 'Bristol' set of four, Austria, 1950s.
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Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Mariahilf' Set of 3, Austria, 1950
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller brass wall hooks model 'Mariahilf' Set of 3, Austria, 1950.
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Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Motto' 9 Pieces Available, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller brass wall hooks Model 'Motto' 9 pieces available, Austria 1950s.
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Ten Big and Small Asymmetric Modernist Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ten big and small asymmetric modernist brass wall hooks by Hertha Baller, Vienna, 1950.
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Four Asymmetric and Two Small Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Four asymmetric and two small wall hooks, Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950 Brass, black laquered.
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Hertha Baller 12 Brass Wall Hooks Vienna 1950 with Fitting Brass Screws
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Hertha Baller 12 brass wall hooks Vienna 1950 with fitting brass screws in original condition.
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Hertha Baller Vintage Wall Hooks Model 'Triest II' Set of Four, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller vintage wall hooks model 'Triest II' set of four, Austria, 1950s.
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Five Austrian Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller in the Carl Auböck Style
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Five Austrian brass wall hooks by Modernist Hertha Baller in Carl Auböck style, Vienna, 1950.
Eight Austrian Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller in the Carl Auböck Style
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Eight Austrian brass wall hooks by Modernist Hertha Baller in the Carl Auböck style. Vienna, 1950.
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Eight Austrian Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller in the Carl Auböck Style
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Eight Austrian brass wall hooks by Modernist Hertha Baller in the Carl Auböck style, Vienna, 1950.
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Eight Austrian Brass Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller in the Carl Auböck Style
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Eight Austrian brass wall hooks by Modernist Hertha Baller in the Carl Aubock style, Vienna, 1950.
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Set of Five Coat Wall Hooks Blackened Brass by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A set of five beautiful Austrian brass hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s. In the style of Carl
Set of Four Coat Wall Hooks Blackened Brass by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A set of four beautiful Austrian brass hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s. In the style of Carl
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Eight Charming 1950 Wall Hooks, Austria, 1950
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Eight wall coat hooks, attributed Baller. Vienna, 1950.
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Eight Charming 1950th Wall Hooks, Austria, 1950
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Eight wall coat hooks, attributed Baller. Vienna, 1950.
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Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Set of Two, Austria, 1955
By Jacques Adnet, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller brass wall hooks set of two, Austria, 1955.
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Seven Brass Coat Wall Hooks by Bosse Austria, Vienna, 1950s
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A set of seven charming Austrian vintage coat wall hooks by Hertha Baller, Vienna, 1950s. In the
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Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Josefstadt' 10 Pieces Available
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Josefstadt'. Austrian modernist brass wall hooks, executed in
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Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Josefstadt' 8 Pieces Available
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller brass wall hooks Model 'Josefstadt'. Austrian modernist brass wall hooks, executed in
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Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Leopold' 4 Pieces Available
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Leopold'. Austrian modernist brass wall hooks, executed in
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Hertha Baller Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Motto' Set of Four
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller brass wall hooks model 'Motto' set of four.
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A set of five animal WALTER BOSSE HERTHA BALLER wall hook of brass
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
WALTER BOSSE HERTHA BALLER. A set of five brass animal cat hooks. Designed from 1920 till 1960
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Austrian Brass Wall Coat Hooks by Hertha Baller Set of Nine, Austria 1950s
By Herta Baller, Jacques Adnet
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A set of very rare nine beautiful Austrian brass wall hooks, made of black-finished brass, partly
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Set of Five Big and Small Austrian Modernist Brass Wall Hooks, 1950, Vienna
By Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
A set of five big and small Austrian modernist brass wall hooks, executed in the 1950s by Hertha
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Hertha Baller Polished Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Neubau' 8 Pieces Available.
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller Polished Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Neubau'. Beautiful Austrian modernist brass wall
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Hertha Baller Blackened Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Döbling' 8 Pieces Available
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller Blackened Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Döbling'. Beautiful Austrian modernist brass wall
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Hertha Baller Blackened Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Mariahilf' 11 Pieces Available
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller Blackened Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Mariahilf'. Beautiful Austrian Modernist brass wall
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Hertha Baller Elegant Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Oper' Set of Two
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller elegant brass wall hooks model 'Oper' set of two.
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Hertha Baller Wall Hooks Model 'Tivoli' Set of 3, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller wall hooks Model 'Tivoli' set of 3, Austria, 1950s.
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Hertha Baller Vintage Wall Hooks Model 'Hofburg' Set of Five, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller vintage wall hooks model 'Hofburg' set of five, Austria, 1950s.
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Wall Coat Hooks by Herta Baller, Vienna Austria, Set of 5
Located in Vienna, AT
Wall coat hooks by Herta Baller, brass, black patinated, Vienna Austria, set of 5.
Brass
Hertha Baller Vintage Brass Wall Hooks Model 'Oper' Set of Four, Austria 1950s
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Hertha Baller vintage brass wall hooks model 'Oper' set of four, Austria, 1950s.
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Austrian Brass Wall Coat Hooks by Hertha Baller Set of Six, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, Vienna
, executed in the 1950s by Hertha Baller, Austria. Each hook has three horns, allowing to hang three coats on
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Charming Dog Coat Hook by Walter Bosse
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Brass hook "dog" by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Vienna from the 1950s. Used but in very good
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Rare Rabbit Wall Hook by Walter Bosse
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Brass hook "rabbit" by Walter Bosse for Hertha Baller, Vienna from the 1950s. Used but in very
Brass
Seven Coat Hooks in the Manner of Hagenauer
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Herta Baller
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Seven (7) brass coat hooks in the manner of Hagenauer, Baller or Auböck. The designer is
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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.