$30,000
H 24.25 in W 78.5 in D 9.25 in
Clairtone Project G2 Series T11 Console Stereo System & Garrard Turntable
By Clairtone
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
designed by Hugh Spencer and introduced at the National Furniture Show in Chicago in January 1964. Striking
Aluminum
Clairtone T10 Designed by Hugh Spencer
By Clairtone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic Clairtone T10 stereo designed in 1964, Silver Medal Winner of the 1964 Milan Triennale. This Canadian stereo system was absolute cutting edge! A little over 300 ever produced...
Aluminum
Sold
H 28 in W 85 in D 19 in
Clairtone Project G 1 T4 Rosewood Stereo System First Generation by Hugh Spencer
By Clairtone
Located in Dallas, TX
Holy Grail of designer electronics from the 1960s. Designed by Hugh Spencer, less than 100 of these
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 19 in W 85 in L 19 in
Clairtone Project G 1 T4 Rosewood Stereo System First Generation by Hugh Spencer
By Clairtone
Located in Dallas, TX
, phone or Bluetooth device. Designed by Hugh Spencer, less than 100 of these first-generation T4 units
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 28 in W 85 in D 19 in
Clairtone Project G1 Hi-Fi Stereo System with Lab 80 Turntable by Hugh Spencer
By Clairtone
Located in Dallas, TX
1960s. Designed by Hugh Spencer, less than 300 of the G1 units were ever produced. Refinished. Repaired
Aluminum, Steel
The Project G Stereo
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Hugh Spencer The Project G by Clairtone, Silver Medal winner of the 1964 Milan
Aluminum
1960s Clairtone Project G2 Rosewood Stereo System
By Clairtone
Located in Dallas, TX
be easily added to connect your ipad, phone or other device. Designed by Hugh Spencer.
Rosewood
Clairtone Project G-1 Model T10 Rosewood Stereo System
By Clairtone
Located in Dallas, TX
Hugh Spencer less than 300 of these T10 units were ever produced.
First Generation Clairtone Project G T4 Rosewood Stereo System
By Clairtone
Located in Dallas, TX
your ipad, phone or bluetooth device. Designed by Hugh Spencer less than 100 of these first generation
Stainless Steel
Planpit Executive Sand Garden Coffee Table by Hugh Spencer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible coffee table by Hugh Spencer, designed and created in the 1960s this table was made
Wood
Hugh Spencer Brazilian Palisander & Chrome Floating Credenza
Located in Hanover, MA
Designed by one of Canada's most noted mid-century modern designers, Hugh Spencer, for his firm
Chrome
Sold
H 27 in W 78.5 in D 14.5 in
Clairtone Project G2 Rosewood T10 Console Stereo System & Turntable by Al Faux
By Clairtone
Located in Dallas, TX
originally conceived by Peter Munk, David Gilmour and Hugh Spencer. The futuristic design of the G2 was the
Aluminum
Scarce Midcentury, Clairtone Project G Stereo System
By Clairtone
Located in St. Louis, MO
1960s. Please inquire for price and condition. Designed by Hugh Spencer. “In the sixties
Clairtone Model G2 Stereo Entertainment System
Located in North Hollywood, CA
" and one graced Hugh Hefner's Playboy mansion.
Acrylic, Rosewood
"The Phantom Planet" Us Film Movie Poster, 1962
Located in Bath, Somerset
Fabulous original 1960s film poster for "Science Shocker of the Space Age" The Phantom Planet. This original first-year-of-release and country-of-origin vintage movie poster is s...
Paper
$1,938
H 21.26 in W 24.41 in D 0.01 in
Baroque Solar System & Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742
Located in Langweer, NL
Baroque Solar System & Zodiac Map – Homann Doppelmayr, Hand Colored c.1742 This impressive celestial engraving depicts the Copernican heliocentric solar system and is titled “System...
Paper
$799
H 12 in W 29.5 in D 17.5 in
Vintage 1950's French Military Mess Kit with Trunk Industrial Dining Set
Located in Lafayette, IN
Charming 1950's French military officer's mess kit. Kit appears mostly complete and includes original trunk with all of the items shown in the photos. This set can accomodate rough...
Metal
Biedermeier Style Austrian Art Deco Inlaid Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Biedermeier Style Austrian Art Deco Inlaid Side Table
Wood
$1,850
H 12.25 in W 8.75 in D 1.63 in
Salvador Dali Art Recipe Book, Les Diners de Gala, 1971 France, First Edition
Located in New York, NY
A rare, collectable, first edition, Salvador Dali art and recipe cookbook, 'Les Diners de Gala', 1971, Paris, France. (Copy/text is in English language.) A great piece to add to a co...
Paper
$3,290
H 34 in W 30 in D 15.2 in
Antique Hand Carved Gothic Revival Oak Church Lectern Desk w. Bible Compartment
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality crafted and incredibly durable Gothic church lectern. This practical size lectern is remarkably well crafted and the design and patina are to die for. The perfectly hand...
Oak
Tube Glass Candle Holder
By Casarialto
Located in Milan, IT
Handcrafted in Venice, this candle holder is a signature product by Casarialto. Entirely made of transparent glass, this diaphanous candle holder shaped like a tube strikes for its l...
Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Photograph Frame. English. Dated 1905
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Beautiful silver photo frame In art nouveau style Good clear hallmark for Birmingham 1905 Original bevelled glass Good condition Original oak back Free UK shipping
Silver
Colorful Italian Room Divider in Plexiglass and Beech
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Room divider, plexiglass, beech, Italy, 1970s Elevate the vibrancy of your interior with this whimsical room divider crafted from wood and adorned with colored plexiglass panels in...
Plexiglass, Beech
$2,239
H 7.29 in Dm 50.99 in
Antique Jardiniere Bowl, Japanese, Bronze, Decorative Planter, Edo, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique jardiniere bowl. A Japanese, bronze decorative planter in Edo period taste, dating to the Victorian age, circa 1850. Pleasingly generous of size and accentuated ...
Bronze
La Plume, Special Issue Devoted to Alphonse Mucha
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in New York, NY
Re-bound set of six consecutive issues of the renowned French magazine La Plume devoted to the work of Art Nouveau artist and graphic designer Alphonse Mucha. Founded in 1889 by Leon...
Paper
Vintage Coca Cola Trash Can Mid-Century
By Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, vintage Coca Cola trash can mid-century. White paint with chrome plated steel. Interior galvanized can. Original unrestored. Dimensions: 29" H x 14" Diameter...
Metal
Pocket Globe, Lane, London 1815
By Lane's
Located in Milano, IT
Pocket Globe Lane London, 1815 The globe is contained in its original black leather case. The sphere measures 2.76 in (7 cm) whereas the case measures 3.15 in (8 cm). State of con...
Leather, Wood, Paper
$12,000
H 18.51 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
1970s Glamorous Guido Polloni Chandelier in Colored Glass (50cm/19.6in)
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guido Polloni chandelier, glass, Italy, 1970s This exquisite chandelier by glass artist Guido Polloni is crafted in Italy in the 1970s. This light embodies the extreme glamour and b...
Glass
Antique Marquetry Wood Music Box by Langdorff & Fils
Located in London, GB
Antique marquetry wood music box by Langdorff & Fils Swiss, Late 19th Century Height 31cm, width 68cm, depth 35cm Crafted in the late 19th century, this exquisite music box was pro...
Metal
$169Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.85 in W 14.18 in D 1.58 in
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Shell
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.