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Isamu Noguchi Akari 7A Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dronten, NL
Model number 7A table or floor lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Akari.
Original version manufactured by
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari UF2-33N Light
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dronten, NL
Model number UF2--33N table or floor lamp by Isamu Noguchi for Akari.
Original quite recent
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern 70XL Pendant Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp, model 70XL, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan
Category
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern 33N Pendant Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp, model 33N, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan
Category
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Paper Akari 26A Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
26A ceiling lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.)
Bamboo
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Washi Paper Akari 3x Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp, model 1X, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan
Category
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Isamu Noguchi Cyclone Side Table Model 87 for Knoll International
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Midcentury Isamu Noguchi Cyclone side table, Model 87 circa 1970 for Knoll International. Original
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Large Akari Bamboo Washi Paper Floor Lamp 22N
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
22N table lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi.
Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.)
Bamboo
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
No Reserve
H 25.01 in Dm 17.33 in
Midcentury Isamu Noguchi Nos "30D" Pendant Produced by Ozeki & Co, Japan, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and NOS model "30D" pedant designed by Isamu Noguchi and produced by Ozeki & Co, Japan in
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
H 11.82 in Dm 11.03 in
Natural Walnut Solace 30: Handcrafted with Round Table Top
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
sculptural, with function taking a backseat to expression.
Inspired by the iconic Pigeon sculpture by Isamu
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Monumental Wooden Sculpture Inspired in Constantin Brancusi Style, 30
By Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
masters of abstract carving like Constantin Brancusi, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Arp, this outstanding
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Ingo Maurer Samurai Table Lamp
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Germany, 1998
Fiberglass shade, powder-coated steel, stainless steel, silicone
30 h × 30 w × 8 d in (76
Category
1990s German Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Michel Dumas coffee table in plexiglass and smoked glass - France - 70s - 1970
By Michel Dumas
Located in Paris, FR
Wegner, Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Warren Platner, Harry Bertoia, Isamu Noguchi, Verner Panton
Category
Vintage 1970s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
H 11.82 in W 29.14 in D 51.19 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp Set of Two
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Hommage a Caissa (for the Marcel Duchamp Fund of the American Chess Foundation)
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in New York, NY
: Jasper Johns, Karl Gerstner, David Hare, Salvador Dali, Enrico Donati, Roberto Matta, Isamu Noguchi
Category
1960s Dada Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
H 26.25 in W 21.25 in D 0.5 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Cocotte Table Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Simple Agrafée Table Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Modern Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Round Fixation Box Set
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Flame Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Flame Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Tripod Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Simple Agrafée Table Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Modern White Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Round Fixation Box Set
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket Set Re-Edition
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.34 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Flame Wall Lamps Set
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
H 16.34 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket Set
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
H 16.34 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Two Swivels Agrafée Table Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
H 27.56 in W 17.33 in D 11.82 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.34 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket Set
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
H 16.34 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Two Swivels Agrafée Table Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 27.56 in W 17.33 in D 11.82 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Cocotte Table Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Cocotte Table Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Flame Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Steel, Aluminum
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Round Fixation Box
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille White Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Anthony Wall Lamp with Round Fixation Box
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Flame Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Steel, Aluminum
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp Set
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Steel, Aluminum
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket Set
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.34 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Cocotte Table Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Two Swivels Agrafée Table Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 27.56 in W 17.33 in D 11.82 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Anthony Wall Lamp with Round Fixation Box
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Modern White Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Round Fixation Box Set
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Flame Wall Lamps Set
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.34 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Tripod Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Cocotte Table Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Tripod Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Flame Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé, the gallery soon also featured the work of Serge Mouille, Isamu Noguchi
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Steel, Aluminum
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Anthony Wall Lamp Whit Fixing Bracket
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, Isamu Noguchi and Jean Luce. The designs of these artists soon become more widely known thanks to orders
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
H 16.34 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
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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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