Italian Mid Century Case Storage
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Chrome
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Wood, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Mahogany
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Wood
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Walnut
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Chrome
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Sycamore
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Walnut
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Ceramic, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cupboards
Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Parchment Paper
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Mirror, Plywood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Shelves
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Glass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Brass, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Wood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Sideboards
Rosewood, Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Cabinets
Walnut
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Sideboards
Teak
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Fruitwood
Vintage 1960s Italian Dressers
Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Shelves
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Bronze
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Aluminum
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How Much is an Italian Mid Century Case Storage?
A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe mid-century modern American 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.
Postwar American architects and designers were animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist “International Style” architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the ’30s 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, respectively, pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair. George Nelson and his design team created Bubble lamp shades using a new translucent polymer skin. Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were re-purposed: the Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs that used surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century 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, blonde-wood furniture — and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern American furniture on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Finding the Right Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded. A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.