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Italian mid-century modern bed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, 1960s
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern bed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, 1960s Single bed or daybed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Parchment Bed Frame, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Very rare Italian Mid-century Modern bed in parchment and maple of the 1950s. The bed has beautiful
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Maple, Parchment Paper

Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Italian Modern Parchment & Pearwood Queen Bed
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century (1950s) Italian Mid-Century Modern bed headboard and footboard (no rails) featuring 6
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood, Parchment Paper

Italian mid-century modern Single beds in bamboo, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Single beds in bamboo, 1960s Pair of vintage single beds with bamboo
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Italian mid-century modern bamboo double bed with decorations, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern bamboo double bed with decorations, 1950s Bamboo double bed. The
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Mid-Century Modern Italian Bamboo and Rattan Single Bed, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian bamboo and rattan single bed or day bed from 1970s. The Bed is in real
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo, Rattan

Italian Mid-Century Paolo Buffa Queen-Size Bed
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century mahogany queen size bed with a shaped top having an indented center on the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Italian Design Mid-Century Bamboo Bed, 1960s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian design mid-century bamboo bed, 1960s. External dimensions : H=97 cm; W= 170 cm; D=200 cm
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Italian Design Mid-Century Bamboo Bed, 1960s
Italian Design Mid-Century Bamboo Bed, 1960s
H 38.19 in W 66.93 in D 78.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Vanessa Bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Italy, 1950s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Vanessa Bed by Tobia Scarpa for Gavina ,Italy, 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Italian Pair of Bamboo and Rattan Single Beds. 1960s
By Franca Helg
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Pair of Bamboo and Rattan Single Beds with their original bed nets from
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo, Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Italian Romeo Rega Brass and Chrome Double Bed, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Romeo Rega brass and chrome double bed from 1970s The bed can come with
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Italian Double Bed in Green Painted Iron From 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-century modern Italian iron painted double bed from Seventies. The bed needs two single bed
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Iron

1950s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Bed Frame with Floating Nightstands
By Melchiorre Bega, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
main Italian Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern designers such as Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Melchiorre
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Glass, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Italian Gilt Brass Double Bed with Lacquered Structure, 1960s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian gilt brass double bed with lacquered metal structure from 1960s The bed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Bronze Queen Size Bed by Luciano Frigerio, 1970s
By Luciano Frigerio, Frigerio Di Desio
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian bronze bed by Luciano Frigerio for "Frigerio Di Desio". The bed needs a
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Italian Burnished Brass Double Bed by Pomodoro and Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani, Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian burnished brass double bed by Arnaldo Pomodoro and Osvaldo Borsani
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Italian Single Beds with Gilt Headboard, 1960s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern pair of Italian single beds with gilt brass headboard and feet in the style of
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal, Iron

Luciano Frigerio Mid-Century Modern Italian Gold Brass and Bronze Double Bed
By Luciano Frigerio, Luciano Frigerio di Desio
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Elegant headboard designed by Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970s. This is an elegant headboard, in good
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Italian Bed Frame Made by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno
By Eugenio Gerli
Located in Sofia, BG
Italian wooden hand carved bed frame with metal frame made in 1967 by Eugenio Gerli for Tecno. Very
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Pair of Bamboo and Rattan Day Beds by Franca Helg
By Franca Helg
Located in Prato, IT
Pair of stunning beds of daybeds in rattan and bamboo by Franca Helg already provided with bed net
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo, Rattan

Decorative Brass Headboard, Mid-20th Century, Italian Modern
Located in London, GB
Decorative brass headboard, mid-20th century, Italian. Attractive piece with nice worn vintage
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Mid-Century Italian Design Bamboo Bed for Single Mattress, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century Italian design bamboo bed for single mattress, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Mid-Century Italian Design Bamboo Bed for Single Mattress, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century Italian design bamboo bed for single mattress, 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Italian Mid Century Double Brass Bed by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish mid century double brass bed frame from the renown Italian designer, Osvaldo Borsani. A
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass, Steel

"Califfo" Bed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brussels, BE
"Califfo" bed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, 1960s. Mid-Century Modern
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Italian Pair of Gilt Brass Single Bed Heads by O. Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani, Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern pair of rare and elegant gilt bed headboards from the Italian designer Osvaldo
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Vintage 1960s Italian Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal, Brass

Luciano Frigerio Mid-Century Modern Gilded and Satin Brass Double Bed, 1970s
By Luciano Frigerio, Luciano Frigerio di Desio
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Elegant double bed designed by Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970s, in good original condition, bed kept
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Italian Brass Bed
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian brass bed.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Italian Brass Bed
Italian Brass Bed
H 40.56 in W 70.08 in D 81.89 in
Large Mid-Century Italian Bed in Chestnut and Brass by Gio Ponti Attributed 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large mid-century Italian bed in chestnut and brass Gio Ponti Attributed, made of chestnut wood
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian Faux Bamboo Gilt Metal Queen Headboard
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Italian faux bamboo gilt metal queen headboard.    
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Rattan / Cane Super King Headboard, Italian, 1970s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Mid-Century Modern rattan / cane super king headboard (6’ft), Italian, 1970s Mid-Century Modern
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Rattan

1950s Modern Queen Bed Italian Sapele Exotic Wood + Bronze Osvaldo Borsani Italy
By Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Italian Queen Bed Sapele Exotic Wood Osvaldo Borsani from Italy Unmarked. Style attribution
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bronze

Woven Straw Beds Frame of Extraordinary Brown Beauty Midcentury Italian Modern
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Woven straw bamboo beds frame of extraordinary brown beauty midcentury Italian modern.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo, Straw

Italian rattan baby bed, 1960s
Located in Lasne, BE
Rattan baby bed from the 1960s. Wear and tear due to time and age. 
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Rattan

Italian rattan baby bed, 1960s
Italian rattan baby bed, 1960s
H 29.14 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
Mid-Century Mahogany Queen Bed Attr. to Gio Ponti 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Gio Ponti queen bed from 1950' in mahogany with "organized wall" headboard fitted with floating
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Mahogany

Vintage bamboo bed frames, Italy 1970s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage bamboo bed head in curved bamboo, manufactured in Italy in the 1970s. It can be used both
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Vintage bamboo bed frames, Italy 1970s
Vintage bamboo bed frames, Italy 1970s
H 46.86 in W 36.23 in D 1.97 in
Modern Fluffy Bed Italian Leather Capitonnè, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Fluffy Bed, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern. The elegant Fluffy
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed...

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Leather, Fabric, Wood

Gio Ponti for Dassi Bed Mid 50s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bari, IT
Bed complete with headboard with built-in hanging nightstands , production Vittorio Dassi in the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut

Gio Ponti for Dassi Bed Mid 50s
Gio Ponti for Dassi Bed Mid 50s
H 28.35 in W 101.19 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Italian 1950s Metal Beds
Located in Milan, IT
Whimsical pair of Italian 1950s metal beds Bottle green and brass.       
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Italian 1950s Metal Beds
Pair of Italian 1950s Metal Beds
H 56.89 in W 34.26 in D 78.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Neoclassical Style Brass Double Bad, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian double bed in neoclassical style, 1960s production in solid brass. Mattress size: 160 x
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Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Luciano Frigerio italian vintage Brass bed, branded
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Milano, IT
Step back in time to the glamorous 1970s with this exquisite Italian double bed designed by the
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Modern Hug Bed Light Blue Italian Leather Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Italian leather, Hug bed was designed for you to let yourself relax and enjoy the quiet moments by
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed...

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Oak

Osvaldo Borsani Brass Double Bed, Italy, 1960s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Brussels, BE
Osvaldo Borsani brass double bed, Italy, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Osvaldo Borsani Brass Double Bed, Italy, 1960s
Osvaldo Borsani Brass Double Bed, Italy, 1960s
H 47.25 in W 68.9 in D 80.32 in
1970s Italian Brass Bed by Luciano Frigerio
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in London, London
Bed frame. By Luciano Frigerio. Brass. Hammered brass details. Bed head and foot joined
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass, Steel

1970s Italian Brass Bed by Luciano Frigerio
1970s Italian Brass Bed by Luciano Frigerio
H 47.25 in W 68.9 in D 81.11 in
Vintage Single Bed Mahogany Veneer, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Single bed with glass shelves, mahogany veneered wood and enameled metal feet.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Mahogany

Vintage Single Bed Mahogany Veneer, Italy, 1960s
Vintage Single Bed Mahogany Veneer, Italy, 1960s
H 33.86 in W 57.09 in D 80.91 in
Italian Vintage Double Bed Headboard in Wood
Located in Milano, IT
The vintage headboard is made of fine Italian manufacture and suited for a double bed. The
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Osvaldo Borsani & Arnaldo Pomodoro Brass Bed, Italy, 1970s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Brussels, BE
Osvaldo Borsani & Arnaldo Pomodoro brass bed, Italy, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

1960s Exquisite Italian Queen Bed Sapele and Brass Vittorio Dassi Italy
By Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Exquisite Italian queen bed Sapele and brass Vittorio Dassi Italy Italian Wood Custom Bed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

1950s Lavish Exotic Italian Burlwood Queen Bed Osvaldo Borsani Milan Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Divine Burl Wood Queen Bed by Osvaldo Borsani Milan Italy No stamp from the maker
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood, Burl

1950s Sculptural Italian Queen Bed in Exotic Wood Osvaldo Borsani Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Sculptural Italian custom queen bed exotic wood Osvaldo Borsani Italy. Sculptural legs with
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut, Wood

Italian Mid-Century Bamboo King Size Headboard, 1970s
By Bonacina
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous headboard totally in real bamboo material manufactured in Italy in the 1970s approx. The
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Solid Brass Curved Bed Italian Design 1970s Lipparini Made in Italy Gold
By Lipparini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Solid brass curved bed Italian design 1970s Lipparini made in Italy gold. Mattress measures cm.170
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Italian Custom-Made Bed by Bazzani with Aluminium Details
By Bazzani, Formanova, Gianni Moscatelli
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bazzani, bed, black upholstery, aluminum, Italy, circa 1975 Unique custom made bed in black
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Aluminum

Gae Aulenti bed mod. ‘Tennis’ for Gavina, Italy 1972
By Gavina, Gae Aulenti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large king size bed by Gae Aulenti mod. ‘Tennis’ for Gavina, Italy 1972. Unique and iconic bed from
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Leather, Wood

Child's Single Bamboo Curved Bed Green Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Child's single bamboo bed green Italian design, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Decorative Italian Queen Bed in Ash with Storage Trays
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Queen double bed, ash, glass, brass, Italy, 1950s Double bed with two integrated side tables. The
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

Metal and Wicker Single Bed with Integrated Shelves, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare single bed in bamboo wicker and Italian rattan from the 1960s. The piece has a metal frame and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal

Noura Bed, Queen Bed, Bamboo Platform Bed in Wheat
By Sun at Six
Located in San Jose, CA
Italy, and work with traditional Chinese joinery masters, who hand build each piece of furniture using
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2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Giovanni Michelucci for Poltronova Italian Walnut Midcentury Bed 1960s
By Poltronova, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design walnut bed serie Serena designed by Giovanni Michelucci and
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal

1950s Art Deco Exquisite Queen Italian Bed Two-tone Exotic Wood Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Art Deco Italian Queen Bedframe in Two Tone Exotic Wood Italy No maker label. In sensational
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Macassar, Maple, Rosewood, Burl

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Italian Mid Century Modern Bed For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Italian mid century modern bed you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Italian mid century modern bed for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Find 329 options for an antique or vintage Italian mid century modern bed now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian mid century modern bed — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An Italian mid century modern bed is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Italian mid century modern bed has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Luciano Frigerio, Osvaldo Borsani and Arnaldo Pomodoro are consistently popular.

How Much is an Italian Mid Century Modern Bed?

Prices for an Italian mid century modern bed can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $430 and can go as high as $55,271, while the average can fetch as much as $4,683.

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

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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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