Sculptural Italian Modular Bookcase in solid Teak and Formica, 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
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Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Teak Bookcase with Adjustable Shelves, Italy, 1960
Located in Premariacco, IT
1960s teak veneer bookcase with iron frame and uprights and adjustable brass feet. The cabinet has several holes along the two structures so you can move the shelves to your liking....
Brass, Iron
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcase, Teak Veneer, Italy, 1960s Design
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase with concealed bar compartment, storage elements with sliding doors, visible drawers and open shelves made of solid wood and veneer, teak with polyester finish, wrought iron...
Teak
Italian Mid-Century Modern Teak and Brass Modular Wall Bookcase, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern teak and brass modular wall bookcase with cabinets, 1960s Wall bookcase, modular, completely in teak.
Teak
RB Italy production years '50 refined bookcase design teak
Located in Biella, IT
RB Italy production years '50 refined bookcase design teak with japanese scene figure signed
Wood
Franco Albini LB7 Bookcase in Teak Wood by Poggi Pavia 1950s Italy
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Cascina, Pisa
LB7 bookcase composed of a single module with shelves and a storage unit with two doors, made in veneered solid teak wood, and black lacquered metal details.
Metal
Teak bookcase by Esposizione Permanente Mobili Cantu’ 1960s
By Esposizione Permanente mobili Cantù
Located in Parma, IT
Self-supporting two-bay bookcase produced by Esposizione Permanente Mobili Cantu‘ in the 1960s. Teak wood structure with brass runners. Adjustable shelves with bar cabinet compartmen...
Brass
Modular Bookcase in Teak Design Vittorio Dassi, 1960s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in taranto, IT
Original 1960s teak bookcase, Vittorio Dassi design, composed of three wooden uprights (not metal!), 3 closed elements of which 2 with sliding doors and one with folding doors, and 6...
Metal
Swedish Sky / Floor Bookcase in Teak and Brass, 1960s
By Ignazio Gardella, Ico Parisi
Located in taranto, IT
Large Swedish sky / earth bookcase, original from the 1960s, made of teak with three compartments on four metal uprights, floor and ceiling fixing with brass elements, shelves and do...
Brass
Ilmari Tapiovaara for La Permanente Mobili Cantù Bookcase in Teak and Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
IImari Tapiovaara for Esposizione Permanente Mobili Cantù, bookcase, teak, walnut veneer, Italy, 1957 This impressive bookcase, crafted in teak and walnut, was submitted to the Sele...
Teak, Walnut
Ico Parisi Urio Wall Bookcase for MIM Rome, Teak & Metal, 1965
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in bari, IT
Two-module bookcase model Urio designed by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma in the 1960s. The two modules contain three storage cabinets and a teak drawer cabinet all anchored to aluminum upr...
Metal
Italian Wardrobe Bookcase, Modular Wall Unit by Vittorio Dassi, Italy, 1960s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
"Italian modular wall unit attributed to Vittorio Dassi, produced in the 1960s. The piece combines open shelving and a wardrobe module within a vertically structured system. The com...
Ash, Teak
Franco Albini Attributed Mid-Century Bookcase, circa 1950, Italy
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Very very beautiful italian mid-century wood modular bookunit. This Franco Albini design attributed, model LB7 bookcase, have a good combination of containers and shelves, with ideal...
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Bookcase self-standing by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi, Edmondo Palutari, Dassi Mobili Moderni
Located in Buccinasco, MI
This bookcase is composed by 3 modules freestanding, suitable to be moving and placed at will in the home. It's equipped with four shelves, one cabinet with drop-leaf door available...
Brass
Ilmari Tapiovaara bookcase for La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Italy ca. 1957
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Architectural bookcase by IImari Tapiovaara for La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Italy ca. 1957.
Natural Fiber, Teak
Italian Teak, Black Metal and Brass Midcentury Bookshelves Roomdivider
By Poggi, Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Varese, Lombardia
In some places the teak veneer is raised, as shown in the photo. The conditions of the shelves and storage units are quite good.
Brass, Metal
Rare Italian Mid-Century Bookcase with "Spear" Uprights by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Buccinasco, MI
Exceptional and rare Italian modular wall unit by Vittorio Dassi and produced by Dassi Mobili Moderni during the 1950s, representing one of the most iconic examples of high Italian M...
Brass
Franco Albini Infinito Modular Bookcase
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, IT
Franco Albini (1905-1977) Infinito original book unit. Large modular bookcase made up of 6 vertical uprights, container elements with hinged doors and lower doors with 28 tek wood...
Teak
Nordic Scandinavian Style Stripes Bookcase from the 1960s
Located in Padova, IT
Nordic-Scandinavian-style stripes bookcase from the 1960s. Scandinavian design in teak and metal. Shelf with mini chest of drawers. Essential, light and elegant design. Due to its ...
Metal
Wall bookcase by Gunnar Nielsen for Tibergaard, Denmark, 1960s
By Gunnar Nielsen Tibergaard
Located in Vigevano, PV
Teak floor-to-ceiling bookcase by Gunnar Nielsen for Tibergaard, Denmark, 1960s. Four-bay bookcase composed of five wooden uprights, five modules, and nine shelves. The bookcase is...
Brass
Ilmari Tapiovaara Bookcase Produced by La Permanente Mobili
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare and large freestanding bookcase designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. Produced by La Permanente Mobili, Cantù in Italy.
Brass
$4,597 / set
Antique bookcase made of Indian teak wood
Located in Manzano, IT
Antique Teak Wood and Brass Bookcase - India, Rajasthan, Early 1900s This stunningly beautiful piece of extraordinary workmanship is a bookcase made from an ancient Indian camel wag...
Brass
Misia Arte Historical Editions: Mid-Century Teak & Lacquered Metal Bookshelf
Located in bari, IT
Historical Editions Bookstore - Misia Art This one-of-a-kind bookcase represents the excellence of Misia Arte's design, the result of 42 years of creative activity and research in s...
Metal
Teak and Brass Midcentury Free Standing Bookshelf Attributed to ISA
By ISA Bergamo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Bookshelf made from teak wood in the 1950s.It is equipped with storage unit and shelfs. Overall good condition: this bookshelf has never been restored with the exception of some mino...
Brass
1960s Open Bookcase with Chest of Drawers by Vittorio Dassi for G. Cecchini & C.
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s Open Bookcase with Chest of Drawers by Vittorio Dassi for G. Cecchini and C in Massive and Veneered Teak. Polished brass accessories and lacquered metal legs Vittorio Dassi Th...
Teak
1960s AV Arredamenti Contemporanei freestanding two-section teak bookcase.
By AV Arredamenti Contemporanei
Located in Milano, IT
A freestanding bookcase made by AV Arredamenti Contemporanei in the 1960s, crafted from teak-veneered wood. This piece of furniture has been carefully restored, bringing out the wood...
Teak
$6,459Sale Price|20% Off
Teak and Steel Wall Shelving Bookcase by Ico Parisi for MIM 1970s
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Elegant MiM Ico Parisi wall-mounted bookcase in teak and polished steel. It is a wall system bookcase composed of 12 teak shelves with polished steel hooks and 3 polished steel perfo...
Steel
Bibliothèque étagère italienne vintage en teck et métal des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bibliothèque étagère vintage style scandinave des années 60, design italien, en teck, laiton et métal noir, 5 étagères ouvertes, très bon état général avec quelques signes du temps q...
Metal
LB7 Bookshelves, Franco Albini for Poggi, 1960
By Franco Albini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The LB7 "Infinito" bookcase by Franco Albini for Poggi is an iconic creation of 1950s Italian design. This bookcase, designed in 1957, bears Albini's distinctive signature with its c...
Teak
Bibliothèque étagère secrétaire modulable vintage en teck et métal des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bibliothèque étagère modulable vintage style scandinave des années 60, beau design italien, en teck et métal noir, pieds en laiton réglables pour ajustement au sol, 2 étagères ouvert...
Metal
Franco Albini LB7 modular bookcase, 1950s/1960s, Italy
Located in Vicenza, VI
Modular bookcase model LB7 designed by Franco Albini in the late 1950s and 1960s. The system consists of three modules with a teak wood frame and metal finials, designed for pressure...
Metal
Vintage Danish Modular Wall Unit 1960
Located in Vigevano, PV
Vintage Danish 3-Bay teak Modular Wall Unit
Brass, Iron
Free-standing wooden bookcase, Manifattura Italiana, 1960
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This bookcase is an impeccable example of Italian design, combining timeless aesthetics with advanced functionality. The bookcase is distinguished by its solid and versatile structur...
Wood, Teak
1960s hanging and sectional bookcase
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Large 1960s hanging modular bookcase produced by the historic Fraber brand of furniture manufacturer Fratelli Bertoli in Omegna, Italy. The furniture factory was known at the time fo...
Wood, Teak
Bibliothèque étagère double modulable vintage en teck des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bibliothèque étagère modulable vintage style scandinave des années 60, en 2 parties, superbe et rare design italien dans le goût de Vittorio Dassi, en teck, pieds en laiton réglable ...
Metal
Contemporary Asymmetrical Bookcase with Teak Wall Panel and Aluminum Shelving
By Tisettanta
Located in Chicago, IL
Bookcase unit to be horizontally or vertically positioned. Shelves in aluminium varnished folded sheet metal. Back panel in teak wood. Designed by Giuseppe Vigano for Tisettanta ...
Aluminum
sky-ground bookcase, Manifattura Italiana, circa 1960
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Modular sky-ground bookcase, made of walnut wood, Italian manufacture, inspired by Franco Albini's infinity bookcase, of the highest quality. The bookcase consists of two bays with t...
Wood, Teak
751 coffee table by Ico Parisi per Cassina
By Cassina, Ico Parisi
Located in Milano, IT
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Glass, Wood
Italian Origin Bookcase
By Franco Albini
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian origin corner- bookcase in the style of Franco Albini. 5 shelves and 2 cabinets.Glass shelves inside of the cabinets.
Teak, Glass
Unavailable
H 32.49 in W 39.38 in D 11.42 in
Mid-Century Italian Brassed and Teak Wall Bookshelf by Feal, Mod. S1, 1956
By Feal
Located in Milan, Italy
This wall-mounted bookcase was designed in Italy in 1956 by FEAL (Fonderie Elettriche Alluminio e Lega).
Aluminum
Metal and Teak Shelving Unit, 1960s
Located in Savona, IT
Shelving unit produced in the 1960s. Uprights in black plasticized metal. Shelves in teak veneered wood. Good condition, signs and shortcomings of wood due to normal use over time...
Metal
Campo Franco and Graffi Carlo; Bookshelf, 1959
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in Monaco, Monaco
Bookshelf produced by Home, Torino, and designed by Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi.
Teak
Italian teak bookcase 1960s.
Located in bari, IT
Un eccezionale sistema di scaffalature modulare che incarna l’eleganza razionale del design italiano della metà del secolo. Questo pezzo, ascrivibile alla Scuola Milanese degli anni ...
Teak
Bookcase Teak, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase with container modules with hinged doors, flap doors, exposed drawers, and open shelves with adjustable position. Solid wood and teak veneer. Very good condition.
Teak
Bookcase Teak Italy 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase also usable from the center, with extensible uprights for regular anchoring to the ceiling, shelf elements and containers with adjustable position. Solid wood and Teak venee...
Metal
Bookcase Teak Italy 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase with uprights to be fixed to the wall, shelves and container elements with adjustable position. Uprights in wood and enamelled metal, Teak veneered wood with polyester finis...
Metal, Brass
Italian Bookcase, Teak, circa 1960
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian bookcase, teak, circa 1960.
Teak
Midcentury Italian Bookcase in Teak
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Great bookcase produced in Italy during the 1960s in teak wood.
Teak
Bookcase Teak Veneer, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Wall bookcase with wall fastening, elements with adjustable position, teak veneered wood.
Teak
Bookcase Teak Brass Italy 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Self-supporting bookcase with two spans with adjustable shelves and containers with hinged and flap doors. In teak veneered wood, uprights in enameled metal and brass feet.
Brass
Italian Modular Teak Bookcases
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian modular teak bookcases.
Wood
Bookcase Teak Metal, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase with container with hinged doors and open shelves with adjustable position. veneered wood and solid Teak, profiles and feet in enamelled metal.
Metal
FEAL, Bookcase, Teak, Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Feal
Located in High Point, NC
A teak and brass bookcase with cabinet designed and produced by FEAL, Italy, 1950s
Metal, Brass
Ceiling Bookcase Teak Veneer Italy 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Ceiling bookcase with storage compartments with hinged doors, flap doors, glass sliding doors and visible drawers, some of which are set up as bars, open shelves with adjustable posi...
Teak
Wall Bookcase Teak Veneer, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Wall bookcase with container elements and adjustable shelves in teak veneer.
Teak
Bookcase, Teak Veneer, Italy 1950s-1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase with adjustable position container compartments with swing doors; teak veneered wood. Good conditions, shows small signs of wear.
Teak
Bookcase Teak Veneer 1960s Italian Prodution
Located in Milano, IT
Wall bookcase with pillars fixed to the wall; adjustable position elements, teak veneer, metal supports.
Teak
Bookcase Teak Veneer Metal, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase with elements with adjustable position, with storage compartments with sliding and flap doors; teak veneer, metal.
Metal
1960s Italian Teak Wall Unit Bookcase
Located in London, London
1960s Italian Modular Wall Unit in Teak This striking modular wall unit from 1960s Italy combines elegance with functional design, embodying the clean lines and warm tones character...
Steel
Bookcase Teak Veneer Metal Italy 1960s Italian Prodution
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase with adjustable elements, teak veneered wood, metal structure.
Metal
Vintage Wall Bookcase Teak Veneer, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Wall bookcase with container elements and adjustable shelves in teak veneer.
Teak
Vintage 1960s Bookcase Teak Veneer Brass Italy
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Italian-made double-span bookcase in teak veneer with shelves, open storage compartment and storage compartment with hinged doors and internal glass shelf.
Brass
Bookcase Cabinet Teak Metal Brass Italy 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Bookcase cabinet, with storage elements with hinged and flap doors, open shelves. Teak veneered wood, decorative panels in solid wood with carvings, uprights in wood, metal and brass...
Metal, Brass
Ceiling Bookcase Teak Veneer, Italy, 1950s-1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Ceiling bookcase, cabinets with hinged doors, flap doors and visible drawers, visible shelves with adjustable positions; teak veneered wood, uprights in enamelled metal with brass te...
Metal, Brass
Italian Vintage Teak and Black Steel Bookcase, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian vintage teak and black steel bookcase, 1960s Teak bookcase, with metal uprights, 15 shelves and a closed module with sliding doors with round handle Brass details Entirely...
Brass, Steel
Bookcase Adjustable Elements Teak Veneer Vintage, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
A bookcase with adjustable elements in height, teak veneer and metal uprights.
Metal
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
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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 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.
Whether you proudly shelve your books in regal mahogany or behind glass cabinet doors, an antique bookcase — or perhaps more than one — is essential to creating a cozy nook for any book lover.
As long as curious people have collected stories, we have needed a place to stow them away and preserve them. When auction houses and book dealers proliferated by the late 17th century, the bibliophile was born. And, of course, as with any treasured decorative objects or collectibles, a book lover’s volumes were suddenly worthy of a luxurious display — enter the bookcase.
Americans of means during the 19th century took to amassing art as well as rare books, and bookcases of the era — rife with hand-carved decorative accents and architectural motifs — were ideal for displaying their handsome leather-bound wares.
Although our favorite titles may change over the years, the functionality and beauty of their home within our home is timeless. Even those who don’t covet the perfect home library can benefit from an attractive display case, as bookcases can easily double as charming étagères.
Contemporary and customizable options make it easier for you to find the perfect bookcase for your style and stacks. If you don’t wish to fill your storage piece so that your collection is snug within its confines, incorporate extra space to allow for additional displays and decorative objects. And by introducing a striking dark wood Art Deco bookcase or low-profile mid-century modern design by Paul McCobb into your living room, your signed first editions won’t be the only items making a statement.
Find barrister bookcases, Globe Wernicke bookcases, bookcases with doors and other vintage and antique bookcases on 1stDibs now.