Massive MCM Mosaic Wall Hanging of Jesus and Disciples
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous MCM mosaic wall sculpture, in the style of Pablo Picasso, of what I believe to be Jesus
Stone
MCM "Face" Mosaic on Board
Located in San Diego, CA
A real nice MCM "face"mosaic on board with dark blue background, circa 1970s. This well crafted
Glass, Wood
MCM Round Floral Mosaic on Board by David Lavington
Located in San Diego, CA
A small MCM floral mosaic on board by David Lavington, circa 1970s. The bright and colorful piece
Glass, Wood
$300Sale Price|20% Off
H 9 in W 9 in D 1 in
MCM Seascape / City Scene Mosaic on Board by David Lavington
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well done MCM seascape / city scene mosaic on board by David Lavington, circa 1970s. The
Glass, Wood
$1,500
H 15.75 in W 1.25 in D 15.75 in
Harris G. Strong Ceramic MCM Female Figures Mosaic Tile Art Plaque 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
through four stained glass mosaic style tiles. Wood frame. Harris G. Strong was born July 6, 1920
Ceramic
Horse Scene Mosaic on Board by David Lavington
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well done MCM horse scene mosaic on board by David Lavington, circa 1970s. The bright and
Glass, Wood
Vintage MCM Lane Mosaics Gentlemen's Chest
By Lane Furniture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Midcentury gentlemen's chest. The super coveted Lane Mosaics collection. Lots of great
Wood
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H 19.69 in W 37.41 in D 33.47 in
1950s MCM German Boomerang Mosaic Tiled Coffee Table by Berthold Müller
By Berthold Muller
Located in London, England
The table was designed by Berthold Müller, a German furniture designer who was known for his innovative and stylish work. Müller was inspired by the mid-century modern movement, and ...
Brass
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H 16 in W 48 in D 13 in
Danish Modern Oak Rosewood & Inlaid Tile Mosaic Coffee Table! MCM Wegner 1950s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE! OAK ROSEWOOD & TILE MOSAIC! DANISH MODERN COFFEE TABLE! CIRCA 1955. DIMENSIONS: 48
Ceramic, Wood
Mid Century Modern Mosaic Tile Top Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Mosaic Tile Top Coffee Table This beautiful MCM mosaic coffee table comes with
Ceramic
Mid-Centuy Modern Tile Mosaic Round Side Table
Located in New York, NY
and turquoise blue. Table measures: 15.75" diameter x 15.63" H A smaller, similar, MCM mosaic side
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood
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H 16.5 in W 36.88 in D 1.19 in
Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman 1957 MCM " Gallant Horse " Glass Tile Mosaic Wall Art
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern " Gallant Horse " glass tile mosaic art panel by Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman for
Glass, Spruce
MCM Small Brass Mosaic Lidded Box in the Style of Los Castillo
By Los Castillos
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM small brass mosaic lidded box in the style of Los Castillo, circa 1960s. This
Brass
MCM Set of Four Mosaic Mirrored Placemats by Tomorrow Designs
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and hard to find set of four mosaic mirrored placemats by Tomorrow Designs, circa 1970s
Mirror
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H 1.58 in W 10.44 in D 5.12 in
Bitossi Italy Raymor Ceramic Bowl Ashtray Fritte Fused Glass Mosaic MCM Colors
By Bitossi, Raymor, Aldo Londi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lovely 1960s Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic bowl or ashtray. Imported and distributed in the United States by Raymor of New York. Featuring a triangle-scale low bowl or tray or cigar...
Ceramic, Faience, Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Tile Wall Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of retro elegance to your space with the Vintage MCM Tile Mosaic Wall Hanging. This
Stone
Percival Lafer Brazilian Coffee Table
By Percival Lafer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage large MCM mosaic coffee table by renowned Brazilian designer Percival Lafer.
Wood
$1,400
H 18 in W 24 in D 1.25 in
"Late Night at the Studio", Contemporary, Interior, Factory, Blue, Oil Painting
By Catherine Picard-Gibbs
Located in Franklin, MA
“Late Night at The Studio” by Catherine Picard-Gibbs is an Expressionist interior factory scene in a palette of teal-blue and yellow. This evocative 18 x 24 inch oil on panel paintin...
Oil, Board
$1,093
H 24.22 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Spain, Circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unsigned painting by unknown artist. Made in Spain, circa 1960. Acrylic on canvas. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful...
Canvas, Acrylic
$850
H 18.13 in W 16.94 in D 1.75 in
Op-Art Artist Anne Youkeles New Perspective Signed 3-D Serigraph Collage, 1971
By Anne Youkeles
Located in St. Louis, MO
Anne Youkeles (Austrian/American b. 1920) Op-Art Artist 3-D Geometric Serigraph Collage titled "New Perspective" signed, number 43/210 and dated 1971. In fine condition, not examined...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$27,500
H 33 in W 112 in D 43 in
Vintage Milo Baughman Serpentine Three Pieces Sectional Sofa for Thayer Coggin
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Marvelous vintage serpentine sectional sofa manufactured for Thayer Coggin in the 1988. It was designed by Milo Baughman, it has the label of authenticity in the bottom, ( you can se...
Chrome
$272Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.77 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
La Dance Limited Edition, Villemot Original Vintage Poster
By Bernard Villemot
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Bernard Villemot was a French graphic artist known primarily for his iconic advertising images for Orangina, Bally Shoe, Perrier, and Air France. The original study was personally...
Paper
Vintage Richard Anuszkiewicz Lithograph
By Richard Anuskiewicz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Richard Anuszkiewicz lithograph, 1970: Title: "Yellow Reversed". Off-set lithograph in colors. Size: 11.25 x 16.75 inches. Center fold-line as originally issued; Very goo...
Paper
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of tall and elegant table lamps made in ceramic by the French artist Olivia Cognet, topped with Dedar Milano fabric lamp shades. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, French art...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Chandelier, 1960‘s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of glass, chrome 5x40W,E26 or E27 socket New cabling With aged patina Re-polished Fully functional Original condition.
Chrome
$385Sale Price|30% Off
W 72 in L 72 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x6 Sky Blue Leaf Patterned Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Sky Blue And Green Leaf Patterned Indian Rug-6’x6’ (180x180cm) These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to th...
Cotton
Unavailable|$995
H 25 in W 25.25 in D 1.25 in
Mid-Century Modern String & Wool on Burlap Framed Stylized Floral Wall Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This artisan made framed wall sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Canada and date to approximately 1970 and done in a Mid-Century Modern style. The sculpture ...
Wool, Burlap, String, Pine
Mid-Century Wood Chandelier, 1980's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Glass,Wood Re-polished Fully Functional 4xE27 or E26 bulb US wiring compatible.
Glass, Wood
$9,230Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 70.87 in W 72.84 in D 25.6 in
Modern Sculptural Wood Room Divider by Sebastiano Bottos, Italia
By Sebastiano Bottos
Located in Pordenone, IT
The "Cortina" screen designed by Sebastiano Bottos is a sculptural piece of furniture handcrafted by assembling extroflexed wood elements, the result of an innovating processing tech...
Wood
Vintage 1960s Abstract Painting by John Popovic
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a stunning and powerful painting by Montreal artist, John Popovic. The work features deep dark blacks, contrasted with splashes of red, orange and yellow. 40" x 30" "John P...
Paint
Walnut Framed Enamel Tiles Ship Bay Motif Plaque
By Harris Strong
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern total of four-tile framed to form a nice ship bay motif plaque.
$488
H 13.19 in W 13.98 in D 1.97 in
Dawn 3, Fiona Pearce, Graphic Landscape Painting, Bright Bold Tree Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Dawn 3 [2022] Original landscape of a woodland area. Full of vibrant and dark tones. Additional information: Original Acrylic on Canvas Image size: H 30 cm x W 30 cm Complete Size ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$985
H 9.5 in W 33.5 in D 1 in
Mid Century Modern Framed Ceramic Art Tile Composition by Harris Strong C1965
By Harris Strong
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic European village scene by Harris Strong on 5 tiles framed in a original period frame. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, frame has minor wear, see pics. Mos...
Ceramic, Hardwood
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.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
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You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.