Vivika + Otto Heino Glazed Art Pottery Vessel American 20th Century MCM Potters
By Otto and Vivika Heino
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A bowl on low ring foot, decorated with brown against white, signed by Vivika and Otto Heino, c.1990s with Incised signature under base. Otto and Vivika moved to California in 1952,...
Ceramic
MCM Drip Glaze Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase in the Style of David Cressey
By David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and functional piece of MCM studio pottery! #3517
Stoneware
Vintage MCM Tall Royal Haeger Attr Blue Glazed Ceramic Pottery Floral Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Blue & Green Tall Glazed Ceramic Pottery Floral Table Lamp Attributed to Royal Haeger. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 42" H (to finial) x 31" H (to ...
Ceramic
1963 MCM Italian Pottery Table Lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in Rimini Ambra
By Aldo Londi, Raymor, Bitossi
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Mid-Century Modern golden brown Italian pottery Rimini Ambra Series table lamp by Aldo Londi for Bitossi & Raymor with new off-white faux silk drum shade. This piece...
Brass
MCM Stoneware Vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM stoneware vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci, circa 1960s. The hand thrown vase is in great vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 5"D x 10.25"H. Cool horse ...
Pottery
Brutalist MCM Stoneware Bud Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brutalist studio pottery stoneware vase, circa 1970s.
Stoneware
MCM Van Briggle Conch Shell in Pumpkin
Located in Louisville, KY
Lovers of pottery will find this piece to be of great interest. Created by Van Riggle in the mid 20th century, this unique conch shell design is done in a rich pumpkin color with a b...
Pottery
Vintage Vase - Wolfgang Thibault Keramik Mid Century McM Design, 1970s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Vintage Vase - Wolfgang Thibault Keramik - Mid Century McM Design - 1970s Interesting, elegant and hand -turned vase from the pottery Wolfgang Thibault, whom on the underside with '...
Pottery
MCM Russel Wright Tea Service in Robin's Egg Blue
By Russel Wright
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century lifestyle influencer, Russel Wright believed, 'The table was the center of the home.' Now with ‘Mid-Mod’ all the rage again, Russel Wright’s American Modern Collection o...
Pottery
Pair of Large Italian MCM Italica Ars Atomic Red Vases
Located in Forney, TX
Scarce pair of vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Italica ARS large hand-turned Fine pottery vases. Bright atomic red glaze with wide rim on tapered body, ending in circular foot, ma...
Pottery
$340Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of MCM Ceramic Tile and Walnut Bookends by Jane & Gordon Martz
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of MCM ceramic tile and walnut bookends by Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios, circa 1950s. The bookends are in very good vintage condtion and measure 8.5"W x 5"D x...
Pottery, Walnut
$260Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Drip Glazed Vase by Flamand J.W.C. of Belgium
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM drip glazed vase by Flamand J.W.C. of Belgium, circa 1960s. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4.25"D x 7.75"H. It is sig...
Pottery
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Frederic Weinberg Mid Century Modern Abstract Art Table Lamp mcm 1950s Aqua
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Peoria, AZ
Frederic Weinberg Mid Century Abstract Pottery Table Lamp !conic Mid Century Modern Attributed to Frederic Weinberg A simply stunning Mid Century Modern Abstract Pottery Lamp! ...
Pottery
Extra Large Vintage Gainey Planters Satin Black Glaze
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions: 19 3/8” Diameter × 15” Height Period: 1960s Origin: California, USA Finish: Satin Black Glaze Additional Keywords & Search Terms: Mid-century modern planters, vintage Ga...
Ceramic
1960s Mottled Earth Pottery Vase Mid-Century Modern Art
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM artistic sculptural pottery vase mottled speckled design 10.25 tall x 5.5 diameter Signed, unable to read.
Pottery
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Pitcher Set- 11 Pieces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Enhance your collection with this vintage MCM studio pottery pitcher set. Featuring a sleek mid-century modern design, each piece showcases unique handcrafted details and earthy tones.
Pottery, Rattan
Modernist Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase - Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM California studio pottery stoneware vase, circa 1970s.
Stoneware
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Tall MCM Swedish "Paprika" Floor Vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby
By Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala Ekeby
Located in San Diego, CA
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Swedish floor vase from the Paprika series by ceramist and painter, Anna-Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby, circa 1950s. The vase is in very good vintage c...
Pottery
$300Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Drip Glaze Vase in the Style of David Cressey
By David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and functional piece of MCM studio pottery! #3175
Ceramic
$380Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Earthenware Pottery Vase by Bernard Rooke
By Bernard Rooke
Located in San Diego, CA
Truly a fabulous piece of MCM studio pottery! #1570.-
Earthenware
Bennington Pottery Sheep Ram Figure Sculpture Bank by David Gil & Yūsuke Aida
By David Gil, Bennington Potters
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rare 1960s MCM mustard yellow studio pottery sheep or ram piggy bank by David Gil and Yusuke Aida for Bennington Potters of Vermont.
Clay
Mid-Century Vintage California Pottery Aqua and Gold Speckled with Gold Rim Bowl
By Doyle Lane
Located in San Diego, CA
This MCM vintage California original art pottery bowl is marked on the bottom with "Calif Orig USA 801".
Ceramic
$380Sale Price|20% Off
Large Earthenware Pottery Planter in the Style of David Cressey / Robert Maxwell
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and functional piece of MCM studio pottery! #1625.
Earthenware
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brown Ceramic Ashtray by Edith Heath
By Edith Heath
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A perfect addition to any Mid-Century Modern, California pottery, or ceramic design collection. Designer: Edith Heath Manufacturer: Heath Ceramics, Sausalito, California Era: Mid-Cen...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Massive Handled Jug / Vase by Aldo Londo for Bitossi Raymor
By Aldo Londi, Raymor, Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
Super rare MCM ceramiche / pottery handled jug / vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Raymor, circa 1960s.
Ceramic
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.
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Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
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.
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.