Midcentury Pandant Lamp Nordic Style in Metal and Glass by Glashütte Limburg 80s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Midcentury Pandant Lamp Nordic Style in Metal and Glass by Glashütte Limburg 80s Gorgeous pendant lamp made of strong metal varnished in off-white color, and white glass, produced i...
Metal
Midcentury Pandant Lamp Nordic Style in Metal and Glass by Glashütte Limburg 80s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Midcentury Pandant Lamp Nordic Style in Metal and Glass by Glashütte Limburg 80s Gorgeous pendant lamp made of strong metal varnished in off-white color, and white glass, produced i...
Metal
Vintage Ice Bucket Arnolfo Di Cambio in Crystal and Metal, 80s Italian Design
By Arnolfo di Cambio
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This vintage ice bucket by Arnolfo di Cambio embodies Italian elegance, crafted in thick crystal with a metal handle and rim that exude sophistication. The structured design reflects...
Crystal, Metal
vintage glass SCONCE wall light limburg A 234 opaline glass gilt aluminum 70/80s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Elegant vintage wall lamp manufactured by Limburg during the 1970s or 1980s. Model no. A 234 / 2083. Both the base and the frame are made of cast aluminum; the frame is gold-plated. ...
Aluminum
$2,265Sale Price / set|20% Off
Italian Modern Gruppo Chairs, De Pas, D'Urbino & Lomazzi for Bellato, Italy 80s
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare set of 4 Italian modern Gruppo model chairs designed by De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi for Bellato in 1979. Chairs mod. Group with light wood structure with square section legs an...
Wood
Pair of Folding Chairs Celestina 70s, 80s by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
Located in Padova, IT
2 Celestina chairs by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, 1978, 1990s. Famous leather folding chairs with a high quality finish. Marco Zanuso (Milan, May 14, 1916 - Milan, July 11, 2001) was ...
Metal
Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab 412 Chairs in Burgundy Leather, Set of 4, 1970s–80s
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in bari, IT
Designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina in 1976–77, the Cab 412 was the first chair in design history to feature a freestanding leather structure with no internal wooden or plastic she...
Steel
Set of 4 foldable garden chairs from the 70s and 80s in white lacquered wood
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Set of four foldable garden chairs from the 70s/80s. Frame, backrests, and seats in solid white lacquered wood (original paint). Good vintage condition, signs of age and wear through...
Wood
Set 6 Flutes and 6 Stem Glass Cenedese Murano Cobalt and Gold Accents, 80s
By Amelio Cenedese, Maestri Muranesi
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Extraordinary set of 6 stemmed glass from Cenedese. The stem is blown glass rather than solid glass, resulting in a tall and thin cup. There is a fine cobalt rim at the mouth, a cob...
Gold Leaf
Floor lamp and plant stand "CLOSE ENCOUNTER" by Kerst Koopman, Dutch design 80s
By Kerst Koopman
Located in DE MEERN, NL
FLOOR LAMP AND PLANT STAND "CLOSE ENCOUNTER" BY KERST KOOPMAN, NETHERLANDS 1980S Introducing the "Close Encounter" Floor Lamp and Plant Stand, designed by Kerst Koopman in the Nethe...
Milk Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Bright Orange Glazed 80s / 90s Memphis Style Pop Art Vase by Ju Schnee 2024
By Motel a Miio, Ju Schnee
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Bright, vivid orange coloured glazed bent, twisted, curvy 1980s / 1990s "Pop Art" vase designed by Austrian artist Ju Schnee for Motel a Miio, Portugal, in 2024. The vase with it's d...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
ruscha art VASE jug drip glaze shades of purple black brown 1970 80s model 370
By Ruscha
Located in Mannheim, DE
A fantastic vintage West German vase manufactured by Ruscha Keramik in the 1970s to 80s. Great glaze, partly matte, partly metallic, in predominantly dark tones from black to brown t...
Ceramic
Vitrix Studio Blown Light Blue & Gold Art Glass Vase Thomas Buechner Op Art 80s
By Thomas Buechner III
Located in Miami, FL
Artist Thomas Buechner III created this beautiful studio piece of hot blown art glass vase in light blue, gold and transparent color. Mid-Century Modern Op Art made in 1980 at the V...
Blown Glass
Vitrix Studio Blown Black Scavo Clear Art Glass Vase Thomas Buechner Op Art 80s
By Thomas Buechner III
Located in Miami, FL
Artist Thomas Buechner III created this beautiful studio piece of hot blown art glass vase in Black Scavo and transparent color. Mid-Century Modern Op Art made in 1982 at the Vitrix ...
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Set di 1 Lampada da Tavolo 2 Oggetti Decorativi in Ceramica Bianca Italia 70/80s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set di 3 oggetti di decorazione per la casa in ceramica bianca con dettagli dorati, tipici dello stile vintage italiano. Il set include 1 lampada da tavolo raffigurante una divinità...
Ceramic
$3,398Sale Price|20% Off
Livio Seguso, Heavy Murano Glass Bowl, Rainbow Design and Glass Orb, 80s Signed
By Murano 5, Bisazza Vetro, Livio Seguso
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Exceptional historical piece. It has the rainbow patter. A sequence of canes that Livio loved to place in sculptures where the play with the lens effect of the other clear massiccio ...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$25,889 / set
Pair of 2 Africa dining chairs in walnut and leather by Scarpa for Maxalto, Italy, 1980s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 2 chairs mod. Africa designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto in 1974. Walnut wood frame, brass, wood of different woods, bent plywood seat, leather, excellent condition....
Brass
$42,365 / set
Set of 4 Africa dining chairs in walnut and leather by Scarpa for Maxalto, Italy, 1980s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 4 chairs mod. Africa designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto in 1974. Walnut wood frame, brass, wood of different woods, bent plywood seat, leather, excellent condition....
Brass
Set of 6 vintage velvet Milo Baughman for D.I.A dining chairs, 1970s 80s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Hastings, GB
Set of six elegant steel & brass Milo Baughman for Design Institute of America (DIA), c1970s. Burnished brass finish, with scroll backs and gilt brass deco style roundels. Two carver...
Brass, Steel
$2,655Sale Price|10% Off
Late 20th Century Italian Yellow Leather Accent Swivel Chair by Antonia Astori
By Antonia Astori, Cidue
Located in Milano, IT
Yellow Vintage Latex Armchairs 70's/80's - Mid Century Modern Timeless Vintage Italian "Cidonio" Space Age swivel chair, designed by Antonia Astori for furniture brand Cidue.
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
3 Vintage Designer Chairs Steen Ostergaard Manufacturer Cado 60s
By Steen Ostergaard
Located in Paris, FR
Marries Willy Rizzo Perriand Guariche Artemide Mortier Le Corbusier Prouvé Reggiani Paulin Ico Parisi Knoll Guermonprez Eames Gascoin Charles Ray Guzzini Magisttreti Interform Bertoi...
Plastic
A 1980s High Quality Costume Jewelry Gilt Metal Italian Multi Strand Necklace
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Preserved in excellent vintage condition with a bright, lustrous finish, this versatile mid-century to 80s glamour piece seamlessly transitions from sophisticated evening wear and co...
Gilt Metal
$284 / set
Set of 2 Vintage Ceramic Mugs, 1980s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
These mugs in 80s mid-century design are a real eye-catcher with their brown stoneware and yellow accents.
Ceramic
Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti, Leather Armchair 1970s, 1980s Vintage, Italy
By Giovanni Offredi
Located in Paris, FR
Giovanni Offerdi ITALIAN, 1927-2007 About his mid-century modern furniture designs, which marry minimalist simplicity with elegance and symmetry, Italian designer Giovanni Offredi ...
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
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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