Contemporary Pair of Brass Lamps Blue Agate Stone Rattan Shades. Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of Contemporary brass table or bedside lamps with a pair of real blue turquoise agate stone block.
Stone, Agate, Brass
Pair of Brass Agate Fish Lamps by Henri Fernandez, France, 1980s
By Maison Honoré, Henri Fernandez
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of fish table or bedside lamps in brass and agate natural stone by the artist Henri Fernandez for Maison Honoré Paris. There is a left and right lamps. The Maison Honoré also us...
Agate, Brass
Willy Daro Bronze and Agate Lamp
By Willy Daro
Located in Miami, FL
Superb small lamp by Willy Daro in bronze and Agate. The light come through the stone. US rewired and in Working condition 1 bulb 25watts max.
Bronze
Lamp in brass and agate slice, by Willy Daro, Brussels, Belgium, circa 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Paris, FR
A large table lamp whose polished brass structure supports a round agate slice concealing a light bulb. Lampshade width: 45 cm (17.7 inches) Lampshade depth: 30 cm (11.8 inches) Tota...
Agate, Brass
$5,943 / item
Palm Tree Side Table, Green Marble Accent Table
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A hand-crafted Green Marble side table is crafted from Green Marble and decorated with palm tree motifs executed in Pietra Dura stone inlay. The piece presents botanical palm imagery...
Marble, Agate, Lapis Lazuli
$18,000 / set
Pair of Side Tables by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in New York, NY
Pair of side tables by Willy Daro, signed, etched brass inlaid agates.
Agate, Brass
Price Upon Request
Limited Edition "Pedra" Side Table by Dragonette Private Label
By Dragonette Private Label, Patrick Dragonette
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Elegant and unusual side table designed by Dragonette Private Label. Handcrafted with an exquisite agate top, inset within a polished brass frame with multiple hairpin legs.
Amethyst, Agate, Brass
Pair of side tables in mosaic brass by Jean Claude Dresse.
By Jean Claude Dresse
Located in Brussels, BE
Jean Claude Dresse, Pair of side tables in Mosaic brass and agate, Belgium, 1970. This unique pair of side tables by Dresse belonged to a private collection in Namur, Belgium. Made...
Agate, Metal, Brass
$8,686 / item
Pietra Dura Side Table, Scattered Pansy Stone Inlay
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A hand-crafted White Marble Pietra Dura side table is hand-carved from White Marble and inlaid with scattered pansy motifs in Agate, Mother of Pearl, and Tiger Eye using Pietra Dura ...
Agate, Marble, Lapis Lazuli
$5,943 / item
Marble Side Table, Hand-Inlaid Ivy Vine Design
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A White Marble side table hand-inlaid with a continuous ivy vine in semiprecious stone, the vine moving across the top and descending the body in a unified composition. Individual le...
Marble, Agate, Lapis Lazuli
Butterfly Marble Accent Table (21"), Mother of Pearl Inlay
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A White Marble side table hand-inlaid with butterfly motifs in Agate, Tiger Eye, Mother of Pearl, and semiprecious stone across the top and body. Each butterfly is assembled from ind...
Agate, Marble, Lapis Lazuli
Butterfly Marble Accent Table (18"), Mother of Pearl Inlay
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A White Marble side table hand-inlaid with butterfly motifs in Agate, Tiger Eye, Mother of Pearl, and semiprecious stone across the top and body. Each butterfly is assembled from ind...
Agate, Marble, Lapis Lazuli
$5,943 / item
Pietra Dura Side Table, Repeating Rose Stone Inlay
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A hand-crafted White Marble Pietra Dura side table is hand-carved from White Marble and inlaid with a repeating rose motif in Pietra Dura technique. The piece covers the table surfac...
Agate, Marble, Lapis Lazuli
1950s Eduardo Alvarado Mexican Mosaic Banderillero Rosewood Table Castillo Taxco
Located in Camden, ME
This mid-century Mexican modernist accent table features a hand-set stone mosaic tabletop created by artist Eduardo Alvarado during the 1950s or 1960s. While the broader postwar mark...
Agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Opal, Quartz, Limestone, Marbl...
$2,450
Willy Daro Table Lamp
By Willy Daro
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Willy Daro table lamp, bronze and agate stone. Light comes through the stone, gorgeous! 1 bulb 25 watts max. Base 4" * 4".
Agate, Bronze
$38,500 / set
Three-Part Acid Etched Console Table by Guy De Jong
By Guy De Jong
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare three-part acid etched brass console table by Guy De Jong, inset with agate stones and resting on black painted metal bases. Dimensions of tables (total length if all put tog...
Agate, Brass
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
Table lamp sculpture signed Willy Daro 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Discover this stunning table lamp, a gem of mid-century design created and signed by renowned Belgian artist Willy Daro around 1970.
Agate, Brass
Coffee table By Marc D'haenens Circa 1980
By Marc D'haenens
Located in Brussels, BE
Belgian Modern design rectangular and sculptural Brass etched coffee table with inset Agate gemstone on a etched decorative movement brass. on 6 black metal base. signed and by MAR...
Agate, Brass
Pair of Pedestal Tables in Mosaic and Gemstone by Stan Usel
By Stan Usel 1
Located in New York, NY
Created to measure by Stan Usel, this original pedestal table in stainless steel mosaic, inlayded with a unique agate stone and quartz stone, is designed to give your very home decor...
Agate, Quartz, Stainless Steel, Metal
$14,000Sale Price|51% Off
Coffee Table Brass Etched by Christian Heckscher
By Christian Heckscher
Located in New York, NY
Square coffee table by Christian Heckscher inlaid agate, in perfect condition.
Agate, Brass, Steel
$14,500Sale Price|25% Off
Fine Acid Etched Coffee Table by Lova Creation
By Lova Creation
Located in Montreal, QC
Fine Belgian acid etched square brass coffee table inset with an agate stone by Lova Creation.
Agate, Brass
$19,500Sale Price|40% Off
Acid Etched Brass Coffee Table by Christian Krekels
By Christian Krekels
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare acid etched brass coffee table by Christian Krekels, the top inset with an agate stone.
Agate, Brass
Rare Coffee table By Georges Mathias Circa 1980
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Coffee table By Georges Mathias, Because the decor is atypical, with a sun (agate) in a very cloudy sky, and in double patina, brass and silver. Signed Georges Mathias, circa ...
Agate, Brass
$10,743 / item
Oval Marble Dining Table, Hand-Inlaid Ivy Design
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A Katni Marble dining table hand-inlaid with a continuous ivy vine in semiprecious stone across the full oval surface. Each leaf and stem is individually cut and positioned along the...
Marble, Agate, Lapis Lazuli
Coffee table mosaic stainless steel by Stan UIsel
By Stan Usel 1
Located in Brussels, BE
Created to measure by Stan Usel, this coffee table of stainless steel, table topped with a magnificent mosaic stainless steel agate gemstone highlighting a mosaic radiation. Each pie...
Agate, Stainless Steel
Italian Specimen Agate and Alabaster Hinged Table Box, Circa 1950s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Specimen Agate and Alabaster Hinged Table Box, Circa 1950s This elegant Italian specimen agate and alabaster hinged table box, dating to the circa 1950s, is a refined exampl...
Agate, Alabaster, Metal
Rare Coffee Table in mosaic brass by Jean Claude Dresse.
By Jean Claude Dresse
Located in Brussels, BE
Jean Claude Dresse, coffee table, Mosaic brass and agate, Belgium, 1970. This unique coffee table by Dresse belonged to a private collection in Namur, Belgium. This custom-made pie...
Agate, Metal, Brass
$8,800 / item
Magnolia Marble Coffee Table, Floral Stone Inlay
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A White Marble coffee table hand-inlaid with magnolia blossoms in semiprecious stone. Petals, centers, and supporting details are shaped separately before being fitted into routed re...
Marble, Agate, Lapis Lazuli
$5,143 / item
Black Marble Coffee Table Top, Floral Stone Inlay
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A hand-crafted Black Marble coffee table is crafted from Black Marble and decorated with a traditional Italian floral Pietra Dura composition executed in semiprecious stone. The piec...
Marble, Agate, Lapis Lazuli
Pair of Tables Lampes Black Resin and Pyrite Sphere by Stan Usel
By Stan Usel 1
Located in Brussels, BE
Created to measure by Stan Usel, this pair of black resin table lamps levitation pyrite sphere gemstone. Exceptional craftsmanship with the art of tailor made furniture. This origina...
Agate
Etched Brass Lamp by Georges Mathias - Belgium 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Etched Brass Lamp by Georges Mathias - Belgium 1970s Belgium Decoration - De Gandt - Vintage Dimensions given with shade. Measures : Base: 20cmx10cm H:63cm Materials : Brass - Agate...
Agate, Brass
Rare in the Style of Jacques Duval-Brasseur Sculpture and Clock, 1970s, Italy
By Jacques Duval Brasseur
Located in Vis, NL
Rare, in the style of Jacques Duval Brasseur detailed brass and agate sculpture and table clock. Unsigned. 1970s, made in France. This piece is in near excellent condition with...
Agate, Bronze
$12,500 / set
Pair of Lamps Etched Brass by Lova Creation
By Lova Creation
Located in New York, NY
Pair of lamps by Lova Creation etched brass inlay agates, signed by the artist. New rewired in perfect conditions.
Agate, Brass
Hollywood Regency, Pink Alabaster, Marbro Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, Asian influenced, solid pink alabaster lamp with pierced, faux armatures, matching foot and finial. The whole atop a veneered, wood base. Made by the famed Los Angeles based, ...
Agate
Italian Tiger’s Eye and Gilt 800 Silver Table Lighter by Mazzetti Milano, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Refined Italian table lighter crafted in magnificent natural tiger’s eye and finished with elegant gilt 800 silver mounts. Produced in Milan during the 1950s and bearing the original...
Agate, Marble, Silver
Duval Brasseur Large Butterfly Sconce or Table Lamp
By Jacques Duval Brasseur
Located in Miami, FL
Large Duval Brasseur agates and brass Butterfly Sconce or table lampe. Four lights, 65 watts max or led bulb.
Agate, Brass
Rare Jacques Duval-Brasseur Bronze and Agate Fish Sculpture & Lamp, 1970s, Italy
By Jacques Duval Brasseur
Located in Vis, NL
Rare Jacques Duval Brasseur in bronze and agate detailed sculpture and lamp in a shape of a fish. Unsigned. 1970s, made in France. This piece is in near excellent condition. ...
Agate, Bronze
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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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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