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Mid-Century French Ceramic Wall Plaque or Decorative Plate, 1960s
By Le Cyclope
Located in London, GB
Highly decorative mid-century pottery wall plaque or plate by le Cyclope art pottery, in the style
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Raul Coronel "Jeweled Village" Ceramic Wall Plaque Art
By Raul Coronel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raul Coronel "Jeweled Village" ceramic wall plaque Art.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Walnut
set Abstract Ceramic Wall Plaques . Germany 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Den Haag, NL
set of Three Ceramic wall plaques . Contemporary Abstract , so typical 1960s
Two are signed
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Norrman Motala Blue Crane Ceramic Wall Plaque, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish modern decorative ceramic wall plaque in a soft rectangular shape by Norrman Motala in the
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Italian Nautical Tile Wall Plaque / Art "Fish Tank"
By Vietri
Located in Fulton, CA
Vietri Italian hand painted ceramic tile wall plaque or wall art. Twelve tiles professionally
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Wall Plaque by Roland Zobel France
By Roland Zobel
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Sublime ceramic image on wooden wall plaque 1960s relief with beautiful colors.
Roland Zobel (died
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Hardwood
Helmut Friedrich Schéffenacker Mid Centry Wall Plaque
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Rare midcentury handmade wall plaque made by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. He was born
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Floral Ceramic Wall Plaque by Swedish Tilgmans
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade Mid-Century Modern ceramic wall platter by Swedish Tilgmans in 1957. Hand painted floral
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery, Ceramic
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Wall Plaque with Fish by Tilgmans Pottery
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware wall plaque relief of a fish and a snail in bright colors by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
H 12.6 in W 6.3 in D 0.99 in
Åke Holm Swedish Höganäs Brutalist Abstract Ceramic Wall Plaque
By Ake Holm
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Swedish Höganäs abstract brutalist glazed ceramic wall plaque with two stylized figures with an animal or
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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H 14.97 in W 8.27 in D 2.07 in
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Plaque by Harris and Ros Barron Boston Artists
By Harris Barron
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-century ceramic plaque, hand made by Boston Massachusetts artists Harris and Ros Barron
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
H 14.25 in W 31.25 in D 1.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Tiled Wall Panels Plaques of Bacchus by Bertoni
Located in Antwerp, BE
A terrific ceramic wall piece of Bacchus by the Italian ceramic artist H Bertoni.
This piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Mid-century modern pottery wall plaque with an abstract pattern, from Tilgmans
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A unique and rather large ceramic wall plaque with an abstract pattern of a star and amazing colors
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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H 9.05 in W 9.05 in D 1.18 in
Italian Modern Allegorical Ceramic Tiles Wall Plaque, 1960-1970
Located in Rochester, NY
A hand crafted, hand painted brilliantly glazed ceramic tile wall panel plaque painting mounted in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Åke Holm Swedish Höganäs Men with Donkey Ceramic Wall Plaque
By Ake Holm
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Höganäs glazed ceramic wall plaque depicting two men with a donkey by Åke Holm (Swedish, 1900-80) and
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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H 12.21 in W 13.39 in D 1.38 in
Amour, Délice, Orgue by Roger Capron, Glazed Ceramic Wall Plaque, Vallauris
By Roger Capron
Located in Brussels, BE
Glazed ceramic wall plaque with mat and shiny decoration in black, white, gray, blue and ox blood
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
H 31.89 in W 13 in D 0.4 in
Vintage CARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF ATELIER 1970's West German Ceramic Wall Plaque
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1970's Carstens Tönnieshof Atelier West German ceramic wall plaque with 3 heavy sculptural
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Ceramic Wall Plaque with Metal Virgin Mary, European Studio Pottery
Located in Chicago, IL
This midcentury ceramic wall plaque features a metal Virgin Mary statuette. The ceramic plaque is
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
H 6.13 in W 3.63 in D 0.5 in
Roger Capron Decorative Ceramic Plaque
By Roger Capron
Located in Grenoble, FR
Roger Capron decorative ceramic plaque.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Plaques Aimo Nietosvuori for Jie Verkstad, 1970s
By JIE Gantofta
Located in Miami, FL
Whimsical trio of ceramic wall plaques designed by Aimo Nietosvuori (b. 1933-Finland) for the
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
H 6.5 in W 8.75 in D 1.5 in
Ceramic Hieroglyphic Relief on Wood Plaque
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-century glazed ceramic hieroglyphic relief on a walnut plaque. Ready to hang. Good Condition
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Walnut, Ceramic
Åke Holm Swedish Höganäs Man with Flagon Ceramic Wall Plaque
By Ake Holm
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
glazed ceramic wall plaque depicting a man with a flagon by Åke Holm (Swedish, 1900-80) and probably made
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
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H 6.11 in W 7.29 in D 1.38 in
Italian Modern Ceramic Wall Plaque "Fisherman and His Catch" 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Ceramic Wall plaque. A combination of glossy glaze decoration on a textured satin grayish
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Clay
An Eccentric Mid-century modern design ceramic wall decor by Lars Bergsten
By Lars Bergsten
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Wall decoration in the form of plaque or art with a very special and beautiful appearance. A
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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H 9.05 in W 8.26 in D 0.98 in
Helmut Friedrich Schéffenacker Midcentury Wall Plaque
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Rare midcentury handmade wall plaque made by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. He was born
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Picasso Ceramic Edition Madoura , Square plaque "Pomone" , 1968
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Paris, FR
Picasso ( 1881-1973 ) Original Edition Madoura square plaque "Pomone" :
Red earthenware, black
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Crafted Wet-Cut Mosaic Modern Wall Hanging Plaque Art Sculptural Tiles
By Harris Strong, Waylande Gregory
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Modern wall art sculpture by Donald C. Rattino
This work has been featured in several juried art
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Wood
Pair of 19th Century English Minton Framed Painted Ceramic Wall Plaques
By Minton
Located in Dallas, TX
the business until the mid-20th century. Mintons had the usual Staffordshire variety of company and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Glorious, Original Signed Giovanni DeSimone Madonna And Child Ceramic Plaque
By Giovanni DeSimone
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Madonna and Child ceramic plaque - a glorious creation by Giovanni DeSimone, Italy
A limited
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
H 12 in W 10 in D 0.5 in
Jørgen Finn Petersen 1960s Abstract Ceramic Wall Art / Decorative Bowl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ceramic wall plaque handmade by Danish artist Jørgen Finn Petersen in the 1960s. Square bowl shape
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
H 1.78 in W 10.36 in D 10.24 in
Free Form Black Ceramic Dishes/Plaques by Peter Orlando, France, 1960s
By Peter Orlando
Located in London, GB
Free form Ceramic plates/dish or plaques by Peter and Denise Orlando, France 1960s.
Glazed in
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
H 0.79 in W 10.24 in D 11.42 in
Parrot Ceramic Tile Framed Plaque by Christopher Reutinger Catalina Picture Tile
By Catalina Pottery
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Catalina style majolica parrot ceramic tile plaque by Christopher Reutinger for
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Late 20th Century American Other Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
H 19.75 in W 14 in D 0.75 in
French Mid Century Ceramic Stoneware "Ave Marie" Wall Sculpture by Cécile Dein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
piece by French ceramicist Cécile Dein
Neutral toned etched ceramic depicting the virgin mary
Wall
Category
Vintage 1960s French Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 0.75 in W 6.25 in D 6.5 in
Mari Simmulson Upsala Ekeby, Large Enamel Glaze Ceramic Early Bird Plaque, 1950s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Delightful and fun, vintage ceramic wall plaque of an 'early bird who has caught the worm', by
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
H 0.5 in W 12 in D 6 in
Pottery wall plaque with an abstract pattern of a peacock, from Tilgmans
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A unique and rather large ceramic wall plaque with an abstract pattern of a peacock and amazing
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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H 9.05 in W 9.05 in D 1.18 in
Danish Mid-century modern pottery wall decoration by Dietlinde Hein, Knabstrup
By Knabstrup
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mid-century modern signed Scandinavian art pottery wall tile decoration, a fantastic wall plaque
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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H 6.69 in W 9.94 in D 0.98 in
Mid-Century French Enameled Ceramic by Les Argonautes, Vallauris, 1960s, Signed
By Les Argonautes
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French enameled ceramic by Les Argonautes, Vallauris, 1960s, signed.
The item is a
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
H 7.09 in W 3.55 in D 0.6 in
Les Argonautes - Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic Saint Michael - 1960s, Signed
By Les Argonautes
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Les Argonautes - Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic, Saint Michael - 1960s, Signed
Glazed ceramic
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
H 18.51 in W 8.67 in D 1.19 in
Ruscha Horse Motif Ceramic Wall Plate Decoration, 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade midcentury modern rectangular ceramic wall plaque with expressive white horse motif. Matte
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Jane Dart Ceramic Tile Wall Sculpture
Located in Fulton, CA
Exceptional ceramic tile wall plaque / sculpture with various geometric pattern and multi-color
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Giovanni Petucco Italy Ceramic Wall Tile of Woman on a Horse, 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
ceramicist Giovanni Petucco (Italian, 1910 – 1961).
The decorative wall-mounted plaque in a typical Mid
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Bing & Grondahl Modernist Green Tile Wall Art Piece, 1960s
By Bing & Grøndahl, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Danish Mid-Century Modern piece of ceramic artistry. Handmade wall plaque made of six
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak
Wall Mounted Decorative Blue Flower Ceramic Tile Hanging
By West German Pottery
Located in Antwerp, BE
Incredibly beautiful flower arrangement on a ceramic tile with a gloss of glaze in the brightly
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Faience Plaque in the Form of a Horse, circa 1840
By Rörstrand
Located in Downingtown, PA
Continental faience plaque in the form of a horse,
circa 1840,
Probably Rorstrand.
The plaque
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Early Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
German Romantic KPM La Gondole D’amour Porcelain Plaque
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Newark, England
further manufacturing marks. The plaque dates to the late 19th century Circa 1870.
KPM (Königliche
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Baroque Revival Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Modernist Ceramic Tile Wall Plaque of Sunflowers Signed Gilbert Valentin
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful and sophisticated Mid Century Modern tile wall plaque was realized by the esteemed
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1970s Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic
Gilbert ValentinModernist Ceramic Tile Wall Plaque of Sunflowers Signed Gilbert Valentin, circa 1970
H 26.5 in W 18.5 in D 2 in
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Special Commission Large Iznik Plaque, 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare Vintage Piero Fornasetti Special Commission Large Iznik Plaque,
1950's.
Piero Fornasetti
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1960's Raymor Alvino Bagni Abstract Ceramic Wall Mount Sculpture Italy
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Raymor ceramic/pottery abstract wall hanging plaque art piece or charger low bowl. This
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Mid-20th Century Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Huge Helmut Schäffenacker Bull Wall Panel, 1960s
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
The unique wall panel is made with three bulls in grey, green brown ceramic in Jean Miro Style
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Huge Royal Delft De Porceleyne Fles Blue and White Bloomers Charger Plate Plaque
By Delft
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This impressive Delft Blue and white ceramic charger or plate was produced in the 20th century at
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
H 2.5 in Dm 16.25 in
Helmut Schäffenacker White Black Geometric Wall Relief Set of 3
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Munich, DE
Incredible matte glazed stoneware wall relief circa 1960s from West Germany from the Artist Helmut
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Wall Plaque Caveman and Woman
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fantoni caveman pottery wall art plaque. These are very cool and very hard to find. The caveman looks
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Rut Bryk "Karjalainen Talo" Ceramic Wall Plaque
By Rut Bryk, Arabia of Finland
Located in Helsinki, FI
An outstanding piece of art by the leading name of the mid-century Finnish ceramic scene. This
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Large Ceramic Relief Tile Plaque by Helmut Schaffenacker
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern large relief tile handmade fat lava Helmut Schaffenacker ceramic wall plaque
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Art Plate Sant-Vicens France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Art Plate Sant-Vicens France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Glazed Ceramic Art Plate Sant-Vicens France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage Jean Lurcat glazed fired enamel wall plaque ceramic plate limited edition hand inscribed
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
1960s Hungarian Ceramic Wall Plaque: Woman's Visage by G. Staindl Katalin
Located in Brescia , Brescia
This captivating wall plaque features the delicate visage of a woman, intricately sculpted with
Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 1.97 in
French Art Pottery Charger or Wall Plaque, Signed, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large Delicately glazed hand-painted charger dish or wall platter depicting a young female in
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Hand Painted Terracotta Woman Figure Wall Plaque
Located in Dallas, TX
This rectangular, antique terracotta wall plaque was crafted in Provence, France, circa 1860. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
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A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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.