Mushroom Table and Stools by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf Company, USA 1970s
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare mushroom table and stools set by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf company. As a pioneer of the organic modernist craft movement in the 1...
Concrete
Ceramic and Wooden Trivet, France, 1960s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful handcrafted French trivet from the 1960s combining warm natural wood with vibrant turquoise ceramic tiles and decorative mosaic accents. Its striking geometric composition ...
Ceramic, Wood
Large Antique Italian Micro Mosaic plaque of St. Peters Square, Rome mid 1800's
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in New York, NY
These paintings sum up the eighteenth-century canon of the greatest works of architecture and sculpture, and the equivalence between modern and ancient Rome.
Glass
Kate Spade New York for Lenox "Elegant Geo" 11.25" Dinner Plates, Set of 4 (NWT)
By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company, Kate Spade
Located in St. Louis, MO
A vibrant set of four 11.25-inch dinner plates from the Gramercy Park Collection (Irving Place pattern), designed by Kate Spade New York for Lenox. Drawing inspiration from Piet Mond...
Porcelain
Willy Rizzo Mother-of-Pearl & Brass Serving Tray or Centerpiece, Italy, 1970s
By Christian Dior, Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant and unique large rectangular serving tray or centerpiece entirely made of solid brass and exquisite mother-of-pearl. This refined piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s...
Brass
Mexican Modernism Coffee Set in Solid Brass & Glass by Salvador Teran, Signed
By Los Castillo, Salvador Teran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and highly collectible mid-century modern coffee service by Salvador Terán, one of the most innovative figures of Mexican Modernism and Mexican silversmithing design. This...
Brass
$689Sale Price|20% Off
Cubist Still Life With Glass Bottles Vessels And Abstract Architectural Interior
By Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist Still Life With Glass Bottles Vessels And Abstract Architectural Interior Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 14.75 x 21.75 inches (...
Gouache
$1,533Sale Price|30% Off
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Chocolate Pot
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
White glaze called "engobe" which is a unique type of coating that was used only in Vallauris (France). This piece was enameled in green which was suited for the melted chocolate it ...
Ceramic
$998Sale Price / set|33% Off
Roger Capron - Set of 6 Colorful Ceramic Plates with Mask
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
A set of six plates made by Roger Capron in Vallauris, France in 1960s. Same design presented in six different colors. The 6 plates come with their original packaging. We have 4 set...
Porcelain
Roger Capron - Ceramic Urn/Vase with Rooster
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic vase with rooster by Roger Capron Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs s...
Ceramic
$1,295Sale Price|30% Off
Roger Capron - Ceramic Canoe Dish with Abstract Design
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Ceramic decorative vessel Roger Capron Signed Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such ...
Ceramic
$999Sale Price / set|26% Off
Roger Capron - Set of 4 Ceramic Mugs with Cobblestones
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Set of 4 cups with cobblestones Signed by Roger Capron. Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Ceramic
$2,190 / set
Roger Capron - Ceramic Dish with Cobblestones
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative bowl with cobblestone motif. Roger Capron Signed Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his...
Ceramic
$1,752Sale Price|20% Off
Roger Capron - Ceramic Dish with Banded Design
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative bowl with abstract motif. Roger Capron Signed Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his us...
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Ceramic Dish with Stripes
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative bowl with pyjama motif. Roger Capron signed Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use ...
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Triangular Dish with Pyjama Motif
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic vessel with pyjama motif. Signed Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs s...
Ceramic
$1,987Sale Price|25% Off
Roger Capron - Set of 8 Ceramic Mugs with Abstract Motif
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Set of 8 vintage mugs. The price is for 8 cups. Roger capron signed Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of...
Ceramic
$1,295Sale Price|30% Off
Roger Capron - Ceramic Canoe Dish with Abstract Design
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative vessel Roger Capron Signed Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring moti...
Ceramic
$1,295Sale Price|30% Off
Roger Capron - Ceramic Canoe Dish with Fish
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Ceramic decorative vessel Roger Capron Signed Vallauris, France. Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring motifs such ...
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Ceramic Urn/Vase with Dove
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic vase with abstract design by Roger Capron. Vallauris, France Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring ...
Ceramic
Glazed ceramic bottle or flask, Roger Capron, Vallauris. 1960
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Long neck ceramic bottle or flask. White glazed ceramic with geometrical red, yellow and black linear decoration. For this shape, this is a rare example of an " mute " bottle, i.e wi...
Ceramic
Pair of Ceramic Vases by Guido Andlovitz for S.C.I. Levano
By Guido Andlovitz
Located in Roma, RM
Originally designed by architect, designer and artistic director Guido Andlovitz in 1936 for Società Ceramica Italiana Laveno, this pair of vases are indeed the rarest of finds. The ...
Ceramic
glazed ceramic "Vase à Oreille" Roger Capron Vallauris 1960.
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Glazed ceramic " vase à oreille". Stylized polychrom figure of a bull on one side. Perfect thick glaze '"Oreille" or ear shaped vases are typical of Capron's creations and have bee...
Ceramic
Linn Phelan Large Ceramic Decorative Bowl, Early American Studio Pottery
By Linn Lovejoy Phelan
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic decorative plate or bowl features a playful Modernist design of a chicken, hand-painted in off-white textured lava glaze on mocha and espresso brown drip glaze backg...
Ceramic, Pottery
Bethan Laura Wood Colourdisc Vase For Flowers For Cassina
By Bethan Laura Wood
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bethan Laura Wood Colourdisc Vase For Flowers For Cassina British designer Bethan Laura Wood interprets the fusion of the centuries-old Murano glass production and contemporary desi...
Blown Glass
Bethan Laura Wood Colourdisc Vase For Flowers For Cassina
By Bethan Laura Wood
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bethan Laura Wood Colourdisc Vase For Flowers For Cassina British designer Bethan Laura Wood interprets the fusion of the centuries-old Murano glass production and contemporary desi...
Blown Glass
Bethan Laura Wood Colourdisc Vase For Flowers For Cassina
By Bethan Laura Wood
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bethan Laura Wood Colourdisc Vase For Flowers For Cassina British designer Bethan Laura Wood interprets the fusion of the centuries-old Murano glass production and contemporary desi...
Blown Glass
Bethan Laura Wood Set of Four Colourdisc Vase For Flowers For Cassina
By Bethan Laura Wood
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bethan Laura Wood Set of Four Colourdisc Vase For Flowers For Cassina. British designer Bethan Laura Wood interprets the fusion of the centuries-old Murano glass production and cont...
Blown Glass
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.
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Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.