Mosaic Tile Company Protype Mid Century Rooster Tile
By Mosaic Tile Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very unique Mid Century protype ceramic tile with a lively styled rooster printed to a cream toned back round. This square tile is attributed to Kenneth Gale (1908- 1990) who desig...
Ceramic
Mosaic Tile Company Protype Mid Century Juggler Tile
By Mosaic Tile Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very unique Mid Century protype ceramic tile with a lively colorful comedic styled juggler printed to a cream toned back round. This square tile is attributed to Kenneth Gale (1908...
Ceramic
$1,195Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Tiled Wall Plaque
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern tiled wall plaque in rosewood.
Mid-Century Modern Standing Tile Art, 1960s, Good Condition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage standing art features detailed tile work on a sturdy base. Very impressive addition to any interior or home. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
Ceramic
$1,347Sale Price|20% Off
Retro Vintage Juliette Belarti Ceramic Tile Wall Art, Belgian Mid-Century, 1960s
Located in Markington, GB
Juliette Belarti Ceramic Tile Wall Art, Belgian Mid-Century, 1960s BOLD CERAMIC DESIGN — A striking piece of mid-century wall art by Juliette Belarti, celebrated for vibrant ceram...
Ceramic
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 features a roman male figure with an harp resting on a stump. Measures: Height 105 cm. W...
Wood, Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Glazed Ceramic Tile Art of a Japanese Woman 12 Tiles
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous depiction of a Japanese Geisha in a series of 12 ceramic tiles framed. Each tile is a work of art, beautiful lines and fabulous colors. Framed and matted. In excellent vinta...
Ceramic, Earthenware
$3,200Sale Price|58% Off
Rare Abstract Mid Century Ceramic Mosaic Tile Wall Art! Teak Frame. 1950s Table
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in Peoria, AZ
SUPERB ! MID-CENTURY MODERN ABSTRACT HANDCRAFTED TILE MOSAIC DIMENSIONS: Approx. 26" by 14" Dated 1953 This magnificent mosaic wall art work is a spectacular example of the...
Ceramic, Teak
Frank Matranga Mosaic Tile Cityscape Wall Art
By Frank Matranga
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mosaic tile art piece by California ceramicist Frank Matranga, c.1960s, USA. This piece is composed of varying shaped glazed ceramic tiles to create a mosaic cityscape. The colors ra...
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Framed Ceramic Art Tile Composition by Harris Strong C1965
By Harris Strong
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic European village scene by Harris Strong on 5 tiles framed in a original period frame. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, frame has minor wear, see pics. Mos...
Ceramic, Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Tile Art of A Roman Landscape by Harris Strong
By Harris Strong
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large tile depiction of a roman landscape including an aqueduct and other out buildings. Colorful and tastefully done on 18 square tiles which are then framed in a period si...
Ceramic, Fabric, Walnut, Paint
Ceramic Tile Wall Art Decoration from a Cat
By Tackoen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ceramic tile wall art decoration from a cat. Height 94 cm. Width 47 cm. Depth 3 cm.
Wood, 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 shows since its inception and most recently shown at The Chicago Museum of Contemp...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Wood
Mid-Century Swedish Ceramic Deer Motif Wall Plaque Tile by Eivor Lang, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Ceramic Deer Motif Wall Plaque Tile by Eivor Lang for Tilgmans Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. ...
Ceramic
$373Sale Price|39% Off
Ceramic Tile The Ori Di Taranto Art Design
By C.A.M. Gubbio
Located in Taranto, IT
Ceramic Tile The Ori Di Taranto. The Ori of Taranto Series, Gubbio Ceramics, 165/200 Measures: Height 38 cm Width 38 cm The item is in good conservative condition; there a...
Ceramic
Vintage Tile Decorative Wall Art With Fish Motif.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece of Ceramic Artwork has been placed on top of a stone or marble base.Unable to verify if the base is stone or marble. Wall hanging hook on the back. No Makers mark. Vintage...
Ceramic
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Unique Mid-Century Wall Relief Tile of Musicians by Cam Para of California
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool framed wall tile depicting a quartet of musicians playing their instruments; Classic Mid-Century style! Vibrant colors and great texture by California artist Cam Para, circ...
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Cubist Mediterranean Village Scene in Tile by Harris Strong
By Harris Strong
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Mediterranean Village scene in a Cubist manner on 4 tiles by Harris Strong. Beautiful artistic design and coloring depicting buildings with stairs and windows in an abstract...
Ceramic, Hardwood
Scandinavian Modern Kitten Tile Wall Plaque, Sweden 1960s-1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-crafted decorative tile or wall plaque features tabby kitten with black outline on off-white ceramic or porcelain background, with navy blue text in Swedish. The text r...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Maurice Chalvignac Mid-Century Modern Art Pottery Decorative Wall Plaque
By Maurice Chalvignac
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This highly decorative wall sculpture or mosaic was done by the well Maurice Chalvignac of Canada and dates to approximately 1965 and done in his signature Mid-Century Modern style.
Pottery, Teak, Pine
Pair of Mid Century Studio Ceramic Tile Art by Irina Lorin Signed & Framed
Located in San Diego, CA
pair of Framed mid-20th century Irina Lorin Signed ceramic wall art tile of Asian figures, consisting of three framed tiles, mid-20th century original wood lacquer frame. Signed. IRI...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Wall Plaque by Marianne Starck Denmark
By Marianne Starck
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Amazing ceramic tile ‘Birds’ in reliëf by Marianne Starck. Beautiful art of work and in very good condition. I have also a 40cm piece for sale.
Ceramic
1970s Wall Art Terracotta Tile Greek Horse Chariot Angelos Tsakirakis
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Ceramic Wall Tile Art MCM Terracotta Greek Horse Chariot Angelos Tsakirakis Greek War Horses Ceramic Art Tile signed AT 4.25 h x 8.38 w x .5 d Preowned original vintage Review ...
Ceramic, Terracotta
Group of Four Framed Tile Wall Art with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking group of four vintage framed tile wall art having two tiles in each frame with hand painted tulips butterflies and moths against an alluring blue background. Presented in wo...
Wood
Mid-Century Christopher Russell Tile Panel ex Chris Blanchett Collection
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual and impressive tile panel by ceramicist Christopher Russel, originally made as a maquette for Swanage Library, England, and later acquired by collector and expert Chris Bl...
Metal, Steel
$863Sale Price / set|54% Off
Rare Mid Century Hand-Painted Linoleum Floor Tiles Cowboy Indian
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of hand-painted linoleum floor tiles with 1950's cowboy and Indian motifs. Measures: Cowboy is 12.5" W x 16.5" H Indian 12.75" W x 11" H.
Other
$794Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Hand-Painted Ceramic Tile Panel, Abstract Vase, Mid-Century
Located in Den Haag, NL
So typical 1960s this tile panel Abstract vase with flowers. Hand painted by Julia Brändle or Julia Francisca Maria Tosco Brändle (born 1928/died 1982) was a Dutch sculptress. Back...
Ceramic
Vintage Decorative Abstract Wall Work Ceramic Tile
Located in Seattle, WA
This tile is white and brown toned paint or glaze on top of a ceramic tile. Wall hook in the back for hanging. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 8 W ; 6...
Ceramic
Irene Awret wall painted ceramic / pottery tile , Israel .
By Irene Awret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Mother and child by the well known Israeli artist Irene Awret , marked in back . Tile not framed .
Ceramic
Abstract Ceramic Tile Wall Decoration by J Nolf
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful 1950s abstract tile wall decoration by Jan Nolf (1931-1999) Belgium. This has been a table top.
Brass, Copper
Jane Dart Ceramic Tile Wall Sculpture
Located in Fulton, CA
Exceptional ceramic tile wall plaque / sculpture with various geometric pattern and multi-color, crystalline crackle glaze tiles. Tiles mounted to original wood back. Identified on v...
Ceramic, Wood
Wall mounted Tiles Decorative Vase with Flower, Poost, Belgium Artist
By Rogier Vandeweghe
Located in Antwerp, BE
Polychrome ceramic wall plaque by Pieter Oosterlinck, a Belgian ceramist working with Oswald Tieberghien and Rogier Vandeweghe. The tile with vase is marked with its pseudonym 'Poost...
Ceramic, Clay
Modernist Studio Ceramic Tile Art by Irina Lorin
By Gills Lorin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Framed mid-20th century Irina Lorin Signed ceramic art tile of figure, consisting of three framed tiles, mid-20th century. 3 tiles measuring 8" x 11" retains original wood and grassc...
Ceramic, Grasscloth, Wood
large kroesselbach 1950s ceramic and plaster WALL TILE floral decor
Located in Mannheim, DE
Large and heavy 1950's wall tile manufactured by Kroesselbach Keramik. It is made of ceramic and plaster and has a black iron rim. Beautiful and typical 1950s leaves and blossoms mot...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Mosaic Wall Plate by W. Zimmermann for Ritter
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Designer W. Zimmermann Brand Ritter, Großheppach (Germany) Era 1950s / 1960s Material pottery, brass High 2,5 cm Diameter 30 cm Condition good original Selected Items – We cha...
Brass
Mid-Century Mosaic Wall Plate by W. Zimmermann for Ritter
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Designer W. Zimmermann. Brand Ritter, Großheppach (Germany) Era 1950s / 1960s. Material pottery, brass. High 2, 8 cm. Diameter 30 cm. Condition good original Selected Items – ...
Brass
$2,608Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Mosaic Round Wall Mirror, Multicolor & Silvered Art Glass Tiles Frame
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spain, 1960s This gorgeous Mid-Century Modern mirror features a mosaic frame made of textured irisdiscent silvered glass tiles splashed by colorful orange, pink, and golden tiles.
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass, Mirror
June E. Johnson Signed Mid-Century Abstract Mosaic Wall Panel, 1962 Mid century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Keywords: June E Johnson, signed mosaic, 1962 mosaic, mid century mosaic, abstract wall art, modernist wall panel, vintage mosaic art, studio craft, tile mosaic, 1960s wall art, abst...
Glass
1960s Jan Snoeck Ceramic Tile Art, Primary Colors, Gold Frame
By Jan Snoeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch artist Jan Snoeck created this striking ceramic tile composition that exemplifies his signature approach to form and color. After training in sculpture at the Royal Academy of ...
Ceramic
$458Sale Price|20% Off
Pablo Picasso Style Stoneware Wall Hanging Tile decorated with a Dove
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A beautiful hand painted and thickly glazed decorative wall tile by an unknown artist, influenced by the works of Pablo Picasso. The wall plaque is decorated with a dove in differen...
Stoneware
large WALL TILE ceramic fish relief elisabeth vandeweghe atelier perignem belgiu
Located in Mannheim, DE
Outstanding fish wall tile designed by Elisabeth Vandeweghe for Atelier Perignem, Beernem, Belgium in the 1970s. Dark glaze with some red and blue. Dimensions in cm: Length 56 cm, w...
Ceramic
Vintage Andre Mid Century Modernist Abstract Music Instrument Tile Wall Art Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair Vintage Andre Mid Century Modernist Abstract Music Instrument Tile Wall Art. Item features mosaic tile, pained clarinet and violin/cello, mounted on laminate surface with wood b...
Formica
$2,800 / set
Set of Three Framed Art Tiles
By Harris Strong
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of very nice Mid-Century Modern art tiles wall decorations framed in walnut frames.
Framed Set of Early 20th Century Hand-Painted Catalan Tiles
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautifully framed set of early 20th-century Catalan tiles showcases the exquisite craftsmanship and vibrant artistry of the period. Created by an unknown artist and manufacture...
Ceramic
Framed Set of Early 20th Century Hand-Painted Catalan Tiles
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautifully framed set of early 20th-century Catalan tiles showcases the exquisite craftsmanship and vibrant artistry of the period. Created by an unknown artist and manufacture...
Ceramic
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Harris G. Strong Ceramic MCM Female Figures Mosaic Tile Art Plaque 16"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century modern ceramic tile art by Harris G. Strong - depicts three female figures formed through four stained glass mosaic style tiles. Wood frame. Harris G. Strong was born Ju...
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Modernist Tile Picture of a Bull by Harris G. Strong
By Harris Strong
Located in Downingtown, PA
Strong (1920–2006) was a pivotal figure in American ceramic wall art. Originally operating out of the Bronx before moving his studio to Ellsworth, Maine, in the 1960s, Strong produce...
Ceramic
Wall Mounted Ceramic Five Tiles with Tribal Art Masks designed by Roland Zobel
By Atelier Les Cyclades
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pottery tiles inlay at a Wenge wood frame designed by the French ceramist Roland Zobel for his workshop Les Cyclades in Anduze the South of France, vintage 1960s. The wall ceramic ti...
Ceramic
1960s Brass Tiled Rooster Wall Art Mixed Media Signed K
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Mid Century Modern Mosaic Art Tiled Brass Rooster Wall Art Signed K Evelyn Ackerman style 24 .5 x 27W x 2D Original Vintage Condition unrestored.
Bronze
Judith Daner Mid-Century Enamel Artwork Wall Panels, the Mexicans, 1950s
By Judith Daner
Located in Atlanta, GA
Judith Daner (1936-2023) designed these stunning Mid-Century Modernist enamel-on-copper artworks in the 1950s. The one-tile plaque is mounted on the original wood frame. The abstract...
Copper, Enamel
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
Harris G. Strong Colorful Hand Painted "Three Musician" Wall Tile Art, 1960's
By Harris Strong
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Harris G. Strong hand-painted, reflective Glazed Ceramic Tile "Musicians" Wall Hanging in the original cerused wood frame. Featuring an abstract musical theme on twelve ceramic tiles...
Ceramic, Wood
Exceptional Mid-century ceramic tile Mural by Joseph Roelants for Gilliot & Cie
By Jospeh Roelants
Located in Weesp, NL
Exceptional Mid-Century Ceramic Tile Mural by Joseph Roelants for Céramiques d’Hemixem (Gilliot & Cie), 1948 — Monumental & Unique A rare opportunity to acquire a monumental...
Ceramic, Wood
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 colors blue, pink and brown. Three separately baked tiles mounted on a wooden frame. T...
Ceramic
Lisa Larson tile - UNIK / Solros - Gustavsberg - Late 20th Century
By Gustavsberg
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description: The unik series designed by Lisa Larson in the Gustavsberg factory is composed of 9 kinds of tiles with different motif-designs. Besides different motifs there ...
Earthenware, Ceramic, Pottery
Stunning Pair Monumental Harris Strong Tile Art / Abstract/cubist male & female
By Harris Strong
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning pair modernists c1950s Harris Strong composition in his most desirable cubist style. Each made of 12 high-fired, hand-painted ceramic tiles in tones of blue, ochre, yellow, ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood
Harris Strong styled Large Pottery Art Tile
By Harris Strong
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A larger sized pottery art tile with colorful horse back riders on a dimpled glazed back round . Attributed to the iconic Mid Century artist Harris Strong who's many pieces hung in m...
Pottery
'Pueblo' Decorative Tile Spain 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
'Pueblo' Decorative Tile Spain 1960s. Beautiful and whimsical decorative tile with a nice village or 'Pueblo' theme. Made in Spain in the 1960s. Great as a piece of wall decoration ...
Pottery
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.
Art Deco is not mid-century modern. Art Deco began just before World War I and was inspired by cubism. Mid-century modernism first appeared in 1945 and merged a minimalist aesthetic with practicality.