Dartmouth Majolica Gurgling Fish Pitcher Green Brown color England 19th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Majolica Gurgling Fish Pitcher Green Brown color England 19th
Ceramic, Pottery
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Fish Sculpture Figurine, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, decorative midcentury Rimini blue glazed fish sculpture. Designed by Aldo Londi, manufactured by Bitossi Ceramiche / Italy in the 1950s.
Ceramic, Stoneware, Terracotta
Humorous tureen shaped as a fish with lid and ladle. Portugal, mid-20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Period: Mid-20th century. Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.
Ceramic
Decorative Bowl with a fish signed by Albert Thiry 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Hand made ceramic dish with a fish , signed by Albert Thiry (1932-2009). Albert Thiry was a renowned French ceramist of the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Nice, he moved with his family ...
Ceramic
Dartmouth Majolica Gurgling Fish Pitcher Green Grey color England 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vintage Dartmouth, Devon, England green grey Majolica pottery gurgling fish pitcher. This one created circa 1950. Makes glug sound when used to pour water. Good condition but one sma...
Ceramic, Pottery
20th Century Italian Tuscan Vase Basket with Fishes Shells
Located in Milano, MI
Handmade and hand painted in Italy, Tuscan origin, mid-20th century. A perfect Italian artwork very decorative for a country interior.
Ceramic
Rare 1960s Fish Pesci Appetizer or Hors D'oeuvre Tray by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in London, London
Appetizer tray consisting of four ceramic dishes Gold metal tray Printed section of fish on each dish Fornasetti mark underneath Slightly faded print Reference: Fornas...
Ceramic
Larger than Life Figural Fish Lamp by E. Pattarino for Marbro
By Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Antwerp, BE
Spectacular glazed Ceramic Sunfish by Professore Eugenio Pattarino for Marbro. The iridescent Polychrome glazed fish figure by itself is 23" tall. Marked, "Eugenio Pattarino-Italy". ...
Ceramic
Large Vintage Glazed Cobalt Blue Fish Tray by Bennington Potters
By Bennington Potters
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage cobalt glazed studio pottery divided fish platter/tray made in the 1970s by Bennington Potters of Vermont (model #1807). Divided into three sections with incised floral decor...
Ceramic
$325 / set
Lovely pair of orange ceramic carps
Located in NICE, FR
Each fish showcases an orange and cream glaze with lifelike detailing, including textured scales, expressive eyes, and flowing fins, embodying mid-century craftsmanship.
Ceramic
Large Oval Majolica Palissy Crab and Fish Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval Majolica Palissy crab and fish wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950 Large crab in relief, fish’s, shells and seaweeds.
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Henry Varnum Poor midcentury Aquatic Themed Stoneware Pottery Bowl with Fish
By Henry Varnum Poor
Located in Southampton, NJ
A unique aquatic-themed stoneware bowl by noted American painter/ceramicist/architect Henry Varnum Poor. The bowl features a motif of an Atlantic sturgeon and another smaller fish. P...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Vallauris & Monaco, France, Table Lamp in Glazed Ceramics Shaped like a Fish
By Vallauris
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Shellfish French 1960 Table Lamp in Ceramic Representing a Fish Vallauris This can be use as a Decorative Garniture. Vallauris & Monaco, France, Table Lamp in Glazed Ceramics Shaped ...
Ceramic
1960s Lagardo Tackett Fish Plate Glazed Art Pottery Kenji Fujita California
By Kenji Fujita, Lagardo Tackett
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Art Pottery Modern Glazed Fish Dish by La Gardo Tackett and Kenji Fujita California 8.75 x 6 d x 1.25 tall Small nick at the bottom. Hard to see, yet must mention. Original un...
Ceramic, Pottery
Fish-Shaped Garden Vase by Jean-Claude Malarmey, Vallauris, Circa 1960
By Jean-Claude Malarmey
Located in St Ouen, FR
Garden vase in the shape of a fish in red earth from Vallauris, glazes in muted tones and patterns evoking oriental decorative ceramics. Graduated of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Rei...
Ceramic
Azur Blue Italy Round Fish Vase Ceramiche Tadinate Handmade Pottery Coastal
By Ceramiche Artistiche Campione
Located in Miami, FL
Marked Azur Blue Italy Pottery Vase Round Fish Vase Ceramiche Tadinate Handmade Pottery Coastal Living Home Decor. Marked with the Ceramiche Tadinate Trademark, Made in Italy. Beauti...
Ceramic, Paint
Royal Copenhagen Table Lamp with Fish Motif by Nils Thorsson with Lampshade
By Royal Copenhagen, Nils Thorsson, Fog & Mørup
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage Danish table lamp designed by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen in cooperation with Fog & Mørup. The lamp features a fish motif around the base. Made circa 1960s or 1970...
Ceramic, Fabric
1950's Edmund Ronaky California Pottery Abstract Fish Bowl Dish 16 1/2" Big!
By Edmund Ronaky
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic vintage Edmund Ronaky California Pottery large centerpiece dish/low bowl, circa 1950's to 1960's. Signed on the bottom. Great hand painted abstract fish and starfish forms ...
Ceramic
Italian Pottery Fish Lamp by Ivo De Santis for Gli Etruschi, Florence, Small
By Ivo de Santis, Gli Etruschi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Fish Table Lamp (Small Model) by Ivo De Santis for Gli Etruschi, Florence, c. 1955–65 A charming small-scale ceramic fish-form table lamp, designed by Iv...
Pottery, Wood
Italian Pottery Fish Lamp by Ivo De Santis for Gli Etruschi, Florence, Large
By Ivo de Santis, Gli Etruschi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Fish Table Lamp by Ivo De Santis for Gli Etruschi, Florence, c. 1955–65 A whimsical and sculptural mid-century Italian ceramic table lamp, designed by Iv...
Pottery, Wood
Majolica Style Set of Fish and Oyster Plates, by Vallauris with Drip Glazes
By Vallauris
Located in Verviers, BE
Majolica-style oyster plate or seafood platter by Vallauris Faience with a traditional-style impressed design but a distinctly midcentury decor of 'fat-lava' glazes. The earthenware...
Ceramic
Jean Derval, Fish-shaped Fountain, France, C. 1980
By Jean Derval
Located in New York, NY
Stoneware fountain in the shape of a large fish. In 1980, Jean Derval created a very similar fish pattern in bas-relief to decorate a fountain in the garden of his friend, the tapest...
Ceramic
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.