Push & Pull Bronze Door Handle Free Form with Brutalist Relief
Located in London, GB
Bronze push & pull door handle with strong brutalist relief creates a stunning detail to the door. It is free form in shape and can be mounted on any kind of door. It has a great pat...
Bronze
Brutalist Bronze Push and Pull Door Handles, Sweden, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
Large free form Brutalist double push and pull door handles with original fixtures cast in bronze. The door handles textural surface with oxidizes patina but the shape changes where ...
Bronze
Florence Knoll for Knoll Leather Pull Walnut Sliding Door Credenza
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nice walnut cabinet with file drawer on one side four drawers on the other. All behind sliding doors with leather pulls. Cabinet recently refinished. Pulls in excellent condition. Kn...
Walnut
Fine Danish Teak Cabinet with Tambour Doors and Brass Pulls
Located in Miami, FL
Great teak cabinet with two tambour doors, two drawers and two shelves. The cabinet has also two pull-out trays in the front. The lock and pulls are brass. Comes with one key.
Brass
Pair of 1960's French Red Resin Double Door Pulls
Located in Hanover, MA
Near pair of double sided door pulls made of cast translucent textured resin with the appearance of dalle de verre cast glass. Aluminum fittings with brass anodizing. Note the plac...
Aluminum
Architectural Pairs of Smoke Glass Push Pull Double Door Handles
Located in London, GB
A pair of double door handles, push and pull, rectangular vibrant red cast glass with chrome fittings designed for a glass or wooden doors but suitable for any kind of doors. The gla...
Chrome
Large Amber Glass Push and Pull Door Handle, 1960s French
Located in London, GB
Large amber glass door handle with brass fittings for a glass door, France 1960s. The fixings can be lengthened for wooden doors. We have several of this model in amber, orange ava...
Brass
Exceptional Midcentury Push and Pull Murano Glass Door Handle, 1960s, Italy
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern double push & pull door handle in amber colored Murano glass with air bubbles.
Murano Glass
Rectangular Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with Tree Relief
Located in London, GB
Single rectangular door handle with trees in relief. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a strong patina due to the textured surface and its age, circa 1970's. Th...
Bronze
Dunbar Sideboard by Edward Wormley with Walnut Doors and Brass Pulls
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Sideboard by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Fully restored. Espresso tone case with walnut doors and brass pulls.
Brass
Architectural Pair of Push Pull Relief Door Handles Rectangular in Bronze
Located in London, GB
Two rectangular, vertical placed, cast bronze door handles and key holder with surface with strong relief like a crater. These identical handles can be applied inside or outside on ...
Bronze
Alvar Aalto Sculptural Door Handles / Pulls in Cast Bronze, Valaistustyö 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Valaistustyö
Located in Helsinki, FI
Two sleek, heavy and elegant mid-century door handles in full bronze. Manufactured by valaistustyö and designed by Alvar Aalto himself. Very practical yet stand out as sculptural pie...
Bronze
Alvar Aalto Sculptural Door Handles/Pulls in Cast Bronze, Valaistustyö 1950s
By Alvar Aalto, Valaistustyö
Located in Helsinki, FI
Two sleek, heavy and elegant mid-century door handles in full bronze. Manufactured by valaistustyö and designed by Alvar Aalto himself. Very practical yet stand out as sculptural pie...
Bronze
Florence Knoll Rosewood Credenza with Original Cane Doors and Leather Pulls
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Florence Knoll rosewood credenza with original cane doors and leather pulls.
Steel
Pair of Italian Brass Door Pull Handles by Gio Ponti, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Beautiful design with clean modern lines. Italy, Mid-Century Modern. The clever design secures the handle into the frame of the door with three screws.
Brass
Modern Walnut Four-Door Credenza Sideboard with Leather Pulls by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Toledo, OH
A sleek modern walnut credenza or sideboard by Florence Knoll. This beautiful credenza features four doors with leather pulls, adjustable shelves and one folder file drawer. A very f...
Walnut
Henredon Tall Two Door Chifforobe Dresser w/ Brass Pulls Linens Compartment
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Outstanding tall chifferobe by Henredone with lots of shelfs drawers organizing space.
Brass
Walnut Hammered Pulls 6 Drawers 2 Doors Compartments Long Dresser Credenza Mint!
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Walnut hammered pulls 6 drawers 2 doors compartments long dresser credenza mint! Floating top sculptural design architecture.
Brass
Pair of Bronze Rectangular Push and Pull Door Handles with Curved Relief
Located in London, GB
Rectangular bronze cast door handles pair with a Brutalist textural relief in vertical curves and light patina, suitable for push and pull double doors. The identical handles can be ...
Bronze
Architectural Square Push Pull Pair of Double Door Handle in Orange Glass
Located in London, GB
Pair of orange glass cast square glass push and pull door handles with bronze color fittings designed for a glass door, French, 1960's. The fixings can be adjusted for wooden doors. ...
Brass
Group of Four Bronze Push-Pull Door Handles with Abstract Modernist Design
Located in London, GB
A group of four square push-pull door handles of patinated bronze, featuring a raised modernist design. 20th century, found in Germany. The four pieces are all of the same design; a...
Bronze
Double Pair of Large Clear Glass and Bronze Push and Pull Door Handles
Located in London, GB
Clear glass cast push and pull door handle with brass plate and fittings, designed for a glass door. They are made in solid glass, 3cm thick. The brass plates are oxidized through ag...
Double Pair of Large Clear Glass and Bronze Push and Pull Door Handles
Located in London, GB
Two double clear glass cast push and pull door handles with brass plate and fittings, designed for double glass door. They are made in solid glass, 3cm thick. The brass plates are ox...
Paolo De Poli Enameled Copper Door Pulls with Brass Hardware, Italy 1950s
By Paolo De Poli
Located in New York, NY
Paolo De Paol was an artisan as well and entrepreneur and designer. His enamel door pulls were so popular they were being commissioned in large quantity from many of the renown archi...
Brass, Copper
Architectural Pairs of Large Push Pull Double Door Handles in Red Glass
Located in London, GB
Two pairs of double door handles, push and pull, rectangular vibrant red cast glass with chrome fittings designed for a glass or wooden doors but suitable for any kind of doors. The ...
Chrome
1960s Lemurian Crafts Inlaid Stone Door Pulls Knobs California San Diego Design
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to find original set of 6 matching door pulls/knobs made by The Lemurian Fellowship during the 1960s. Wonderful California design and form. Located in Ramona, California wh...
Stone, Aluminum
Stunning Jean Claude Mahey Credenza 4 Door Brass Pulls Ivory Lacquer France
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Stunning credenza by Jean Claude Mahey. Has 4 front doors with brass pulls Ivory lacquer finish. High Quality built credenza with 4 cabinet doors with solid brand cylindrical knobs. ...
Brass
Danish Modern Teak Sliding Glass Door Hutch Cabinet Bookcase with Carved Pulls
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son, Edmond J. Spence, Poul Hundevad
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Danish Teak Hutch by Poul Hundevad. This one-of-a-kind creation is a FMV original. We married the cabinet with a sinuous base that was harvested fro...
Teak, Oak
Large Pair of 1950's Beech and Copper Push and Pull Door Handles
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1950's push and pull pool ‘L’ shaped door handles are made from cast copper mounts and stained in beech wood.
Beech
1960s Brutalist Pair of Bronze Push and Pull Door Handles with Geometric Relief
Located in London, GB
Square pair of push and pull bronze door handles with geometric relief for double doors or a single door on both sides with a dark patina. These door handles were designed in the 19...
Bronze
Brass Rings Drop Pulls 6 Doors 3 Compartments Low Entry Credenza Cabinet Console
By Tomlinson, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern light walnut banded top brass rings drop pulls 3 compartments petit credenza console.
Brass
Double Push and Pull Glass 1960's Door Handle in Black Glass & Brass
Located in London, GB
Large push & pull door handles in solid smoke glass with brass fittings, French 1960's . They originally came from a glass doors but can be modified for wooden doors. A selection of...
Brass
1970s Brutalist Pair of Bronze Push & Pull Door Handles with Relief from Nature
Located in London, GB
Rectangular pair of push and pull bronze door handles with organic relief for double doors or a single door on both sides. These door handles were designed in the 1970s for front do...
Bronze
Pair of Large Orange Glass Push and Pull Door Handles, French 1960's
Located in London, GB
Large orange glass door handle with brass fittings for a glass door, France 1960's. The Moderns have a large collection of available, see all our listings in building and garden ele...
Brass
Seguso Vetri D' Arte Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Door Pull Handle
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
FREE Shipping Worldwide! See details below description. Rare Antique Murano Hand Blown Green, Gold Flecks and Controlled Bubbles Art Glass Ornate Door Handle with Original Label. ...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Midcentury Murano Glass, 24-Karat Gold and Oil Rubbed Bronze Door Pulls
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of door pulls were hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production, circa 1970. They fe...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Style Dresser
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Six total drawers and mid-century drawer pulls make this a fantastic vintage addition to home or business, please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
Mid-Century Credenza With Marble Top and Cane Front
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish vintage credenza features three panel cane front doors with tapered walnut legs and brass pull. Mid-Century marble top adds to the elegant charm of this unique storage c...
Marble
Sold|$22,000
Tommi Parzinger Originals Custom Credenza, 1952
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Hamburg, PA
The credenza has three incised doors with decorative Mid-Century Modern steel and brass pulls and tacks.
Brass, Nickel
Sold|$2,200
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Sideboard
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Danish teak three door (sliding) sideboard with Classic Mid-Century pulls, 1960s.
Teak
Sold|$18
Mid Century Modern Drawer Pulls
Located in Southfield, MI
Early 50's brass plated white metal drawer pulls in a sleek modernist design with a three-hole application. Hole spread is 3" for outer holes with middle hole at 1.5" apart from the ...
Sold|$3,839 / set
Italian Decorative Door Pulls Handle’s in Bronze, 1970
Located in London, GB
2 pairs of Italian designed door pulls handle’s cast in bronze circa 1970 unsigned amazing quality highly decorative.
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Knoll Credenza with Leather Door Pulls
By Knoll
Located in Asheville, NC
Mid-Century Modern credenza with black leather door pulls by Knoll.
Leather, Oak, Walnut
Sold|$380
Enamel Door Pull
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An enamel door pull probably of Italian design and make. Door pulls of this nature often were set onto store front glass doors but also onto glass shower doors.
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Oak Credenza, Four-Door with Leather Pulls, by Kurt Østervig
By Kurt Østervig
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Danish Mid-Century Modern four-door oak credenza with leather pulls, designed by Kurt Østervig for KP Møbler.
Oak
Pair of Brutalist Bronze Toned Architectural Door Pulls
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Made of hand-forged metal these door pulls are painted a bronze color. The pulls could be mounted in a variety of ways, facing up or down or in or out. There is a mounting plate wit...
Metal
1960s Sculptural Door Pull or Handle by Malcolm Leland
By Malcolm Leland
Located in San Diego, CA
Sculptural steel door pull by prominent artist and Industrial designer Malcolm Leland. This piece was designed for and used at Leland's own Southern California studio.
Steel
James Mont Four-Door, Lacquered Cabinet with Large Brass Pulls
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
A four door lacquered cabinet with large brass decorative pulls by James Mont, American Circa 1940's
Brass
Pair of Inlaid Brass "Horse" Door Pulls by Evelyn Ackerman
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A "Horse" door pull identical to these was exhibited in the celebrated Ackerman restrospective, Masters of Mid-Century California Modernism, at San Diego's Mingei International Museum.
Agate, Brass
Mahogany Harvey Probber Sideboard with Brass Pulls and Walnut Doors
By Harvey Probber
Located in Portland, OR
A two doors sideboard by Harvey Probber with a mahogany case and walnut doors. The sideboard features the signature Probber brass stretcher and feet. Inside the cabinet is divided i...
Mahogany, Walnut
Danish Modern Knud Nielsen Teak Four Slider Credenza with Iconic Door Pulls
By Knud Nielsen
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This stellar Danish teak buffet / credenza was designed by Knud Nielsen and has his iconic sculptural door pulls with a darker inside to really make them pop. Featuring clean, modern...
Teak
Sold|$2,200
Mid-Century Modern Sleek Credenza
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nice walnut mid-century with sculptured pulls. Sliding doors open to reveal three drawers on the left and two shelves on the right and middle.
Walnut
Sold|$3,200
White Mid-Century Modern Lacquer Credenza
Located in St. Louis, MO
Sculptured black metal pulls. Killer mid-century geometric front design.
Metal
Danish Modern Rosewood and Teak Credenza or Mid-Century Modern Sideboard
Located in Austin, TX
The Danish modern rosewood and teak credenza or Mid-Century Modern sideboard circa 1950 sits high on its stretcher base and has wonderful Mid-Century Modern pulls.
Rosewood, Teak
Sold|$4,900
Italian Mahogany Credenza by Dassi et Figli
By Dassi et Figli
Located in Miami, FL
The color and feel of the wood in conjunction with the mid century design & brass pulls turns this unique credenza into a magnificent piece of furniture which is multi purposeful.
Brass
Mid-Century Brutalist Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle, 1960s
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Zagreb, HR
Vintage Belgian architectural aluminium and glazed ceramic door pull from the 1960s Abstract mid century design In the style of Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti ...
Aluminum
Italian Decorative Door Pulls Handle’s in Bronze, 1970
Located in London, GB
Italian designed door pulls handle’s cast in bronze circa 1970 unsigned amazing quality highly decorative. A pair is front and back.
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
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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