Italian Mid-Century Sideboard with Secretarie by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Buccinasco, MI
An elegant Italian Mid-Century sideboard designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s, crafted in teak with refined brass details.
Brass
Brutalist Abstract Welded Steel Pendulum Mid Century Modern Kinetic Sculpture
Located in Sarasota, FL
Purchased from fine estate in Ft Lauderdale. Beautifully hand made pendulum sculpture of a man in a ring. Swings beautifully, very well balanced.
Steel
Signed Vintage handmade mid century modern retro style abstract pottery
Located in Seattle, WA
Handmade wall Decor with a floral bird motif. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 13” Diameter ; 0.75” H
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table 1960s Precious Wood Vintage Design
Located in Manzano, IT
Splendido tavolino d'appoggio in stile Mid-Century Modern, risalente agli anni '60. Il mobile si distingue per le sue linee eleganti e dinamiche: il piano presenta un raffinato pro...
Wood
Vintage Teak Bookcase with Glass Doors - Mid-Century Scandinavian Elegance
Located in Torino, IT
Un pezzo discreto ma distintivo, pensato per chi ricerca un’eleganza senza tempo nel solco del Mid-Century Modern.
Teak
Mid-Century G Plan Sideboard in English teak, 1960s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Torino, IT
Questa sideboard G Plan degli anni ’60 rappresenta perfettamente il linguaggio del design britannico Mid-Century, dove funzionalità, qualità costruttiva e attenzione ai materiali tro...
Teak
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 10x14 rug is from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern collection in collaboration with Jenn Ski - handknotted in wool and silk On the Design: Keen eyes will observe blood orange ...
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 10x14 rug is from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern collection in collaboration with Jenn Ski - handknotted in wool and silk On the Design: The collection is a bold take on ico...
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 10x14 rug is from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern collection in collaboration with Jenn Ski - handknotted in wool and silk On the Design: Keen eyes will observe blood orange ...
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 rug is from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern collection in collaboration with Jenn Ski - hand-knotted in wool and silk On the Design: Keen eyes will admire colorful j...
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 10x14 rug is from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern collection in collaboration with Jenn Ski - handknotted in wool and silk On the Design: The collection is a bold take on ico...
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 10x14 rug is from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern collection in collaboration with Jenn Ski - handknotted in wool and silk On the Design: Keen eyes will observe blood orange ...
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Rug in Multicolor All Over Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 9x12 rug from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern collection, hand knotted in a unique wool and silk blend.
Wool, Silk
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Server Bar Cart By White Furniture Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mid-Century Modern server (also referred to as a credenza, bar cart, or console table) embodies the classic design principles of the 1950s and 60s, combining elegant aesthetics ...
Brass
$4,204Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Dining Chairs Piero Bottoni Attributed, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage ash dining chairs, set of six, which design is attributed to Piero Bottoni Italy circa 1950.
Fabric, Upholstery, Ash
Mid-Century Modern Serving Trolley by Bodil Kjaer, Teak & Steel, 1963
By Bodil Kjaer, Cassina
Located in Berlin, BE
This elegant serving cart is a refined example of mid-century modern design, combining architectural clarity with everyday functionality.
Stainless Steel
Unique Mid Century Modern Sculptural Bronze Bell Signed Francisco Organic Design
Located in Troy, MI
Sculptural artist made cast bronze bell signed Francisco 1977 Organic design with wood grain like texture and verdigris patina Fluid looped handle is seamlessly integrated and signe...
Bronze
Cesare Lacca Bar Cart for Cassina, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
A refined and highly collectible mid-century modern bar cart designed by Cesare Lacca and produced by Cassina in Italy during the 1950s.
Wood, Art Glass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Wire Kinetic Figure Sculpture Hand Painted
By Donald Max Engelman
Located in Troy, MI
Unique and whimsical abstract kinetic table top sculpture circa 1970s Minimalist wire figure with a hand painted hat mounted to a brutalist foot base The movement is reminiscent of...
Metal, Wire
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Rug in Red and Gold Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 10 x 14 rug in hand-knotted wool, from the Mid-Century Modern Collection by Rug & Kilim.
Wool
$700Sale Price|50% Off
1940s/'50s Vintage Showcase in Radica - Italian Mid-Century Design
Located in Manzano, IT
Stile: Un mix affascinante tra Art Déco e Mid-Century Modern. CONDIZIONI Il mobile è strutturalmente solido e sano.
Wood
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Sideboard with Drawers and Sliding Doors - Ann
Located in Torino, IT
Autentico sideboard danese degli anni Sessanta, perfetta sintesi del linguaggio Mid-Century Modern scandinavo. Realizzato in teak, materiale simbolo del design nordico per la sua sta...
Teak
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Custom Mid-Century Modern Rug with Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This custom rug design represents an exclusive artist collaboration between Jenn Ski and the Mid-Century Modern rug collection. Inspired by 1950s styles, this collection explores ato...
Silk
Mid-Century mahogany sideboard with glass and compartments with compartments and drawers
Located in Premariacco, IT
Splendida credenza italiana degli anni ’50, caratterizzata da linee eleganti e proporzioni equilibrate tipiche del design Mid-Century Modern. Realizzata in pregiato mogano, si dist...
Brass
Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Bar Cart Serving Trolley Rolling Table on Casters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Danish Mid Century Modern teak serving cart featuring a clean Scandinavian design, lower slatted shelf, and original brass casters.
Teak
Mid Century Modern Oaxacan Black Clay Pottery Eames House Doorbell Mexico 1950s
By Maria Martinez
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Oaxcan wedding bell attributed to Maria Martinez Mexico circa 1950's Adapted as a doorbell at the Charles and Ray Eames Case Study house Molded black clay four sided bell w...
Clay
Mid Century Fiber Art Crocheted Wool Hanging Sculpture by Jane Knight 1970s
By Jane Knight
Located in Troy, MI
Suspended macrame sculpture by Michigan fiber artist Jane Knight circa 1970s Three dimensional open weave crocheted sculpture in a muted chartreuse wool, adorned with a hanging bras...
Wool
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Craftsman Lounge Chairs by Pierluigi Colli
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in New York, NY
A rare and Important pair of Italian Mid-Century hand carved walnut lounge chairs, club chairs or armchairs in a 'Modern Craftsman' style by the Italian architect, Pierluigi Colli (1...
Walnut
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Mid-Century Modern Style Rug in Polychromatic Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 rug is an exciting new addition to the Mid-Century Modern rug collection by Rug & Kilim.
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Mid-Century Modern Style Rug in Polychromatic Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 rug is an exciting new addition to the Mid-Century Modern rug collection by Rug & Kilim.
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Rug in Orange and White All Over Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
An 8x10 hand-knotted wool rug from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Collection, in collaboration with modern artist Jenn Ski.
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Rug in Beige-Brown and Red Retro Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 9 x 12 rug from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Collection, hand knotted in a unique wool and silk blend.
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Rug in Beige-Brown and Red Retro Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 9 x 12 rug from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Collection, hand knotted in a unique wool and silk blend.
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Rug in Beige-Brown and Red Retro Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 9 x 12 rug from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Collection, hand knotted in a unique wool and silk blend.
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Blue Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This hand-knotted wool and silk 6x7 modern rug represents an exclusive design from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern rug collection. A collaboration with contemporary artist Jenn...
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Blue Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This hand-knotted wool and silk 6x7 modern rug represents an exclusive design from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern rug collection. A collaboration with contemporary artist Jenn Ski...
Wool, Silk
Rug & Kilim x Jenn Ski Blue Mid-Century Modern Style Rug with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This hand-knotted wool and silk 6x7 modern rug represents an exclusive design from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern rug collection. A collaboration with contemporary artist Jenn Ski...
Silk, Wool
Mid-Century Modern "Okay" Sofa by Adriano Piazzesi in New Boucle Fabric, Italy
By Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern "Okay" Sofa by Adriano Piazzesi In New Boucle Fabric, Italy 1970s.
Steel
Low wooden extendable sofa table Design Italy 70s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Palermo, IT
Tavolino da salotto vintage estensibile, un classico pezzo di arredamento di metà Novecento Mid-Century Modern. Interamente realizzato in legno con calde venature a vista.
Wood
1960s Tin Mexican Folk Art Mask Vintage Mid-Century Face w/ Nose Ring
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful and more uncommon Mexican folk art mask design. It is stamped, MEXICO on hang tab.
Tin
$1,149Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-century Fontana Arte mirror for Veca with green frame stamp 1960s
By VECA, Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
Questo specchio murale d'epoca, capolavoro del design italiano Mid-Century Modern, è il risultato della prestigiosa collaborazione tra Fontana Arte e Veca, risalente agli anni '60.
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Bar Trolley or Side Table by Giovanni Pelis, 1960s
By Giovanni Pelis
Located in Hamburg, DE
Additional information: Materials: Plastic Color: Black Styles: Mid-Century Modern Country of Origin: Italy Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Diamension: 16.93ʺW × 15.75ʺD × 2...
Plastic
Charlotte Perriand High Berger Stool Authentic & Rare Mid-Century Modern
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Zürich, CH
Galerie’s selection is mainly focused on rare French mid-century modern design artefacts by Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Prouvé, Le Corbusier, and Charlotte Perriand.
Elm
Sideboard by John Herbert for Younger, made of English teak, Mid-Century, 1960s
By Herbert John Day
Located in Torino, IT
Il disegno mantiene una presenza elegante e misurata, capace di inserirsi con naturalezza sia in interni contemporanei sia in ambienti Mid-Century più autentici. In questo progetto J...
Teak
Mid Century Modern Four Vintage Dining Room Chairs Anna-Lülja Praun, 1953 Vienna
By Anna-Lülja Praun
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern four ( 4 ) vintage dining room chairs designed by Anna-Lülja Praun 1953 Vienna.
Faux Leather, Beech
'Aran' Mid-Century Modern style Dry Bar in Brazilian Hardwood by Knót Artesanal
By Knót Artesanal
Located in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
It’s overall aesthetic and mid-century modern style make it a striking piece that is imposing yet delicate and sets it apart from traditional drinks cabinets or home bars.
Brass
Rare Italian Mid-Century Walnut Bar Cabinet with Hammered Copper Top
Located in Antwerp, BE
This exceptional Italian bar cabinet, originating from Rome, is a striking example of sophisticated mid-century Italian craftsmanship. Designed as a two-piece ensemble, the mobile lo...
Brass, Copper, Metal
Italian mid-century modern lamp Handle De Pas D'Urbino Lomazzi Stilnovo, 1970s
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi, Stilnovo
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern lamp Maniglia De Pas D'Urbino Lomazzi Stilnovo, 1970s Wall lamp mod.
Metal
Mid-Century 1950s mahogany sideboard with glass top and central bar compartment
Located in Premariacco, IT
Splendida credenza italiana degli anni ’50, caratterizzata da linee eleganti e proporzioni equilibrate tipiche del design Mid-Century Modern. Realizzata in pregiato mogano, si dist...
Brass
Spider Leg Italian Mid Century Black Coffee Table by Carlo de Carli
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Weesp, NL
With its striking black painted wooden three-legged base, adorned with nine meticulously crafted bent wooden arms, this coffee table captures the essence of mid-century design. At t...
Glass, Wood
Michael & Frances Higgins Fused Art Glass Mobile, Signed
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance your mid-century modern space with our Exceptional 12 pieces fused multi-color glass mobile, signed Higgins Studio.
Art Glass
Peter Voulkos Signed Early Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, 1950s
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
Would be a great addition to any collectors of Voulkos' work or Mid-Century Modern pottery/ceramics or make for an eye catching stand alone accent artwork in about any setting.
Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century Credenza Palazzi del Mobile with Showcase , Paolo Buffa Style
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Cupboard two bodies 1940s curved walnut folder, Cantu production ,Paolo Buffa Style designer Top: Central display case with internal shelf and sandblasted stained glass; two doors wi...
Walnut
Mid Century Bar Cart by MIM Rome attributed Ico Parisi in Teak
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid Century modern Carrello Bar della MIM Roma attribuito al designer Ico Parisi in teak con bordature in ottone Interni rivestiti di formica bicolore e specchio.
Teak
J. Ormond Sanderson Straw Valley Pottery Mid-Century Modern Cubist Coffee Table
By Jesse Ormond Sanderson Jr., Roger Capron
Located in St. Louis, MO
MORE : Courtesy of Author Jessie Ammons Rumbley of Walter Magazine : The Triangle’s mid-century cultural landscape was one of innovation: Research Triangle Park was first envisio...
Iron
An Italian Mid Century Modern Arredoluce Zodiac Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelii
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Rare Italian Mid-Century Modern "Zodiac" Floor Lamp designed by, Angelo Lelii and produced by, Arredoluce in the 1970s.
Steel, Chrome
Peter Voulkos Signed Early Mid-Century Modern Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl, 1950s
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Studio City, CA
Would be a great addition to any collectors of Voulkos' work or Mid-Century Modern pottery/ceramics or make for an eye catching stand alone accent artwork in about any setting.
Pottery, Stoneware
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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