Trolley by Torbjørn Afdal for Mellemstrands Møbelfabrik Bruksbo, Norway
By Mellemstrands Møbelfabrik, Torbjørn Afdal
Located in London, London
Trolley by Torbjørn Afdal for Mellemstrands Møbelfabrik Bruksbo, Norway, 1960s A refined mid-century trolley designed by Torbjørn Afdal for Mellemstrands Møbelfabrik Bruksbo, Norwa...
Hardwood
Modern Davis Furniture Lift Height Adjustable White Rectangle Occasional Table
By Jehs & Laub, Davis Furniture
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Handle-activated gas cylinder height adjustment from 20" to 32" 4-plastic glides. Style: Modern, mid-century modern, minimalistic. Model: Lift # LT-1000 Design: Markus Jehs and Jürge...
Aluminum, Steel
Three-drawer chest made of Danish teak, 1960s
Located in Torino, IT
Il carattere del pezzo risiede proprio nella sua semplicità: un mobile contenitore progettato per durare, in cui la costruzione razionale e il legno naturale definiscono un’estetica ...
Teak
Small Danish teak nightstand with three drawers, 1960s
Located in Torino, IT
Un pezzo rappresentativo del design danese Mid-Century, dove funzionalità, materiali naturali e attenzione al dettaglio convivono in un volume semplice e facilmente integrabile.
Teak
Vintage 1960s two-door veneered wardrobe
Located in Premariacco, IT
La struttura presenta due grandi ante a tutta altezza, impreziosite da una splendida impiallacciatura con venatura verticale, incorniciata da profili scuri che ne definiscono con ele...
Iron
Vintage Abstract Mixed Metal Dangle Earrings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The asymmetrical, mirrored layout echoes the constructivist spirit of mid-century modernist studio jewelry, and the pair is closely matched in scale, balance, and movement.
Metal
Scandinavian teak chest of drawers with oak accents, 1960s
Located in Brescia, IT
Il volume è sollevato da quattro gambe affusolate, raccordate a una base sagomata che accompagna con morbidezza il profilo del mobile. La combinazione tra geometrie nette, dettagli a...
Teak
Teak nightstand with three drawers, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Torino, IT
Un esempio rappresentativo del design scandinavo Mid-Century, dove la funzionalità quotidiana viene risolta attraverso materiali naturali, dettagli misurati e una costruzione priva d...
Teak
Danish four-drawer teak sideboard, 1960s
Located in Torino, IT
Questa sideboard danese degli anni ’60 segue una configurazione molto tipica del design scandinavo Mid-Century: una struttura lunga e compatta organizzata attorno a una sequenza cent...
Teak
Vintage Industrial blue Airplane trolley, The Netherlands ca. 1980
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A striking relic of mid‑century aviation design, this industrial airline trolley embodies the precision and practicality of 1980s European engineering.
Aluminum
Teak Sideboard with Drawers - Vintage Scandinavian Design (1960s)
Located in Torino, IT
Sideboard in Teak con Cassetti – Design Scandinavo Vintage (Anni '60) Questo elegante Sideboard (o Madia) in Teak è un pezzo essenziale e funzionale del Design Scandinavo Mid-Century...
Teak
Space Age Italian Folding Bar Cart in Vibrant Orange and Chrome, 1970s
Located in Beirut, LB
Add a burst of 1970s Italian flair to your interior with this striking Space Age folding serving trolley. A perfect blend of mid-century utility and pop-art aesthetics, this piece fe...
Steel, Chrome
$275Sale Price|21% Off
Grumman Gulfstream "N70IG" Private Twin Engine Propeller Model Plane c.1958
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A vintage Grumman Gulfstream I (G-159) desk model, originally produced for Grumman to give to prospective buyers. The model features the classic white and red factory livery w...
Plastic
$6,172Sale Price|20% Off
Giaiotti desk and display case, 1960s, set of 2
Located in Manzano, IT
Un set raro, dallo stile industriale raffinato, ideale per ambienti executive, studi creativi o collezionisti di arredamento mid-century italiano. Un'ottima combinazione di estetica,...
Iron
Enamel and brass forms suspended in welded steel geometric grid wall sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Unique wall sculpture of geometrically placed thin steel rods supporting bio morphic forms in colored enamel and melted brass . Certainly the style and quality of Jere if not better .
Brass, Steel
Vintage Cast Aluminum Bell, Circa 1970's
By Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cast Aluminum Bell, Circa 1970's the actual Bell is 5" dia x 6" tall "in good vintage as found condition" "nice form, patina and sound"
Aluminum, Aluminum Alloy
Round coffee table made of Danish rosewood, 1960s
Located in Torino, IT
Il piano rotondo definisce una presenza morbida e raccolta, mentre la struttura mantiene un disegno essenziale, lasciando che siano soprattutto le venature e le tonalità profonde del...
Kingwood
Arnulf Hoffmann, Kinetic Composition, Germany 1972
By Arnulf Hoffmann
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A captivating kinetic sculpture by German artist Arnulf Hoffmann, crafted in plexiglass and black lacquered metal, dated 1972. This dynamic composition exemplifies Hoffmann’s explora...
Metal
Dave Grossman Kinetic Wire Spray Sculpture Japan 1970s
By Dave Grossman
Located in Troy, MI
Kinetic wire spray sculpture by Dave Grossman Japan circa 1970's Sculptural spray of fine steel wires that flow effortlessly upward and outward in a graceful organic formation Dense...
Steel, Wire
Danish teak chest of drawers with eight spacious drawers, from the 1960s
Located in Torino, IT
Le maniglie integrate mantengono il fronte visivamente compatto e contribuiscono alla semplicità del disegno. Il mobile è sollevato da una struttura a gambe sottili che ne alleggeri...
Teak
Early Paolo Soleri Hanging Bronze Bell 1950s Wall Mounted
By Paolo Soleri
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri with a wall mount bracket. This a hard to find early casting with protrusions that are not found on later designs. The chamber has the Cos...
Bronze
Sphère armillaire en nickel, vers 1960.
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Sphère armillaire en nickel, vers 1960.
Nickel
Large Kinetic Sculpture 'Tuimelaar' by Hans Koetsier, The Netherlands 1970
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Strong flowing forms executed in polyester, a revolutionary material at the time, the sculpture explores new possibilities in seamless organic forms. The sculpture embodies the essen...
Polyester
Vintage Paolo Soleri Cosanti Studio Cast Bronze Kinetic Wind Bell Chime
By Paolo Soleri
Located in St. Louis, MO
Creator: Paolo Soleri (Cosanti Studios) Category: Decorative Objects → Sculptures → Kinetic / Mobiles / Bells Style: Mid-Century Modern / Brutalist Period: Late 20th Century (Circ...
Bronze, Copper
1970s Large Steel Spray Sculpture attributed to Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in London, GB
A great example of a late 1970’s Harry Bertoia style Spray sculpture. Provenance from Newman hire company London who aquired it in the early 1980’s. Steel rods a few with minor bends...
Steel
Large Kinetic Steel Wire Spray Sculpture in the Style of Harry Bertoia
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large kinetic spray sculpture composed of hundreds of fine steel wires radiating from a compact heavy polished chrome cylindrical steel base. The wires fan outward in a broad, symmet...
Steel, Chrome
Antonine de Saint Pierre, Sculpture Eva, 2024, corten metal
Located in PAU, FR
Antonine de Saint Pierre Big Sculpture “Eva” in Corten metal, a stabile whose different parts can be tilted to obtain different shapes. Edition 8/8 Signed Height 194 cm
Metal
Vintage Scandinavian Modern teak three-seater sofa, 1960s
Located in Torino, IT
Il teak introduce tonalità calde e superfici naturali che reagiscono alla luce con profondità morbida, accompagnando tutta la struttura con una continuità materica tipica della migli...
Fabric, Teak
Curtis Jere Kinetic Abstract Sculpture Steel Industrial MCM 1996 Post Modern
By Curtis Jeré
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large, kinetic sculpture by Curtis Jere, signed 1996. Abstract, well done with an industrial/post modern style. Original metal base.
Steel
Modernist Gray Lucite Kinetic Celestial Orbit Sculpture Astrolabe, circa 1970
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning rotating astrolabe is a gorgeous kinetic sculpture. The rare celestial orbit piece was crafted in Italy circa 1970. The six circles are made of Acrylic Lucite in a smok...
Acrylic, Lucite
Afra Tobia Scarpa 1960s Coffee Table in Walnut and Crystal—Vintage Design
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Taranto, IT
Un elemento d'arredo dal carattere architettonico unico, perfetto esempio dello stile Mid-Century Modern che valorizza la purezza geometrica e l'alto artigianato italiano del legno.
Wood
French Hollywood Regency Style Mixed-Metal Rolling Drinks Trolley, Circa 1970)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exhibiting the refined mixed-metal aesthetic popularised mid-century by prestigious design firms like Maison Jansen and Maison Baguès, this exceptional piece features linear chrome s...
Brass
Large Paolo Soleri Brutalist Bronze Wind Bell Arcosanti 1970s
Located in Gladstone, NJ
Large Paolo Soleri Brutalist Bronze Wind Bell Arcosanti 1970s
Bronze
Paolo Soleri Greek God Bronze Wind Bell
Located in Gladstone, NJ
Paolo Soleri Greek God Bronze Wind Bell
Brass
Audoux Minet, Split Bamboo and Rattan Bar Cabinet on Casters, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
The rattan and split bamboo surfaces carry the warm tonality associated with mid-century French rattan furniture in the manner of Audoux Minet.
Brass
Vintage 70's Amp's Sound Wall Installation Ash Demian Amsterdam The Netherlands
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Vintage Sound Wall Installation by Ash Demian Amsterdam The Netherlands Unique installation currently set up in Amsterdam North @OpelShopAmsterdam (instagram) Open for an experience...
Aluminum, Copper, Steel, Magnets
1970s Large Wooden Puzzle Sculpture Inspired by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An impressive large-format wooden puzzle sculpture composed of interlocking cubic elements in contrasting light and dark hardwoods. Distinguished by its unusual scale and remarkable ...
Wood
Vintage Brazilian Carved Wood Head Rest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This primitive hand-carved wood headrest from Brazil is a compelling example of indigenous folk art and organic design. Meticulously shaped from a single block of dense hardwood, the...
Wood
Rare Oversized Puzzle Sculpture by Sori Yanagi - 1970
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Rare Sori Yanagi 5-Level Oversized Wood Puzzle Sculpture This striking oversized wood puzzle sculpture was created by renowned Japanese designer Sori Yanagi, celebrated worldwide fo...
Wood
Large Glass Flower Arrangement or Sculpture by Phil O Reilly
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty very large and dramatic hand blown glass sculpture having a floral bouquet of exotic flowers and leaves presented in an alluring cobalt blue glass vase. Signed "R + O Glass 97"...
Blown Glass
Danish teak sideboard, Scandinavian Modern style, 1960s
Located in Torino, IT
È proprio questa semplicità progettuale a rendere la sideboard ancora estremamente attuale, capace di inserirsi con naturalezza sia in ambienti contemporanei sia in interni Mid-Centu...
Teak
Folk Art Helicopter Hand-Carved Wood & Metal with Pilot, circa 1960
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This remarkable handcrafted helicopter sculpture is a striking example of mid-20th-century folk art, dating from circa 1960 and inspired by the pioneering light helicopters that capt...
Metal
$922Sale Price|20% Off
Education Model Sculpture in Chrome of Rotating and Revolving Planet Rings
Located in London, GB
Large chrome globe sculpture, a decorative and educational model featuring a series of rotating planetary rings. The design incorporates five concentric rings arranged around the cen...
Chrome
$5,872Sale Price|20% Off
Three-Seater Sofa by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Paolo Arnaboldi, Italy 1957
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Oirlo, LI
The production of this model was short and ceased in the 1960s. This mid-century design premiered at the “Seconda Mostra Selettiva e Concorso Internazionale del Mobile’” in Cantù, I...
Leather, Wood
1950's Wood Motorcycle Model
Located in New York, NY
Unique motorcycle model with moving parts, fully constructed in wood. New Hampshire, circa 1950's.
Wood
Wall sculpture “Soleil” Curtis Jere, circa 1960
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Soleil, a wall sculpture made of metal and folded brass sheets. American work corresponding to the creations of Curtis Freller and Jerry Fels (Curtis Jere). In very good original con...
Metal, Brass, Copper
Laurent Martin Lo, Bamboo "Kinetic" Sculpture, France, circa 2000
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Laurent Martin Lo, Bamboo "Kinetic" sculpture, bamboo in balance, lightness and flexibility, Bamboo, rope and counterweight, France, circa 2000. Measures: 110 x 290 cm. The ...
Bamboo
Michael Cutler Hanging Kinetic Aluminium Sculpture
By Michael Cutler
Located in Ferndale, MI
Michael Cutler designed steel rod circle holding rotating three-piece aluminum mobile sculpture . Very good condition .
Aluminum
Rare Oversized Puzzle Sculpture by Sori Yanagi - 1970
By Sori Yanagi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Rare Sori Yanagi 3-Level Oversized Wood Puzzle Sculpture This striking oversized wood puzzle sculpture was created by renowned Japanese designer Sori Yanagi, celebrated worldwide fo...
Wood
Val Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture "Buffalo Shaped Sound"
By Val Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
"Buffalo Shaped Sound" A kinetic Sonambient sculpture by Val Bertoia composed of 122 Beryllium rods silvered to solid brass mounted on wood stand. The 122 purple tipped beryllium ro...
Brass
$3,200Sale Price|34% Off
Small ‘Mouse’ Stabile Sculpture by Margery Kahn 1950
By Margery Kahn
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Table top and of a diminutive size, signature stamped on underside of top. Margery worked during the mid-20th century at the Met in NYC.
Metal
Kinetic Lucite Plexiglass Obelisk Sculpture, circa 1970
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Lucite or Plexiglass sculpture features an abstract, geometric swirl shape with a milky white color, mounted on a tall, stepped black acrylic base. The piece was expert...
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture. We offer a great abstract expressionism dimensional kinetic sculpture mounted on a wood base. Great coffee table or bookcase accessory!
Aluminum
$589Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage 1950s Vertical Entrance Hanger
Located in Manzano, IT
Elementi in Ottone: Ganci e dettagli in Ottone lucido che aggiungono un tocco di lusso Mid-Century. Mensola in Vetro: Completo di una pratica mensola superiore in Vetro (Profondità:...
Brass, Iron
Grazia Varisco Kinetic Light artwork 'Schemi luminosi variabili', Italy 1962
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Rare and important Kinetic light artwork by Grazia Varisco (Milan 1937), Italy 1962. Intriguing work which shows a continuously changing ray of light streams, glittering like stars i...
Acrylic
Kinetic light sculpture ‘Struttura Tricroma’ by Giovanni Anceschi, Italy 1963
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Important kinetic light sculpture ‘Struttura Tricroma’ by Giovanni Anceschi (Milan, 1934), Italy, 1963. This work is one of the most significant pieces by Giovanni Anceschi: a 'magic...
Acrylic, Wood
$1,625Sale Price|35% Off
Art Deco WWII Military Strategy Chalk Teaching Globe on Stand by Denoyer-Geppert
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare art deco WWII military strategy chalk teaching globe by Denoyer-Geppert with period chrome stand, circa 1940s. The globe is in good condition with original paint; there are seve...
Chrome, Steel
1970s Formula 1 Car Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Formula 1 car sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes, lawnmowers, etc.
Iron
Large Bertoia Studios 10-Rod 'B-2700' Brass, Copper & Silver Sound Sculpture
By Val Bertoia, Harry Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 10-Rod 'B-2700' Brass, Copper & Silver Sound Sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son...
Silver, Brass, Copper
Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod 'Sounding Chess / B-2466' Copper & Brass Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia, Val Bertoia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod 'Sounding Chess / B-2466' copper & brass sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist ...
Silver, Brass, Copper
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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