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1970s Modernist Faceted Clear Murano Glass Ashtray by Formia
By Formia Murano
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An extremely rare Murano glass ashtray designed and manufactured by Formia, it's a block of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Sommerso Glass Cigar Ashtray Dark Pink and Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece. A beautiful brutalist and organic ashtray, Venice
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Art Glass
H 3.5 in W 5.75 in D 5.38 in
Italian Clear Murano glass ashtray with red Murrine by VeArt Venezia
By VeArt
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Nice ashtray in clear Murano glass and murrine by VeArt. Original label. Signature engraved.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine
Cenedese Mid-Century 1970s Italian Amber 'Zebrato' Clear Murano Glass Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese thick and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Signed Cenedese 1970s Italian Amber 'Zebrato' Clear Murano Glass Ashtray
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Cenedese Signed 1970s Pair of Italian Grey 'Zebrato' Clear Murano Glass Ashtrays
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Italian Murano glass ashtrays, circa 1965-1975. These heavy pieces of glass feature an asymmetric design
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
H 3.04 in Dm 3.94 in
1970s Italian Ashtray Bowl in Murano Sommerso Grey, Black and Clear Glass
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
encased in clear glass.
It can be used as a pure decorative element or as an ashtray, the important thing
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
H 3.15 in W 2.17 in D 3.15 in
Midcentury Murano Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian midcentury clear Murano glass ashtray or bowl hand blown with beautiful curvatures
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Substantial Blue Murano Glass Ashtray Attributed to Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in North Miami, FL
Multifaceted blue and clear Murano glass ashtray attributed to Flavio Poli. Highly decorative
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Yellow and Clear "Sommerso" Murano Glass Ashtrey 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Yellow and Clear "Sommerso" Murano Glass Vintage Ashtrey with frosted effect.
The technique of
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Bullicante Murano Glass Ashtray by Barovier
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A clear and gold murano glass ashtray with his pestle designed and manufactured in Italy by
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Ashtray in Clear and Onyx Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This striking hand-blown Murano glass ashtray exemplifies the unparalleled elegance and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Ashtray in Clear and Onyx Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite hand-blown Murano ashtray is a true masterpiece of Venetian glass artistry
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Ashtray in Clear and Onyx Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite hand-blown Murano ashtray is a true masterpiece of Venetian glass artistry
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Ashtray in Clear and Onyx Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This hand-blown Murano glass ashtray is a masterpiece of Italian artistry, blending impeccable
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Clear Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian modern Murano clear/transparent art glass ashtray or bowl
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Murano Clear and Amber Sommerso Glass Geode Bowl Ashtray
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
of clear glass in Murano, Italy.
The bowl is not signed; similar bowls in this style were made by
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Bullicante Black & Clear Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Striped Bullicante Murano clear glass ashtray with black inclusions. Attributed to Archimede Seguso
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
H 2.56 in W 6.11 in D 4.14 in
Galliano Ferro Murano Blue Clear Bullicante Art Glass Geode Bowl / Ashtray
By Galliano Ferro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cool Murano Sommerso art glass bowl in blue and clear glass with air bubbles. Galliano Ferro
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
H 1.78 in W 3.94 in D 3.75 in
Midcentury Italian Murano Sommerso Orange and Clear Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass Flower Shaped Bowl, ashtray or vide-poche, Italy 1950s-1960s.
Attributed to Seguso
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Round yellow and Clear Ashtray, 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Beautiful Italian Murano ashtray the glass has yellow reflections and is heavy tick glass.
Perfect
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Blue & Clear Biomorphic Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
clear Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray with folded rims. Original Murano Glass sticker is
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
H 2.37 in W 5.44 in D 5.44 in
Signed Gino Cenedese Round Heavy Murano Glass Frosted Clear Ashtray Italy 1960s
By Gino Cenedese
Located in Miami, FL
Gino Cenedese Murano heavy glass bowl in frosted clear Art Glass, ashtray, vessel.
It is signed at
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Huge Cenedese Italian Rhombus White and Clear Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese huge oversized large and heavy vintage midcentury modern Italian Murano
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
H 1.97 in W 13 in D 7.76 in
Large Cenedese Italian Rhombus White and Clear Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese signed, large and heavy vintage mid-century modern Italian Murano glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
H 1.97 in W 9.38 in D 5.28 in
Vintage Italian Murano Red and Clear Sommerso Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese (attributed) heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl or ashtray, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1 of 30 Cenedese Rectangular Black & Clear Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
) thick and heavy vintage Mid-Century modern Italian Murano small rectangular glass bowls, dishes or
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
H 2.37 in W 4.89 in D 3.67 in
Antonio Da Ros Vintage Italian Murano Clear Sommerso Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese large heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl or ashtray, circa 1975
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
H 2.56 in Dm 5.32 in
Antonio Da Ros Large Italian Murano Clear Sommerso Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese large heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl or ashtray circa 1975
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Murano Red, Yellow and Clear Faceted Glass Diamond Bowl or Ashtray
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Flavio Poli Sommerso red and yellow diamond shaped faceted Murano glass bowl. Attributed to Flavio
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Murano glass ashtray attributable to Archimedes Seguso of the 60s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Catania, IT
Murano glass ashtray attributable to Archimedes Seguso from the 60s with geometric figures coloured
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Garniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Murano Glass Ashtray in Frosted Glass with Blue Accents
Located in Milano, IT
creations, is a perfect example of how attractive massive Murano glass can be. Made in frosted clear
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
H 3.15 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
Pair of Murano Blown Glass Shell Bowls or Ashtrays
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of large Murano clamshell bowls or ashtrays. Clear ribbed glass with all-over silver flecking
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
Clear Multi-Faceted Murano Glass Ashtray Bowl Attributed to Flavio Poli Italy
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Flavio Poli
Located in Miami, FL
Multi-faceted transparent Sommerso Murano glass ashtray, glass bowl, catchall attributed to Flavio
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Cenedese Italian Rhombus White and Clear Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese signed, large and heavy vintage mid-century modern Italian Murano glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
H 1.97 in W 9.06 in D 5.71 in
Midcentury Murano Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
A Midcentury Murano gold and clear glass ashtray.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Lot of Ashtrays Murano Venice 1970s N. 4, Art-
Located in Foggia, FG
Lotto Posaceneri Murano Venice 1970 n. 4 -Art-
Posaceneridalle forme fluide e dai colori brillanti
Category
Vintage 1960s Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Elaborate Murano Glass Ashtray in Green Glass, Flavio Poli Style
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milan, IT
Murano bowls of the period. It was originally intended as an ashtray, or just as a bowl. It can be dated
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
H 2.37 in W 5.52 in D 6.7 in
Vintage Mid-Century Murano Glass Ashtray in Frosted Glass with Blue Accents
Located in Milan, IT
creations, is a perfect example of how attractive massive Murano glass can be. Made in frosted clear
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
H 3.15 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
Clear Italian Murano Glass Ashtray
Located in Pasadena, CA
Square shaped, clear Murano glass ashtray made in Italy. Glass is very thick and heavy, can also be
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Faceted Murano Glass Ashtray, Italy, 1950s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Stunning clear Murano glass ashtray with octagon form and spectacular faceted design, creating
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Alfredo Barbini Red, Green, Clear Murano Glass Vide Poche
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury hand blown Murano glass vessel featuring green and red stripes encased in clear glass
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
1950s Italian Red and Gold Murano Glass Ashtray Bowl by Barovier and Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in London, GB
1950s Italian red, gold and clear Murano glass ashtray or bowl by Barovier and Toso. A stunning
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Clear Murano Glass Catchall or Ashtray Signed Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Pasadena, CA
Clear Murano glass catchall or ashtray; can also be used as a stand or base for sculpture or other
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Clear and Amber Handblown Glass Ashtray
Located in Austin, TX
Murano clear and amber handblown glass ashtray.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Glass
Murano Clear and Amber Handblown Glass Ashtray
Located in Austin, TX
Murano free-form handblown ashtray, clear and amber. We loved the organic feel of the piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...
Materials
Glass
Gorgeous Sapphire-Blue and Clear Murano Glass Bowl or Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modernist sapphire-blue and clear Murano glass bowl or ashtray. Suspended
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
1980s Modern Clear and Brown Murano Glass Ashtray by Alfredo Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A clear murano glass bowl and a brown murano glass sphere form this ashtray designed and
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Mortar Shaped Murano Glass Ashtray, Clear Glass, Seguso Style, 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Decorative Murano Bowl - Vintage Glass Ashtray - Collectible Curiosity
Vintage 1950s Murano glass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Brown Yellow and Clear Murano Glass Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Magnific Italian Murano glass ashtray or just as decorative piece for your desk.
Amazing colors
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Murano Sommerso Red Turquoise & Clear Art Glass Bowl Dish Ashtray
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in London, GB
1970s Italian Murano summerso glass bowl, dish or ashtray. The bowl has three indentations
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
H 2.17 in W 5.32 in D 5.52 in
XXL Flavio Poli Smoked Grey and Clear Faceted Murano Glass Bowl or Ashtray
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unusual giant sized faceted grey and clear Sommerso Murano glass bowl or ashtray. Attributed to
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
H 4.73 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Petite Murano Sommerso Glass Ashtray Purple and Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece. A beautiful minimalist ashtray, Venice, Murano, Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Art Glass
Petite Murano Sommerso Glass Ashtray Blue and Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece. A beautiful minimalist ashtray, Venice, Murano, Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Art Glass
H 2.13 in W 4.25 in D 4.13 in
Large Signed Cenedese 1970s Italian Amber 'Zebrato' Clear Murano Glass Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Signed Cenedese 1970s Italian Amber 'Zebrato' Clear Murano Glass Ashtray
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Signed Gino Cenedese Round Heavy Murano Glass Blue and Clear Ashtray Italy 1960s
By Gino Cenedese
Located in Miami, FL
Gino Cenedese Murano heavy glass ashtray in clear and blue with a geometric base.
It is signed at
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Antonio Da Ros Large Italian Murano Clear Sommerso Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese large heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl or ashtray circa 1975
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
New Old Stock, Murano Heavy Clear Glass Shell Bowl, by Gino Cenedese Italy, 1960
By Cenedese
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass shell element
Design:
Gino Cenedese
Producer:
Cenedese
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
New Old Stock, Murano Heavy Clear Glass Shell Bowl, by Gino Cenedese Italy, 1960
By Cenedese
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass shell element
Design:
Gino Cenedese
Producer:
Cenedese
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
H 2.76 in W 5.91 in D 6.11 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the murano clear ashtray you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each murano clear ashtray for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, murano glass and blown glass. Your living room may not be complete without a murano clear ashtray — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A murano clear ashtray is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made murano clear ashtray has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Cenedese, Antonio da Ros and Alfredo Barbini are consistently popular.
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Prices for a murano clear ashtray start at $345 and top out at $1,730 with the average selling for $658.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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.
Questions About Murano Clear Ashtray
- Can Murano glass be clear?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Although Murano glass is usually brightly colored, there are a few varieties of clear Murano glass. Cristallo glass, which is achieved by a process of bleaching, is a type of clear Murano glass. Shop a range of antique and vintage Murano glass pieces on 1stDibs.
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