Isamu Kenmochi 1960s MCM Chrome & Red Plastic Ashtray or Catchall Dish
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in St. Louis, MO
Underside is marked "MARU /TREND PACIFIC, INC/ LOS ANGELES, CALIF / DESIGN Isamu Kenmochi" and "JAPAN."
Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 13.5 in W 48 in D 20 in
Striking Mid Century Colapsable Coffee Table Base Brass & Teak by Trends Pacific
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
1970s rare collapsable coffee table base made by Trends Pacific freshly refinished in a solid teak frame with brass accents, many configurations the base can take a rectangle, triang...
Brass
Set of Four Red and Green Tower Ashtray by Isamu Kenmochi 'Signed', 1960s
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Rome, IT
The ashtrays are marked with: 'patent pending', so these are early editions from the early 1960s before they were produced by Maru Trend Pacific inc. in Los Angeles, USA, and were th...
Chrome
Sold
H 33.08 in W 24.02 in L 33.08 in
Vintage All Original Pair of NY Chairs Designed by Takeshi Nii for Trend Pacific
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Ettalong Beach, NSW
A vintage all original pair of NY chairs by Takeshi Nii, designed in 1958, for Trend Pacific Inc, Japan. The canvas "sail" sling is a chalky yellow terracotta colour, the smooth cyli...
Chrome
Takeshi Nii for Trend Pacific “NY” Folding Chairs & Ottoman Set
By Takeshi Nii
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional late 1950s three-piece NY folding chairs & ottoman set by Takeshi Nii for Trend Pacific Inc. Inspired by the iconic Hollywood director’s chair and key elements of Sca...
Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Isamu Kenmochi for Trend Pacific, Kanzo Itoh & Co. Task Light, circa 1955
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Rare Isamu Kenmochi for Trend Pacific. Manufactured by Kanzo Itoh & Co. Small chrome task light with original half chrome bulb.
Steel
Set of Ash Receivers by Isamu Kenmochi, 1970s
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Underside of each moulded with "maru/TREND PACIFIC, INC/LOS ANGELES, CALIF/DESIGN Isamu Kenmochi" and "JAPAN."
Ashtray Set by Isamu Kenmochi, Japan, 1960s
By Isamu Kenmochi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
This iconic Stackable Ashtray & Lighter Set ("Tower" Ashtray) was designed in the 1960s–1970s by Isamu Kenmochi, one of the founding fathers of modern Japanese industrial design....
Metal
Midcentury Brass and Red Suede Italian Ashtray, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and unique Mid-Century Italian ashtray in solid brass and deep red-colored suede. This stylish piece was produced in Italy during the 1950s. Fully original and in good vin...
Brass
Mid Century Red Glass Ashtray Bowl, Italy, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This original vintage glass element was designed and produced in the 1970s in Lombardia, Italy. It is made in Sommerso Technique and has a fantastic faceted form. The vibrant color m...
Crystal
$360
H 1.96 in W 3.93 in D 3.93 in
1960s Mid-century Red Ashtray or Catchall in Bullicante Murano Glass by Flavio
By Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous red ashtray or catchall by Flavio Poli for Seguso in Bullicante Murano Glass. Made in Italy The item is in excellent condition. Dimension: 3,93 diameter x 1,96 H inche...
Murano Glass
$447
H 1.78 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Midcentury Italian Ashtray in Wine-Red Leather and Crystal, Italy 1970s
By Poltrona Frau
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century ashtray in a refined combination of wine-red leather and thick crystal glass. This elegant piece was produced in Italy during the 1970s. Fully original and in a...
Crystal
Red Murano Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage red triangular Murano glass ashtray or candy bowl / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: diameter 6 inches, height 3 inches Order Reference #: FABIOLTD G195 This piece make...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Glass Ashtray — Red & Clear — Italy, 1960s
By Laguna Murano
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Murano Glass Ashtray — Red & Clear — Italy, 1960s Description: This striking Murano glass ashtray was handcrafted in Italy in the 1960s. Made from heavy, high-quality glass, it feat...
Art Glass
Mid 20th Century Silver Red Enamel Bowl Spain Circa 1960
Located in London, GB
Presenting a captivating mid 20th-century Spanish Silver and Enamel Bowl, dating back to circa 1960. The stunning red enamel, complemented by translucent enamel cabochons, enhances ...
Silver, Enamel
Red Glass Ashtray, France, 1960s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vintage French ashtray dating from the 1960s, crafted from thick molded glass in a warm red-orange tone. Its compact sculptural form features angular lines and integrated cigarette r...
Glass, Art Glass
Red Mangiarotti Ashtray
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Angelo Mangiarotti ashtray in red ceramic Italy, 1960s.
Ceramic
Jerome Massier - Corbeille tressée en céramique rouge
By Jerome Massier
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jerome Massier France, circa 1950 Corbeille tressée en céramique rouge Dimensions: 7,5 x 26 Très bel état.
Ceramic
Vintage Space Age Red Tray from Boltze Design, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Space Age Red Tray from Boltze Design, 1970s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: Plastic S...
Plastic
Jerome Massier - Corbeille tressée en céramique rouge
By Jerome Massier
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jerome Massier France, circa 1950 Corbeille tressée en céramique rouge. Dimensions : 8,5 x 26,5 Très bel état
Ceramic
1960s Hanova of Pasadena Red Enamel Ashtray California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Hanova of Pasadena Enamel Art on Steel Abstract Red Gold Ashtray made California 7.63 diameter x 1.75 Unrestored vintage condition See images please.
Enamel, Steel
$323
H 2.37 in W 7.88 in D 7.09 in
Ashtray in Aluminium Cast and Glass Signed Chivas Red silvered color France 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ashtray in Glass and Aluminium. Signed Chivas France Silvered and red color. Very Heavy
Aluminum
Murano Glass Ashtray in Red, Black, and White
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Elegant Murano glass ashtray in bold red, black, and white glass. This sculptural Hand-blown piece combines vivid color contrasts and smooth organic lines, typical of mid-century cra...
Glass
$1,571
H 31.11 in W 27.17 in D 31.5 in
Antique Victorian Velvet Upholstered Clam Shell Chair 19th Century
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful Victorian upholstered clam shell chair. A lovely clam shell chair easy with Mahogany legs and castors to the rear legs. The chair has been expertly reupholstered at some ...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Art Nouveau Christofle Dragonfly Vase, France, Circa 1900
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing this pair of Vintage Christofle Art Nouveau Silverplate Dragonfly Vases: a captivating treasure that beautifully blends exquisite craftsmanship with a whimsical design. A...
Silver Plate
20th Century Ming Style Altar Console Table
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Ming style altar console table with waterfall edge and scrolled legs. Possibly newer lacquering, wear commensurate age and use.
Wood
$1,332
H 15.16 in W 51.19 in D 29.93 in
Large postmodern curved waterfall glass coffee table with ball, USA 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Large postmodern curved waterfall glass coffee table with plaster effect fiberglass ball, USA 1980s. Very hard to find this model- I've been looking for a while. There are some scr...
Glass, Fiberglass
$1,500
H 25 in W 37 in D 16 in L 25 in
Miniature Victorian Revival Red Velvet & Carved Mahogany Chaise Lounge Dog Bed
Located in Dayton, OH
Miniature Victorian-style fainting couch (also referred to as a chaise lounge or méridienne), cira 1970s. Featuring an asymmetrical, left-facing sweeping silhouette, this statement p...
Velvet, Mahogany
Scandinavian Modern Chest of Drawers in Birch, Finland 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A 1950s Modernist Finnish chest of drawers in solid birch and veneer. The design is simple and reflects the modernist movement that took over the Finnish Design school from the 1940s...
Birch
$1,135
H 1.78 in W 5.71 in D 5.52 in
Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Opal Pink Alabastro Glass Bowl, Italy 1950s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching hand blown Murano Sommerso pink and opalescent white glass flower bowl with folded rim. Design Attributed to Archimede Seguso for the Seguso Factory. Italy, 1950s. This ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Gianfranco Frattini Large coffee table
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Milano, IT
Gianfranco Frattini Large coffee table with wooden top and uprights, thick glass with a central hole. Made in Italy ca.1965.
Wood
Space Age Vintage Chocolate Brown Plastic Glass Coffee Table 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chocolate brown plastic coffee table or sofa table designed 1970s. A fantastic coffee table in a warm brown color from the 1970s. The Space Age coffee table was des...
Smoked Glass, Polyester
Brown Stoneware Vase by Swedish Ceramist Claes Thell, 1969
By Claes Thell
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing glaze. Made by Claes Thell, in the artist's studio, Höganäs, Sweden, 1969. Great condition. Signed Thell '69. Claes Thell is a Swedish cera...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$22,933
H 0.44 in W 0.99 in D 0.99 in Dm 0.7 in
Ring with a cockfight. Greece, 6th-5th century BC. Gold. 24.86 mm total.
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Ring with a cockfight. Greece · 6th - 5th century BC. Gold. 14.42 grams, 24.86 mm total, 17.53 mm internal diameter. Condition: intact. Provenance: - Possibly acquired at Christ...
Gold
$401
H 2.76 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in
Vintage Triton Trumpet Shell - Shaped Silver-Plated Metal Trinket Case Box, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale a small vintage box featuring a sculptural shape inspired by a Triton Trumpet shell. Highly decorative, its embossed metal surface recalls the art of...
Metal, Silver Plate
$1,762
H 5.32 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Gothic Revival Olive Wood With Banded Agate Cabochons Jewellery Casket Box Circa
Located in Norwich, England
A late Victorian Gothic Revival olivewood and banded agate jewellery box with brass mounts. Circa 1880. Veneered in highly figured olivewood, the brass decoration is enriched with i...
Agate, Brass
Antique Japanese Meiji Mixed Metal Copper Koi Fishbowl Koro
Located in New York, NY
Japanese mixed metal copper koro, ca 1870. Globular fishbowl and cover with applied koi darting through eddying water. Open ribbony silver mount expressive of roiling, spumy waves. C...
Silver, Copper
$100Sale Price|35% Off
H 0.75 in W 2 in D 0.75 in
Sterling Silver Rampant Lion Skeleton Key Brooch Pin by Towle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1970s sterling silver "Rampant Lion" skeleton key brooch Pin by Towle retaining its original high shine. It features the classic heraldic symbol. While it resembles a real key, it wa...
Silver
$4,128
H 2.37 in W 10.67 in D 8.75 in
“L’Oiseau Bleu” Game Box, 19th Century, Lithographed Cardboard Oracle Set
Located in NANTES, FR
**“L’Oiseau Bleu” Game Box, 19th Century, Lithographed Cardboard Oracle Set – Here is a finely crafted 19th-century game box. It was used for fortune-telling or oracle readings. T...
Wood
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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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.
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Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.