Postmodern German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1980s
By Till Sudeck
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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Porcelain Vase Hutschenreuther West German Pottery Design 70s
By Hutschenreuther
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage porcelain vase for flowers. A true example of grace and elegant style from the best German craftsmen of the Hutschenreuther manufactory, 1970s. Numbered and stamped on the ...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Sculptural Swirling Modernist Cream, Grey, Brown Ceramic Vase, 1970s
$937Sale Price|20% Off
Sculptural Swirling Modernist Cream, Grey, Brown Ceramic Vase, 1970s
By West German Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase with a big swirl on both sides. Manufactured in West Germany in the 1970s. Cream, grey and brown glaze accentuated the swirling shape and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 West German Fat Lava Pottery Vases
Located in Poperinge, BE
A lovely set of three rare "Fat Lava" vases—West German pottery dating from approximately the 1960s or 1970s—each marked and numbered on the base.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Freeform Ceramic Soliflore Vase – Pink and Beige Glaze, Mid-Century Modern
By West German Pottery
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
1970s Freeform Ceramic Soliflore Vase – Pink and Beige Glaze, Mid-Century Modern Small glazed ceramic vase with an organic, freeform shape, appearing different from every angle. S...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
Abstract 37cm Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase, Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1979
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This original vintage Studio...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract "FRUIT" Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase, Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object "FRUIT" Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This original vintag...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1980s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This original vintage Studio...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Eva Zeisel Art Deco Bauhaus Pottery Vase, SMF Schramberg, Germany 1920s
By Schramberg Majolica, Eva Zeisel
Located in Vienna, AT
A colorful and charming Majolica pottery vase from the German modernist Bauhaus era, designed in the late 1920s by Eva Zeisel for the Schramberg Majolika Fabrik (SMF) in Germany.
Category
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Floor Vase with Red Drip-Glaze 'Scheurich 279-38, W-Germany' 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik, West German Pottery
Located in Verviers, BE
Glazed pottery. Stamped on the base. 279-38, W-Germany. Measures: 38 x 23 cm 2,9 kg The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
XXL Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1960s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1960s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1960s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
XXL Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1960s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Xxl Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This ori...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Bay, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Bay, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of West German Pottery Vases by Üebelacker Keramik, Germany, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of glazed ceramic vases made by Üebelacker Keramik in West Germany 1950s. Clean and distinct wave pattern, brown-reddish glaze with yellow/red/orange hues reminiscent of flames ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century Modern West German Glazed Pottery Vase
Located in Houston, TX
Large Mid-Century Modern West German Glazed Pottery Vase. Beautiful Modernist West German glazed pottery vase in a red/orange color with a great stylized geometric decoration.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Scheurich, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Red West German Vase by Fohr Pottery 1970s
By Fohr, Walter Grau
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Small vintage midcentury modern vase by Walter Grau for Fohr Pottery, Germany, circa 1970.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Mid Century West German Ceramic Large Handled Vase by Scheurich, 1950s
$319Sale Price|30% Off
Mid Century West German Ceramic Large Handled Vase by Scheurich, 1950s
By Heinz Siery, Scheurich Keramik, West German Pottery
Located in Valencia, VC
A truly elegant and timeless piece of West Germany art pottery. This vintage Mid-Century Modern handled vase is a remarkable find, designed by the creative director of the house at t...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Colorful Abstract BAMBOO Ceramic Pottery Vase by EIWA Ceramics, Germany 1950s
By Franz Schwaderlapp, Sawa Ceramic
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: EIWA Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1950s Description: Original vintage 1950s pottery ceramic vase made in Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Pottery Vase from WWB Winterhuder Workshops, Hamburg, Germany
By WWB Ltd.
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Pottery Vase from WWB Winterhuder Workshops, Hamburg, Germany, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German West German Pottery WGP Vase with Organic Shape, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German West German Pottery WGP Vase with Organic Shape, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage German Studio Pottery Vase by Acki Jürgens, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Studio Pottery Vase by Acki Jürgens, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage German Pottery Vase from WWB Winterhuder Workshops, Hamburg
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Pottery Vase from WWB Winterhuder Workshops, Hamburg, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Scheurich, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Bay, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Bay, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Jasba, 1970s
By Jasba
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Jasba, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Brutalist WGP West German Pottery Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist WGP West German Pottery Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Brutalist Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Flower Pots, West Germany, 1960s
$287 / set
Vintage Flower Pots, West Germany, 1960s
By West German Pottery
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage flower pots, West Germany, 1960s Set of four blue and green flowerpots made in West Germany in the 1960s. Measures: Heights 11 to 14 centimeters, diameters 12 to 18 centime...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery Vase from Bay, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery Vase from Bay, 1960s, in Restored conditions.
Category
20th Century German Minimalist Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Minimalist Vase from Scheurich
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Minimalist Vase from Scheurich, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Minimalist Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Bay 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Vase from Bay, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Minimalist Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Floor Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Floor Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Mushroom Vase Hase Dietz Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Mushroom Vase from Hase Dietz Keramik, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Brutalist Floor Vase Elly Wilhelm Kuch
By Wilhelm & Elly Kuch
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Large German Studio Pottery Brutalist Floor Vase by Elly & Wilhelm Kuch, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s German Brutalist Vases
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Large Fat Lava Floor Vase with Cobalt Blue Drip-Glaze 88-40 W-Germany'
By West German Pottery, Bay Keramik
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage Large Fat Lava Floor Vase with Cobalt Blue Drip-Glaze 88-40 W-Germany' Large Bay W Germany Classic fat lava Cobalt Blue drip-glaze Floor vase Glazed pottery.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern URANIA Pottery Vase Ursula Fesca Wächtersback Keramik Germany
By Ursula Fesca
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely sang de boeuf color mottled glaze covers the very dark brown body of this 1950s URANIA ceramic vase by Ursula Fesca for Wächtersbach Keramik. In Very Good condition with no ...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Brutalist Floor Vase, 1977
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Brutalist Floor Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1977, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Brutalist Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Ceramic Pottery Vase by Sawa Ceramic Franz Schwaderlapp, Germany
By Franz Schwaderlapp, Sawa Ceramic
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: Sawa Ceramic, Germany Design: Franz Schwaderlapp Decade: 1960s Description: Original vintage 1960s pott...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery Fat Lava Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Colorful Abstract Ceramic Pottery Vase by Sawa Franz Schwaderlapp, Germany 1950s
By Sawa Ceramic, Franz Schwaderlapp
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: Sawa Ceramic, Germany Design: Franz Schwaderlapp Decade: 1950s Description: Original vintage 1950s pott...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Floor Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Floor Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Small Carafe Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Small Carafe Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Carafe Vase 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Carafe Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Brutalist Ikebana Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Brutalist Ikebana Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Jug Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Jug Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from TM, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from TM, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Minimalist Pottery Carafe Vase from Steuler, West Germany, 1960s
By Steuler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist Pottery Carafe Vase from Steuler, West Germany, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery Vase from Scheurich, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery Vase from Scheurich, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase from Till Sudeck, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Wormser Terra-Sigillata Pottery Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Vase from Jasba
By Jasba
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Vase from Jasba, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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Pottery Vase Germany For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic pottery vase Germany available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, pottery and stoneware, every pottery vase Germany was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the pottery vase Germany you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right pottery vase Germany, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Nouveau styles are of considerable interest. Scheurich Keramik, Bay Keramik and West German Pottery each produced at least one beautiful pottery vase Germany that is worth considering.
How Much is a Pottery Vase Germany?
Prices for a pottery vase Germany can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $10 and can go as high as $11,741, while the average can fetch as much as $675.
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.
Finding the Right Vases for You
Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic.
Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.
The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.
Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.
Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.
On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.
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