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.
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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Mid-Century German Pottery Vase from Thoms Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Pottery Vase from Thoms Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Barbara Stehr
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Barbara Stehr, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Minimalist WGP West German Pottery Vase 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Minimalist WGP West German Pottery Vase from Marschner Kunsttöpferei, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Minimalist WGP West German Pottery Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Minimalist WGP West German Pottery Vase from Marschner Kunsttöpferei, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Ceramic Pottery Floor Vase by Dümmler and Breiden, Germany, 1950s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: Dümmler and Breiden, Germany Decade: 1950s Original vintage 1950s pottery stoneware ceramic vase in Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Carafe Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Brockmann Extertal, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Carafe Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Carafe Vase from Scheurich, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Minimalist Carafe Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Minimalist Carafe Vase from Brockmann Extertal, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Abstract Ceramic Pottery Vase by Simon Peter Gerz, Germany, 1960s
By Simon Peter Gerz
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: Simon Peter Gerz, Germany Decade: 1960s Description: Original vintage 1960s pottery ceramic vase in Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Small Abstract Ceramic Pottery Vase by Dümmler and Breiden, Germany, 1950s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: Dümmler and Breiden, Germany Decade: 1950s Description: Original vintage 1950s pottery stoneware ceramic vase in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Large Abstract Ceramic Pottery Vase by Dümmler and Breiden, Germany, 1950s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: Dümmler and Breiden, Germany Decade: 1950s Original vintage 1950s pottery stoneware ceramic vase in Germany.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vase by West German Pottery Manufacturer Scheurich Keramic, circa 1965
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vase by West German Pottery manufacturer Scheurich Keramic.
Category
Vintage 1960s Vases
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Fat Lava German Pottery Vases by Strehla, East Germany, 1960s
By Strehla
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of German pottery vases fabricated by Strehla former East Germany in the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Heinz Siery, Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Gerda Heukeroth Carstens Tönnieshof Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Gerda Heukeroth Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vin...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase - modelnumber: 1264-25 Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1960s ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Gerda Heukeroth Carstens Tönnieshof Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Gerda Heukeroth Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vin...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1970s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1960s This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Fat Lava Ceramic Pottery Vase Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
By Carstens Tönnieshof, Heinz Siery
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery vase Origin: Germany Designer: Heinz Siery Producer: Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany Decade: 1960s This original vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Lava Pottery Vases by Carstens, Germany, 1960s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair fo Lava pottery vases made in Germany by Carstens, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Large Postmodern German Studio Pottery Vase from Ernst Loesche, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Postmodern German Studio Pottery Vase from Ernst Loesche, 1980s
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Heiner Balzar for Steuler Objekt Vase, West German Pottery 1970s
By Steuler, Dümler & Breiden, Jasba
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural art pottery vase was designed by Heiner Balzer for Steuler Keramik as a part of his 'Objekt Series'. A wide variety of earth tone glaze variations were used on pieces in ...
Category
20th Century German Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large German Floor Vase by Scheurich Keramik, W-Germany Pottery, 1960s-1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful large Mid-Century vase by Scheurich. West Germany, 1960s-1970s Shape number 546-40 (Model-height in centimeters).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery "UFO" Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1968
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object, UFO Vase Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1960s This original vint...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract 21cm Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1960s
$1,357Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract 21cm 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 original vintage Studio...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Large Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery Floor Vase from Carstens Tönnieshof
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery Floor Vase from Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery Floor Vase from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s
By Dümler & Breiden
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery Floor Vase from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Ceramic Vase West Germany Uebelacker Keramik Studio Pottery
$430Sale Price|25% Off
Midcentury Ceramic Vase West Germany Uebelacker Keramik Studio Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
This tall collectable midcentury vintage vase was produced circa 1965 by the renowned manufacturer of West German pottery - Uebelacker Keramik.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern German Pottery Minimalist Vase BKW Böttger Keramik
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Studio Pottery Minimalist Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, Hamburg, 1960s
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Vase Marked Foreign Series Number 239-30 Excellent Condition
By West German Pottery
Located in Verviers, BE
These original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of ceramic pottery.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Scheurich Mid Century Modern Pottery Floor Vase w Flowing Red Decoration Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Miami, FL
Fabulous Modern Pottery Floor Vase from Scheurich Keramik from 1960s Germany.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Otto Meier, Bremen, Germany, 1960s
$2,341Sale Price|20% Off
Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Otto Meier, Bremen, Germany, 1960s
By Otto Meier
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Decade: 1960-1965 This original vintage Studio Stoneware Object was designed by Otto Meier and produced in his own Studio in the 1960s in Bremen, Worpswede in Germany. It is made ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract red Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1970s
By Gerhard Liebenthron
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic pottery object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1960s This origi...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects by Rudi Stahl, Germany, 1970s
By Rudi Stahl
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic objects, set of 2 Designer and producer: Rudi Stahl, Germany Information: Rudi Stahl (1918 - 1987) / Höhr-Grenzhausen Decade: 1970s T...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Set of 3 West Germany pottery ceramic vases , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 28cm Height , 25cm Width , 23cm Depth and 21,5cm Height 25 cm Width , 24cm Depth and 38cm Height , 24cm Width , 22cmDepth Condition: Good
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Friedgard Glatzle for Karlsruhe Majolika Craquelure Vase West German Pottery 195
By Majolica Manufactory of Karlsruhe
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage majolica vase features graphic craquelure glaze in dark grey on off-white background. Transparent glaze was used for inner surfaces of the vase, allowing a glimpse at the cl...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Object Horst Kerstan, Kandern Germany 1980s
By Horst Kerstan
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Horst Kerstan, Kandern in Germany Information: Horst Kerstan (born March 29, 1941 in Frankfurt, † March 21, ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Katharina Eichler Signed German Art Studio Stoneware Nerikomi Pottery Vase #3
By Katharina Eichler
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
We are very proud to be able to present and offer this exceptional, stunning and large sculpture vase by German artist Katharina Eichler (b.1971). This piece of European Art sculptuu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware, Clay, Pottery
Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Otto Meier, Worpswede, Germany, 1970s
By Otto Meier
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Decade: 1970s This original vintage Studio Ceramic Object was designed by Otto Meier and produced in his own Studio in the 1970s in Bremen, Worpswede in Germany. It is made o...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Sculptural Studio Pottery Vase Object by Otto Meier, Bremen, Germany, 1970s
By Otto Meier
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Decade: 1970s This original vintage Studio Ceramic Object was designed by Otto Meier and produced in his own Studio in the 1970s in Bremen, Worpswede in Germany. It is made o...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-century Modern West German Jopeko "Fat Lava" Vase, Pottery
By Jopeko Keramik
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Modern West German Jopeko "Fat Lava" Vase. Pottery Offered for sale is a vintage Jopeko "fat lava" vase, a collectible piece of mid-century modern West German pottery...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Floor Vase Ceramic Whit Slip Glaze Representation of Peacock Feathers
By West German Pottery
Located in Verviers, BE
These original Floor vintage vase was produced in the 1960s in Germany. It is made of ceramic pottery. whit Slip Glaze Representation of peacock feathers The bottom are marked the v...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco German Studio Pottery Vase by Richard Uhlemeyer, 1940s
By Richard Uhlemeyer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Art Deco German Studio Pottery Vase by Richard Uhlemeyer, 1940s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Two German Mid-Century Modern Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Kreutz, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing set of two midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, circa 1970s, by Kreutz Keramik.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Carafe Vase from Bay, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Carafe Vase from Bay, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Teal Green German Double Fluted Studio Pottery Vase 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful 23cm tall 9" vintage midcentury modern European studio ceramic pottery double fluted, sculptural vase by unknown maker, most likely in Europe circa 1970s/1980s. Beautiful...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Modern West German Fat Lava Pottery Vase – Volcanic Orange & Red
Located in Ljubljana, SI
A striking and monumental example of Mid-Century Modern West German Art Pottery. This ceramic vase features a bold, sculptural silhouette with a wide cylindrical body and a flared ri...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Minimalist Vase from Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Minimalist Vase from Scheurich, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase from BKW, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Studio Pottery Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, Hamburg, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Minimalist Vase from Scheurich 1970s
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
German Art Deco Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Kurt Feuerriegel
Located in Hamburg, DE
German Art Deco Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Kurt Feuerriegel, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Minimalist Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Postmodern German Studio Pottery Vase by JLK Keramik, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Postmodern German Studio Pottery Vase by Jakob Leopold Knödgen for JLK Keramik, 1980s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase No 02 by Ilse Ludwig-Korbel Germany
By Beate Kuhn, Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in München, BY
Rare, elegant and highly decorative studio pottery ceramic vase. No 02. Designed and made by famous German studio ceramic artist Ilse Ludwig-Korbel, Tittmoning, Germany.
Category
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Melitta Teubner, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Melitta Teubner, 1960s, in Very Good conditions.
Category
20th Century German Brutalist 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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