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Rainbow Wastebasket

Rainbow Teak Wastebasket
By House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made in Sweden, this teak wastebasket for Rainbow c.1960s, features a thin circular bent plywood
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Aluminum

Rainbow Teak Wastebasket
Rainbow Teak Wastebasket
H 16.25 in Dm 11 in

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Rainbow Rosewood Wastebasket
By House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made in Sweden, this Rosewood wastebasket for Rainbow c.1960s, features a thin circular bent
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Rosewood

Rainbow Wood Products Teak Wastebasket
By Martin Åberg, House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc., Servex 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish design house rainbow wood products specialized in streamlined home and office accessories
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Birch, Teak

Rainbow Wood Products Teak Wastebasket
By Martin Åberg, House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc., Servex 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish design house rainbow wood products specialized in streamlined home and office accessories
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Teak

Rainbow Wood Products Teak Wastebasket by Martin Åberg
By Martin Åberg, House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc., Servex 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish design house rainbow wood products specialized in streamlined home and office accessories
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Birch, Teak

Tall Scandinavian Modern Teak Wastebasket by Rainbow Wood Products
By Martin Åberg, House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc., Servex 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish design house servex/rainbow wood products specialized in streamlined home and office
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Teak

Midcentury Scandinavian Modern Wastebasket or Trash Can
By House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc.
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Scandinavian Modern teakwood wastebasket (waste basket or trash can) with
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Metal

Teak Wastebasket with Aluminum Liner by Martin Åberg for Servex, Sweden
By House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc., Servex 1, Martin Åberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wastebasket by Martin Åberg for Servex / House of Rainbow Wood Products, Sweden, circa mid-1950s
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements

Materials

Aluminum

Swedish Teak Wastebasket
By House of Rainbow Wood Products Inc.
Located in New York, NY
Wastebasket of molded and staved teak plywood with a Viking modern flair. Made by Rainbow wood
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Home Accents

Materials

Teak

Swedish Teak Wastebasket
Swedish Teak Wastebasket
H 10.75 in W 9.5 in D 10.25 in
Scandinavian Modern Teak Wastebasket by Rainbow Wood
By Martin Åberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Swedish design house Servex/Rainbow Wood Products specialized in streamlined home and office
Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Teak

Scandinavian Modern Teak Wastebasket by Rainbow Wood Products
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Swedish design house Servex or Rainbow wood products specialized in streamlined home and office
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern More Desk Accessories

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A Close Look at scandinavian-modern Furniture

Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.

ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN 

CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold, clean lines and simple, sturdy symmetries
  • Use of natural materials — native woods such as pine, ash and beech
  • Open, airy spaces
  • Promotion of functionality
  • Emphasis on craftsmanship; rooted in cabinetry profession and traditional construction techniques
  • Minimal ornamentation (little to no embellishment)
  • A neutral or light color palette owing to prominence of light woods

SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.

Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.

Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.

The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak

Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.

Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.

On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.