Stig Lindberg / CHESS PIECE "QUEEN" / Gustavsberg
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Queen chess piece designed by Stig Lindberg. Since his assistant, Dan Grip, was a chess player, he
Porcelain
Trojan XXI Chess Table & Set
Located in Ostrava, CZ
legendary Trojan horse. 32 chess pieces made by Towarna, are cast from concrete, one of first composite
Concrete
Trojan IXX Chess Table and Set
Located in Ostrava, CZ
composite materials used already in ancient Rome.Chess, which have evolved from Persian chess-like game
Concrete
Norwegian Aaslid Rocking Chair with Chess Pattern Seat
By Per Aaslid
Located in High Point, NC
This Norwegian "Aaslid" Rocking Chair with its striking chess-patterned seat epitomizes the
Birch
Danish Modern Chess and Backgammon Table by Georg Petersens
By Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik
Located in Denton, TX
shop in Denmark. Versatile design lets you play chess or backgammon.
Satinwood, Teak, Mahogany, Walnut
$2,200
H 22.64 in W 21.07 in D 21.07 in
Danish Rosewood Coffee Table with Removable Chess Board, 1960s
By Georg Petersens Møbelfabrik, Georg Petersens
Located in Lejre, DK
Game table in rosewood, designed and made by Georg Petersen. Great original condition.
Rosewood
$3,000 / set
H 3.94 in Dm 0.79 in
Sven Wejsfelt for Gustavsberg, Complete Set of Chess Pieces in Ceramics
Located in København, Copenhagen
Sven Wejsfelt for Gustavsberg, complete set of chess pieces in ceramics. Presumably unique
$4,750
H 17.72 in W 27.56 in D 41.34 in
Rare Chess, Coffee/Coctail Tables By Poul Cadovius For France and Son
By France & Søn, Poul Cadovius
Located in Vienna, AT
Søn in the 1960s. Both tables are inlaid with hardwood veneer and steel chess board giving the top a
Aluminum, Steel
Unavailable
H 16 in W 36 in D 22 in
Fantastic Danish Modern Rosewood and Teak Game Table; Backgammon and Chess
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A fantastic Scandinavian Modern teak and rosewood game table for backgammon and chess made in
Rosewood, Teak
Unavailable
H 29.14 in W 39.38 in D 94.49 in
GM3400 Chess Table, Walnut, Corian, Black legs - Design by Nissen & Gehl MDD
By Gramrode Møbelfabrik
Located in Juelsminde, DK
The Chess Corian dining table combines practicality with elegance, making the model something near
Steel
Unavailable
H 29.14 in W 39.38 in D 94.49 in
GM3420 Chess Table, Oak oil, Black wooden legs - Design by Nissen & Gehl MDD
By Gramrode Møbelfabrik
Located in Juelsminde, DK
The Chess Solid dining table combines practicality with elegance, making the model something near
Steel
Chess Table by Poul Cadovius
By France & Søn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Chess table in rosewood and ash with natural leather on base of aluminium. Maker France & Son.
Chess Table by Poul Cadovius
By France & Søn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Chess table in rosewood and ash with natural leather on base of aluminum. Maker France & Son.
Chess Table in Rosewood by Henning Nørgaard
By Komfort
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Chess table / coffee table in rosewood and glass with matching chess pieces. Maker Komfort
Chess Table Designed by Knud Joos, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chess table designed by Knud Joos, Denmark, 1960s. Rosewood, with light wood and wengé squares
Rosewood, Wenge
Majestic Tall Solid Teak Chess Tower Danish Modern Pepper Shaker
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful tall unique rare tall solid teak 1950's chess tower, pepper shaker with English metal
Metal
Sold
H 41.5 in W 64 in D 60 in
Danish Style Teak Duet Seat for Lovers of Chess Signed R Bellinger, 1977
Located in London, GB
A superbly designed 'Danish style' teak duet seat for lovers of chess, this is a work of style
Teak
Sold
H 8.5 in Dm 2.5 in
Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Chess King Model 891 Danish Teak Salt and Pepper Mill
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Chattanooga, TN
One of Jen Quistgaard’s most iconic mill’s for Dansk. The “Chess King” mill can be used for pepper
Teak
Sold
H 19.25 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Signed Original Danish Oil Painting of Chess Players, Edmund Fischer, c.1920
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil painting of 3 elderly men playing chess, circa 1950. One gentleman smokes a cigar
1950s Oak Chessboard Table+Chess Set Barrel Rustic Scandinavian Wegner style
By Wendell Castle
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1950s, Studio Craft oak staved chessboard chess set. Amazing presence. Was meant to be illuminating
Oak
Jacob Asbaek, Chess Set, 1970s
By Jacob Asbaek
Located in Stockholm, SE
A chess set in brass and stainless steel, designed by Jacob Asbaek. Denmark, 1970s.
Brass, Stainless Steel
Danish Teak Game Table Backgammon Chess
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Denmark, c.1960s. Rare Vintage Modern Danish Teak Gaming Table, Chess and Backgammon Boards. Some
Teak
Danish Modern Chess Set by Henning Bang
By Henning Bang
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Double sided mixed wood game board. Modern rectilinear wooden playing pieces. All original with original packaging with little signs of use. Handsome and modern.
Wood
Sold
H 19.49 in W 37.8 in D 37.8 in
Danish Modern Rosewood Chess and Coffee Table by Poul Cadovius, 1960s.
By Poul Cadovius, France & Søn
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Modern Rosewood Chess and Coffee Table by Poul Cadovius, 1960s. Scandinavian Mid-Century
Rosewood
Midcentury Danish Chess Set in Ceramics and Wengé, 1960s Denmark
Located in Balen, BE
Rare chess set made in ceramics and wengé in Denmark. Wonderful handmade chess pieces. The glaze of
Ceramic, Wenge
Sold
H 28.55 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Danish Mid Century Modern, Chess Table in Wengé, Rolf Middelboe, Tranekær, 1960s
By Tranekær Furniture, Rolf Middelboe & Gorm Lindum
Located in Odense, DK
This exclusive chess table, designed by Rolf Middelboe for Tranekær Furniture in the 1960s, is a
Laminate, Wenge
Sold
H 22.84 in W 21.66 in D 17.72 in
1960s Three Slim Oak Inlayed Nesting Tables One is a Game Table Chess Board
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
table with a chess board made of oak. This three tables are made in Sweden in the 1960's. The game
Oak
Scandinavian Game Tablewith inlaid Chess Top
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Louix XVI chess table restored and beautifully refinished. Drawer for game pieces. Inlaid
Satinwood, Mahogany, Birch
Scandinavian Painted Plaster Chess Set and Board
Located in New York, NY
Scandinavian Painted Plaster Chess Set and Board
1960s Danish Modern Rosewood and Pottery Chess Set
Located in Sacramento, CA
1960s Danish rosewood and pottery chess set. Game board and pieces are pottery, and pieces store in
Pottery, Rosewood
Rosewood Flip-Top Chess Table by Georg Petersen, Denmark, 1960s
By Geog Petersen Mobilfabrik
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Beautiful rosewood chess flip-top table by Georg Petersen, Denmark, 1960s. Very good condition
Rosewood
Teak Flip-Top Chess Table by Georg Petersen, Denmark, 1960s
By Geog Petersen Mobilfabrik
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Teak flip top chess table by Georg Petersen, Denmark, 1960s. Very good condition.
Teak
Flip-Top Chess Table by Georg Petersen, Denmark, 1960s
By Geog Petersen Mobilfabrik
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
flip-top chess table by Georg Petersen, Denmark, 1960s. Very good condition. Worldwide shipping.
Wood
Rare Oak Parquet Side Table (Chess Table)- Set of 2
By France & Søn, Poul Cadovius
Located in Mississauga, CA
From the period of Scandinavian Modern Design, this table designed by Poul Cadovius is an eye
Oak
Pair of Custom Made Sheepskin Karu Armchairs
Located in London, England
A pair of reproduction armchairs in the 1940s Danish modern style. The Karu chair is a contemporary update of a classic design first produced in Finland by the HAIMI OY company in t...
Sheepskin, Beech, Oak, Walnut
Suelo Modern Lounge Chair
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Suelo® Modern lounge chair is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. This silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek with comfortable back and seat cushions. This is...
Hardwood
$12,200 / item
H 43.31 in W 17.72 in D 35.44 in
Contemporary Mexican Design Handcrafted Wood Cabinet Carmen, Mirror
By Comité de Proyectos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Carmen is a bartender, a storage cabinet with a functional design. Inside, it has a pair of drawers for storing objects, space for bottles, compartments for glasses and a cup holder...
Steel
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$14,500 / item
H 35.44 in W 19.69 in D 66.93 in
Contemporary Mexican Credenza Ramón in Solid Wood, Metal and Natural Fibers
By Comité de Proyectos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Ramón is a credenza, a horizontal storage unit with a distinctive shape that gives it a concave surface. On the front, it has 4 doors, while inside it houses a pair of drawers and sh...
Steel
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$167,835
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
$6,516 / item
H 18 in W 94.5 in D 16.5 in
Mountains Cedar Bench, Designed by Hsiao-Ching Wang, Made in Italy
By Hsiao Chin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (1.8) Bench made from a single block of scented cedar. Unique wavy and sinuous movement that...
Cedar
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...
Brass
$2,450
H 2.75 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set, Maple Wood, 1990
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set. Original postmodern Michael Graves chess and checkers set. Maple wood chess and checkers set with board and box by famed architect M...
Resin, Wood
$10,800 / set
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Ivory Bouclé, 1970, Set of 2
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, ivory bouclé, Italy, 1970, two elements. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. It was one of the truly modular sofa des...
Bouclé, Plastic
$2,673
H 20.67 in W 19.49 in D 19.49 in
Stunning Antique Anglo Indian circa 1920 Chess Board Games Table Twin Drawers
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Anglo Indian Chess Board games table A very well made and decorative piece, this table is of a Regency design, made during the En...
Oak, Pine
Italian Marble Chess Board
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Classic chess board in black and white marble with chess pieces to match in white and black marble as well.
Marble
$5,435 / item
H 42.01 in W 25.99 in D 1.19 in
Mid century style Ceiling Suspended Mirror with Bronze Patina Frame, Vintage N.4
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Mid-century style Vintage Four ceiling suspended mirror with a high quality pure brass full frame with a bronze patina finish inspired by the celebrated work of Italian designer Gio ...
Brass, Bronze
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
Large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top. These are made to order in Italy. They can...
Brass
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
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.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
With an in-house workshop, the gallery not only proposes beautifully restored vintage classics but also recently launched a line of pieces under license, spearheaded by Arnold Madsen’s iconic Clam chair.
If anyone is brave, humble and adept enough to recolor these mid-century masterpieces, it’s Ilse Crawford. Here, she gives us the details on her five earthy paint choices and tells us how she feels about design collaborations.
In an innovative display, the Designmuseum Danmark is permanently exhibiting the 20th century's most iconic seats.
Our feed is filled with the world's most beautiful spaces. See the 10 our followers have deemed the best of the best this month.
The Finnish talent created nature-inspired pieces, from furniture to jewelry, with phenomenal staying power.
Kersti Sandin and Lars Bülow want their new endeavor to educate both students and professionals about furniture design.