$15,804Sale Price|20% Off
Ciuingam sofa by De Pas D' Urbino & Lomazzi for BBB Bonacina, Italy 1967
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Clio wall sconces designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1963 Italy
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Clio wall sconces designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1963 Italy
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Cocoon floor lamp produced by Artur Eisenkeil Italy 1960s
By Licht Studio - Eisenkel
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Aluminum, Iron
Gamma wall sconce designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960 Italy
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Gamma wall sconces designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960 Italy
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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LT 341 floor lamp designed by Carlo Nason for A V Mazzega 1970s Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Large Sigma wall sconces designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Large wardrobe unit attributed to Gio Ponti 1950s.
By Gio Ponti
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Metal, Brass
Large wall sconce designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1960
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Brass, Iron
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Large wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1960
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Iron, Brass
Dahlia mod 1461 wall sconce designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte 1955
By Max Ingrand
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Rare armchair designed by Guglielmo Veronesi for Lenzi 1954
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Metal, Brass
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Large wall sconces designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte 1955
By Max Ingrand
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Sigma wall sconces designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960 Italy
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Clio wall sconces designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1963 Italy
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Pagrù by Claudio Vagnoni for 1P Industria Chimica per L' Arredamento 1969
By Claudio Vagnoni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Cocoon floor lamp produced by Artur Eisenkeil Italy 1960s
By Licht Studio - Eisenkel
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Aluminum, Iron
Mod. 1837 lamp flower vase designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, 1954
By Max Ingrand
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Large Elica wall sconce designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1965
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Large Elica wall sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1965
By Toni Zuccheri
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Metal
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Environ 1 modular sofa designed by Ennio Chiggio for Nikol Internation 1970
By Ennio Chiggio
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Cotton
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Lara modular sofa designed by Pamio, Toso and Massari for Stilwood 1968
By Noti Massari, Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Large wall sconces mod. 820 designed by Pierre Cardin for Venini, 1975.
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Metal, Aluminum
Iconic AT 16 coat rack designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1961.
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Rare ashtray in ground crystal glass produced by Fontana Arte, 1960
By Fontana Arte
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Stained Glass
Gaetano table designed by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta 1973
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Torpedo wall sconce designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Torpedo wall sconces designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Soriana armchair designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Mod. 2525 desk lamp designed by Giorgio Reggiori for Fontana Arte 1969
By Giorgio Reggiori
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Soriana pouf designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Soriana armchair designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Soriana armchairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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121 chairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1965
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Metal
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Fireworks wall lamps by Angelo Barovier for Barovier & Toso 1986
By Angelo Barovier
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Fireworks wall lamp by Angelo Barovier for Barovier & Toso 1986
By Angelo Barovier
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Taraxacum ceiling lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Nuava sofa designed by Emilio Guarnacci and Felix Padovano for 1P 1969
By Felix Padovano, Emilio Guarnacci
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Nuava/Nuvola armchair designed by Emilio Guarnacci & Felix Padovano for 1P 1969
By Felix Padovano, Emilio Guarnacci
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Viscontea ceiling lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Flos, 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Gatto table lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Steel
Set of 4 Monk chairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Molteni 1974
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Set of 6 Monk chairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Molteni 1974
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Set of 10 Monk chairs designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Molteni 1974
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Large LS2 ceiling lamp designed by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena 1952
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Mezzoracolo table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide 1969
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Saghi armchair designed by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, 1970.
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Soriana armchair and pouf designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Soriana armchairs and pouf designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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LP 12 A wall sconce designed by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena 1960
By Ignazio Gardella
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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LP 12 A wall sconces designed by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena 1960
By Ignazio Gardella
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Brass
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Large Poliedri wall sconces designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1961
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Large Poliedri wall sconces designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1958
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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$4,789Sale Price / set|20% Off
Large Gatto table lamps by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Steel
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Sit Down armchair designed by Gaetano Pesce for Cassina 1975
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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Saghi armchairs designed by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, 1970.
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Arezzo, Italy
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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.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
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.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
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You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.