Mid-Century Brass and Bamboo Wicker Picture Frame, Italy circa 1970
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This luxury brass and bamboo picture frame was crafted in Italy in the 1970s. The rare sophisticated design boasts solid brushed brass framing complemented with genuine bamboo or wic...
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Picture Frame in Steel, Wicker and Glass by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful round picture frame in steel, wood, wicker and glass by Tommaso Barbi. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Perfect desk object or gift idea.
Metal, Steel
Italian Lucite, Rattan and Gilded Aluminum Picture Frame, circa 1970
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning decorative picture photo frame is perfect for a living space or vanity. The frame features a rounded shape with clear Lucite and rattan or wicker cane work. The rattan ...
Metal, Aluminum
Bamboo, Rattan, Bakelite & Glass Picture Frame by Cesare Di Cesare, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful large rectangular picture frame in bamboo, rattan, red bakelite, brass and glass by Cesare Di Cesare. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The original label is s...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Round Coffee Table with Wicker Top and Metal Frame
By Raoul Guys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It features a minimalist black metal frame with three slender legs and a beautifully hand-woven wicker (rattan) top, showcasing refined craftsmanship and a light, airy design.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Rattan, Wicker & Metal Chair, Italy, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Rattan, Wicker & Metal Chair, Italy, 1960s A striking example of mid-century Italian design, this 1960s rattan and wicker chair captures the essence of the era wi...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Wicker and Metal Magazine Rack by Raoul, 1950s
By Raoul Guys
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Raoul Guys was a Parisian decorator and furniture designer active primarily during the 1950s, whose work is emblematic of French mid-century modern style. He is best known for furnit...
Metal
Wicker Lucite Serving Tray Metal Frame by Janetti, Italy, 1970s
By Janetti
Located in Rome, IT
Serving tray in Lucite wicker and metal frame by Janetti Roma Firenze (original label attached on the back), Italy, 1970s.
Metal
$635Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Coffee Table of a Metal Frame, Wicker Basket and Glass Top, Netherlands
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The design of this table does show similarities to the designs and productions of Rohé. It has some scratches and chiploss to the glass top from use and the metal frame shows signs o...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern White Wicker Side Table 1950s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintagewhite lacquered wicker side table with black tube steel frame, Austria 1950s. The wickerwork is in good vintage condition with some signs of age, just as th...
Metal
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Wicker Chair, Daniel R. Johnson, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
In contrast, the seats form rounded, basket-like volumes gently angled backward, creating a measured tension between the rigid frames and the yielding weave. The continuous curves of...
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Wicker and Iron Chair, Attributed to Gian Franco Legler
By Gian Franco Legler
Located in Milano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Wicker and Iron Chair, Attributed to Gian Franco Legler, 1950s Elegant and sculptural Italian chair dating to the 1950s, featuring a handwoven wicker shell with ...
Metal
Mid-Century Wicker and Glass Shelving Unit, France, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
French Bohemian Wicker shelf unit from the late mid-century. It consists of a metal frame and covered in handmade wicker braided with three white glass shelves.
Metal
$3,470 / set
Metal and Wicker Bucket Stools Austria 1950
By Herta-maria Witzemann
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Uncommon shaped pair of so called bucket bar stools, made in Austria in the 1950s. These stools have a black painted solid metal frame which is very strong and sturdy. An elegant wic...
Metal
Wicker Radar Lounge Chairs and Pedestal Tables Set, Mid-Century USA
By Maurizio Tempestini, Salterini, Kerstin Horlin Holmquist
Located in Chattanooga, TN
These pieces combine airy wicker craftsmanship with hidden strength: a nearly invisible metal skeleton frame supports the wicker weave, delivering both delicate visual texture and se...
Metal
French Mid-Century Wicker Basket with Lid, 1950s Elegant Storage
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French midcentury wicker basket with lid. Elegant and versatile storage piece. This sophisticated 1950s wicker basket offers versatile storage options, adaptable to various functions...
Metal
Mid 20th Century Italian Concave Mirror made in Wicker and Black Metal, 60s
Located in Roma, IT
A splendid mirror with an unusual shape, with its concave frame created from a dense weave of woven wicker, is the result of the skilled hands of Italian artisans. Dating from the la...
Rattan, Mirror
Mid-Century Modern Wicker Rattan Side Table or Sofa Table, 1950s, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mid-Century Modern wicker rattan side table or sofa table, which was designed and manufactured in Austria, 1950s. While the table frame was made of black lacquered tube steel, the...
Metal
Set of 3 Large 1950s Wicker Baskets Sitting on a Black Metal Frame
Located in Doornspijk, NL
These lovely and very practical storage baskets were in service in the 1950s in a small department store in the Northern part of the Netherlands. The baskets have been plaited by ...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Wicker Side Table by Carl Auböck 1950s, Vienna
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage side table designed and made by Carl Auböck, 1950s, Vienna. This marvelous side table shows a black lacquered iron frame and the top was made of bondoot. T...
Iron
4 Mid-Century Tossa Wicker Folding garden Chairs by Hilbrant, Italy, 1960s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Set of four vintage Hilbrant folding chairs, model Tossa, designed and made in Italy during the mid-century period. These elegant chairs combine a sturdy metal frame with beautifully...
Aluminum
Set of 4 Italian Vintage Armchairs in Wicker & Birch, Mid-Century Modern, 1950
Located in Odense, DK
A truly beautiful set of 4 armchairs with hand woven wicker seats and back. Arms in a veneered birch attached to a metal frame, an unusual detail that we have never seen before. Made...
Metal
Italian Mid-century Boho Style Wicker Table lamp with new Lampshade, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Mid-century Boho Style Wicker Table lamp with new Lampshade, 1970s Beautiful table lamp, hand woven on a metal frame ( not seen because inside the lamp), made completely in ...
Fabric, Wicker
Wicker Metal Vintage Dining Chairs or Chairs Black Blue Sonett Vienna circa 1950
By Karl Fostel Sen’s Erben
Located in Vienna, AT
Wicker metal vintage dining chairs or patio chairs duo or pair of set of 2 designed by Karl Fostel Erben and executed by Sonett, Vienna, circa 1950.
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Style Wicker Bar Stools with Black Frames
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perriand's use of natural materials alongside industrial metal frames became one of the defining gestures of mid-20th-century French design.
Metal, Enamel
Rare Pair of Metal and Wicker “Sonett” Chairs by Karl Fostel Seniors Erben, Aust
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
These chairs combine an expressive modernist structure with the warmth of traditional materials a delicate dialogue between geometry and craftsmanship. The dynamic, folded-metal fr...
Metal
Mid-Century Set of 4 Chromed Metal, Rattan Italian Chairs, Campo & Graffi 1970s
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful midcentury set of four wicker and chromed metal Italian chairs. These amazing pieces were produced in Italy during the 1970s and attributed to designers Franco Campi e Carl...
Metal
Vintage Art Deco Wood and Tin Metal Wrapped Red Faux Cane Wicker Chest Trunk Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Wood and Tin Metal Wrapped Red Faux Cane Wicker Chest Trunk Box.
Metal
$1,360Sale Price / set|66% Off
1960s Extremely Sought After Lloyds Loom Metal Wicker Rattan Set of Chairs
By Lloyd Loom
Located in Markington, GB
Pair of 1960s Lloyd Loom Metal & Wicker Rattan Chairs An extremely sought-after pair of Lloyd Loom chairs from the 1960s, showcasing the brand’s signature blend of woven wicker rat...
Metal
Set of 3 Mid-Century Modern Metal & Rattan Dining Chairs, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Additional information: Materials: Metal, Rattan Styles: Mid-Century Modern Period: 1960s Color: Beige Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Dimensions: 20.87ʺW × 20.87ʺD × 33.46ʺ...
Metal
Restored Mid-century Rattan & Wicker Hanging Cocoon Egg Chair w/ Stand
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored rattan hanging cocoon egg chair is made from a solid pole rattan frame, with a reed stick rattan seat finished with heavy fancy wicker wrapping throughout a...
Steel
Wicker Trolley Bar Cart, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A beautiful trolley table or tea cart made of a black painted metal frame with wicker shelves manufactured in midcentury in Austria, circa 1950. The wicker is in excellent condition....
Metal
Vintage wicker dining chairs, 1980s - set of 4
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful wicker dining chairs with elegant black metal frames. Good for both indoor and outdoor use. Good overall condition. 1980s - Italy Dimensions: Height: 83cm Width: 40cm D...
Metal
Brazilian Modern Rocking Chair in Metal & Wicker by Carlo Hauner, c. 1950s
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Condition: Professionally restored. The metal frame has been refinished and the wicker fully renewed.
Iron
Low model stool of wicker and metal by Rohé Noordwolde, The Netherlands 1960's
By Rohe Noordwolde
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This low model stool was made by Rohé Noordwolde in the 1960's. It has a black lacquered metal frame with a wicker seat. The black laquered frame gives a nice contrast to the rattan....
Metal
$1,500
Iconic Sixties White Cane Parrot Hanging Chair With Metal Frame By Rohe Noordwolde The Netherlands
By Rohe Noordwolde
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This bamboo & cane hanging chair was produced by Rohe in Noordwolde The Netherlands. Noordwolde a town in the north east of Holland became the heart of the Dutch wicker/rattan/bambo...
Metal
Single Charlotte Perriand Style Wicker Bar Stool by Rohe Noordwolde
By Rohe Noordwolde, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The open weave construction and natural golden-amber tone of the wicker contrast sharply with the black industrial frame — a pairing characteristic of Mid-Century European wicker des...
Metal
$850Sale Price|32% Off
Heavily Textured Framed Brutalist Metal Wall Sculpture by Henrik Horst, 1970's
By Hendrik Horst
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shot with De Sede Style Dark Leather Pouf (sold) and Mid-Century Emmanuelle Wicker Peacock Chair (sold).
Metal
$1,175 / item
Mathieu Matégot Wicker Lounge Chairs, France 1950
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Wicker in very good condition some markings and patination on metal frame.
Metal, Metallic Thread
Round Breccia Botticelli Marble Top on Iron Frame Table Inset with Woven Wicker
Located in Round Top, TX
French iron table with a (replacement) Breccia marble top embodies a timeless combination of elegance and durability. The slender iron base features graceful curves and a sturdy stru...
Breccia Marble, Iron
Luciano Bertoncini for Bellato Italian Oak Wicker Dining Chairs 1970s
By Luciano Bertoncini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design set of six dining chairs designed by Luciano Bertoncini and produced by Bellato with solid oak frame legs, tubular steel seat upholstered in wicker,I...
Metal
Tommaso Barbi Modernist Wicker and Chrome Coasters Set, 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rounded shape boasts a chromed metal stepped framing complemented by braided genuine wicker, rattan, or bamboo.
Metal, Chrome
Carl Aubock Side Table, Flower Plant Bench, Iron, Rattan, Wicker, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful rectangular Mid-Century side table / bench from the 1950s. This authentic vintage minimalist piece was designed by Carl Auböck II and crafted by Werkstätte Auböck, Vienna...
Metal, Steel, Iron
Carl Aubock Long Side Table, Flower Bench, Rattan, Wicker, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful rectangular Mid-Century side table / bench from the 1950s. This authentic vintage minimalistic piece was designed by Carl Auböck from Vienna and was crafted by Werkstätte...
Metal, Steel, Iron
Carl Aubock Side Table, Flower Plant Bench, Iron, Rattan, Wicker, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful rectangular Mid-Century side table / bench from the 1950s. This authentic vintage minimalist piece was designed by Carl Auböck II and crafted by Werkstätte Auböck, Vienna...
Metal, Steel, Iron
Shaped Oddity Rectangle Chair - Sculptural Wicker Seating
Located in Oxford, GB
A Sculptural Masterpiece by Bill Parry The Shaped Oddity Rectangle Chair transforms seating into architectural art. This striking piece features a bold rectangular silhouette crafte...
Metal
Christian Dior Lucite, Wicker and Brass Placemats or Chargers, 6 pieces
By Christian Dior, Dior Home
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish tableware ensemble of six placemats was designed for the Christian Dior Interior Collection circa 1970. The chargers have a rectangular shape with polished brass framing...
Metal, Brass
$1,270Sale Price|20% Off
1961 Dirk Van Sliedregt, Rare 514 Original Wicker Lounge Chair with Chrome Base
By Dirk Van Sliedregt, Gebroeders Jonker Noordwolde
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Metal
$2,446Sale Price / set|20% Off
Midcentury Modern Design EGG Basket Wicker Chair set, Italy 1950's
By Roberto Mango
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Italian Design 'EGG Basket' Wicker Chair set of 3. Made in Italy, 1950's period. In the style of Roberto Mango. Wicker / Rattan / Cane woven basket shape se...
Steel
Italian Modernist Iron Bar Cart / Trolley with Plywood and Wicker Inserts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique drinks cart / trolley composed of a wrought iron frame with mixed metal inset panels accessorized with plywood trays and wicker baskets, all supported by caster wheels (ca. 19...
Metal, Wrought Iron
Italian Riviera-Style Bamboo and Rattan Drinks Cart or Trolley - Mid-Century Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Italian Riviera-style handcrafted rattan and bamboo bar cart or drinks trolley from the Mid Century period. Featuring a basket compartment frame top of curved bamboo, rattan,...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Square Brass and Rattan Coffee Table, Milo Baughman DIA Style
By Design Institute America, Milo Baughman
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square brass-plated and wicker rattan coffee table.
Metal, Brass
1960s Minimalist Table Lamp in Wicker and Fabric
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1960s Minimalist Table Lamp in Wicker and Fabric Description: This is a mid-century table lamp from the 1960s, combining wicker (reed/rope) and fabric, in a minimalist design typica...
Metal
Florencia Large Wicker Palm Leaf Chandelier from the FS Flores Collection
By FS Henemader Antiques, Inc.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The Florencia, an impressive wicker eight light palm leaf chandelier or light fixture crafted with a metal frame ambitiously wrapped in reed with a casual elegance. Exclusively desig...
Metal
Vintage Lidded and Footed Woven Wicker Basket with Handles
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage woven wicker octagonal basket with fluted opening with inset circular lid above a wooden framed wicker body with two woven handles and embossed brass banding bearing a geomet...
Metal
Mid-Century Franco Albini Table Lamp in Bamboo and Rattan, Italy, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century table lamp entirely crafted from curved bamboo and hand-woven rattan wicker.
Metal
Octagonal brass and wicker vase by Romeo Rega for Mario Sabot 1970s
Located in Padova, IT
The octagonal brass and wicker vase (or planter) designed by Romeo Rega for Mario Sabot in the 1970s is a striking example of Italian Hollywood Regency–influenced design, where glamo...
Brass
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.