$878Sale Price|41% Off
Midcentury Walnut Mirror by Strata for Unagusta
By Unagusta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury walnut mirror by Strata for Unagusta, sleek modern mirror, with inset 31"x 49" clear mirror.
Mirror, Walnut
Sold
H 30.5 in W 72.5 in D 20.5 in
Strata Unagusta Contoured 9 Drawer Dresser / Credenza / TV Console, USA, c.1960s
By Unagusta
Located in Deland, FL
A striking concave face design for this exceptional period piece by Strata Unagusta in the manner of Edmond J. Spence is absolutely mesmerizing from all angles.
Walnut
Mid-century Modern Curved Front Tall Dresser Signed Strata Unagusta
By Unagusta
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous and sexy curved front tall walnut dresser, part of the strata collection for Unagusta. This piece has a wonderful concave curved front that incorporates all the drawers an...
Strata by Unagusta Concave Front Walnut 2 Drawer Nightstand
By Unagusta
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Strata by Unagusta 2 Drawer Walnut Concave Nightstand.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Curved Front Bedroom Set by Strata for Unagusta
By Unagusta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern bedroom set includes a low dresser, a highboy, and two night stands. Sleek design features a subtle bow shaped front with lovely dark walnut wood grain....
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Curved Front Nightstands By Unagusta
By Unagusta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Uncommon style bedside tables by Unagusta for their 'Strata' line. Featuring sculpted drawers and unique bowed front.
Mid-Century Modern Curved Front Gentleman's Chest By Unagusta
By Unagusta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nine total drawers, tapered legs, walnut grain. Designed by Unagusta for their 'Strata' series. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)
Pair of Walnut Night Stands by Strata for Unagusta
By Unagusta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With unique sculpted fronts and rich walnut woodgrain, this set of night stands by Unagusta Furniture from their 'Strata' line is sure to make a statement.
Walnut
Founders Mid Century Walnut Mirror
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Founders Mid Century Walnut Mirror This mirror measures: 22 wide x 1.25 deep x 44 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as possible....
Mirror, Walnut
$850Sale Price|43% Off
H 48.5 in W 32.5 in D 1 in
Clean Lined Walnut Mirror by Kipp Stewart for Drexel Pair Available
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined walnut mirror by Kipp Stewart for Drexel, American, circa 1950s. Retains it's warm original patina. Has been cleaned and Danish oiled. Can be hung vertically or horizonta...
Mirror, Walnut
Vintage Mid-Century Modern "Modern Aire" Walnut Framed Wall Mirror
Located in Seattle, WA
This vintage Mid-Century Modern wall mirror is from the "Modern Aire" line and features a warm walnut-tone frame with clean,simple lines characteristic of mid-century American design...
Walnut
$396Sale Price|20% Off
H 50.5 in W 34 in D 2 in
Mid-Century Modern Large Walnut Mirror by United Furniture Corp
By United Furniture Corporation
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a vintage Mid-Century Modern wall mirror made by United Furniture. This piece is large and heavy with a walnut frame. It is in good condition shows minor wear including sm...
Mirror, Walnut
$416Sale Price|20% Off
H 42.5 in W 34 in D 2.25 in
Mid Century Modern Wall Mirror with Beveled Walnut Frame
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern mirror features hardwood frame with unique beveled edge and original walnut finish. Dimensions: 34w 2.25d 42.5h Condition: Original finish on frame is in go...
Mirror, Walnut
Drexel Mid-Century Modern Large Walnut Framed Wall Mirror, 1960s
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern walnut framed large wall mirror By Drexel USA, 1964 Measures: 53.25"W x 1.75"D x 33.25"H. Very good original vintage condition.
Mirror, Walnut
$208Sale Price|53% Off
H 42.5 in W 34 in D 2.25 in
Mid Century Modern Rectangular Wall Mirror with Beveled Walnut Frame
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern mirror features hardwood frame with unique beveled edge and original walnut finish. Dimensions: 34w 2.25d 42.5h Condition: Original finish on frame is in go...
Mirror, Walnut
Large Rectangle Mid-Century Modern Walnut Wall Mirror
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangle walnut wall mirror.
Walnut
Mid Century Tall Rectangular Mirror with Walnut Frame
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern mirror features hardwood frame, original walnut finish, unique beveled edge design, and vintage mirror glass. Originally used as a mounted dresser mirror th...
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Wall Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful vintage modern mirror with a dark walnut frame. Sleek design with a rectangular shape and bevelled edges. This stylish midcentury piece looks great as a wall mirror or at...
Mirror, Walnut
$295
H 27 in W 41 in D 1.25 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Wooden Frame 27 x 41 Modernist Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Wooden Frame 27" x 41" Modernist Wall Mirror. Item ...
Glass, Walnut
Founders Mid Century Walnut Mirror
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Founders Mid Century Walnut Mirror This mirror measures: 21.5 wide x 1 deep x 46.5 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as possible...
Mirror, Walnut
Oiled Walnut Frame Mid Century Modern Rectangular Mirror.
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Medium size mid century modern rectangular walnut mirror.
Walnut
Mid Century Modern c1970s Oiled Walnut 25x46 Rectangle Wall Mirror Mint
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern c1970s Oiled Walnut 25x46 Rectangle Wall Mirror Mint
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Rectangular Mirror by John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern carved Nouveau style ornament solid walnut frame mirror. Nice medium walnut satin finish.
Walnut
Midcentury Modern Large Mirror in Walnut, Sweden, 1960s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Exeptional large wall mirror in walnut, produced in Sweden during the 1960s. The mirror is made in walnut. The mirror itself gives a great depth and nicely cut corners. Good vintag...
Walnut
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$1,300 / item
H 14 in W 9 in D 9 in
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Double Decker Lamp by Streicher Goods
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Double Decker lamp is a tall, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp is composed of a...
Brass
$6,620 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Noir Oxblood Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
Pair of Table Lamps in Parchment and Wood Designed by Michel Leo
Located in Milan, IT
Astonishing pair of table lamps in parchment and wood designed by Michel Leo, made in Italy.
Wood
Antique American Empire Flame Mahogany Wall Vanity Mirror 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique American Empire style rectangular wall mirror featuring a beveled frame of flame mahogany. Holes in sides indicate the mirror was once used as part of a shaving stand or dres...
Mirror, Mahogany
Charlotte Pedestal
By Josh Greene
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Josh Greene. Square oak pedestal.
Oak
$5,385 / 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 N.4 ceiling suspended mirror with a high quality pure brass full frame with a bronze patina finish. This piece is part of our original and fully customisabl...
Brass, Bronze
Amarante Mirror
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Amarante Mirror Designed in 2024 by Project 213A The Amarante Mirror is trapez shaped and framed in solid wood. Crafted by Skilled artisans in Northern Portugal and finished in a g...
Mirror, Walnut
$4,250 / set
H 15.75 in W 5 in D 3 in
Brass and Murano Glass Sconces, Mid-Century Modern Style, Italy, New Design
Located in Austin, TX
Petite sconces from Murano, Italy made with smoked glass stamped into a lovely curved shape with texture. The brass structure has been newly wired to fit US standards. This pair is...
Brass
$1,250
H 49.5 in W 32.5 in D 2.75 in
Expertly Restored - John Keal Wall-Hanging Sculpted Mirror for Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman, John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
John Keal wall-hanging sculpted mirror for Brown Saltman. Materials: Walnut-Stained Mahogany Wood, New Mirror ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-...
Mirror, Walnut, Mahogany
Mamun Bedside
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
$405,619
H 49.22 in Dm 55.12 in
Monumental Paavo Tynell Art Deco Brass & Opaline Glass Chandelier, Taito 1930s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A monumental art deco chandelier by Paavo Tynell and made by Taito. Commissioned for the iconic "Ilves Linna" building in Jämsänkoski designed by Architect W. G. Palmqvistin and fini...
Metal, Brass
Ceramic Coffee Table
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Ceramic Coffee Table, designed in 2024. Hand-sculpted ceramic coffee table with an organic shape made in Project 213A's in-house ceramic workshop and finished with a custom glaze. E...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Jack Van Der Molen Large Mirror
By Jack Van der Molen
Located in Medina, OH
Large mirror by Jack Van Der Molen. In great condition, the mirror itself has a "dirty" look to it, but it is its style or age (see fifth picture). This can be bought with the Jack V...
Oak
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.