Brass and Glass Ball Sputnik Fireworks Chandelier, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Brass and glass ball sputnik fireworks chandelier ceiling pendant light lamp. In the mood of Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Stilux, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, A...
Brass
Metal Sputnik Fireworks Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Probably silver nickeled brass metal. In the mood of Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Stilux, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani...
Metal
Sold|$8,743 / set
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Palm Tree Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto, Maison Jansen, Bagues
Brass
Set of Glass Nesting Daisy Flowers Tables by Glas Italia, Italy, 1990s
By Glas Italia
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century modern furniture, Veronese, Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Carlo Aldo Nason for Mazzega.
Metal
Sold|$5,479 / set
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Cabochon Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto Demo shades are not included.
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Amethyst Murano Glass Bar Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto Demo shades are not included.
Brass
Sold|$6,994 / set
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Palm Tree Lamps , Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto, Maison Jansen, Bagues, Charles,...
Brass
Large Contemporary Murano Glass Bottle Lamp, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi.
Brass
Flower Murano Glass Lamp by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous manufacture like Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, Luigi Colani, R...
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Donuts Lamps Murano Glass by MGP, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous design like Carlo Aldo Nason, Selenova, Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Veronese, Poliarte, Toni Zuccheri for VeArt, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciol...
Metal, Chrome
Sold|$5,013 / set
Contemporary Pair of Brass Murano Glass Plume Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi.
Brass
Large Contemporary Pair of Brass and Green Gold Leaf Murano Glass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto. 2 pair available, price listed...
Brass
Pair of Ceramic and Opaline Glass Ball Lamps by Alvino Bagni. Italy, 1970s
By Alvino Bagni
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous manufacture like Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, Luigi Col...
Ceramic, Terracotta, Glass, Opaline Glass
Pair of Ceramic and Opaline Glass Ball Lamps by Alvino Bagni. Italy, 1970s
By Alvino Bagni
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous manufacture like Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, Luigi Col...
Ceramic, Terracotta, Glass, Opaline Glass
Sold|$3,497 / set
Pair of Sconces Gill by Roberto Pamio for Leucos, Italy, 1970s
By Roberto Pamio, Leucos Design Lab
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous design like Carlo Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Poliarte, Veronese, Seguso, Stilnovo, Artemide, Arredoluce, Arteluce. 3 pair/set available Price listed...
Metal
Lamp Sculpture Cinetic Cubo di Teo Plexiglass by James Riviere, Italy, 1970s
By James Rivière
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous design like Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, Luigi...
Plexiglass
Lamp Sculpture Cinetic Cubo Di Teo Plexiglass by James Riviere, Italy, 1970s
By James Rivière
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous design like Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, Luigi...
Plexiglass
Space Age Saturn Pendant Lightning by Max Sauze for Sciolari, Italy, 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari, Max Sauze
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Italian design metal chrome and perspex, white lucite sputnik fireworks saturn or satellite chandelier ceiling pendant lightning lamp by Max Sauze for Ga...
Metal, Chrome
Console Table Demistella by Ettore Sottsass for Up&Up. Italy, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Up&Up
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous manufacture like Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, ...
Marble
Console Table Demistella by Ettore Sottsass for Up&Up. Italy, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Up&Up
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous manufacture like Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, ...
Marble
Flower Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Lino Tagliapietra for La Murrina, Italy, 1970s
By Lino Tagliapietra, La Murrina
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous italian design like Carlo Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, Seguso, Veronese, Cenedese, Gianmaria Potenza, Esperia, Stilnovo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Artemide, Pierre Car...
Metal
Alberto Dona Monumental Murano Sculpture Vase in Brilliant Red 2008
By Alberto Donà
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Finally, our growth enabled us to work with important brands as Donghia, Fendi, Venini, Axo Light, Cornelio Cappellini, Veronese, Dale Chihuly, Kohler Interiors and Barovier and Toso.
Blown Glass
VENINI Veronese vase 90th Anniversary Grey Glass Limited Edition 13/90 year 2011
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Venezia, IT
Exceptional Venini Veronese vase in opaque taupe grey encased, model 600.01, produced in 2011 as a limited edition of only 90 pieces on the occasion of the 90th anniversary.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
VENINI Veronese Vase by Fulvio Bianconi, Green Murano Glass limited 177/199
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Venezia, IT
VENINI vase Veronese 600.05 Green Murano Glass Limited Edition 177/199, 1996, Signed with original box e certificate.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
VENINI vase Veronese Wisteria Murano Glass Limited Edition 194/199 Signed 1998
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Venezia, IT
Exceptional Venini Veronese Violet Wisteria vase, model 600.05, produced in 1998 as a limited edition of only 199 pieces.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
VENINI vase Veronese Violet Murano Glass Limited Edition 184/199, Signed 1997
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Venezia, IT
Exceptional Venini Veronese vase, model 600.05, produced in 1997 as a limited edition of only 199 pieces.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Brass Pendant Light Murano Glass by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous manufacture like Venini, Veronese, La Murrina, Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, Luigi Colani, Raak, Ang...
Brass
Chandelier Murano Glass LS134 by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous manufacture like Venini, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, Luigi Colani, Raak, Ange...
Metal
Murano Glass Pendant Light by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous manufacture like Venini, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, Werner Pantone, Luigi Colani, Raak, Ange...
Metal
Contemporary Pair of Green Granita Murano Glass and Brass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Famous manufacture designer like Barovier Toso Fabbian, Venini, Veronese, La Murrina, Aldo Carlo Nason, Stilnovo, Joe Colombo, Arteluce, Arredoluce, Lumi, Luci, Rggiani, Sciolari, We...
Brass
Sold|$2,100
Venini Murano Glass Veronese Vase
Located in Hudson, NY
This vase from Venini glass firm created by Vittorio Zecchin. The firm was founded in 1921 by Palo Venini, Andrea Rida and Giacomo Cappellin. After great initial success the firm inc...
Glass
VENINI vase Veronese Violet Murano Glass Limited Edition 190/199, Signed 1997
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Venezia, IT
VENINI vase Veronese 600.05 Violet Murano Glass Limited Edition 190/199, 1997, Signed with original box e certificate.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Deep Purple Veronese Vase by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in London, England
Vittorio Zecchin glass vase ’Veronese’ Model 1633 Item description: Venini stamp on the underside of vase Designer: Vittorio Zecchin Manufacturer Capellin Venini and C, Italy ...
Blown Glass
Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Sofiato Veronese Varient, Italy, circa 1921
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Sharon, CT
Of pale amber sofiato glass a variant of the Vetonese 'Signature' vase. Literature: 'Venini Catalogue Raisonne 1921-1986'Diaz de Santillana, pg.235.
Blown Glass
Single Art Nouveau wall light with rods, possible Venini Barovier or Seguso
By Seguso, Veronese, Barovier, Venini, Fratelli Toso
Located in Lugo, IT
Single Art Nouveau cane sconce, possibly Venini Barovier or Seguso. Good condition Thanks
Murano Glass
Vittorio Zecchin / MVM Cappellin Murano Glass Miniature Blue Veronese Vases Pair
By MVM Cappelin, Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of early Veronese Venetian glass vases. By Vittorio Zecchin for MVM Cappellin. In a clear light blue, thinly blown glass, blown. With a bulbous inverted teardrop body...
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Bolle Incalmo Blown Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala Venini Murano
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Uccle, BE
The vase bears the transparent plastic label illustrated with the emblem of Venini with the Veronese vase. The Bolle series was exhibited for the first time at the 33rd Venice B...
Blown Glass
Large Contemporary Pair of Brass Gold Leaf Murano Glass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency palm tree, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Large Contemporary Pair of Brass Green Gold Leaf Murano Glass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency palm tree, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto.
Gold Leaf, Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Blue Murano Glass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Small artisanal production. In the mood of Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Seguso, Veronese, Poliarte, Aldo Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Flame Palm Tree Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto, Maison Jansen, Bagues
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Green Murano Glass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency palm tree, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto.
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Green Murano Glass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency palm tree, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto.
Brass
Large Contemporary Pair of Brass and White Penerello Murano Glass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto.
Brass
Large Contemporary Pair of Brass and White Penerello Murano Glass Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto.
Brass
Contemporary Brass and Cola Gold Leaf Murano Glass Sconce, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency palm tree, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Contemporary Pair of Lamps Blue Lagoon Cubic Murano Glass and Brass, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the style of Mazzega, Veronese, Poliarte, Venini, Vistosi, Carlo Aldo Nason, Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Purple Murano Glass Blade Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Aldo Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Seguso, Veronese, Toni Zuccheri for Veart, Poliarte, Esperia.
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Multicolor Murano Glass Blade Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Aldo Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Seguso, Veronese, Toni Zuccheri for Veart, Poliarte, Esperia.
Brass
Large Contemporary Pair of Brass and Gilt Murano Glass Palm Tree Sconces, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi, Esperia, Angelo Brotto, Maison Jansen, Bagues
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass Cube Lamps and Murano Glass, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the style of Mazzega, Veronese, Poliarte, Venini, Vistosi, Carlo Aldo Nason, Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Pink Murano Glass Blade Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Aldo Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Seguso, Veronese, Toni Zuccheri for Veart, Poliarte, Esperia.
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Lamps Green Cubic Murano Glass and Brass, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the style of Mazzega, Veronese, Poliarte, Venini, Vistosi, Carlo Aldo Nason, Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Lamps Green Cubic Murano Glass and Brass, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the style of Mazzega, Veronese, Poliarte, Venini, Vistosi, Carlo Aldo Nason, Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Lamps Amethyst Cubic Murano Glass and Brass, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the style of Mazzega, Veronese, Poliarte, Venini, Vistosi, Carlo Aldo Nason, Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Lamps Brass Column Cube Murano Glass, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the style of Mazzega, Veronese, Poliarte, Venini, Vistosi, Carlo Aldo Nason, Toni Zuccheri for VeArt.
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass Double C Murano Glass Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
In the mood of Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Venini, Mazzega, La Murrina, Veronese, Barovier, Fratelli Toso, Vistosi.
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
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MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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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.
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