Wall Decoration Midcentury Modern
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Straw
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Mirror
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets
Metal
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wool
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass, Copper
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Fabric
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Danish Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass, Copper, Sheet Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Aluminum, Silver Leaf
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets
Metal, Brass
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Terracotta
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass, Copper
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Aluminum
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Enamel
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Steel
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Brackets
Plastic
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Steel
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Copper
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Iron
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic, Terracotta
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
1990s Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Fiberglass, Lacquer, Paint
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Wall Decoration Midcentury Modern For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Wall Decoration Midcentury Modern?
A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe mid-century modern American 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.
Postwar American architects and designers were animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist “International Style” architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the ’30s 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, respectively, pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair. George Nelson and his design team created Bubble lamp shades using a new translucent polymer skin. Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were re-purposed: the Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs that used surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century 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, blonde-wood furniture — and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern American furniture on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Finding the Right Wall Decorations for You
An empty wall in your home is a blank canvas, and that’s good news. Whether you’ve chosen to arrange a collage of paintings in a hallway or carefully position a handful of wall-mounted sculptures in your dining room, there are a lot of options for beautifying your space with the antique and vintage wall decor and decorations available on 1stDibs.
If you’re seeking inspiration for your wall decor, we’ve got some ideas (and we can show you how to arrange wall art, too).
“I recommend leaving enough space above the piece of furniture to allow for usable workspace and to protect the art from other items damaging it,” says Susana Simonpietri, of Brooklyn home design studio Chango & Co.
Hanging a single attention-grabbing large-scale print or poster over your bar or bar cart can prove intoxicating, but the maximalist approach of a salon-style hang, a practice rooted in 17th-century France, can help showcase works of various shapes, styles and sizes on a single wall or part of a wall.
If you’re planning on creating an accent wall — or just aiming to bring a variety of colors and textures into a bedroom — there is more than one way to decorate with wallpaper. Otherwise, don’t overlook what textiles can introduce to a space. A vintage tapestry can work wonders and will be easy to move when you’ve found that dream apartment in another borough.
Express your taste and personality with the right ornamental touch for the walls of your home or office — find a range of contemporary art, vintage photography, paintings and other wall decor and decorations on 1stDibs now.